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SBIO-3124: Paper and Paperboard Packaging

Description: Paper and paperboard properties and types. Types and performance of flexible paper packaging, sacks, and wraps. Folding carton design, properties of corrugated fiberboard. Corrugated fiberboard container design and performance. Packaging regulations and hazards of the distribution environment. Printing, labeling and automatic identification methods.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: SBIO-2104

Required By: SBIO-4214

Corequisites: SBIO-2004

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 8

Average GPA: 3.50 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 51.95%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

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Grade Distribution Over Time

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Spring 2019Winter 2019Spring 2020Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Term050% W