Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.
Highly rated instructor Large lectures
Introductory Biology covers plant physiology, organismal kingdoms, evolution, and ecology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The botany portion requires plenty of memorization. Lectures are dense in content but explained clearly and slowly, with pauses for questions.[1] Sources
3 . 3 5 3.35 historical GPA · 7 , 0 2 0 7,020 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 Highly rated instructor
BOTANY 299 is a directed study course that introduces students to research questions and provides mentorship in a botany research environment.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 8 3 3.83 historical GPA · 6 6 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
BOTANY 691 is a senior thesis course focused on individual research conducted under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
BOTANY 692 is a senior thesis course involving individual research arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 3 3 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
BOTANY 699 is a directed study course where students explore botany research questions under faculty mentorship.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 9 9 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
BOTANY 995 is an independent research course in the area of Plant Ecology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Lower grades Small lectures
General Ecology covers the ecology of organisms through biosphere levels, studying interactions in field and lab settings.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Thomas Givnish: Reviewers report high difficulty, citing exams based on memorizing old research papers and homework that leads to failure without TA help. The teaching style is described as rushing through topics with wordy definitions.[1, 2] Sources
3 . 1 7 3.17 historical GPA · 5 8 6 586 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 ENVIRST 990 is an independent research and writing course fulfilling thesis or dissertation requirements.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
ZOOLOGY 299 is a directed study course where students conduct independent research and develop hypotheses under faculty mentorship.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 9 8 3.98 historical GPA · 6 5 65 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample ZOOLOGY 400 covers various intermediate biology topics, with each section exploring a different subject.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 5 5 3.55 historical GPA · 7 1 5 715 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 Highly rated instructor
ZOOLOGY 681 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
ZOOLOGY 682 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 9 2 3.92 historical GPA · 1 3 13 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
ZOOLOGY 691 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
ZOOLOGY 692 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 3 3 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
ZOOLOGY 699 offers selected research projects for junior and senior students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 2 0 9 209 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 ZOOLOGY 800 covers various advanced topics in the Biological Sciences for graduate students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 9 5 3.95 historical GPA · 4 9 49 grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample ZOOLOGY 956 offers sections in various fields of zoological research.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 9 19 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
ZOOLOGY 990 is a graduate research course where students conduct advanced biological research under faculty mentorship to fulfill program requirements.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history