Hardest ARCH classes at Ohio State
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- ARCH 5110: History of Architecture I Average GPA 3.24, 541 students
- ARCH 2300: Arch Outlines Average GPA 3.37, 648 students
- ARCH 6810: Integrated Enviornmental Systems Average GPA 3.41, 138 students
- ARCH 2310: Intro to Design Average GPA 3.53, 444 students
- ARCH 7220: Architectural Theory Average GPA 3.53, 143 students
- ARCH 5210: Forms of Architectural Theory Average GPA 3.54, 414 students
- ARCH 2410: Architectural Design I Average GPA 3.55, 548 students
- ARCH 8420: Advanced Architectural Design IV Average GPA 3.57, 136 students
- ARCH 3410: Architectural Design III Average GPA 3.59, 501 students
- ARCH 8220: Master Project Seminar Average GPA 3.60, 170 students
- ARCH 5510: Materials and Envelopes 1 Average GPA 3.63, 563 students
- ARCH 2420: Architectural Design II Average GPA 3.64, 461 students
- ARCH 3420: Architectural Design IV Average GPA 3.65, 406 students
- ARCH 6710: Integrated Architectural Structures Average GPA 3.65, 130 students
- ARCH 5610: Architectural Representation I Average GPA 3.68, 563 students
- ARCH 7420: Advanced Architectural Design II Average GPA 3.68, 146 students
- ARCH 5710: Architectural Structures Average GPA 3.69, 551 students
- ARCH 5810: Architectural Environments Average GPA 3.69, 453 students
- ARCH 5120: History of Architecture II Average GPA 3.69, 427 students
- ARCH 5130: History of Architecture III Average GPA 3.70, 173 students
- ARCH 4410: Architectural Design V Average GPA 3.72, 238 students
- ARCH 4420: Architectural Design VI Average GPA 3.73, 387 students
- ARCH 5590: Topics in Building Technology Average GPA 3.73, 277 students
- ARCH 2220: Sustainability and the Built Environment Average GPA 3.73, 133 students
- ARCH 7410: Advanced Architectural Design I Average GPA 3.80, 171 students
- ARCH 7310: Practice of the Design Professions Average GPA 3.80, 142 students
- ARCH 2610: Introduction to Digital Design Software Average GPA 3.81, 235 students
- ARCH 5620: Architectural Representation II Average GPA 3.84, 461 students
- ARCH 5290: Topics in Architectural Theory Average GPA 3.84, 358 students
- ARCH 5520: Materials and Envelopes 2 Average GPA 3.86, 451 students
- ARCH 5590.01: Bldg Tech Sem 1 Average GPA 3.87, 143 students
- ARCH 5798: Study Tour Average GPA 3.91, 161 students
- ARCH 1100: Arch Survey Average GPA 3.91, 112 students
- ARCH 4999H: Architecture Honors Design Studio Average GPA 3.97, 103 students
- ARCH 8210: Master Practitioner Seminar Average GPA 3.98, 172 students
See also: Easiest classes, Ohio State course catalog, ARCH course catalog.