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BIOL-1105: Principles of Biology

Description: Introduction to the science of biology. 1105: living systems; biological molecules; cell structure, function, and reproduction; cellular energetics and metabolism; expression and inheritance of genetic information; evolution; ethical implications of research and discovery in these areas. 1106: animal and plant anatomy and physiology, ecology, and animal behavior; ethical implications of research and discovery in these areas. (1105 duplicates 1005, 1014; 1106 duplicates 1006, 1014. Credit for 1014 will be disallowed if 1105 or 1106 are taken after earning credit for 1014)

Pathways: 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 60

Average GPA: 2.63 (rounds to B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 18.16%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.58%

Mary V Lipscomb202422.9%34.9%27.8%8.0%3.7%2.8%2.6612
Michael S Rosenzweig202420.0%43.1%27.3%5.7%1.8%2.1%2.7512
Megan M Emori202419.6%37.1%26.4%9.0%2.7%5.3%2.6511
Richard A Walker202317.1%39.2%30.9%7.2%2.1%3.5%2.643
Jonathan I Watkinson20248.2%33.7%35.7%14.7%3.8%3.9%2.2910
Eric P Hogan202420.6%36.9%27.1%8.6%2.8%4.0%2.665
Todd S Fredericksen202130.8%42.0%20.1%3.4%2.2%1.4%2.973
Marissa M Langager202418.7%37.4%27.2%8.5%1.7%6.4%2.671
Bill Wills202415.9%32.6%31.8%9.2%3.0%7.5%2.531
Cameron B Braswell202213.6%34.4%28.4%14.8%3.8%5.1%2.411
Kristen A Bretz202321.2%36.1%28.6%6.6%1.7%5.8%2.731

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Summer I 2019Fall 2019Winter 2019Summer I 2020Fall 2020Winter 2020Summer I 2021Fall 2021Winter 2021Summer I 2022Fall 2022Winter 2022Summer I 2023Fall 2023Winter 2023Fall 2024Term050% W