Depth Topic in Biological Science
PSYCH 505 provides an in-depth treatment of a specific topic in psychology and biology.
Summary
Historical reviews of Brad Postle, Stephen Ferrigno: The course requires significant reading and strict attendance, with exams focusing heavily on graphs and potentially difficult content.
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapPSYCH 202, (ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102),ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151, or (BIOCORE 381 and 382)
- PSYCH 202
- take all
- BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151
- take all
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Stephen Ferrigno: Stephen Ferrigno delivers interesting lectures with videos and examples, though some find him reads from a script. He enforces strict attendance via TopHat and offers ample extra credit to offset missed classes. Reviews disagree on exam difficulty, with some calling them difficult and others easy.
ALLYSON BENNETT is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
BRADLEY POSTLE is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
STEPHEN FERRIGNO is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Stephen Ferrigno: Stephen Ferrigno’s PSYCH 505 is generally well-regarded for its interesting lectures and ample extra credit, though experiences vary regarding exam difficulty and attendance strictness.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.45 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=77 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.23 GPA, 47.2% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=68 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Brad Postle, Stephen Ferrigno: The course requires significant reading and strict attendance, with exams focusing heavily on graphs and potentially difficult content.
Historical reviews for Allyson Bennett and Brad Postle highlight caring instructors and helpful office hours, though Postle’s exams are described as very difficult.
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Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
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Model & dataset provenance
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