Hardest classes at NDSU
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- ENGR 191: Seminar Average GPA 0.00, 181 students
- PHRM 455: Intro Pharm Pract Exp Ii/commu Average GPA 0.00, 175 students
- PHRM 355: Intro Pharm Pract Exp I:instit Average GPA 0.00, 163 students
- MATH 102: Intermediate Algebra Average GPA 1.60, 166 students
- MATH 98: Intermediate Algebra Average GPA 1.80, 4,830 students
- ECE 343: Signals & Systems Average GPA 2.09, 991 students
- MATH 107: Precalculus Average GPA 2.11, 402 students
- ME 223: Mechanics of Materials Average GPA 2.16, 3,783 students
- MATH 103: College Algebra Average GPA 2.18, 8,448 students
- ME 222: Engineering Mechanics Ii Average GPA 2.20, 3,628 students
- NURS 407: Adult Health: Complex Problems Average GPA 2.26, 339 students
- MATH 105: Trigonometry Average GPA 2.27, 5,316 students
- HIST 271: Intro/latin American History Average GPA 2.28, 216 students
- PSYC 457: Managing Work Motivation Average GPA 2.32, 359 students
- MATH 165: Calculus I Average GPA 2.37, 5,355 students
- MGMT 450: Human Resource Management Average GPA 2.37, 1,128 students
- HIST 381: Australia & New Zealand Average GPA 2.38, 153 students
- MATH 265: Calculus Iii Average GPA 2.39, 2,253 students
- PLSC 315: Genetics Average GPA 2.42, 1,871 students
- BUSN 487: Managerial Economics Average GPA 2.42, 146 students
- MATH 129: Basic Linear Algebra Average GPA 2.44, 4,617 students
- CHEM 150: Principles of Chemistry I Average GPA 2.45, 314 students
- GEOL 105: Physical Geology Average GPA 2.46, 3,564 students
- BOT 380: Plant Physiology Average GPA 2.48, 409 students
- MATH 104: Finite Mathematics Average GPA 2.50, 3,251 students
- GEOG 455: Intro/geographic Info Systems Average GPA 2.50, 253 students
- VETS 125: Animal Restraint Average GPA 2.50, 208 students
- MATH 144: Mathematics for Business Average GPA 2.52, 5,479 students
- PLSC 111: Genetics and You Average GPA 2.53, 249 students
- HNES 351: Metabolic Basis of Nutrition Average GPA 2.55, 179 students
- MATH 259: Multivariate Calculus Average GPA 2.56, 2,754 students
- CSCI 161: Computer Science Ii Average GPA 2.56, 2,115 students
- CJ 210: Introduction to Policing Average GPA 2.56, 1,149 students
- ECE 341: Random Processes Average GPA 2.56, 693 students
- SOIL 444: Soil Genesis and Survey Average GPA 2.56, 161 students
- CSCI 467: Algorithm Analysis Average GPA 2.57, 922 students
- HIST 431: The North American Plains Average GPA 2.59, 238 students
- ACCT 200: Elements of Accounting I Average GPA 2.60, 5,673 students
- CSCI 222: Discrete Mathematics Average GPA 2.60, 1,457 students
- ANTH 204: Archaeology and Prehistory Average GPA 2.60, 304 students
- BUSN 318: Taxation/management Decisions Average GPA 2.60, 213 students
- ANTH 205: Human Origins Average GPA 2.61, 245 students
- BIOC 474: Meth/recombinant Dna Technolog Average GPA 2.61, 233 students
- BUSN 280: Introduction to Business Average GPA 2.61, 220 students
- ME 350: Thermodynamics/heat Transfer Average GPA 2.62, 1,258 students
- ECON 341: Intermediate Microeconomics Average GPA 2.62, 1,192 students
- HIST 101: Western Civilization I Average GPA 2.62, 1,040 students
- CHEM 121: General Chemistry I Average GPA 2.63, 13,033 students
- MATH 166: Calculus Ii Average GPA 2.63, 5,518 students
- SOC 214: Social Interaction Average GPA 2.63, 788 students
- GEOL 106: The Earth Through Time Average GPA 2.64, 2,832 students
