Hardest FS classes at Purdue

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

1. FS 43500: Sensory Science Average GPA 2.74, 130 students
2. FS 16100: Science of Food Average GPA 3.27, 883 students
3. FS 44200: Food Processing Ii Average GPA 3.28, 141 students
4. FS 34000: Intro Food Law & Regs Average GPA 3.41, 141 students
5. FS 45300: Food Chemistry Average GPA 3.43, 152 students
6. FS 46700: Food Analysis Average GPA 3.44, 132 students
7. FS 34100: Food Processing I Average GPA 3.52, 137 students
8. FS 46900: Food Analysis Laboratory Average GPA 3.57, 121 students
9. FS 16300: Intro to Fermentation Sci Average GPA 3.69, 187 students
10. FS 36300: Food Microbiology Lab Average GPA 3.69, 134 students
11. FS 44300: Food Product Design (Capstone) Average GPA 3.69, 108 students
12. FS 36100: Food Plant Sanitation Average GPA 3.73, 123 students
13. FS 24500: Food Packaging Average GPA 3.76, 151 students
14. FS 44400: Stat Process Control Average GPA 3.77, 143 students
15. FS 45400: Food Chemistry Lab Average GPA 3.78, 109 students
16. FS 53000: Food Ingredient Tech Average GPA 3.81, 142 students
17. FS 29800: Sophomore Seminar Average GPA 3.82, 147 students
18. FS 48200: Fs Sc Senior Seminar Average GPA 3.88, 133 students
19. FS 44700: Food Processing II Lab Average GPA 3.90, 119 students
20. FS 36200: Food Microbiology Average GPA 3.93, 165 students
21. FS 47000: Wine Appreciation Average GPA 3.95, 4,835 students

See also: Easiest classes, Purdue course catalog, FS course catalog.