Hardest classes at CSUN

Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.

  1. CAS 113A: Appr Univ Wrtng A Average GPA 1.91, 500 students
  2. M E 280: Diff Eq Mech Eng Average GPA 1.91, 401 students
  3. ENGL 113A: APPR UNIV WRTNG A Average GPA 1.92, 2,190 students
  4. J S 100: Jewish Rel Cultr Average GPA 1.94, 192 students
  5. AFRS 113A: Appr Univ Wrtng A Average GPA 1.94, 118 students
  6. MATH 150A: CALCULUS I Average GPA 1.97, 4,620 students
  7. CHEM 333: Org Chem I Average GPA 1.98, 3,312 students
  8. MATH 150B: CALCULUS II Average GPA 2.03, 4,228 students
  9. CHEM 333D: Organic Chem I Disc Average GPA 2.04, 1,488 students
  10. CHEM 235: Intro Org Chem Average GPA 2.05, 306 students
  11. BIOL 106L: BIOL PRIN I LAB Average GPA 2.08, 307 students
  12. MATH 250: CALCULUS III Average GPA 2.09, 2,519 students
  13. KIN 346: PHYSIO OF EXERCIS Average GPA 2.09, 1,673 students
  14. QS 113A: Appr Univ Wrtng A Average GPA 2.09, 136 students
  15. BIOL 410: MEDICAL MICROBIOL Average GPA 2.11, 244 students
  16. MATH 450A: ADV CALCULUS I Average GPA 2.12, 544 students
  17. CHEM 334: Org Chem Ii Average GPA 2.14, 2,526 students
  18. GEOG 106LRS: Phys Envirmt-lrs Average GPA 2.20, 167 students
  19. KIN 436: APPL EX SPTS PHYS Average GPA 2.21, 336 students
  20. CH S 113A: Appr Univ Wrtng A Average GPA 2.23, 723 students
  21. ECON 101: Econ for Life Average GPA 2.23, 654 students
  22. URBS 340A: Quan Urb Res Meth Average GPA 2.25, 228 students
  23. BIOL 215: INTRO MICROBIO Average GPA 2.27, 472 students
  24. PHIL 353: Existentialism Average GPA 2.27, 129 students
  25. MATH 360: ABSTRACT ALGEBRA I Average GPA 2.28, 413 students
  26. MATH 280: APPLIED DIFF EQ Average GPA 2.29, 1,801 students
  27. ECE 370: FIELDS & WAVES I Average GPA 2.29, 644 students
  28. MATH 140BUS: INTRO STAT BUS Average GPA 2.30, 1,710 students
  29. ECON 175: Intro Us Econ His Average GPA 2.30, 1,017 students
  30. MATH 462: ADV LINEAR ALGBRA Average GPA 2.30, 301 students
  31. ECE 410: ELEC MCHN+ENR CON Average GPA 2.31, 362 students
  32. URBS 206: Graphic Comm Urbs Average GPA 2.31, 255 students
  33. ENGL 318: American Indian Lit Average GPA 2.31, 172 students
  34. CHEM 103: Intro Chem I Average GPA 2.32, 917 students
  35. CM 208: Const Site Survy Average GPA 2.32, 253 students
  36. MATH 480: PARTI DIFF EQUATIONS Average GPA 2.32, 162 students
  37. ECE 240: ELEC ENGR FUND Average GPA 2.34, 2,216 students
  38. BIOL 415L: MAMMALOGY LAB Average GPA 2.34, 103 students
  39. MATH 140: Intro Statistics Average GPA 2.35, 3,400 students
  40. MATH 255A: CALC LIFE SCI I Average GPA 2.35, 945 students
  41. ENGL 114A: APPR UNIV WRTNG A Average GPA 2.35, 735 students
  42. ECE 351: LINEAR SYSTEMS II Average GPA 2.35, 659 students
  43. ECON 160: Microecon Prin Average GPA 2.36, 7,806 students
  44. CHEM 102: Gen Chemistry Ii Average GPA 2.36, 2,897 students
  45. CHEM 321: Chem Analysis I Average GPA 2.36, 754 students
  46. BIOL 472: REC DNA TECHNIQUE Average GPA 2.36, 299 students
  47. AFRS 161EOP: Am Pol Inst Black Average GPA 2.36, 182 students
  48. ECON 370: Econ Development Average GPA 2.36, 171 students
  49. BIOL 418: Bacterial Divers Average GPA 2.36, 129 students
  50. BIOL 415: MAMMALOGY Average GPA 2.36, 121 students
