BSCI439A

Undergraduate Advanced Selected Topics in Biology; Invertebrate Biology

Acceptable toward Biological Sciences Specialization Areas: ECEV and GENB (Ecology, Behavior & Organismal category). Overview of the biology of invertebrate animals, with emphasis on freshwater and marine invertebrates. The focus will be on the functional biology of invertebrates including comparative morphology, feeding, locomotion, respiration, salt balance, defense, control systems, behavior, life history, and reproduction.

Sister Courses: BSCI439B, BSCI439C, BSCI439D, BSCI439E, BSCI439F, BSCI439G, BSCI439I, BSCI439J, BSCI439K

Spring 2025

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.00

Past Semesters

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.00

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 3.61 between 29 students*

BSCI439A Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 10.34%
A: 37.93%
A+: 27.59%
B-: 3.45%
B: 3.45%
B+: 10.34%
C: 3.45%
W: 3.45%
* "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.