PHYS115

Inquiry into Physics

Recommended: High School Physics. Restriction: Must not have completed PHYS117; and must be in one of the following programs (Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Middle School Education). Credit only granted for: PHYS115 or PHYS117. Intended for students majoring in neither the physical nor the biological sciences. Use of laboratory-based and inquiry-based methods to study some of the basic ideas of physical sciences.

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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 3.57 between 626 students*

PHYS115 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560657075% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.05%
A: 41.21%
A+: 14.54%
B-: 4.95%
B: 8.47%
B+: 7.35%
C-: 0.48%
C: 0.48%
D-: 0.16%
F: 0.16%
W: 3.51%
other: 0.64%
* "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.