BIOL 010: HEADLINES IN THE HISTORY OF LIFE
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Explores the evolution of life beginning with precellular life. Topics include the origin of sex, multicellularity, vertebrate classes, morphological specializations, adaptive radiations, extinction dynamics, and the biology of dinosaurs. Cross-listed with GEO 003.
Average GPA: 2.79
Grade distribution records: 2,303 students across 14 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 72 | 3.1% |
| A | 288 | 12.5% |
| A- | 244 | 10.6% |
| B+ | 217 | 9.4% |
| B | 342 | 14.9% |
| B- | 291 | 12.6% |
| C+ | 177 | 7.7% |
| C | 176 | 7.6% |
| C- | 122 | 5.3% |
| D+ | 50 | 2.2% |
| D | 48 | 2.1% |
| D- | 35 | 1.5% |
| F | 81 | 3.5% |
| NP | 34 | 1.5% |
| S | 103 | 4.5% |
| W | 22 | 1.0% |
Based on 2,303 student grade records across 14 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Mary Droser 1,151 students, Average GPA 2.66
- Aaron Martinez 188 students, Average GPA 3.31
- Michelle Zill 15 students, Average GPA 3.24