CBNS 101: FUNDAMENTALS OF CELL BIOLOGY
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 008C and CHEM 08LC or CHEM 08HC and CHEM 08HLC and BCH 100 or BCH 110A or BCH 110HA (BCH 100 or BCH 110A or BCH 110HA may be taken concurrently). Introduces the principles of eukaryotic cell biology. Includes an examination of the molecules and systems that mediate cell function and an overview of membrane architecture and function, cell signaling and signal transduction, the cytoskeleton, organelles, protein targeting and secretion, and the nucleus and nuclear transport. Credit is not awarded for CBNS 101 if it has already been awarded for BIOL 113 or BIOL 114.
Average GPA: 2.98
Grade distribution records: 6,843 students across 40 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 473 | 6.9% |
| A | 1,111 | 16.2% |
| A- | 718 | 10.5% |
| B+ | 917 | 13.4% |
| B | 1,047 | 15.3% |
| B- | 563 | 8.2% |
| C+ | 609 | 8.9% |
| C | 739 | 10.8% |
| C- | 195 | 2.8% |
| D+ | 112 | 1.6% |
| D | 141 | 2.1% |
| D- | 56 | 0.8% |
| F | 93 | 1.4% |
| NP | 1 | 0.0% |
| S | 26 | 0.4% |
| W | 40 | 0.6% |
Based on 6,843 student grade records across 40 terms and 8 professors.
Instructors
- Jeffrey Bachant 1,738 students, Average GPA 3.14
- Fedor Karginov 1,043 students, Average GPA 2.91
- Vijayalakshmi Santhakumar 1,008 students, Average GPA 2.98
- Nicole Zur Nieden 580 students, Average GPA 3.05
- Venugopala Gonehal 107 students, Average GPA 2.86
- Christi Scott 42 students, Average GPA 3.25
- Omran Karmach 35 students, Average GPA 2.72
- Alexander King 20 students, Average GPA 2.76