Hardest classes at OU

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

  1. HIST 3623: Conformity/dissent in 1950/60s Average GPA 2.01, 286 students
  2. HIST 4213: China's Art of War Average GPA 2.22, 218 students
  3. HIST 1723: East Asia to 1600 Average GPA 2.31, 430 students
  4. MATH 2123: Calculus Ii-bus, Life, Soc Sci Average GPA 2.31, 143 students
  5. HIST 3873: Early Imperial China Average GPA 2.32, 217 students
  6. HIST 4203: Classical China Average GPA 2.32, 173 students
  7. UCOL 2002: Strategies for Success Average GPA 2.33, 787 students
  8. BIOL 3214: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Average GPA 2.33, 110 students
  9. MATH 1641: Functions and Modeling Coreq Average GPA 2.36, 327 students
  10. MATH 1501: College Algebra Corequisite Average GPA 2.41, 215 students
  11. MATH 1643: Functn/model Bus/life/soc Sci Average GPA 2.42, 4,715 students
  12. ENGL 1111: Comp 1 Stretch Average GPA 2.43, 631 students
  13. MATH 1523: Precalculus and Trigonometry Average GPA 2.49, 2,864 students
  14. MATH 1503: College Algebra Average GPA 2.50, 3,203 students
  15. CEES 3363: Soil Mechanics Average GPA 2.51, 237 students
  16. PHYS 3043: Physical Mechanics I Average GPA 2.51, 205 students
  17. BIOL 2255: Human Anatomy Average GPA 2.53, 4,963 students
  18. CHEM 3653: Introduction to Biochemistry Average GPA 2.54, 1,371 students
  19. ECON 3133: Intermed Macroeconomic Theory Average GPA 2.54, 492 students
  20. MATH 1743: Calculus I-bus, Life, Soc Sci Average GPA 2.55, 20,604 students
  21. COMM 4423: Communication & Public Opinion Average GPA 2.55, 221 students
  22. CH E 3123: Moment/heat & Mass Transfer Ii Average GPA 2.58, 138 students
  23. HIST 3293: Antisemitism Average GPA 2.58, 124 students
  24. BIOL 2124: Human Physiology Average GPA 2.59, 1,578 students
  25. UNIV 2001: Strategies for Success Average GPA 2.59, 514 students
  26. MUSC 5100: Musc Grad Review I Average GPA 2.60, 148 students
  27. MIRS 4842: Cardiac Sonography Ii Average GPA 2.62, 154 students
  28. MATH 1823: Calculus & Analyt Geometry I Average GPA 2.63, 9,376 students
  29. PHAR 7456: Physiology Average GPA 2.64, 255 students
  30. P E 3221: Rock Properties Laboratory Average GPA 2.65, 1,602 students
  31. MATH 4433: Introduction to Analysis I Average GPA 2.65, 102 students
  32. B AD 2113: Introduction to Business I Average GPA 2.66, 133 students
  33. UCOL 2001: Strategies for Success Average GPA 2.68, 525 students
  34. AME 4383: Control Systems Average GPA 2.68, 159 students
  35. ECE 4523: Intro to Communication Theory Average GPA 2.69, 231 students
  36. CEES 3413: Structural Analysis I Average GPA 2.69, 194 students
  37. COMM 3253: Persuasion Principles Average GPA 2.69, 145 students
  38. UNIV 1000: Perspectives on Integrity Average GPA 2.70, 227 students
  39. ISE 4553: Data-driven Decision Making I Average GPA 2.70, 158 students
  40. ECE 3323: Intro-solid State Elec Devices Average GPA 2.72, 243 students
  41. CL C 2413: Medical Vocabulary Average GPA 2.73, 465 students
  42. ECON 3213: Environmental Economics Average GPA 2.73, 198 students
  43. MATH 2423: Calculus & Analyt Geometry Ii Average GPA 2.74, 7,498 students
  44. COMM 2713: Communication Theory Average GPA 2.74, 1,957 students
  45. P E 3813: Formation Evaluation-well Logs Average GPA 2.74, 1,356 students
  46. CH E 4473: Kinetics Average GPA 2.75, 828 students
  47. C S 1324: Intro Prog for Non-programmers Average GPA 2.75, 725 students
  48. COMM 2513: Introduction to Statistics Average GPA 2.75, 597 students
  49. METR 2004: Atmospheric Circulations Average GPA 2.75, 554 students
  50. OCTH 8274: Ortho Concepts of the Ue Dysf Average GPA 2.75, 199 students
