Hardest OCE classes at URI

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

1. OCE 408: Intro-eng Wave & Littoral Proc Average GPA 2.42, 302 students
2. OCE 471: Underwater Acoustics Average GPA 2.93, 281 students
3. OCE 301: Fundamentals Ocean Mechanics Average GPA 2.95, 312 students
4. OCE 205: Ocean Eng. Design Tools Average GPA 3.24, 331 students
5. OCE 213: Computer Programming in Oce Average GPA 3.25, 213 students
6. OCE 206: Ocean Measure-instrumentation Average GPA 3.29, 324 students
7. OCE 360: Robotic Ocean Instr. Design Average GPA 3.33, 227 students
8. OCE 421: Coastal Structure Design Average GPA 3.36, 237 students
9. OCE 310: Basic Ocean Measuremt Average GPA 3.37, 124 students
10. OCE 394: Design Appl. in Ocean Eng. Average GPA 3.41, 190 students
11. OCE 513: Ocean Renewable Energy Average GPA 3.46, 147 students
12. OCE 315: Hydro Lab for Ocean Eng. Average GPA 3.53, 227 students
13. OCE 311: Coastal Measure & Applications Average GPA 3.56, 272 students
14. OCE 562: Marine Vehicle Control Average GPA 3.56, 101 students
15. OCE 592: Special Problems Average GPA 3.70, 106 students
16. OCE 575: Marine Bioacoustics Average GPA 3.76, 160 students
17. OCE 467: Rov Design Average GPA 3.81, 158 students
18. OCE 495: Ocean System Design Project I Average GPA 3.82, 909 students
19. OCE 571: Underwater Acoustics I Average GPA 3.86, 170 students
20. OCE 101: Intro to Ocean Engineering Average GPA 3.92, 397 students
21. OCE 496: Ocean Syst Design Project Ii Average GPA 3.93, 859 students
22. OCE 416: Ocean Eng Pro Practic Average GPA 3.95, 439 students

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