  51. BIOL 315: PRIN MICROBIOLOGY Average GPA 2.37, 1,732 students
  52. GEOG 107: PEOPL PLACES LANDSCP Average GPA 2.37, 1,508 students
  53. MATH 340: INTRO PROB & STAT Average GPA 2.38, 2,081 students
  54. SOM 120: Basic Bus Stat Average GPA 2.39, 2,605 students
  55. CHEM 334R: Ochem Ii Pr Solv Average GPA 2.39, 1,390 students
  56. BIOL 211: HUMAN ANATOMY Average GPA 2.39, 1,144 students
  57. ECE 350: LINEAR SYSTEMS I Average GPA 2.39, 907 students
  58. ECON 401: Macroecomic Thry Average GPA 2.39, 110 students
  59. CHEM 101: Gen Chemistry I Average GPA 2.40, 5,433 students
  60. CHEM 401: Inorganic Chem Average GPA 2.40, 400 students
  61. C E 315: Const Engr Average GPA 2.40, 292 students
  62. BIOL 107L: BIOL PRIN II LAB Average GPA 2.40, 270 students
  63. BLAW 280: Business Law I Average GPA 2.41, 4,340 students
  64. ECON 310: Price Theory Average GPA 2.41, 3,110 students
  65. M E 209: Prog for Mech Eng Average GPA 2.41, 1,373 students
  66. AFRS 320: Afr-amer Pers Dev Average GPA 2.41, 182 students
  67. ART 112: WORLDARTAOA Average GPA 2.42, 2,523 students
  68. ECE 480: FUND CONTROL SYS Average GPA 2.42, 512 students
  69. ECE 440: ELECTRONICS II Average GPA 2.42, 445 students
  70. PHIL 201: Ancient Philos Average GPA 2.43, 373 students
  71. MATH 326: DISCRETE MATH Average GPA 2.43, 220 students
  72. MATH 102: PRE-CALC I Average GPA 2.44, 6,114 students
  73. MATH 262: INTRO LINEAR ALGEBRA Average GPA 2.44, 1,724 students
  74. ENGL 114B: APPR UNIV WRTNG B Average GPA 2.44, 266 students
  75. CHEM 461: Biochem I Average GPA 2.44, 221 students
  76. CH S 114A: Appr Univ Wrtng A Average GPA 2.44, 195 students
  77. ECE 422: COMP ORG DESIGN Average GPA 2.44, 143 students
  78. BIOL 380: CELL BIOLOGY Average GPA 2.45, 2,304 students
  79. A M 316: Engr Dynamics Average GPA 2.45, 1,958 students
  80. ECE 240N: INTRO ELEC CIRCUITS Average GPA 2.45, 423 students
  81. PHIL 330: Phil of Science Average GPA 2.45, 310 students
  82. COMP 465: GRAPHIC SYST/DSGN Average GPA 2.45, 189 students
  83. COMP 465L: GRAPH SYS/DSN LAB Average GPA 2.45, 189 students
  84. CHEM 100: Principls of Chem Average GPA 2.46, 9,489 students
  85. SOC 305: CULTURE AND PERS Average GPA 2.46, 2,088 students
  86. ECON 311: Money and Banking Average GPA 2.46, 351 students
  87. SOC 476: Social Movements Average GPA 2.46, 173 students
  88. MATH 103: MATH METHODS BUS Average GPA 2.47, 9,651 students
  89. CHEM 107: Gen Chem for Enginrs Average GPA 2.47, 483 students
  90. GEOL 314: Earth Systems Average GPA 2.47, 230 students
  91. GEOL 314L: Earth Systems Lab Average GPA 2.47, 230 students
  92. PHIL 240: Environmental Ethics Average GPA 2.47, 172 students
  93. C E 240: Engr Statics Average GPA 2.48, 1,640 students
  94. ECE 309: NUM METHODS IN EE Average GPA 2.48, 999 students
  95. SOC 202: Soc Analysis Average GPA 2.48, 465 students
  96. ECE 411: ELEC POWER SYST Average GPA 2.48, 353 students
  97. CHEM 352: Phys Chem Ii Average GPA 2.48, 288 students
  98. PHIL 200: Critical Reasonig Average GPA 2.49, 1,758 students
  99. MUS 201: STYLE/LIT MUS I Average GPA 2.49, 757 students
  100. GEOL 106LRS: Earth Space Sci Average GPA 2.49, 572 students

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