GEOL437

Global Climate Change: Past and Present

Prerequisite: MATH115 or MATH140; and (GEOL100 or GEOL120); and (CHEM131 or CHEM135); and (CHEM132 or CHEM136). Introduction to the processes by which climate varies, the paleoclimate record, and projections of climate change into the 21st century, including discussion of climate sensitivity to external radiative forcing.

Spring 2026

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Past Semesters

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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 3.11 between 74 students*

GEOL437 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.92%
A: 9.46%
A+: 6.76%
B-: 6.76%
B: 27.03%
B+: 14.86%
C-: 1.35%
C: 1.35%
C+: 8.11%
W: 4.05%
other: 1.35%
* "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.