GEO 003: 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 BIOL 010.
Average GPA: 2.88
Grade distribution records: 1,250 students across 13 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 43 | 3.4% |
| A | 200 | 16.0% |
| A- | 150 | 12.0% |
| B+ | 129 | 10.3% |
| B | 186 | 14.9% |
| B- | 124 | 9.9% |
| C+ | 101 | 8.1% |
| C | 95 | 7.6% |
| C- | 52 | 4.2% |
| D+ | 30 | 2.4% |
| D | 19 | 1.5% |
| D- | 13 | 1.0% |
| F | 48 | 3.8% |
| NP | 12 | 1.0% |
| S | 35 | 2.8% |
| W | 13 | 1.0% |
Based on 1,250 student grade records across 13 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Mary Droser 565 students, Average GPA 2.77
- Aaron Martinez 118 students, Average GPA 3.38
- Michelle Zill 11 students, Average GPA 3.73