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APSC-4004: Contemporary Issues in the Animal Sciences

Description: Applying critical thinking, ethical reasoning and problem solving in order to make ethical decisions in regard to important contemporary issues in animal agriculture and other areas of the animal sciences; discourse through oral and written communication.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: APSC-2004

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 64

Average GPA: 3.81 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 73.43%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.32%

Kadi Samer W El202491.2%8.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.876
Michelle Rhoads202395.0%3.5%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.8%3.928
Elizabeth R Gilbert202488.9%9.3%0.0%0.0%1.8%0.0%3.804
Katie J Heiderscheit202479.4%17.3%1.6%0.9%0.8%0.0%3.678
Rami A Dalloul202090.9%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.892
Erica N Feuerbacher202090.2%9.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.872
Heather L Bradford201985.7%14.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.841
Robin White202193.1%3.4%0.0%0.0%3.5%0.0%3.802
Susan Campbell202288.1%7.1%2.4%2.4%0.0%0.0%3.813
James W Knight202487.9%9.8%1.9%0.0%0.4%0.0%3.8115
Sally E Johnson202490.5%7.6%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%3.857
David E Gerrard201946.7%46.7%0.0%0.0%6.7%0.0%3.271
Staff Gonzalez2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.921
Staff Morota202187.5%6.3%6.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.771
Fernando H Biase2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.951
Timothy Jarome202178.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.1%14.3%3.621
Eric A Wong202060.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.631

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W