BIOL 121: INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 005A; BIOL 05LA or BIOL 020; BIOL 005B; BIOL 005C; CHEM 001C or CHEM 01HC; MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB; PHYS 002A, may be taken concurrently or PHYS 02HA, may be taken concurrently; PHYS 02LA, may be taken concurrently or PHYS 02HLA, may be taken concurrently; BCH 100, may be taken concurrently or BCH 110A, may be taken concurrently or BCH 110HA, may be taken concurrently; STAT 010; or consent of instructor. An intensive introduction to the fundamental physiology and molecular biology of bacteria and viruses. Covers bacterial and viral molecular genetics, an introduction to microbial pathogenesis, and applications of microbiology in modern societies. Cross-listed with MCBL 121. Credit is awarded for one of the following MCBL 121, BIOL 121, or MCBL 131.
Average GPA: 3.16
Grade distribution records: 4,046 students across 32 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 412 | 10.2% |
| A | 837 | 20.7% |
| A- | 431 | 10.7% |
| B+ | 508 | 12.6% |
| B | 599 | 14.8% |
| B- | 403 | 10.0% |
| C+ | 280 | 6.9% |
| C | 282 | 7.0% |
| C- | 148 | 3.7% |
| D+ | 37 | 0.9% |
| D | 73 | 1.8% |
| D- | 5 | 0.1% |
| F | 18 | 0.4% |
| W | 11 | 0.3% |
Based on 4,046 student grade records across 32 terms and 10 professors.
Instructors
- Ansel Hsiao 816 students, Average GPA 3.19
- Mary Roper 791 students, Average GPA 3.20
- Wenbo Ma 228 students, Average GPA 2.75
- Ilva Cabrera 146 students, Average GPA 3.00
- Gregory Newkirk 139 students, Average GPA 3.33
- Jesús Pena 127 students, Average GPA 3.10
- Antara Chakravarty 116 students, Average GPA 3.47
- Brooke Pickett 66 students, Average GPA 3.50
- Beth Peacock 28 students, Average GPA 3.45
- Logan Collier 14 students, Average GPA 2.85