Hardest upper-division classes at Georgia State University (Atlanta, Georgia)
The 50 upper-division (3000 to 4999) courses at Georgia State University (Atlanta, Georgia) with the lowest A rates, the share of students who earned an A, across all terms on record. Only courses with at least 200 students on record that were taught in 2024 or later are included, so small seminars and independent study are left out.
| # | Course | Name | A rate | Avg GPA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NURS 3530 | Medical Surgical II | 8.7% | 2.88 | 600 |
| 2 | RMI 4020 | Survey of Commercial Insurance Policies | 10% | 2.17 | 289 |
| 3 | CRJU 4470 | Mass Murders | 10.2% | 2.25 | 254 |
| 4 | KH 4630 | Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription | 10.7% | 2.70 | 779 |
| 5 | KH 4360 | Clinical Exercise Physiology | 12.1% | 2.45 | 796 |
| 6 | NURS 4115 | Caring for Children and Adolescents | 12.7% | 3.08 | 535 |
| 7 | CIS 3270 | Application Development Using AI | 13% | 2.48 | 200 |
| 8 | MATH 4662 | Analysis II | 13.4% | 2.40 | 224 |
| 9 | CRJU 4460 | Serial Killers | 13.5% | 2.56 | 370 |
| 10 | BIOL 4074 | Developmental Biology-CTW | 14% | 2.29 | 242 |
| 11 | NURS 3162 | Medical Surgical I | 14.7% | 2.98 | 817 |
| 12 | NURS 3810 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Care for Populations | 15% | 3.07 | 1,108 |
| 13 | ECON 4600 | Economic Development | 15.1% | 2.59 | 602 |
| 14 | MATH 4661 | Analysis I | 15.5% | 2.30 | 283 |
| 15 | SPAN 3303 | Advanced Grammar I | 16.9% | 2.36 | 326 |
| 16 | KH 3550 | Statistics and Evaluation in Exercise Science | 18.5% | 2.42 | 914 |
| 17 | KH 4280 | Theories and Techniques of Physical Activity Behavior Change | 18.8% | 2.69 | 855 |
| 18 | BIOL 4460 | Parasitology | 18.9% | 2.73 | 455 |
| 19 | BIOL 4428 | Medical Microbiology | 20.2% | 2.81 | 263 |
| 20 | AAS 4030 | African-American Relationships | 20.3% | 2.90 | 222 |
| 21 | PSYC 3330 | Mind and Brain | 20.4% | 2.65 | 383 |
| 22 | AAS 3120 | African Diaspora | 21.7% | 2.72 | 336 |
| 23 | NUTR 3700 | Micronutrient Nutrition | 21.8% | 2.51 | 211 |
| 24 | ACCT 4310 | Accounting Information Systems | 22.2% | 2.67 | 1,158 |
| 25 | FI 3300 | Corporation Finance | 23.1% | 2.69 | 11,288 |
| 26 | ACCT 4610 | Introduction to Assurance Services | 23.1% | 2.72 | 1,204 |
| 27 | MK 4300 | Advertising | 23.2% | 2.71 | 1,550 |
| 28 | MK 4010 | Marketing Metrics, Analysis and Problem Solving | 23.6% | 2.59 | 2,243 |
| 29 | SPAN 3302 | Written Communication in Spanish | 23.8% | 2.54 | 315 |
| 30 | RT 3112 | Respiratory Care Procedures II | 24.3% | 3.07 | 255 |
| 31 | FI 4260 | Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, and Trading Strategies | 26.1% | 3.07 | 387 |
| 32 | ECON 4100 | Economics, Philosophy and Public Policy | 26.7% | 2.72 | 258 |
| 33 | RT 3005 | Clinical Cardiopulmonary Physiology | 26.9% | 2.85 | 309 |
| 34 | RT 3040 | Respiratory Care Pharmacology | 26.9% | 3.05 | 260 |
| 35 | FI 4240 | Global Portfolio Management | 27.1% | 2.94 | 292 |
| 36 | RT 4012 | Ventilatory Support II | 27.4% | 3.15 | 241 |
| 37 | CHEM 4600 | Biochemistry I | 27.5% | 2.72 | 2,831 |
| 38 | RT 3025 | Patient Evaluation | 27.5% | 3.07 | 295 |
| 39 | RT 3111 | Respiratory Care Procedures I | 27.6% | 2.93 | 301 |
| 40 | CRJU 4405 | Cybercrime | 27.9% | 2.49 | 280 |
| 41 | PSYC 3530 | Advanced Research Design/Data Analysis CTW | 27.9% | 2.55 | 4,482 |
| 42 | HADM 3600 | Event Management | 28.1% | 3.02 | 1,400 |
| 43 | ECON 4750 | Introduction to Game Theory | 28.3% | 2.81 | 381 |
| 44 | SCOM 3060 | Communication Law and Regulation | 28.6% | 2.75 | 434 |
| 45 | SCOM 3250 | Persuasion-CTW | 29% | 2.82 | 566 |
| 46 | FI 4470 | Commercial Banking and FinTech | 29.1% | 3.07 | 892 |
| 47 | MGT 4700 | Operations Management | 29.2% | 2.65 | 1,129 |
| 48 | KH 4290 | Cardiopulmonary Physiology | 29.2% | 2.94 | 775 |
| 49 | JOUR 3060 | Communication Law and Regulation | 29.3% | 2.87 | 1,125 |
| 50 | MATH 4435 | Linear Algebra II | 29.9% | 2.51 | 321 |
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Historical data from official Georgia State University (Atlanta, Georgia) grade records, all years and semesters combined. Historical grades, not a guarantee: past grades describe past terms and don’t predict your grade. Professor-by-professor breakdowns are in the app.