Genetics

University of California, Santa Cruz

BIOL 105 at UCSC: average GPA 2.60 across 5,747 students. Grade distribution by term. Mendelian and molecular genetics; mechanisms of heredity, mutation…

Average GPA: 2.60

Grade distribution records: 5,747 students across 25 terms.

Enrollment requirements

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 20A and BIOE 20B.

2026–2027 · UCSC catalog

Grade distribution

Grade	Students	Percent
A+	152	2.6%
A	659	11.5%
A-	413	7.2%
B+	505	8.8%
B	812	14.1%
B-	475	8.3%
C+	515	9.0%
C	1,015	17.7%
C-	118	2.1%
D+	59	1.0%
D	314	5.5%
D-	1	0.0%
F	338	5.9%
P	54	0.9%
NP	165	2.9%
W	149	2.6%

Based on 5,747 student grade records across 25 terms and 7 professors.

Instructors

• Jeremy C Lee 1,500 students, Average GPA 2.55
• Rohinton T Kamakaka 1,105 students, Average GPA 2.53
• Upasna Sharma 1,043 students, Average GPA 2.89
• Needhi Bhalla 874 students, Average GPA 2.33
• Michael Jake Doody 773 students, Average GPA 2.67
• Susan Strome 452 students, Average GPA 2.62
• William Sullivan 219 students, Average GPA 2.88