Hardest CHE classes at SJSU

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

CHE 190: Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Average GPA 1.96, 349 students
CHE 115: Industrial Chemical Calculations Average GPA 2.54, 333 students
CHE 160A: Applied fluid mechanics Average GPA 2.72, 278 students
CHE 110A: Mathematical Methods in Chemical and Materials Engineering Average GPA 2.74, 103 students
CHE 158: Kinetics and Reactor Design Average GPA 2.75, 331 students
CHE 185: Chemical Process Dynamics and Control Average GPA 2.87, 296 students
CHE 160B: Mass Transfer and Separation Processes Average GPA 2.90, 325 students
CHE 151: Process Engineering Thermodynamics Average GPA 3.10, 264 students
CHE 110B: Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering Average GPA 3.10, 173 students
CHE 161: Process Safety and Engineering Ethics Average GPA 3.28, 238 students
CHE 165B: Plant Design II Average GPA 3.31, 296 students
CHE 165A: Plant Design I Average GPA 3.32, 304 students
CHE 218: Adv Ch E Kinetics Average GPA 3.34, 135 students
CHE 211: Adv Ch Engr Thermo Average GPA 3.34, 117 students
CHE 162: Engineering Statistics and Analysis Average GPA 3.36, 327 students
CHE 219: Transport Proc Average GPA 3.40, 156 students
CHE 1: Design of Coffee Average GPA 3.47, 306 students
CHE 192: Introduction to Biochemical Engineering Average GPA 3.51, 117 students
CHE 194: Biochemical Engineering Lab Average GPA 3.55, 105 students
CHE 200: Research Methods Average GPA 3.59, 227 students
CHE 161L: Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Laboratory Average GPA 3.65, 299 students
CHE 176: Energy Storage Systems Average GPA 3.65, 103 students
CHE 163L: Mass Transfer and Kinetics Laboratory Average GPA 3.69, 230 students
CHE 172: Biofuels Process Engineering Average GPA 3.81, 112 students