[petitfour]

Thanks for the ping.

I'm not so surprised by the low grades in biology compared to the low grades in women's studies. The basic biology course is often taken by a majority of freshman seeking to fulfill their natural sciences requirement. Many of these students don't even show up for class. They take whatever grade they can get with little study time. Women's studies is not a required subject. Less people take it. There are usually attendance requirements. And because the classes are smaller, students are more likely to pay attention and do their work in order to not stand out as a doofus. The only times I showed up for Biology were the first day and the days of tests. I always attended labs. I did not do well for some reason. :()

I had Dr. Ultee for one of the Western Civ classes. He is a spastic nonconservative. And that is an understatement. There was no attendance requirement for any of the survey history courses (west civ I and II, us history I and II). Thus, many students did mediocre because they did not show up. I loved the classes in which the professors loved their subject and gave a darn about what the students learned.

I did not know Senator Shelby lives in Tuscaloosa.

[Right Wing Professor]

Your explanation does not account for the fact that even in advanced science classes, taken only by majors, the grades are generally lower than in women's studies.

[bourbon]

I was a history major at UA and graduated in 1997. I think almost every class I took had a mandatory attendance policy, usually a severe one like if you miss 3 classes you fail the class. Also, the hardest class I took in college was a class taught by Kimball Armayor the classics prof. on Roman History. How hard was his class? A friend of mine, who ended up being a Rhodes Scholar got a "B" in his class. Also, when I took him, I heard that he hadn't given an "A" in any of his classes in two years.