- CHEM 341: Organic Chemistry I Average GPA 2.64, 2,340 students
- ENGL 220: Introduction to Literature Average GPA 2.64, 221 students
- ASM 354: Electricity/electronic Appl Average GPA 2.64, 196 students
- ECON 410: Econometrics Average GPA 2.64, 109 students
- HIST 102: Western Civilization Ii Average GPA 2.65, 801 students
- ECON 481: Natural Resource Economics Average GPA 2.65, 357 students
- BIOL 472: Struct & Diversity/plants/fung Average GPA 2.65, 129 students
- CJ 270: Introduction to Corrections Average GPA 2.66, 923 students
- MGMT 454: Labor-management Relations Average GPA 2.66, 353 students
- ME 221: Engineering Mechanics I Average GPA 2.67, 3,807 students
- ME 351: Thermodynamics I Average GPA 2.67, 1,921 students
- ACCT 102: Fundamentals of Accounting Average GPA 2.68, 2,889 students
- POLS 110: Intro/political Science Average GPA 2.69, 548 students
- RNG 136: Introduction/range Management Average GPA 2.69, 508 students
- ECON 205: Market Values Average GPA 2.69, 245 students
- CSCI 160: Computer Science I Average GPA 2.70, 2,547 students
- AGEC 344: Agricultural Price Analysis Average GPA 2.70, 468 students
- NURS 374: Expanded Family Nursing Ii Average GPA 2.70, 221 students
- LANG 106: Non-native Speaker Oral Skills Average GPA 2.70, 138 students
- HIST 270: American Religious History Average GPA 2.70, 109 students
- BIOC 260: Elements of Biochemistry Average GPA 2.71, 3,095 students
- CHEM 342: Organic Chemistry Ii Average GPA 2.71, 1,641 students
- CJ 230: Criminology/criminal Law Average GPA 2.71, 1,535 students
- ANSC 218: Anatomy/phys/dom Animals Average GPA 2.71, 607 students
- BIOL 461: Plant Ecology Average GPA 2.71, 351 students
- ASM 323: Post-harvest Technology Average GPA 2.71, 267 students
- ENGL 360: Grammatical Structure/english Average GPA 2.71, 176 students
- ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics Average GPA 2.72, 9,743 students
- ECON 105: Elements of Economics Average GPA 2.72, 4,677 students
- PLSC 110: World Food Crops Average GPA 2.72, 2,351 students
- MATH 270: Intro/abstract Mathematics Average GPA 2.72, 738 students
- PSYC 453: Organizational Psychology Average GPA 2.72, 511 students
- CHEM 122: General Chemistry Ii Average GPA 2.73, 8,870 students
- CJ 201: Intro/criminal Justice Average GPA 2.73, 1,998 students
- NURS 372: Integrated Family Nursing Average GPA 2.73, 323 students
- MATH 146: Applied Calculus I Average GPA 2.74, 2,814 students
- COMM 316: Conflict Communication Average GPA 2.74, 263 students
- MATH 346: Metric Space Topology Average GPA 2.74, 248 students
- HIST 103: U.s. to 1877 Average GPA 2.75, 1,951 students
- ADHM 366: Textiles Average GPA 2.75, 370 students
- HIST 390: Historical Research/writing Average GPA 2.75, 339 students
- VETS 136: Anatomy & Physiology Lab Average GPA 2.75, 282 students
- BIOC 487: Molecular Biol/gene Expression Average GPA 2.75, 164 students
- TIPS 101: Intro to Indigenous Studies Average GPA 2.75, 141 students
- CHEM 240: Survey of Organic Chemistry Average GPA 2.76, 795 students
- ANSC 219: Anatomy & Physiology Lab Average GPA 2.76, 232 students
- BUSN 130: Skills in Lead & Pers. Mrkting Average GPA 2.76, 113 students
- BIOC 460: Found/biochem/molecular Biol I Average GPA 2.77, 1,864 students
- HIST 434: Environmental History Average GPA 2.77, 224 students
See also: Easiest classes, NDSU course catalog.