FIRE120

FIRE SEMESTER 1

Additional information: This is the first course in the FIRE (First-Year Innovation & Research Experience) program sequence. Engages the research process through the design, research, collaborative authorship and iterative review-based refinement of research proposals. Students find and analyze primary literature, think creatively, author and communicate research proposals in a scholarly fashion and work collaboratively to solve scientific and societal problems using technology, delegation and productive team communication.

Sister Courses: FIRE120H

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 3.81 between 5,471 students*

FIRE120 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580859095% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 15.76%
A: 29.52%
A+: 46.01%
B-: 0.71%
B: 1.97%
B+: 3.42%
C-: 0.09%
C: 0.26%
C+: 0.35%
D-: 0.02%
D: 0.07%
D+: 0.09%
F: 0.16%
W: 1.55%
other: 0.02%
* "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.