Hardest PAD classes at UCF
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- PAD 4712: Information Systems for Public Managers and Planners Average GPA 3.26, 755 students
- PAD 4720: Research Methods in Public Administration Average GPA 3.30, 831 students
- PAD 4148: Volunteer Management Average GPA 3.32, 454 students
- PAD 3330: Urban and Regional Planning Average GPA 3.37, 1,161 students
- PAD 4253: Community & Economic Development Average GPA 3.38, 276 students
- PAD 4351: Issues in Environmental Program Management Average GPA 3.40, 453 students
- PAD 6398: Hazard Analysis and Disaster Planning Average GPA 3.43, 308 students
- PAD 4390: Hazard Mitigation and Prep Average GPA 3.45, 613 students
- PAD 4331: Land Use and Planning Average GPA 3.45, 280 students
- PAD 3003: Public Administration in American Society Average GPA 3.46, 1,054 students
- PAD 4147: Res Dev in Nonprofit Sector Average GPA 3.46, 396 students
- PAD 4204: Fiscal Management Average GPA 3.48, 1,053 students
- PAD 4395: Disaster Resp and Recovery Average GPA 3.48, 564 students
- PAD 4334: Urban Design Average GPA 3.49, 270 students
- PAD 4822: Intergovernmental Administration Average GPA 3.51, 798 students
- PAD 4371: Capstone: Resiliency in Emergency Management Average GPA 3.51, 296 students
- PAD 4392: Emer Mgmt & Homeland Security Average GPA 3.52, 567 students
- PAD 4934: Capstone: Nonprofit Leadership Seminar Average GPA 3.54, 189 students
- PAD 4803: Issues in Urban Administration Average GPA 3.54, 114 students
- PAD 6208: Nonprofit Financial Management Average GPA 3.55, 579 students
- PAD 6399: Foundations of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Average GPA 3.55, 382 students
- PAD 4034: Admin of Public Policy Average GPA 3.56, 692 students
- PAD 5338: Land Use and Planning Law Average GPA 3.59, 166 students
- PAD 6616: Economic Principles for Public Policy and Management Average GPA 3.59, 153 students
- PAD 4144: Nonprofit Organizations Average GPA 3.60, 801 students
- PAD 4325: Program Evaluation for Public and Nonprofit Organizations Average GPA 3.60, 260 students
- PAD 6235: Fundraising as a Profession Average GPA 3.60, 205 students
- PAD 3733: Professional Administrative Writing in the Public Sector Average GPA 3.62, 977 students
- PAD 4131: Public Sector Project Mgmt Average GPA 3.62, 534 students
- PAD 4414: Human Resource Administration Average GPA 3.63, 633 students
- PAD 4104: Administrative Theory Average GPA 3.64, 1,072 students
- PAD 6316: Planning Methods Average GPA 3.65, 149 students
- PAD 6207: Financial and Economic Analysis for Public Organizations Average GPA 3.66, 908 students
- PAD 6701: Analytical Techniques for Public Administration Average GPA 3.67, 849 students
- PAD 6439: Leadership in Public Service Average GPA 3.67, 535 students
- PAD 6747: Audits in Research Administration Average GPA 3.67, 161 students
- PAD 6053: Foundations of Public Administration Average GPA 3.68, 1,167 students
- PAD 5146: Nonprofit Resource Development Average GPA 3.68, 562 students
- PAD 6237: Ethics and Governance in Nonprofit Management Average GPA 3.68, 507 students
- PAD 4886: Capstone: Public Service Leadership Average GPA 3.68, 273 students
- PAD 6353: Environmental Planning and Policy Average GPA 3.70, 193 students
- PAD 5145: Volunteerism in Nonprofit Management Average GPA 3.71, 654 students
- PAD 6227: Public Budgeting and Financial Management Average GPA 3.72, 1,172 students
- PAD 4153: Planning and Improvement for Public Organizations Average GPA 3.72, 408 students
- PAD 3930: Nonprofit Leadership Seminar Average GPA 3.72, 224 students
- PAD 6037: Public Organization Management Average GPA 3.73, 1,195 students
- PAD 3040: Ethics & Values in Pa Average GPA 3.73, 186 students
- PAD 6716: Information Systems for Public Managers and Planners Average GPA 3.74, 230 students
- PAD 6142: Nonprofit Organizations Average GPA 3.75, 654 students
- PAD 5336: Introduction to Urban Planning Average GPA 3.75, 228 students
- PAD 6741: Res Integrity for Res Admin Average GPA 3.75, 150 students
- PAD 5887: Energy Policy Average GPA 3.76, 113 students
- PAD 6397: Managing Emergencies and Crises Average GPA 3.77, 556 students
- PAD 5337: Urban Design Average GPA 3.77, 258 students
- PAD 6357: Urban Resilience Average GPA 3.77, 149 students
- PAD 6035: Public Administration in the Policy Process Average GPA 3.78, 1,152 students
- PAD 5356: Managing Community and Economic Development Average GPA 3.78, 469 students
- PAD 6744: Financial Management in Research Administration Average GPA 3.79, 133 students
- PAD 6307: Public Policy Analysis and Management Average GPA 3.80, 149 students
- PAD 6700: Data Applications in Public Administration Average GPA 3.82, 1,209 students
- PAD 6327: Public Program Evaluation Techniques Average GPA 3.82, 725 students
- PAD 6825: Cross-Sectoral Governance Average GPA 3.82, 574 students
- PAD 6705: Public Sector Communications Average GPA 3.82, 341 students
- PAD 6062: Public Administration Capstone Average GPA 3.85, 796 students
- PAD 6743: Leadership and Organization Models in Research Administration Average GPA 3.85, 165 students
- PAD 5930: Global Cities Average GPA 3.87, 142 students
- PAD 6387: Transportation Policy Average GPA 3.88, 262 students
- PAD 6748: Gov & Reg Issue Sposrd Prgm Average GPA 3.89, 154 students
- PAD 6086: Advanced Concepts and Applications in Emergency and Crisis Management Average GPA 3.90, 168 students
- PAD 6847: Planning Healthy Communities Average GPA 3.90, 122 students
- PAD 6335: Strategic Planning and Management Average GPA 3.91, 1,352 students
- PAD 6339: Housing Development & Planning Average GPA 3.91, 238 students
- PAD 6417: Human Resource Management Average GPA 3.92, 1,421 students
- PAD 6149: Nonprofit Administration Average GPA 3.92, 379 students
- PAD 6746: Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer and Commercialization Average GPA 3.94, 140 students
- PAD 5850: Grant and Contract Management Average GPA 3.95, 679 students
- PAD 6745: Contracting for Sponsored Pgms Average GPA 3.95, 157 students
- PAD 4941: Public Administration Internship Average GPA 3.97, 526 students
- PAD 6742: Introduction to Research Administration Average GPA 3.97, 160 students
- PAD 6946: Internship Average GPA 4.00, 158 students
See also: Easiest classes, UCF course catalog, PAD course catalog.