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BIOL-3604: Food Microbiology

Description: Role of microorganisms in foodborne illness, food quality, spoilage, and preservation. Control of microorganisms in foods. Methods to enumerate, identify, and characterize microorganisms in foods.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 4 credits

Prerequisites: BIOL-2604 and BIOL-2614

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: FST-3604

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 19

Average GPA: 3.15 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 36.32%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.33%

Monica A Ponder202115.0%44.8%30.5%4.2%2.9%2.5%2.6410
Guopeng Cheng202478.4%19.4%1.1%0.0%1.1%0.0%3.706
Xiaowei Wu202289.8%6.1%0.0%4.2%0.0%0.0%3.753

Grade Distribution Over Time

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