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RLCL-2464: Religion and Science

Description: Exploration of the relationships between religion and science in the western tradition. Basic frameworks for relationships between religion and science in historical and cultural context, types of human knowledge and truth, similarities and differences between science and religion, evolution, the origins of the creationist movement, and contemporary moral and ethical issues.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: STS-2464

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.30 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 23.74%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.93%

Matthew R Goodrum202431.9%49.8%14.4%1.2%0.0%2.6%3.169
Michael J Ellerbrock202085.8%7.2%7.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.702
Shaily Patel202273.7%26.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.711

Grade Distribution Over Time

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