BSCI170

Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Prerequisite: Must have math eligibility of MATH120 or higher. Recommended: For Science majors. Credit only granted for: BSCI105 or BSCI170. Formerly: BSCI105. Basic principles of biology with special emphasis on cellular and molecular biology. (Sponsoring Dept.: BSCI).

Sister Courses: BSCI170C, BSCI170H

Spring 2026

James Sniezek

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Ricardo Araneda

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William Jeffery

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Nicholas Fletcher

29 reviews
Average rating: 4.41

Niranjana Krishnan

14 reviews
Average rating: 3.86

Ji Young Choi

19 reviews
Average rating: 3.21

Cordelia Weiss

26 reviews
Average rating: 4.73

Winter 2026

Ji Young Choi

19 reviews
Average rating: 3.21

Fall 2025

Eric Haag

36 reviews
Average rating: 2.11

James Sniezek

0 reviews
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Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Swarna Mohan

35 reviews
Average rating: 3.71

Cordelia Weiss

26 reviews
Average rating: 4.73

Summer 2025

Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Spring 2025

Eric Haag

36 reviews
Average rating: 2.11

James Sniezek

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Nicholas Fletcher

29 reviews
Average rating: 4.41

Ji Young Choi

19 reviews
Average rating: 3.21

Past Semesters

James Sniezek

0 reviews
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Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Swarna Mohan

35 reviews
Average rating: 3.71

Nicholas Fletcher

29 reviews
Average rating: 4.41

Chan Lin

8 reviews
Average rating: 4.00

Ji Young Choi

19 reviews
Average rating: 3.21

Eric Haag

36 reviews
Average rating: 2.11

James Sniezek

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Nicholas Fletcher

29 reviews
Average rating: 4.41

Niranjana Krishnan

14 reviews
Average rating: 3.86

James Sniezek

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Reid Compton

10 reviews
Average rating: 2.80

Swarna Mohan

35 reviews
Average rating: 3.71

Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Eric Haag

36 reviews
Average rating: 2.11

James Sniezek

0 reviews
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Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Anne Simon

0 reviews
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Cornelia Van der Weele

8 reviews
Average rating: 3.38

Nicholas Fletcher

29 reviews
Average rating: 4.41

James Sniezek

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Reid Compton

10 reviews
Average rating: 2.80

Swarna Mohan

35 reviews
Average rating: 3.71

Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

James Sniezek

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Reid Compton

10 reviews
Average rating: 2.80

Anne Simon

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Nicholas Fletcher

29 reviews
Average rating: 4.41

James Sniezek

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Michael Keller

125 reviews
Average rating: 4.26

Reid Compton

10 reviews
Average rating: 2.80

Swarna Mohan

35 reviews
Average rating: 3.71

Patricia Shields

0 reviews
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David Kirschtel

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Norma Allewell

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Leah Surikov

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.65 between 13,231 students*

A-: 4.78%

A: 17.89%

A+: 4.68%

B-: 4.53%

B: 24.1%

B+: 6.31%

C-: 2.85%

C: 14.21%

C+: 4.85%

D-: 0.63%

D: 4.31%

D+: 1.19%

F: 3.7%

W: 5.77%

other: 0.2%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.