Hardest classes at UC Davis
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- IMD 420D: Cardiovascular System Average GPA 0.00, 247 students
- SUR 430: Surgery Clerkship Average GPA 0.00, 207 students
- MDS 472: Molecular & Cellular Med Average GPA 0.00, 139 students
- MDS 471: Human Architecture Average GPA 0.00, 135 students
- OBG 430: Ob/gyn Clerkship Average GPA 0.00, 135 students
- MDS 475: Enrgi Average GPA 0.00, 134 students
- MDS 474: Cardio, Pulm, Renal Sys Average GPA 0.00, 134 students
- OSU 421: Musculoskeletal Sys Average GPA 0.00, 125 students
- PHA 400C: Pharmacology Average GPA 0.00, 120 students
- CHE 128B: Organic Chemistry Average GPA 2.29, 1,277 students
- CHE 008B: Organic Chemistry-brief Average GPA 2.30, 9,795 students
- CHE 118A: Organic Chem Health Sci Average GPA 2.32, 12,732 students
- EEC 112: Communication Electronic Average GPA 2.32, 270 students
- ENG 017V: Circuits I Average GPA 2.40, 701 students
- MAT 019A: Calculus & Data Average GPA 2.41, 1,072 students
- BIO 001: Ecology & Evolution Average GPA 2.42, 1,963 students
- CHE 118C: Organic Chem Health Sci Average GPA 2.43, 8,798 students
- CHE 001: Prep for General Chem Average GPA 2.44, 1,671 students
- CHE 128A: Organic Chemistry Average GPA 2.44, 1,486 students
- CHE 118B: Organic Chem Health Sci Average GPA 2.47, 10,391 students
- CHE 128C: Organic Chemistry Average GPA 2.50, 554 students
- MAT 017A: Calculus for Biosci Average GPA 2.51, 14,156 students
- MAT 012: Precalculus Average GPA 2.51, 5,572 students
- HIS 147C: Eur Intel 1920-1970 Average GPA 2.52, 149 students
- ENG 017: Circuits I Average GPA 2.54, 4,626 students
- EEC 150: Intro Signals & Systems Average GPA 2.54, 755 students
- CHE 008A: Organic Chemistry-brief Average GPA 2.55, 9,495 students
- PLB 111: Plant Physiology Average GPA 2.56, 843 students
- CHE 002A: General Chemistry Average GPA 2.58, 32,754 students
- MAT 016A: Short Calculus Average GPA 2.58, 8,186 students
- AHI 155: The Islamic City Average GPA 2.58, 210 students
- WFC 110: Biol Cons Wild Mammals Average GPA 2.59, 1,003 students
- SOC 148: Collective Behavior Average GPA 2.59, 379 students
- NPB 163: Systems Neuroscience Average GPA 2.59, 276 students
- FST 103: Food Analysis Average GPA 2.60, 459 students
- BIS 105: Biomolecule & Metabolism Average GPA 2.61, 3,516 students
- EEC 100: Circuits Ii Average GPA 2.61, 2,310 students
- EEC 110A: Electronic Circuits I Average GPA 2.61, 1,234 students
- CRD 154: Soc Theory Community Chg Average GPA 2.61, 134 students
- ECN 103: Econ of Uncertainty Average GPA 2.62, 698 students
- PMI 128: Bio of Animal Viruses Average GPA 2.62, 344 students
- CMN 120V: Interpersonal Commun Average GPA 2.62, 157 students
- CHE 002B: General Chemistry Average GPA 2.63, 25,988 students
- CHE 002C: General Chemistry Average GPA 2.63, 17,264 students
- ECH 152A: Che Thermodynamics Average GPA 2.63, 768 students
- WFC 110L: Lab Biol Cons Mammals Average GPA 2.64, 377 students
- CHE 108: Molecular Biochemistry Average GPA 2.65, 316 students
- NPB 101: Systemic Physiology Average GPA 2.66, 10,616 students
- HDE 163: Adult Cognitive Neuro Average GPA 2.66, 192 students
- ATM 116: Modern Climate Change Average GPA 2.67, 993 students
