Hardest PHY classes at URI

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

1. PHY 204: Elementary Physics Ii Average GPA 2.64, 4,988 students
2. PHY 205: Elementary Physics Iii Average GPA 2.73, 1,517 students
3. PHY 322: Mechanics Average GPA 2.74, 140 students
4. PHY 203: Elementary Physics I Average GPA 2.90, 4,517 students
5. PHY 331: Electricity and Magnetism Average GPA 3.09, 124 students
6. PHY 306: Elementary Modern Physics Average GPA 3.18, 241 students
7. PHY 451: Intro to Quantum Mechanics Average GPA 3.23, 105 students
8. PHY 111: General Physics I Average GPA 3.31, 4,702 students
9. PHY 273H: Honors Section-elem Phy Lab I Average GPA 3.37, 220 students
10. PHY 570: Quantum Mechanics I Average GPA 3.39, 100 students
11. PHY 203H: Honors Section-elem Phy I Average GPA 3.41, 200 students
12. PHY 109: Introduction to Physics Average GPA 3.44, 208 students
13. PHY 204H: Honors Section-elem Physics Ii Average GPA 3.44, 174 students
14. PHY 112: General Physics Ii Average GPA 3.45, 3,331 students
15. PHY 274H: Honors Section-elem Phy Lab Ii Average GPA 3.45, 313 students
16. PHY 110: Lab for Introd to Physics Average GPA 3.59, 217 students
17. PHY 274: Elementary Physics Lab Ii Average GPA 3.63, 4,179 students
18. PHY 273: Elementary Physics Lab I Average GPA 3.66, 4,896 students
19. PHY 275: Elementary Physics Lab Iii Average GPA 3.72, 1,562 students
20. PHY 205H: Honors Section-elem Phy Iii Average GPA 3.72, 135 students
21. PHY 185: Lab for General Physics I Average GPA 3.78, 5,165 students
22. PHY 186: Lab for General Physics Ii Average GPA 3.86, 3,490 students
23. PHY 401: Sem in Physics Average GPA 3.95, 133 students
24. PHY 275H: Honors Sec.-elem Phy Lab Iii Average GPA 3.96, 147 students
25. PHY 402: Sem in Physics Average GPA 3.99, 115 students

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