Hardest NURS classes at NDSU

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

NURS 407: Adult Health: Complex Problems Average GPA 2.26, 339 students
NURS 374: Expanded Family Nursing Ii Average GPA 2.70, 221 students
NURS 372: Integrated Family Nursing Average GPA 2.73, 323 students
NURS 341: Found/clinical Nursing Average GPA 2.92, 1,785 students
NURS 403: Adult Health Nursing Ii Average GPA 2.93, 1,331 students
NURS 342: Adult Health Nursing I Average GPA 2.95, 1,822 students
NURS 252: Gerontologic Nursing Average GPA 2.99, 1,440 students
NURS 300: Pharmacology for Nursing Average GPA 3.02, 1,611 students
NURS 321: Skills/concepts/nursing Average GPA 3.07, 343 students
NURS 404: Adult Health Iii Average GPA 3.12, 1,235 students
NURS 352: Family Nursing I Average GPA 3.15, 1,711 students
NURS 251: Skills/concepts/nursing Average GPA 3.19, 1,413 students
NURS 362: Family Nursing Ii Average GPA 3.20, 1,716 students
NURS 322: Gerontologic Nursing Average GPA 3.29, 173 students
NURS 306: Health Promotion Average GPA 3.30, 386 students
NURS 360: Health Assessment Average GPA 3.33, 2,152 students
NURS 250: Health Promotion Average GPA 3.41, 1,641 students
NURS 301: Intro to Nursing & Ebp Average GPA 3.41, 382 students
NURS 230: Intro to Nursing & Ebp Average GPA 3.42, 174 students
NURS 420: Ebp & Research in Nursing Average GPA 3.45, 269 students
NURS 402: Mental Health Nursing Average GPA 3.51, 1,633 students
NURS 210: Orient/rrsch/evidence-based Pr Average GPA 3.53, 1,523 students
NURS 150: Academic Success & Careers Average GPA 3.53, 252 students
NURS 407L: Adult Hlth:complex Prob Clinic Average GPA 3.55, 261 students
NURS 405: Psychsocial Nursing Average GPA 3.58, 308 students
NURS 289: Transition from Lpn to Bsn Average GPA 3.64, 286 students
NURS 410: Research and Redesign Average GPA 3.65, 1,665 students
NURS 494: Individual Study Average GPA 3.70, 137 students
NURS 463: Leadership and Health Care Average GPA 3.74, 134 students
NURS 382: Clinical Applications Average GPA 3.75, 1,235 students
NURS 832: Advanced Pharmacology Ii Average GPA 3.76, 176 students
NURS 814: Advanced Pathophysiology I Average GPA 3.77, 188 students
NURS 831: Advanced Pharmacology I Average GPA 3.77, 180 students
NURS 422: Contemp. Iss: Mental Hlth Nurs Average GPA 3.79, 199 students
NURS 460: Managemnt/leadershp/career Dev Average GPA 3.82, 1,782 students
NURS 804: Nursing Research/ebp Average GPA 3.83, 125 students
NURS 833P: Fam Primary Care:residency I Average GPA 3.84, 160 students
NURS 812: Advanced Health Assessment Average GPA 3.85, 182 students
NURS 834: Family Prim Care Ii:assmt/mgt Average GPA 3.86, 168 students
NURS 816: Advanced Pathophysiology Ii Average GPA 3.87, 189 students
NURS 834P: Fam Primary Care:residency Ii Average GPA 3.87, 158 students
NURS 496: Field Experience Average GPA 3.88, 1,324 students
NURS 406: Community/public Hlth Nursing Average GPA 3.89, 1,677 students
NURS 835: Fam Prim Care Iii: Assess/mgt Average GPA 3.89, 168 students
NURS 835P: Practicum Iv: Role Integration Average GPA 3.89, 150 students
NURS 812P: Assessment Practicum Average GPA 3.91, 174 students
NURS 836P: Fnp Role Integration Average GPA 3.92, 161 students
NURS 715: Advanced Community Assessment Average GPA 3.92, 153 students
NURS 450: Nursing Synthesis/practicum Average GPA 3.93, 1,926 students
NURS 810: Health Promo Disease Prevent Average GPA 3.93, 181 students
NURS 830: Clinical Applications Average GPA 3.93, 166 students
NURS 499: Special Topics Average GPA 3.95, 208 students
NURS 850P: Specialty Practicum Average GPA 3.95, 167 students
NURS 833: Family Primary Care I:assmt/mg Average GPA 3.96, 160 students
NURS 820: Advanced Practice Roles Average GPA 3.96, 151 students
NURS 399: Special Topics Average GPA 3.97, 223 students
NURS 806: Health Care Del Sys,finan/info Average GPA 3.99, 109 students
NURS 802: Ethics/health Policy/nursing Average GPA 3.99, 106 students
NURS 880: Interprof Collaborative Pract. Average GPA 4.00, 114 students