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BIOL-3404: Introductory Animal Physiology

Description: A comparative systems level approach to the physiology of animals, emphasizing vertebrates: metabolic, temperature, osmotic, and ionic regulation; function of respiratory, circulatory, digestive, muscle, nervous, and locomotory systems; endocrine regulation and biological rhythms. Must have prerequisites or instructors permission.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BIOL-1106 and (BIOL-1105 or ISC-2105)

Required By: ALS-4554, BIOL-4554

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.12 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 24.42%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.63%

Ignacio T Moore202336.0%38.3%19.3%1.0%1.0%4.4%3.085
Marissa M Langager202454.3%34.3%4.2%4.3%2.9%0.0%3.301

Grade Distribution Over Time

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