Hardest classes at USC Lancaster
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- MATH 111I: Intensive Basic College Math Average GPA 2.18, 849 students
- BIOL 243: Human Anat & Physiology I Average GPA 2.18, 708 students
- CHEM 105: Chemistry and Modern Society I Average GPA 2.56, 228 students
- BIOL 244: Human Anatomy & Physiology Ii Average GPA 2.65, 196 students
- BIOL 101: Biological Principles I Average GPA 2.67, 311 students
- BIOL 110: General Biology Average GPA 2.68, 352 students
- ENVR 101L: Intro to the Environment Lab Average GPA 2.69, 102 students
- ECON 224: Introduction to Economics Average GPA 2.71, 177 students
- MATH 141: Calculus I Average GPA 2.72, 110 students
- MATH 115: Precalculus Mathematics Average GPA 2.75, 158 students
- MATH 122: Calculus for Ba & Soc Sciences Average GPA 2.76, 633 students
- ENVR 101: Intro to the Environment Average GPA 2.79, 131 students
- NURS 216: Biophysical Pathology Average GPA 2.81, 193 students
- CHEM 101: Fundamental Chemistry I Average GPA 2.83, 231 students
- PSYC 380: Sport Psychology Average GPA 2.83, 169 students
- SOCY 340: Intro to Social Problems Average GPA 2.85, 149 students
- EXSC 191: Physical Activity and Health Average GPA 2.86, 170 students
- BIOL 101L: Biological Principles I Lab Average GPA 2.87, 305 students
- ITEC 242: Business Communications Average GPA 2.88, 237 students
- HIST 102: Eur Civ: from Mid 17th Century Average GPA 2.90, 176 students
- MATH 112: Trigonometry Average GPA 2.91, 143 students
- MATH 111: Basic College Mathematics Average GPA 2.92, 1,391 students
- PSYC 420: Survey of Developmental Psych Average GPA 2.94, 358 students
- HIST 101: Eur Civ:ancient -mid 17th Cent Average GPA 2.96, 534 students
- CHEM 102: Fundamental Chemistry Ii Average GPA 2.96, 400 students
- SPAN 110: Beginning Spanish Ii Average GPA 2.97, 688 students
- STAT 112: Statistics and the Media Average GPA 2.98, 146 students
- CHEM 111: General Chemistry I Average GPA 2.99, 286 students
- SPAN 109: Beginning Spanish I Average GPA 3.01, 1,171 students
- HIST 112: Us History Since 1865 Average GPA 3.02, 1,146 students
- BIOL 243L: Human Anat & Physiology Lab Average GPA 3.03, 511 students
- MGMT 371: Principles of Management Average GPA 3.03, 419 students
- CRJU 202: Res Methods in Crim & Cr Just Average GPA 3.04, 134 students
- ENGL 101: Critical Reading & Comp Average GPA 3.05, 5,905 students
- ENGL 463: Business Writing Average GPA 3.05, 204 students
- BIOL 250: Microbiology Average GPA 3.06, 191 students
- ECON 222: Principles of Macroeconomics Average GPA 3.08, 926 students
- HPEB 300: Planning Hlth Prom Prgms Average GPA 3.08, 210 students
- MUSC 140: Jazz & American Popular Music Average GPA 3.08, 186 students
- NURS 112: Introduction to Nursing Average GPA 3.11, 417 students
- PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychology Average GPA 3.12, 4,561 students
- PHIL 102: Intro to Philosophy Average GPA 3.12, 242 students
- SPCH 145: Online Public Communication Average GPA 3.12, 234 students
- MGSC 290: Comp Info Systems in Business Average GPA 3.13, 456 students
- NURS 220: Clinical Nutrition Average GPA 3.14, 125 students
- CRJU 312: Corrections Average GPA 3.14, 106 students
- ACCT 225: Intro to Financial Accounting Average GPA 3.15, 597 students
- ARTH 106: History of Western Art Ii Average GPA 3.16, 306 students
- BIOL 206: Genetics and Society Average GPA 3.16, 139 students
- HIST 111: Us History to 1865 Average GPA 3.17, 1,380 students
- PHIL 114: Introduction to Formal Logic I Average GPA 3.17, 102 students
- ITEC 264: Comp Applications in Busn I Average GPA 3.19, 157 students
- CSCE 101: Intro to Computer Concepts Average GPA 3.20, 1,465 students
- SOCY 101: Introductory Sociology Average GPA 3.21, 3,092 students
- FINA 369: Personal Finance Average GPA 3.21, 771 students
- CHEM 107: Intro to Forensic Science Average GPA 3.23, 574 students
- HPEB 321: Personal and Community Health Average GPA 3.23, 404 students
- PSYC 430: Survey of Social Psychology Average GPA 3.23, 138 students
- MUSC 110: Introduction to Music Average GPA 3.27, 1,674 students
- MKTG 350: Principles of Marketing Average GPA 3.27, 214 students
- CSCE 102: General Applicat Programming Average GPA 3.29, 587 students
- STAT 110: Intro to Statistical Reasoning Average GPA 3.30, 822 students
- ARTE 101: Introduction to Art Average GPA 3.31, 1,025 students
- CHEM 111L: General Chemistry I Lab Average GPA 3.31, 278 students
- ENGL 102: Rhetoric and Composition Average GPA 3.36, 3,685 students
- CRJU 101: The Amer Criminal Justice Syst Average GPA 3.36, 2,458 students
- ECON 221: Principles of Microeconomics Average GPA 3.36, 2,106 students
- SPCH 140: Public Communication Average GPA 3.36, 1,322 students
- CRJU 313: Criminal Courts Average GPA 3.36, 118 students
- ARTH 105: History of Western Art I Average GPA 3.38, 355 students
- PHIL 213: Communicating Moral Issues Average GPA 3.39, 166 students
- POLI 201: American National Government Average GPA 3.40, 2,505 students
- HIST 108: Science & Tech in World Hist Average GPA 3.42, 775 students
- GEOL 101: Introduction to the Earth Average GPA 3.44, 261 students
- CHEM 107L: Intro to Forensic Science Lab Average GPA 3.45, 320 students
- CRJU 311: Policing Average GPA 3.45, 121 students
- UNIV 101: The Student in the University Average GPA 3.47, 1,169 students
- ACCT 226: Intro to Managerial Accounting Average GPA 3.47, 281 students
- STAT 201: Elementary Statistics Average GPA 3.48, 111 students
- GEOL 103: Environment of the Earth Average GPA 3.52, 367 students
- FREN 122: Basic Proficiency in French Average GPA 3.54, 276 students
- NURS 208: Nursing Informatics Average GPA 3.55, 173 students
- ACCT 324: Survey of Commercial Law Average GPA 3.56, 330 students
- SPAN 122: Basic Proficiency in Spanish Average GPA 3.57, 1,758 students
- SPAN 121: Elementary Spanish Average GPA 3.58, 1,822 students
- PHYS 201: General Physics I Average GPA 3.68, 148 students
- ITAL 121: Elementary Italian Average GPA 3.69, 411 students
- UNIV 201: Fundamentals of Integ Learning Average GPA 3.71, 116 students
- PCAM 205: Foundations of Leadership Average GPA 3.73, 132 students
- FREN 121: Elementary French Average GPA 3.76, 260 students
- BIOL 244L: Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab Average GPA 3.86, 191 students
- BIOL 250L: Microbiology Laboratory Average GPA 3.90, 114 students
- PEDU 104: Personal Fitnss & Wght Control Average GPA 4.00, 782 students
See also: Easiest classes, USC Lancaster course catalog.