Hardest BME classes at UCSC

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

1. BME 105: Genetics/Genomics Average GPA 3.09, 414 students
2. BME 178: Stem Cell Biology Average GPA 3.12, 100 students
3. BME 5: Intro to Biotech Average GPA 3.15, 743 students
4. BME 80H: The Human Genome Average GPA 3.21, 582 students
5. BME 18: Sci Principles Life Average GPA 3.21, 513 students
6. BME 130: Genomes Average GPA 3.24, 220 students
7. BME 160: ResBioProgramming Average GPA 3.34, 996 students
8. BME 110: Comp Bio Tools Average GPA 3.41, 1,121 students
9. BME 128: Protein Engineering Average GPA 3.43, 167 students
10. BME 230A: Intro Comp Genomics Average GPA 3.44, 250 students
11. BME 80G: Bioethics 21st Cent Average GPA 3.49, 1,017 students
12. BME 205: BioinfoModel/Algorthm Average GPA 3.58, 332 students
13. BME 129A: Project Des/Imp BME I Average GPA 3.60, 135 students
14. BME 163: Data Visualization Average GPA 3.69, 509 students
15. BME 185: Tech Writing Biomol Average GPA 3.69, 405 students
16. BME 21L: Intro to Basic Lab Average GPA 3.70, 264 students
17. BME 122H: Env Virology Average GPA 3.75, 182 students
18. BME 132: Evol Genomics Average GPA 3.75, 121 students
19. BME 22L: BME Molecular Biology1 Average GPA 3.76, 185 students
20. BME 23L: BME Molecular Biology2 Average GPA 3.79, 124 students
21. BME 177: Engr Stem Cells Average GPA 3.89, 256 students
22. BME 280B: Bioinform/Bioeng Sem Average GPA 3.89, 221 students

See also: Easiest classes, UCSC course catalog, BME course catalog.