MCBL 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 BIOL 121. Credit is awarded for one of the following MCBL 121, BIOL 121, or MCBL 131.
Average GPA: 3.08
Grade distribution records: 2,671 students across 36 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 246 | 9.2% |
| A | 553 | 20.7% |
| A- | 259 | 9.7% |
| B+ | 311 | 11.6% |
| B | 390 | 14.6% |
| B- | 242 | 9.1% |
| C+ | 212 | 7.9% |
| C | 206 | 7.7% |
| C- | 112 | 4.2% |
| D+ | 25 | 0.9% |
| D | 79 | 3.0% |
| D- | 9 | 0.3% |
| F | 20 | 0.7% |
| W | 6 | 0.2% |
Based on 2,671 student grade records across 36 terms and 10 professors.
Instructors
- Ansel Hsiao 538 students, Average GPA 3.10
- Mary Roper 537 students, Average GPA 3.02
- Wenbo Ma 126 students, Average GPA 2.66
- Jesús Pena 113 students, Average GPA 2.88
- Ilva Cabrera 103 students, Average GPA 2.83
- Gregory Newkirk 97 students, Average GPA 3.01
- Antara Chakravarty 79 students, Average GPA 3.42
- Brooke Pickett 48 students, Average GPA 3.59
- Beth Peacock 33 students, Average GPA 3.71
- Logan Collier 23 students, Average GPA 3.35