Hardest CHEM classes at UIUC

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

  1. CHEM 102: General Chemistry I Average GPA 2.52, 47,510 students
  2. CHEM 202: Accelerated Chemistry I Average GPA 2.63, 3,449 students
  3. CHEM 104: General Chemistry II Average GPA 2.64, 28,424 students
  4. CHEM 101: Introductory Chemistry Average GPA 2.67, 15,335 students
  5. CHEM 204: Accelerated Chemistry II Average GPA 2.68, 2,436 students
  6. CHEM 232: Elementary Organic Chemistry I Average GPA 2.73, 19,155 students
  7. CHEM 436: Fundamental Organic Chem II Average GPA 2.73, 1,724 students
  8. CHEM 236: Fundamental Organic Chem I Average GPA 2.81, 3,512 students
  9. CHEM 312: Inorganic Chemistry Average GPA 2.90, 2,032 students
  10. CHEM 332: Elementary Organic Chem II Average GPA 2.91, 7,493 students
  11. CHEM 237: Structure and Synthesis Average GPA 2.91, 3,132 students
  12. CHEM 474: Drug Discovery & Development Average GPA 2.97, 580 students
  13. CHEM 444: Physical Chemistry II Average GPA 3.07, 765 students
  14. CHEM 315: Instrumental Chem Systems Lab Average GPA 3.09, 2,705 students
  15. CHEM 203: Accelerated Chemistry Lab I Average GPA 3.10, 3,416 students
  16. CHEM 205: Accelerated Chemistry Lab II Average GPA 3.11, 2,345 students
  17. CHEM 223: Quantitative Analysis Lab Average GPA 3.18, 1,448 students
  18. CHEM 420: Instrumental Characterization Average GPA 3.20, 3,037 students
  19. CHEM 440: Physical Chemistry Principles Average GPA 3.20, 2,096 students
  20. CHEM 437: Organic Chemistry Lab Average GPA 3.29, 232 students
  21. CHEM 442: Physical Chemistry I Average GPA 3.31, 3,029 students
  22. CHEM 317: Inorganic Chemistry Lab Average GPA 3.32, 445 students
  23. CHEM 534: Advanced Organic Synthesis Average GPA 3.39, 276 students
  24. CHEM 360: Chemistry of the Environment Average GPA 3.43, 2,481 students
  25. CHEM 233: Elementary Organic Chem Lab I Average GPA 3.48, 15,524 students
  26. CHEM 532: Physical Organic Chemistry Average GPA 3.48, 542 students
  27. CHEM 530: Structure and Spectroscopy Average GPA 3.48, 398 students
  28. CHEM 483: Solid State Structural Anlys Average GPA 3.48, 214 students
  29. CHEM 103: General Chemistry Lab I Average GPA 3.54, 47,403 students
  30. CHEM 222: Quantitative Analysis Lecture Average GPA 3.56, 1,836 students
  31. CHEM 570: Concepts in Chemical Biology Average GPA 3.57, 446 students
  32. CHEM 512: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Average GPA 3.58, 230 students
  33. CHEM 544: Statistical Thermodynamics Average GPA 3.58, 120 students
  34. CHEM 105: General Chemistry Lab II Average GPA 3.59, 28,016 students
  35. CHEM 584: Introduction to Materials Chem Average GPA 3.65, 509 students
  36. CHEM 108: Chemistry, Everyday Phenomena Average GPA 3.75, 857 students
  37. CHEM 588: Physical Methods Mat Chem Average GPA 3.76, 289 students
  38. CHEM 524: Electrochemical Methods Average GPA 3.76, 224 students
  39. CHEM 572: Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms Average GPA 3.76, 149 students
  40. CHEM 150: First Semester Success in Chem Average GPA 3.80, 246 students
  41. CHEM 199: Undergraduate Open Seminar Average GPA 3.92, 11,358 students

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