Hardest lower-division classes at Mississippi State University
The 50 lower-division (1000 to 2999) courses at Mississippi State University 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 | BIO 1004 | Anatomy and Physiology | 20.2% | 2.48 | 573 |
| 2 | PSS 1313 | Plant Science | 20.7% | 2.74 | 324 |
| 3 | MA 1613 | Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I | 21.5% | 2.29 | 2,664 |
| 4 | CE 2803 | Environmental Engineering Issues | 21.5% | 2.69 | 433 |
| 5 | EN 2503 | Teaching Grammar | 22.2% | 2.61 | 343 |
| 6 | MA 1103 | College Algebra Linked Lab- Corequisite Model | 22.4% | 2.60 | 317 |
| 7 | WFA 1102 | Wildlife and Fisheries Profession | 23.3% | 2.61 | 377 |
| 8 | BIO 1144 | Biology II | 23.7% | 2.42 | 2,363 |
| 9 | CH 1213 | Chemistry I | 24.4% | 2.54 | 4,695 |
| 10 | PH 1023 | The Science of Our World and Beyond | 24.8% | 2.56 | 307 |
| 11 | BIO 2513 | Animal Diversity | 27.5% | 2.65 | 560 |
| 12 | BCS 2116 | Building Construction Studio 1 | 27.5% | 3.04 | 207 |
| 13 | BIO 1023 | Plants and Humans | 27.9% | 2.68 | 3,072 |
| 14 | BL 2413 | The Legal Environment of Business | 27.9% | 2.73 | 3,038 |
| 15 | CH 1223 | Chemistry II | 28% | 2.71 | 2,750 |
| 16 | ACC 2023 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 28.5% | 2.76 | 2,738 |
| 17 | PH 2223 | Physics II | 28.9% | 2.54 | 1,090 |
| 18 | BIO 1123 | Animal Biology | 28.9% | 2.76 | 1,997 |
| 19 | PH 2213 | Physics I | 29.2% | 2.57 | 2,146 |
| 20 | PH 1013 | How Things Work | 29.6% | 2.72 | 379 |
| 21 | CO 1223 | Introduction to Communication Theory | 29.8% | 2.85 | 1,024 |
| 22 | MA 1313 | College Algebra | 30% | 2.62 | 3,228 |
| 23 | BIO 1134 | Biology I | 31.1% | 2.63 | 3,817 |
| 24 | ARC 1536 | Architectural Design I-A | 31.1% | 3.05 | 219 |
| 25 | EN 2243 | American Literature Before 1865 | 31.2% | 2.75 | 221 |
| 26 | HI 1213 | Early Western World | 31.2% | 2.78 | 237 |
| 27 | HI 1063 | Early U.S. History | 31.5% | 2.68 | 2,952 |
| 28 | ADS 1113 | Animal Science | 31.5% | 2.80 | 1,072 |
| 29 | MA 2733 | Calculus III | 31.6% | 2.74 | 2,694 |
| 30 | ACC 2013 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 31.9% | 2.64 | 3,206 |
| 31 | ASE 1013 | Introduction to Aerospace Engineering | 32.7% | 2.78 | 397 |
| 32 | MA 1213 | Math in Your World | 32.8% | 2.79 | 561 |
| 33 | PH 1063 | Descriptive Astronomy | 33% | 2.73 | 324 |
| 34 | EM 2433 | Engineering Mechanics II | 33.4% | 2.73 | 1,299 |
| 35 | EP 2013 | Fundamentals of Kinesiology | 33.5% | 3.03 | 532 |
| 36 | EC 2113 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 33.7% | 2.84 | 4,036 |
| 37 | EN 1104 | Expanded English Composition I | 34% | 2.63 | 235 |
| 38 | GR 1111 | Physical Geography Laboratory | 34.4% | 2.85 | 683 |
| 39 | PH 1113 | General Physics I | 34.9% | 2.67 | 1,242 |
| 40 | MA 1723 | Calculus II | 35.5% | 2.68 | 2,942 |
| 41 | EC 2123 | Principles of Microeconomics | 35.6% | 2.86 | 4,142 |
| 42 | BIO 2113 | Plant Biology | 36% | 2.79 | 751 |
| 43 | INS 2003 | Personal Money Management | 36% | 2.94 | 347 |
| 44 | HI 1073 | Modern U.S. History | 36.5% | 2.86 | 3,172 |
| 45 | MA 1453 | Precalculus | 37% | 2.82 | 430 |
| 46 | AEC 2713 | Introduction to Food and Resource Economics | 37.1% | 2.92 | 945 |
| 47 | ST 2113 | Elementary Statistics | 37.3% | 2.83 | 4,666 |
| 48 | MA 2113 | Elementary Statistics | 37.5% | 2.83 | 4,641 |
| 49 | MA 1323 | Trigonometry | 37.8% | 2.83 | 2,312 |
| 50 | FIN 2003 | Personal Money Management | 37.8% | 2.97 | 394 |
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Historical data from official Mississippi State University 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.