Hardest ECNS classes at Montana State

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

1. ECNS 101IS: Economic Way of Thinking Average GPA 2.67, 29,647 students
2. ECNS 202: Principles of Macroeconomics Average GPA 2.73, 9,782 students
3. ECNS 204IS: Microeconomics Average GPA 2.91, 10,895 students
4. ECNS 301: Intermediate Micro with Calc Average GPA 2.92, 2,138 students
5. ECNS 432R: Benefit-cost Analysis Average GPA 2.94, 268 students
6. ECNS 312: Labor Economics Average GPA 3.04, 282 students
7. ECNS 309: Managerial Economics Average GPA 3.05, 578 students
8. ECNS 345: Econ Org, Fin, & Credit Average GPA 3.05, 165 students
9. ECNS 332: Econ of Natural Resources Average GPA 3.08, 237 students
10. ECNS 461: Financial Econometrics Average GPA 3.09, 119 students
11. ECNS 317: Economic Development Average GPA 3.14, 275 students
12. ECNS 313: Money and Banking Average GPA 3.17, 767 students
13. ECNS 403R: Intro to Econometrics Average GPA 3.17, 315 students
14. ECNS 310: Health Economics Average GPA 3.19, 143 students
15. ECNS 320: Public Finance Average GPA 3.23, 219 students
16. ECNS 303: Intermediate Macro with Calc Average GPA 3.27, 834 students
17. ECNS 105: Study Econ Way of Thinking Average GPA 3.29, 5,230 students
18. ECNS 314: International Economics Average GPA 3.35, 357 students
19. ECNS 251IS: Honors Economics Average GPA 3.36, 1,069 students
20. ECNS 206: Study Prin Macroeconomics Average GPA 3.37, 1,726 students
21. ECNS 491: Special Topics Average GPA 3.48, 238 students

See also: Easiest classes, Montana State course catalog, ECNS course catalog.