Hardest CVE classes at URI

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

1. CVE 220: Mechanics of Materials Average GPA 2.51, 3,773 students
2. CVE 354: Structural Engineering Average GPA 2.58, 707 students
3. CVE 381: Geotechnical Engineering Average GPA 2.61, 537 students
4. CVE 483: Shallow Foundations Average GPA 2.68, 477 students
5. CVE 205: Basic Surveying Average GPA 3.03, 740 students
6. CVE 347: Highway Engineering Average GPA 3.08, 475 students
7. CVE 382: Geotechnical Engineering Lab Average GPA 3.09, 531 students
8. CVE 477: Envir Sustain & Green Engr Average GPA 3.12, 178 students
9. CVE 374: Environmental Engineering Average GPA 3.14, 509 students
10. CVE 346: Transportation Engineering Average GPA 3.15, 500 students
11. CVE 370: Hydraulic Engineering Average GPA 3.20, 493 students
12. CVE 465: Analysis Design Concrete Str Average GPA 3.22, 506 students
13. CVE 460: Steel Structures Average GPA 3.32, 260 students
14. CVE 348: Hwy Engineering Lab Average GPA 3.35, 512 students
15. CVE 230: Mechanics of Materials Lab Average GPA 3.36, 574 students
16. CVE 470: Water & Wastewater Tran Sys Average GPA 3.45, 129 students
17. CVE 355: Structural Engineering Lab Average GPA 3.48, 540 students
18. CVE 475: Water in the Environment Average GPA 3.48, 340 students
19. CVE 250: Cadd for Civil Engineers Average GPA 3.50, 409 students
20. CVE 453: Indeterminate Structures Average GPA 3.52, 111 students
21. CVE 323G: Humanitarian Engineering Average GPA 3.58, 163 students
22. CVE 375: Environmental Engineering Lab Average GPA 3.61, 1,053 students
23. CVE 497: Civil Engineering Design I Average GPA 3.69, 1,183 students
24. CVE 498: Civil Engineering Design Ii Average GPA 3.76, 1,239 students
25. CVE 334: Construction Management Average GPA 3.85, 306 students

See also: Easiest classes, URI course catalog, CVE course catalog.