- CHE 110B: Phys Chem: Atoms & Molec Average GPA 2.67, 823 students
- STA 013Y: Elementary Statistics Average GPA 2.67, 807 students
- EEC 110B: Electronic Circuits Ii Average GPA 2.67, 486 students
- AVS 100: Avian Biology Average GPA 2.67, 195 students
- ETX 102B: Quant Analys Env Tox Average GPA 2.67, 146 students
- CMN 170V: Digt Tech & Socil Change Average GPA 2.68, 2,660 students
- ARE 139: Futures & Options Market Average GPA 2.68, 1,079 students
- BIO 002: Molecules to Cells Average GPA 2.68, 775 students
- ECN 110A: World Economic History Average GPA 2.68, 667 students
- NPB 014: Illusions and the Brain Average GPA 2.68, 382 students
- MAT 017B: Calculus for Biosci Average GPA 2.69, 11,896 students
- PHY 110A: Electricity & Magnetism Average GPA 2.69, 579 students
- ARE 157: Analysis Oper Prod Mgmt Average GPA 2.69, 450 students
- ESP 175: Natural Resource Econ Average GPA 2.69, 146 students
- CMN 150V: Computational Soc Sci Average GPA 2.70, 1,862 students
- EEC 170: Intro to Comp Arch Average GPA 2.70, 1,195 students
- MCB 143: Cell & Molecular Biophysics Average GPA 2.70, 807 students
- FST 117: Dsgn & Anlys Sensory Sci Average GPA 2.70, 564 students
- MAT 016B: Short Calculus Average GPA 2.71, 8,275 students
- CLA 035: Food & Wine Ancient Med Average GPA 2.71, 296 students
- EEC 140B: Device Physics Ii Average GPA 2.71, 289 students
- EEC 113: Power Electronics Average GPA 2.71, 238 students
- BIS 002B: Introduction to Biology Average GPA 2.72, 27,330 students
- MAT 021D: Vector Analysis Average GPA 2.72, 10,150 students
- PHY 009A: Classical Physics Average GPA 2.72, 9,206 students
- ARE 100B: Intermed Microeconomics Average GPA 2.73, 4,816 students
- CHE 001V: Prep for General Chem Average GPA 2.73, 3,865 students
- WLD 057S: College Writing-scc157s Average GPA 2.73, 855 students
- ECS 034: Dev in Unix & C++ Average GPA 2.73, 551 students
- ECH 158B: Separations & Unit Ops Average GPA 2.73, 483 students
- MAT 016C: Short Calculus Average GPA 2.74, 3,541 students
- CMN 122: Nonverbal Communication Average GPA 2.74, 2,124 students
- CMN 124: Family Communication Average GPA 2.74, 961 students
- SOC 180A: Complex Organizations Average GPA 2.74, 620 students
- ARE 120: Agricultural Policy Average GPA 2.74, 254 students
- PHY 007A: General Physics Average GPA 2.75, 14,671 students
- ABI 103: Animal Biochem & Metabol Average GPA 2.75, 3,474 students
- ECN 121A: Industrial Organization Average GPA 2.75, 1,569 students
- WFC 151: Wildlife Ecology Average GPA 2.75, 1,237 students
- ARE 145: Farm & Rural Res Apprais Average GPA 2.75, 942 students
- MAT 021B: Calculus Average GPA 2.77, 18,359 students
- GEL 050: Physical Geology Average GPA 2.77, 1,849 students
- PHY 001B: Principles Physics Average GPA 2.77, 1,704 students
- NPB 168: Neurobiol Addict Drugs Average GPA 2.77, 1,371 students
- MCB 124: Macromolec Struct Funct Average GPA 2.77, 904 students
- ENT 100: General Entomology Average GPA 2.77, 597 students
- MAT 019C: Calculus & Data Average GPA 2.77, 385 students
- STA 144: Sampling Theory Average GPA 2.77, 323 students
- STA 131C: Intro to Math Statistics Average GPA 2.77, 319 students
- PHY 009B: Classical Physics Average GPA 2.78, 7,500 students
See also: Easiest classes, UC Davis course catalog.