Hardest CHE classes at UCR

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

1. CHE 120: Mass Transfer Average GPA 2.73, 846 students
2. CHE 118: Process Dynamics and Control Average GPA 2.78, 619 students
3. CHE 110B: Chemical Process Analysis Average GPA 2.83, 594 students
4. CHE 110A: CHEMICAL PROCESS ANALYSIS Average GPA 2.93, 674 students
5. CHE 100: ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS Average GPA 3.02, 1,086 students
6. CHE 122: Chemical Engineering Kinetics Average GPA 3.04, 562 students
7. CHE 114: APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS Average GPA 3.05, 876 students
8. CHE 130: Adv Engineering Thermodynamics Average GPA 3.13, 741 students
9. CHE 117: SEPARATION PROCESSES Average GPA 3.14, 651 students
10. CHE 116: Heat Transfer Average GPA 3.21, 667 students
11. CHE 124: BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES Average GPA 3.29, 108 students
12. CHE 105: Intro to Nanoscale Engineering Average GPA 3.36, 162 students
13. CHE 160A: Chem & Environ Engineering Lab Average GPA 3.42, 618 students
14. CHE 131: ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING Average GPA 3.47, 327 students
15. CHE 175A: Chemical Process Design Average GPA 3.48, 613 students
16. CHE 175B: Chemical Process Design Average GPA 3.48, 613 students
17. CHE 102: Catalytic Reaction Engineering Average GPA 3.51, 323 students
18. CHE 160B: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY Average GPA 3.54, 653 students
19. CHE 160C: Chemical Engineering Lab Average GPA 3.64, 608 students
20. CHE 124L: BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY Average GPA 3.73, 101 students
21. CHE 161: Nanotechnology Processing Lab Average GPA 3.92, 101 students

See also: Easiest classes, UCR course catalog, CHE course catalog.