Hardest ENSC classes at UCR

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

1. ENSC 165: Princples of Grndwater Science Average GPA 2.53, 118 students
2. ENSC 135: Atmospheric Chemistry Average GPA 2.60, 103 students
3. ENSC 002: INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Average GPA 2.76, 3,088 students
4. ENSC 101: Water Resources Average GPA 2.80, 528 students
5. ENSC 006: Intro: Environmental Economics Average GPA 2.91, 485 students
6. ENSC 163: HYDROLOGY Average GPA 2.91, 129 students
7. ENSC 102: Introductry Atmospheric Scienc Average GPA 2.92, 544 students
8. ENSC 133: ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY Average GPA 2.98, 146 students
9. ENSC 127: Fate&trans of Contam in Envrmt Average GPA 3.00, 181 students
10. ENSC 175: Spatial Anlysis&remte Sensing Average GPA 3.06, 138 students
11. ENSC 120: Soil Ecology Average GPA 3.10, 178 students
12. ENSC 004: Climate Change Average GPA 3.15, 625 students
13. ENSC 103: Envrnmtl Polltn & Hlth Average GPA 3.19, 156 students
14. ENSC 003: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Average GPA 3.23, 968 students
15. ENSC 001: INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: NATURAL RESOURCES Average GPA 3.24, 3,404 students
16. ENSC 110: Environmental Statistics Average GPA 3.36, 256 students
17. ENSC 105: Ecohydrology Average GPA 3.49, 151 students
18. ENSC 100: INTRODUCTION TO SOIL SCIENCE Average GPA 3.58, 771 students
19. ENSC 174: Law, Instttns & Envrnmnt Average GPA 3.63, 102 students
20. ENSC 191: SEMINAR IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Average GPA 3.67, 428 students
21. ENSC 104: ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY Average GPA 3.87, 208 students

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