American StudiesAMS / UT Austin
Compare 15 AMS courses by average GPA, A share and recent reported semester.
- Average GPA / 4.00
- 3.32
- A grades · excludes A−
- 35.1%
- Letter grades reported
- 13,018
Source: UT Austin Office of Institutional Reporting; updated .
AMS courses
| Course | Average GPA | % A | Letter grades | Latest term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMS 310Introduction to American Studies | 3.27 | 32.6% | 4,847 | Spring 2026 |
| AMS 311STopics in Introductory Seminar in American Studies | 3.45 | 43.5% | 2,542 | Summer 2026 |
| AMS 315Topics in American Life | 3.40 | 40.2% | 532 | Spring 2026 |
| AMS 315CMovies Go To War | 2.93 | 14.8% | 27 | Summer 2020 |
| AMS 315OIntroduction to Native American Histories | 3.44 | 28.2% | 39 | Fall 2024 |
| AMS 315PBuilding America: Engineering, Society, and Culture, 1868-1980 | 3.65 | 50.9% | 53 | Spring 2025 |
| AMS 321Topics in American Societies | 3.31 | 25.5% | 333 | Fall 2023 |
| AMS 325AMERICAN ART 1958-1985 | 3.19 | 20.3% | 64 | Fall 2017 |
| AMS 327SCIENCE, MAGIC, RELIGION | 3.47 | 41.7% | 36 | Spring 2020 |
| AMS 327CNative American Religions | 3.47 | 50.0% | 10 | Spring 2023 |
| AMS 327IReligion and Social Justice in United States | 3.96 | 88.9% | 9 | Spring 2021 |
| AMS 330Modernism in American Design and Architecture | 3.01 | 18.0% | 239 | Spring 2022 |
| AMS 355Main Currents of American Culture to 1865 | 3.16 | 27.9% | 934 | Summer 2026 |
| AMS 356Main Currents of American Culture since 1865 | 3.23 | 33.5% | 913 | Summer 2026 |
| AMS 370Topics in Seminar in American Culture | 3.38 | 36.7% | 2,440 | Summer 2026 |
How this department is summarized
The American Studies hub includes 15 undergraduate courses with reported letter-grade data. Its 3.32 average combines 13,018 letter grades, weighting each grade equally. A large course therefore contributes more than a small seminar.
The A share is 35.1%, counting A separately from A−. Course-level pages show the available semesters and syllabus sources. Historical grades do not establish workload or teaching quality.