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GENERAL ECOLOGY

BOTANY/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 460
Course Description

Ecology of individual organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, landscapes, and the biosphere. The interaction of organisms with each other and their physical environment. These relationships are studied, often in quantitative terms, in both field and laboratory settings.

Prerequisties

Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A requirement and BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 , (BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101 and BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 102 ), BIOCORE 381 , or BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 , or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies
Credits

4

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.37

9.07% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

4.02% from Historical

A Rate
30.91%

21.27% from Historical

Class Size
55

-36.45% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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