Hardest PBPL classes at UCR

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

1. PBPL 006: INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH Average GPA 2.66, 1,215 students
2. PBPL 010: INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Average GPA 2.71, 280 students
3. PBPL 100A: Data Analysis for Public Polic Average GPA 2.81, 121 students
4. PBPL 132: Water Economics Average GPA 2.90, 208 students
5. PBPL 103: Economic Development Policy Average GPA 2.94, 246 students
6. PBPL 001: INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS Average GPA 3.03, 7,658 students
7. PBPL 004: Ethics, Prfssnlsm & Pub Pol Average GPA 3.05, 1,481 students
8. PBPL 185: Race and Law Enforcement Average GPA 3.05, 423 students
9. PBPL 002: POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY Average GPA 3.07, 3,270 students
10. PBPL 172: Environmental Policy Average GPA 3.07, 201 students
11. PBPL 101: Case Stds: Pub Pol Average GPA 3.18, 836 students
12. PBPL 171: Globalization Average GPA 3.21, 261 students
13. PBPL 180: LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY Average GPA 3.24, 322 students
14. PBPL 160: IMMIGRANT HEALTH AND WELLBEING Average GPA 3.25, 209 students
15. PBPL 214: APPLIED MICROECONOMICS FOR PUBLIC POLICY Average GPA 3.30, 142 students
16. PBPL 102: BORDERLINE IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND COMMUNITY CHANGE PROCESSES Average GPA 3.34, 265 students
17. PBPL 216: PUBLIC LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Average GPA 3.42, 159 students
18. PBPL 212: Qntv Social Science Mthds Average GPA 3.44, 148 students
19. PBPL 222: Ethcs,prof,&norm Bases/pub Pol Average GPA 3.58, 184 students
20. PBPL 206: State Govs as Labs of Change Average GPA 3.60, 145 students
21. PBPL 210: Qntv Mthds for Pub Pol Anlys Average GPA 3.61, 150 students
22. PBPL 202: POLICY INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES Average GPA 3.61, 138 students
23. PBPL 280: HOUSING POLICY Average GPA 3.72, 120 students
24. PBPL 200: Intro: Policy Analysis Average GPA 3.75, 209 students
25. PBPL 162: Health in All Policies Average GPA 3.75, 184 students
26. PBPL 289A: Capstone Research Project Average GPA 3.75, 138 students
27. PBPL 289B: Capstone Reserach Project Average GPA 3.76, 137 students
28. PBPL 220: Policy Evaluation Average GPA 3.84, 177 students
29. PBPL 198I: INDIVIDUAL INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC POLICY Average GPA 3.91, 724 students

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