Hardest ECE classes at OU

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

1. ECE 4523: Intro to Communication Theory Average GPA 2.69, 231 students
2. ECE 3323: Intro-solid State Elec Devices Average GPA 2.72, 243 students
3. ECE 3613: Electromagnetic Fields I Average GPA 2.84, 345 students
4. ECE 3793: Signals and Systems Average GPA 2.85, 477 students
5. ECE 3723: Electrical Circuits Ii Average GPA 2.89, 473 students
6. ECE 2723: Electrical Circuits I Average GPA 2.95, 2,108 students
7. ECE 2214: Digital Design Average GPA 2.98, 594 students
8. ECE 4363: Optical Engineering Average GPA 3.03, 112 students
9. ECE 2523: Probs, Stats & Random Process Average GPA 3.09, 452 students
10. ECE 3223: Microprocessor System Design Average GPA 3.12, 2,042 students
11. ECE 2713: Digital Signals and Filtering Average GPA 3.19, 1,758 students
12. ECE 3813: Introductory Electronics Average GPA 3.19, 429 students
13. ECE 3773: Elec/comp Engr Circuits Lab Average GPA 3.20, 1,526 students
14. ECE 4613: Computer Architecture Average GPA 3.20, 308 students
15. ECE 3873: Elec/comp Engr Electronics Lab Average GPA 3.22, 399 students
16. ECE 4213: Digital Signal Processing Average GPA 3.32, 104 students
17. ECE 4973: Inverter Based Resources Average GPA 3.47, 235 students
18. ECE 4623: Computer Hardware Design Average GPA 3.52, 237 students
19. ECE 4273: Digital Design Laboratory Average GPA 3.55, 382 students
20. ECE 3113: Energy Conversion I Average GPA 3.61, 248 students
21. ECE 5403: Linear Systems Analysis Average GPA 3.63, 146 students
22. ECE 5970: Stochastic Signal Processing Average GPA 3.66, 107 students
23. ECE 5363: Optical Engineering Average GPA 3.77, 131 students
24. ECE 5973: Inverter Based Resources Average GPA 3.81, 299 students
25. ECE 4773: Laboratory (special Projects) Average GPA 3.85, 1,996 students

See also: Easiest classes, OU course catalog, ECE course catalog.