Hardest PSYC classes at SJSU
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- PSYC 158: Perception Average GPA 3.02, 1,990 students
- PSYC 1: Introduction to Psychology Average GPA 3.05, 8,913 students
- PSYC 194: Cultural Psychology Average GPA 3.10, 139 students
- PSYC 129: Neuroscience Average GPA 3.11, 919 students
- PSYC 30: Introductory Psychobiology Average GPA 3.14, 2,343 students
- PSYC 167: Sports Psychology Average GPA 3.15, 129 students
- PSYC 142: Child Psychopathology Average GPA 3.16, 2,074 students
- PSYC 110: Adult Psychopathology Average GPA 3.19, 4,875 students
- PSYC 154: Social Psychology Average GPA 3.22, 3,550 students
- PSYC 155: Human Learning Average GPA 3.27, 2,491 students
- PSYC 102: Psychology of Childhood Average GPA 3.28, 3,513 students
- PSYC 135: Cognition Average GPA 3.34, 2,795 students
- PSYC 170: Industrial and Organizational Psychology Average GPA 3.34, 891 students
- PSYC 126: Drugs, Brain and Behavior Average GPA 3.34, 613 students
- PSYC 18: Introduction to Research Methods Average GPA 3.35, 1,719 students
- PSYC 173: Human Factors Average GPA 3.38, 542 students
- PSYC 105: Special Topics Average GPA 3.39, 100 students
- PSYC 100W: Writing Workshop Average GPA 3.40, 4,497 students
- PSYC 160: Clinical Psychology Average GPA 3.40, 1,754 students
- PSYC 114: Psychology of Aging Average GPA 3.42, 1,208 students
- PSYC 112: Psychology of Adolescence Average GPA 3.43, 2,132 students
- PSYC 191: The Psychology of Prejudice Average GPA 3.45, 2,710 students
- PSYC 117: Psychological Tests and Measures Average GPA 3.48, 3,485 students
- PSYC 139: Psychology of Personality Average GPA 3.50, 3,154 students
- PSYC 165: Th & Me Counseling Average GPA 3.50, 876 students
- PSYC 121B: Adv R Met: Cog/perc Average GPA 3.52, 246 students
- PSYC 2Q: Identity / Prejudice Average GPA 3.54, 100 students
- PSYC 118: Advanced Research Methods in Psychology Average GPA 3.64, 2,656 students
- PSYC 190: Current Issues Capstone Average GPA 3.66, 3,632 students
- PSYC 120: Adv Res Meth & Des Average GPA 3.66, 1,440 students
- PSYC 273: Sem Human Factors Average GPA 3.67, 261 students
- PSYC 107: Psychology of Women Average GPA 3.68, 706 students
- PSYC 150: Educ Psych Average GPA 3.68, 338 students
- PSYC 196: Appl Beh Analys Average GPA 3.70, 144 students
- PSYC 153: Psychology in the Courtroom Average GPA 3.74, 824 students
- PSYC 212: Life Span Dev Average GPA 3.81, 101 students
- PSYC 210: Adsv Psychopath Average GPA 3.84, 103 students
- PSYC 211: Child Psychopathol Average GPA 3.89, 102 students
- PSYC 228: Prof Eth Psyglsts Average GPA 3.91, 102 students
- PSYC 225: Adv Grp Dynamics Average GPA 3.91, 101 students
- PSYC 209: Psyc of Contem Fam Average GPA 3.92, 110 students
- PSYC 222: Gender Ethnic Iss Average GPA 3.95, 102 students
- PSYC 121A: Adv Res Meth Social/pers Average GPA 3.96, 224 students
- PSYC 258: Methods Psychother Average GPA 3.98, 102 students
See also: Easiest classes, SJSU course catalog, PSYC course catalog.