Hardest BUS1 classes at SJSU

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

1. BUS1 171A: Financial Institutions and Markets Average GPA 2.16, 2,003 students
2. BUS1 177: International Business Finance Average GPA 2.40, 1,040 students
3. BUS1 173A: Financial Management: Theory and Policy Average GPA 2.56, 2,063 students
4. BUS1 172C: Futures and Options Average GPA 2.56, 545 students
5. BUS1 121A: Intermediate Accounting I Average GPA 2.61, 2,686 students
6. BUS1 121B: Intermediate Accounting II Average GPA 2.62, 2,288 students
7. BUS1 20: Financial Accounting Average GPA 2.64, 6,938 students
8. BUS1 120A: Accounting Information Systems Average GPA 2.68, 2,527 students
9. BUS1 129A: Financial Auditing Average GPA 2.69, 1,401 students
10. BUS1 172A: Investment Analysis Average GPA 2.70, 1,919 students
11. BUS1 123A: Taxation of Businesses and Investments Average GPA 2.71, 2,128 students
12. BUS1 20N: Survey of Accounting Average GPA 2.72, 1,066 students
13. BUS1 170: Fundamentals of Finance Average GPA 2.79, 13,499 students
14. BUS1 172B: Portfolio Mgmt Average GPA 2.79, 155 students
15. BUS1 171B: Commercial Banking Average GPA 2.84, 560 students
16. BUS1 21: Managerial Accounting Average GPA 2.85, 4,959 students
17. BUS1 173C: Entrepreneurial Finance Average GPA 2.90, 685 students
18. BUS1 176: Business Valuation Average GPA 2.95, 340 students
19. BUS1 123C: Taxation of Individuals Average GPA 2.96, 1,016 students
20. BUS1 124: Forensic Accounting Average GPA 2.97, 261 students
21. BUS1 179B: Selec Top Bus Fin Average GPA 3.01, 263 students
22. BUS1 122A: Management Accounting and Control Systems Average GPA 3.05, 2,486 students
23. BUS1 126: Advanced Accounting Average GPA 3.05, 524 students
24. BUS1 120G: Programming and Systems Development in AIS Average GPA 3.12, 781 students
25. BUS1 120C: Network Environment and Accounting Controls Average GPA 3.14, 199 students
26. BUS1 172D: Student Managed Investment Fund Average GPA 3.15, 372 students
27. BUS1 173B: Problems in Financial Management Average GPA 3.26, 827 students
28. BUS1 120D: Acctg Top in It Audit Average GPA 3.36, 187 students
29. BUS1 120B: Advanced AIS and IS Risk Assessment Average GPA 3.45, 1,287 students
30. BUS1 128: Acct Non-prf Org Average GPA 3.80, 235 students
31. BUS1 127A: Honors Practicum in Corporate Financial Management Average GPA 3.98, 187 students
32. BUS1 127B: Adv Honors Practicum Average GPA 4.00, 188 students

See also: Easiest classes, SJSU course catalog, BUS1 course catalog.