Hardest MATH classes at CSUN

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

1. MATH 150A: CALCULUS I Average GPA 1.97, 4,620 students
2. MATH 150B: CALCULUS II Average GPA 2.03, 4,228 students
3. MATH 250: CALCULUS III Average GPA 2.09, 2,519 students
4. MATH 450A: ADV CALCULUS I Average GPA 2.12, 544 students
5. MATH 360: ABSTRACT ALGEBRA I Average GPA 2.28, 413 students
6. MATH 280: APPLIED DIFF EQ Average GPA 2.29, 1,801 students
7. MATH 140BUS: INTRO STAT BUS Average GPA 2.30, 1,710 students
8. MATH 462: ADV LINEAR ALGBRA Average GPA 2.30, 301 students
9. MATH 480: PARTI DIFF EQUATIONS Average GPA 2.32, 162 students
10. MATH 140: Intro Statistics Average GPA 2.35, 3,400 students
11. MATH 255A: CALC LIFE SCI I Average GPA 2.35, 945 students
12. MATH 340: INTRO PROB & STAT Average GPA 2.38, 2,081 students
13. MATH 326: DISCRETE MATH Average GPA 2.43, 220 students
14. MATH 102: PRE-CALC I Average GPA 2.44, 6,114 students
15. MATH 262: INTRO LINEAR ALGEBRA Average GPA 2.44, 1,724 students
16. MATH 103: MATH METHODS BUS Average GPA 2.47, 9,651 students
17. MATH 255B: Calc Life Sci Ii Average GPA 2.50, 118 students
18. MATH 481A: NUMERICAL ANALYSIS Average GPA 2.51, 310 students
19. MATH 141: ESSENTIAL STAT Average GPA 2.52, 3,927 students
20. MATH 320: FOUND HIGHER MATH Average GPA 2.53, 656 students
21. MATH 105: PRE-CALC II Average GPA 2.57, 4,321 students
22. MATH 341: Applied Statistics I Average GPA 2.60, 848 students
23. MATH 482: COMB ALGORITHMS Average GPA 2.62, 529 students
24. MATH 106: MATH NONCALC PHYS Average GPA 2.64, 2,896 students
25. MATH 140SCI: INTRO STAT STEM Average GPA 2.64, 1,453 students
26. MATH 210: BAS NUMB CONCEPTS Average GPA 2.71, 1,028 students
27. MATH 440A: Math Statistics I Average GPA 2.73, 238 students
28. MATH 211: STAT&PROB FOR TCH Average GPA 2.74, 1,323 students
29. MATH 351: DIFF EQUATIONS Average GPA 2.78, 486 students
30. MATH 463: Number Theory Average GPA 2.82, 140 students
31. MATH 460: Abstract Algebra Ii Average GPA 2.82, 110 students
32. MATH 440B: MATH STATISTIC II Average GPA 2.84, 119 students
33. MATH 310: BAS CON GEOM Average GPA 2.85, 895 students
34. MATH 444: STAT MODELING Average GPA 2.87, 102 students
35. MATH 366: Combinatorics Average GPA 2.90, 205 students
36. MATH 483: Math Modeling Average GPA 2.90, 143 students
37. MATH 501: TOPOLOGY Average GPA 2.96, 109 students
38. MATH 312: BAS ALG CONCEPTS Average GPA 3.02, 687 students
39. MATH 131: MATH IDEAS Average GPA 3.08, 3,719 students
40. MATH 490: Capstone Course Average GPA 3.17, 122 students
41. MATH 382: SCIENTIFIC COMP Average GPA 3.21, 434 students
42. MATH 382L: SCIENTIF COMP LAB Average GPA 3.22, 433 students
43. MATH 370: FOUND OF GEOMETRY Average GPA 3.29, 217 students
44. MATH 331: MATH EXPLORATIONS Average GPA 3.51, 434 students
45. MATH 493: Ug Seminar Average GPA 3.72, 139 students

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