BIOL 166: GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 116 with a grade of C- or better; BCH 100 or BCH 100H or BCH 110A or BCH 110HA; PHYS 002C or PHYS 02HC; PHYS 02LC or PHYS 02HLC; STAT 010; or consent of instructor. Explores how global environmental change affects the ecology, physiology, behavior, and evolution of organisms. Topics include global change and its drivers including rising CO2, nitrogen deposition, temperature, and habitat alteration. Illustrates how organismal responses scale up to influence species interactions, ecological communities, and ecosystem processes.
Average GPA: 3.57
Grade distribution records: 729 students across 10 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 90 | 12.3% |
| A | 243 | 33.3% |
| A- | 179 | 24.6% |
| B+ | 90 | 12.3% |
| B | 62 | 8.5% |
| B- | 12 | 1.6% |
| C+ | 11 | 1.5% |
| C | 13 | 1.8% |
| C- | 8 | 1.1% |
| D | 5 | 0.7% |
| F | 10 | 1.4% |
| W | 4 | 0.5% |
Based on 729 student grade records across 10 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Helen Regan 140 students, Average GPA 3.71
- Brooke Rose 98 students, Average GPA 3.33
- Kaleigh Russell 80 students, Average GPA 3.74
- Jared Anderson-Huxley 56 students, Average GPA 3.53