Hardest DESIGN classes at Ohio State

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

1. DESIGN 2110: Design Fundamentals I Average GPA 3.23, 615 students
2. DESIGN 3151: Introduction to Industrial Design II Average GPA 3.39, 103 students
3. DESIGN 2310: Visual Principles and Techniques I Average GPA 3.42, 609 students
4. DESIGN 5101: Advanced Industrial Design I Average GPA 3.42, 112 students
5. DESIGN 3301: Visualization Strategies for Industrial Design I Average GPA 3.44, 126 students
6. DESIGN 2750: Design History Average GPA 3.45, 951 students
7. DESIGN 3503: Typographic Design Average GPA 3.46, 122 students
8. DESIGN 2130: Design Fundamentals II Average GPA 3.50, 468 students
9. DESIGN 2330: Visual Principles and Techniques II Average GPA 3.52, 469 students
10. DESIGN 5750: Advanced Design History: Interiors, Contents, Communication, and Culture Average GPA 3.52, 118 students
11. DESIGN 3101: Introduction to Industrial Design I Average GPA 3.54, 127 students
12. DESIGN 2700: Introduction to Design Practice Average GPA 3.55, 1,992 students
13. DESIGN 4502: Interior Design Technology II Average GPA 3.56, 122 students
14. DESIGN 5102: Advanced Interior Design I Average GPA 3.61, 113 students
15. DESIGN 3552: Interior Design Technology I Average GPA 3.61, 112 students
16. DESIGN 3305: Visualization as Thinking Average GPA 3.64, 508 students
17. DESIGN 4101: Intermediate Industrial Design I Average GPA 3.64, 115 students
18. DESIGN 5502: Interior Design Technology III Average GPA 3.66, 116 students
19. DESIGN 4750: Professional Practices Average GPA 3.67, 279 students
20. DESIGN 3103: Introduction to Visual Communication Design I Average GPA 3.67, 122 students
21. DESIGN 5103: Advanced Visual Communication Design I Average GPA 3.70, 112 students
22. DESIGN 3505: Presentation as Thinking Average GPA 3.73, 503 students
23. DESIGN 3104: Introduction to Game Design Average GPA 3.73, 367 students
24. DESIGN 4102: Intermediate Interior Design I Average GPA 3.74, 123 students
25. DESIGN 3152: Introduction to Interior Design II Average GPA 3.76, 109 students
26. DESIGN 3200: Design Research I Average GPA 3.77, 391 students
27. DESIGN 4200: Design Research II Average GPA 3.77, 355 students
28. DESIGN 4103: Intermediate Visual Communication Design I Average GPA 3.77, 118 students
29. DESIGN 4152: Intermediate Interior Design II Average GPA 3.77, 103 students
30. DESIGN 3153: Introduction to Visual Communication Design II Average GPA 3.78, 101 students
31. DESIGN 3105: Exploring Design Thinking Average GPA 3.87, 503 students
32. DESIGN 6400: Grd Dsgn Studio Average GPA 3.89, 194 students
33. DESIGN 3102: Introduction to Interior Design I Average GPA 3.99, 129 students

See also: Easiest classes, Ohio State course catalog, DESIGN course catalog.