Hardest BUS classes at UCR
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- BUS 162: Managerial Economics Average GPA 2.74, 115 students
- BUS 153: LABOR ECONOMICS Average GPA 2.80, 625 students
- BUS 176: Sociology of Work in Orgnzatns Average GPA 2.83, 105 students
- BUS 020: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING Average GPA 2.90, 11,704 students
- BUS 126: PRACTICAL BUSINESS FORECASTING Average GPA 2.90, 445 students
- BUS 130: Supply Chain Modeling Average GPA 2.93, 894 students
- BUS 135: Corporate Financial Policy Average GPA 2.93, 272 students
- BUS 128: PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL Average GPA 2.97, 617 students
- BUS 170: Fin Stmnt Val Average GPA 3.00, 387 students
- BUS 106: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Average GPA 3.01, 9,950 students
- BUS 125: SIMULATION FOR BUSINESS Average GPA 3.01, 1,490 students
- BUS 123: SPREADSHEET MODELING FOR DECISION-MAKING Average GPA 3.01, 1,069 students
- BUS 124A: Business Analytics Average GPA 3.01, 746 students
- BUS 010: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS Average GPA 3.02, 10,765 students
- BUS 178: INTERNATIONAL TRADE Average GPA 3.02, 350 students
- BUS 105: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Average GPA 3.03, 9,220 students
- BUS 165A: INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Average GPA 3.03, 1,953 students
- BUS 104: DECISION ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Average GPA 3.04, 9,856 students
- BUS 108: FINANCIAL EVALUATION AND MANAGERIAL ANALYSIS Average GPA 3.04, 6,129 students
- BUS 107: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Average GPA 3.05, 9,751 students
- BUS 021: Generaton Financal Acctg Infor Average GPA 3.05, 1,171 students
- BUS 124: BUSINESS ANALYTICS Average GPA 3.12, 505 students
- BUS 129: Supply Chain Management Average GPA 3.13, 607 students
- BUS 168A: INDIVIDUAL TAXATION Average GPA 3.14, 1,965 students
- BUS 138: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Average GPA 3.14, 1,044 students
- BUS 001: PERSONAL FINANCE Average GPA 3.15, 1,487 students
- BUS 100W: MANAGEMENT WRITING AND COMMUNICATION Average GPA 3.16, 9,126 students
- BUS 168B: Fed Tax: Crp, Ptshp, Est, Trst Average GPA 3.16, 1,291 students
- BUS 102: ETHICS AND LAW IN BUSINESS AND SOCIETY Average GPA 3.17, 9,584 students
- BUS 140E: Current Topics in Finance Average GPA 3.17, 165 students
- BUS 103: MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT Average GPA 3.20, 10,607 students
- BUS 119: DATA-DRIVEN MARKETING Average GPA 3.21, 1,364 students
- BUS 127: INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS Average GPA 3.22, 540 students
- BUS 141: Trading Strategies Average GPA 3.24, 144 students
- BUS 173: INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES FOR MANAGEMENT Average GPA 3.26, 1,439 students
- BUS 115: Marketing Research Average GPA 3.27, 1,827 students
- BUS 144: NEGOTIATION FUNDAMENTALS Average GPA 3.30, 1,934 students
- BUS 136: INVESTMENTS: SECURITY ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Average GPA 3.30, 1,782 students
- BUS 133: Acclrted Foundtions of Finance Average GPA 3.30, 189 students
- BUS 166: ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS Average GPA 3.31, 1,270 students
- BUS 177: LABOR RELATIONS Average GPA 3.31, 507 students
- BUS 117: ADVERTISING AND INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS Average GPA 3.32, 2,696 students
- BUS 134: CORPORATE FINANCE Average GPA 3.32, 1,544 students
- BUS 112: CONSUMER BEHAVIOR Average GPA 3.34, 3,691 students
- BUS 155: MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES Average GPA 3.34, 2,284 students
- BUS 146: INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP Average GPA 3.34, 1,618 students
- BUS 109: COMPETITIVE AND STRATEGIC ANALYSIS Average GPA 3.35, 8,096 students
- BUS 165B: INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Average GPA 3.35, 1,597 students
- BUS 171: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN Average GPA 3.35, 1,283 students
- BUS 147: Entrepreneurial Finance Average GPA 3.35, 472 students
- BUS 101: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT Average GPA 3.36, 9,459 students
- BUS 113: Marketing Institutions Average GPA 3.36, 1,966 students
- BUS 174: ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Average GPA 3.36, 1,720 students
- BUS 152: SALES MANAGEMENT Average GPA 3.36, 780 students
- BUS 169A: Auditing Average GPA 3.38, 1,027 students
- BUS 132: FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE Average GPA 3.39, 2,555 students
- BUS 142: Banks and Risks of Financial Average GPA 3.39, 322 students
- BUS 156: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Average GPA 3.40, 2,186 students
- BUS 143: JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING Average GPA 3.42, 2,012 students
- BUS 114: MARKETING IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT Average GPA 3.42, 1,163 students
- BUS 148: Business Plan Development Average GPA 3.42, 422 students
- BUS 165C: Intermediate Financial Acctng Average GPA 3.43, 1,073 students
- BUS 175: BUSINESS DATA COMMUNICATIONS Average GPA 3.43, 894 students
- BUS 145: DESIGNING AND LEADING TEAMS Average GPA 3.44, 1,454 students
- BUS 137: Investments:derivatves Markets Average GPA 3.44, 742 students
- BUS 150: Crprte Strtgc Anlys: Multi-bus Average GPA 3.44, 201 students
- BUS 179: BUSINESS APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Average GPA 3.45, 962 students
- BUS 121: Employee Benefits Average GPA 3.46, 1,464 students
- BUS 163: Technology Entrepreneurship Average GPA 3.46, 632 students
- BUS 149: ADVANCED TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT AND DECISION-MAKING Average GPA 3.47, 2,044 students
- BUS 172: INFORMATION ECONOMICS Average GPA 3.47, 585 students
- BUS 118: DIGITAL MARKETING Average GPA 3.49, 2,102 students
- BUS 154: BUSINESS LAW Average GPA 3.49, 1,693 students
- BUS 169B: Quality Assurance in Auditing Average GPA 3.50, 391 students
- BUS 111: SERVICES MARKETING Average GPA 3.52, 1,753 students
- BUS 157: Managing Work Force Diversity Average GPA 3.53, 1,674 students
- BUS 151: Brand Management Average GPA 3.54, 1,720 students
- BUS 139: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Average GPA 3.54, 1,205 students
- BUS 116: Pricing Strategy & Management Average GPA 3.55, 659 students
- BUS 131: Fixed-income Securities Average GPA 3.56, 674 students
- BUS 110: Data Mining & Visual Analytcs Average GPA 3.57, 661 students
- BUS 198I: INDIVIDUAL INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Average GPA 3.83, 971 students
- BUS 190: SPECIAL STUDIES Average GPA 3.94, 1,663 students
See also: Easiest classes, UCR course catalog, BUS course catalog.