BSCI404

Cell Biology from a Biophysical Perspective

Prerequisite: BSCI330. Recommended: PHYS121 and PHYS122; or completion of PHYS131 and PHYS132 recommended. Jointly offered with BIOL704, BIPH7 04. Credit only granted for: BSCI338O, BSCI404, BIOL704, BIOL708O, or BIPH704. Formerly: BSCI338O. An approach to cell biology by focusing on mechanisms and unifying physical paradigms. It will not assume a great deal of factual biological knowledge, but will expect a background that prepares students to think mechanistically and quantitatively. (Sponsoring Dept.: BIOL). Acceptable toward Biological Sciences Specialization Areas: CEBG (Cell Biology), GENB (Cell Biology, Development, Physiology), and PHNB.

Fall 2025

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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 3.37 between 185 students*

BSCI404 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 17.3%
A: 41.08%
A+: 10.81%
B-: 3.24%
B: 10.81%
B+: 4.86%
C: 1.08%
C+: 0.54%
D: 1.08%
F: 1.62%
W: 6.49%
other: 1.08%
* "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.