A few days ago, Hunan Provincial Department of Education announced the list of 2020 provincial first-class undergraduate online courses. There are 34 courses of HNUST recognized as the provincial first-class undergraduate online courses in Hunan Province in 2020 through HNUST’s application and the evaluation of experts from Provincial Department of Education. Among these courses, there are 13 online first-class undergraduate courses (excellent online open courses), 15 online and offline mixed first-class undergraduate courses, 4 social practice first-class undergraduate courses and 2 virtual simulation experiment teaching courses. Till 2020, 45 courses of HNUST have won the name of provincial first-class undergraduate courses.
| Number | Name | Principal | Category | 
| 1 | Structural Mechanics (1) | Zhang Huzhi | Excellent online open courses | 
| 2 | Fundamentals of Materials Science (1) | Liu Qingquan | Excellent online open courses | 
| 3 | Outline of Modern Chinese History: Special Topics and Questions | Yin Jieqin | Excellent online open courses | 
| 4 | Physical Chemistry (1) | Chen Shu | Excellent online open courses | 
| 5 | College Physics - Mechanics, and Heat | Wang Yanhui | Excellent online open courses | 
| 6 | An Introduction to Mao Zedong Thought and the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristic | Zhang Zhibing | Excellent online open courses | 
| 7 | Organic Chemistry (1) | Xie Wenlin | Excellent online open courses | 
| 8 | Biochemistry | Sun Yuandong | Excellent online open courses | 
| 9 | Cameralistics | Pan Aimin | Excellent online open courses | 
| 10 | International Trade Theory and Practice | Liao Xiangyue | Excellent online open courses | 
| 11 | Chinese Opera Culture | Liu Qiyu | Excellent online open courses | 
| 12 | Gymnastics | Li Liangming | Excellent online open courses | 
| 13 | Introduction to Music Therapy | Li Aoyi | Excellent online open courses | 
| 14 | Theory and Practice of Exercise Prescription | Liu Gang | Social practice courses | 
| 15 | Investigation of Advertising Culture+ | Zhou Ping | Social practice courses | 
(Translated by Wang Jing)