  51. I D 1134: Id Communication Studio I Average GPA 2.75, 189 students
  52. COMM 3283: Communication and Emotion Average GPA 2.75, 140 students
  53. A HI 4753: American West in Photography Average GPA 2.75, 140 students
  54. MATH 2443: Calculus & Analyt Geometry Iv Average GPA 2.76, 1,019 students
  55. P SC 3873: Transnational Politics Average GPA 2.76, 139 students
  56. PHYS 1215: Intro Phys II for Mjrs(honors) Average GPA 2.76, 135 students
  57. COMM 2003: Communctn-non-western Culture Average GPA 2.77, 772 students
  58. PHIL 1223: Intro to Asian Philosophy Average GPA 2.77, 476 students
  59. PHIL 1103: Critical Reasoning Average GPA 2.77, 215 students
  60. COMM 3643: Media and Society Average GPA 2.77, 141 students
  61. BIOL 1134: Evolution/ecology/diversity Average GPA 2.78, 2,117 students
  62. MATH 2433: Calculus & Analyt Geometry Iii Average GPA 2.78, 1,466 students
  63. CHEM 3005: Quantitative Analysis Average GPA 2.78, 931 students
  64. L S 4523: Law of Commercial Transactions Average GPA 2.78, 597 students
  65. MBIO 3113: Cell Biology Average GPA 2.78, 376 students
  66. CH E 3473: Chemical Engr Thermodynamics Average GPA 2.78, 138 students
  67. C S 3823: Theory of Computation Average GPA 2.79, 697 students
  68. ENGL 4133: History of English Language Average GPA 2.79, 146 students
  69. CH E 3113: Moment/heat & Mass Transfer I Average GPA 2.80, 900 students
  70. ECON 3633: International Finance Theory Average GPA 2.80, 679 students
  71. ECON 4353: Public Finance-issue/taxation Average GPA 2.80, 261 students
  72. ECON 4673: Economics-money & Banking Average GPA 2.80, 209 students
  73. BIOL 1124: Intro Biol: Molecule/cell/phys Average GPA 2.81, 6,652 students
  74. HIST 1543: Intro to American Indian Hist Average GPA 2.81, 409 students
  75. CEES 2223: Fluid Mechanics Average GPA 2.81, 328 students
  76. PHYS 1205: Intro Phys.i [majors] (honors) Average GPA 2.81, 121 students
  77. CHEM 3421: Physical Chemistry Laboratory Average GPA 2.82, 2,776 students
  78. PHAR 7834: Pharmacokinetics Average GPA 2.82, 213 students
  79. MIRS 4852: Vascular Sonography Ii Average GPA 2.82, 168 students
  80. ISE 4623: Deterministic Systems Models Average GPA 2.82, 135 students
  81. C S 2813: Discrete Structures Average GPA 2.83, 2,322 students
  82. AME 3153: Fluid Mechanics Average GPA 2.83, 1,160 students
  83. COMM 4643: Mass Media Effects Average GPA 2.83, 202 students
  84. ACCT 3603: Income Tax Accounting I Average GPA 2.84, 885 students
  85. SOC 3963: Sexual Deviance and Society Average GPA 2.84, 495 students
  86. MATH 2513: Discrete Math Structures Average GPA 2.84, 409 students
  87. ECE 3613: Electromagnetic Fields I Average GPA 2.84, 345 students
  88. LSCJ 3413: Crime Scene Processing Average GPA 2.84, 105 students
  89. ACCT 2123: Fundmntl Managerial Accounting Average GPA 2.85, 4,106 students
  90. CL C 1123: Gods and Heroes in Art Average GPA 2.85, 1,418 students
  91. ECE 3793: Signals and Systems Average GPA 2.85, 477 students
  92. LAW 5733: Unincorporated Entities Average GPA 2.85, 401 students
  93. SOC 3363: Sociological Theory Average GPA 2.85, 246 students
  94. AFAM 2113: Africa and the Diaspora Average GPA 2.85, 148 students
  95. HIST 3883: Late Imperial China Average GPA 2.85, 136 students
  96. COMM 2413: Media Literacy Average GPA 2.85, 119 students
  97. PBIO 1114: General Botany Average GPA 2.86, 1,205 students
  98. PHAR 7813: Pharmaceutical Care I Average GPA 2.86, 213 students
  99. MATH 5743: Intro to Math Statistics Average GPA 2.86, 138 students
  100. C S 2413: Data Structures Average GPA 2.87, 3,401 students

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