BIOL 005B: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 005A with a grade of C- or better; BIOL 05LA with a grade of C- or better or BIOL 020 with a grade of C- or better; CHEM 001A, CHEM 01LA or CHEM 01HA, CHEM 1HLA or CHEM 002A, CHEM 02LA; CHEM 001B, may be taken concurrently, CHEM 01LB, may be taken concurrently or CHEM 01HB, may be taken concurrently, CHEM 1HLB, may be taken concurrently or CHEM 002B, may be taken concurrently, CHEM 02LB, may be taken concurrently. An intensive course designed to prepare for upper-division courses in organismal biology. Covers developmental biology, physiology, and regulation at the level of the organism. Required for Biology majors; recommended for science majors desiring an introduction to biology.
Average GPA: 2.84
Grade distribution records: 14,665 students across 40 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 961 | 6.6% |
| A | 1,735 | 11.8% |
| A- | 1,771 | 12.1% |
| B+ | 1,514 | 10.3% |
| B | 2,235 | 15.2% |
| B- | 1,409 | 9.6% |
| C+ | 1,216 | 8.3% |
| C | 1,645 | 11.2% |
| C- | 846 | 5.8% |
| D+ | 156 | 1.1% |
| D | 678 | 4.6% |
| D- | 61 | 0.4% |
| F | 315 | 2.1% |
| NP | 22 | 0.2% |
| S | 53 | 0.4% |
| W | 46 | 0.3% |
Based on 14,665 student grade records across 40 terms and 22 professors.
Instructors
- Louis Santiago 1,795 students, Average GPA 2.67
- Kimberly Hammond 1,050 students, Average GPA 2.75
- Richard Redak 965 students, Average GPA 2.44
- Polly Campbell 662 students, Average GPA 2.42
- Lucy Delaney 616 students, Average GPA 3.24
- George Jenerette 596 students, Average GPA 2.50
- Ryan Joseph 478 students, Average GPA 3.28
- Juan Giraldo Gomez 463 students, Average GPA 3.27
- Scott Kelly 444 students, Average GPA 2.24
- Helen Regan 416 students, Average GPA 2.15
- Elisa Cabrera Guzman 394 students, Average GPA 2.55
- Catherine Nguyen 270 students, Average GPA 3.45
- Shana Welles 232 students, Average GPA 2.72
- Nadje Najar 212 students, Average GPA 3.00
- David Fronk 157 students, Average GPA 3.55
- Laura Catano 146 students, Average GPA 3.25
- Anne Hilborn 90 students, Average GPA 3.42
- Taylor Meyer 89 students, Average GPA 2.98
- Nathan Horrell 86 students, Average GPA 2.83
- Sam Kubica 69 students, Average GPA 3.26
- Glen Morrison 45 students, Average GPA 3.57
- Anthony Cobos 23 students, Average GPA 3.27