SIO

University of California-San Diego
90 courses126 professors25 terms

Department inferred from the subject code on each course. University of California-San Diego does not publish a department field with its grade records.

3.42
average GPA across 565 sections
+0% vs. University of California-San Diego overall (3.41)
89%
A or B
4.6%
D, F or withdrew
A60.1%
B28.6%
Every term against the 3.42 department average 25 terms
Spring 2015Winter 2026
Most taken
Courses with a grade record · 90
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptSections
100 level79 courses
SIO 1 · The Planets
3.29 −4% vs. dept 7 sec
SIO 10 · The Earth
3.42 +0% vs. dept 10 sec
SIO 12 · History of Earth & Evolution
3.58 +5% vs. dept 6 sec
SIO 15 · Natural Disasters
3.69 +8% vs. dept 7 sec
SIO 16 · Geology of the National Parks
2.73 −20% vs. dept 6 sec
SIO 16R · Geology of the National Parks
3.08 −10% vs. dept 3 sec
SIO 100 · Introduction to Field Methods
3.38 −1% vs. dept 9 sec
SIO 101 · California Coast Oceanography
3.08 −10% vs. dept 7 sec
SIO 102 · Introduction to Geochemistry
3.34 −2% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 103 · Introduction to Geophysics
2.88 −16% vs. dept 9 sec
SIO 104 · Paleobiology & History of Life
3.29 −4% vs. dept 5 sec
SIO 105 · Sedimentology & Stratigraphy
3.89 +14% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 106 · Introduction to Hydrogeology
3.09 −10% vs. dept 2 sec
SIO 107 · Water Pollution
3.61 +5% vs. dept 4 sec
SIO 108 · Intro to Paleoclimatology
3.24 −5% vs. dept 7 sec
SIO 109 · Bending Curve: Climate Change
3.90 +14% vs. dept 2 sec
SIO 111 · Introduction to Ocean Waves
3.05 −11% vs. dept 6 sec
SIO 112 · Data Science in Geophysics
3.97 +16% vs. dept 1 sec
SIO 115 · Ice and the Climate System
3.54 +3% vs. dept 9 sec
SIO 117 · Physical Basis of Global Warmg
3.31 −3% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 119 · Physics and Chem of the Oceans
3.30 −4% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 120 · Introduction to Mineralogy
3.68 +8% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 121 · Biology of the Cryosphere
3.55 +4% vs. dept 3 sec
SIO 122 · Ecological Developmental Bio
3.89 +14% vs. dept 3 sec
SIO 124 · Marine Natural Products
3.08 −10% vs. dept 3 sec
SIO 125 · Biomechanics of Marine Life
3.50 +2% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 126 · Marine Microbiology
2.93 −14% vs. dept 7 sec
SIO 127 · Marine Molecular Ecology
3.12 −9% vs. dept 7 sec
SIO 128 · Microbial Life in Extreme Env.
2.98 −13% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 131 · Parasitology
2.74 −20% vs. dept 2 sec
SIO 132 · Introduction to Marine Biology
3.09 −10% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 133 · Marine Mammal Biology
3.52 +3% vs. dept 9 sec
SIO 134 · Intro/Biological Oceanography
3.05 −11% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 135 · Satellite Remote Sensing
3.60 +5% vs. dept 9 sec
SIO 136 · Marine Biology Laboratory
3.45 +1% vs. dept 15 sec
SIO 137 · Ecosystems & Fisheries
3.15 −8% vs. dept 1 sec
SIO 138 · The Coral Reef Environment
3.20 −6% vs. dept 6 sec
SIO 141 · Chem Prin of Marine Systems
3.08 −10% vs. dept 6 sec
SIO 143 · Ocean Acidification
3.43 +0% vs. dept 7 sec
SIO 145 · Intro Field Method Bio Ocean
3.52 +3% vs. dept 4 sec
SIO 146 · Cell and Dev. Bio. Lab
3.96 +16% vs. dept 2 sec
SIO 152 · Petrology and Petrography
3.42 −0% vs. dept 5 sec
SIO 153 · Geomorphology
3.56 +4% vs. dept 4 sec
SIO 155 · Whole Earth Geochemistry
3.39 −1% vs. dept 1 sec
SIO 160 · Introduction to Tectonics
3.40 −1% vs. dept 9 sec
SIO 161 · Seismology
3.44 +1% vs. dept 1 sec
SIO 162 · Structural Geology
3.27 −4% vs. dept 5 sec
SIO 164 · Underwater Archaeology
3.74 +9% vs. dept 5 sec
SIO 166 · Environmental Archaeology
3.66 +7% vs. dept 4 sec
SIO 170 · Introduction to Volcanology
3.73 +9% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 170L · Volcanology Field Experience
4.00 +17% vs. dept 1 sec
SIO 171 · Intro to Physical Oceanography
3.24 −5% vs. dept 6 sec
SIO 172 · Physics of the Atmosphere
3.21 −6% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 173 · Dynamics of Atmos & Climate
3.32 −3% vs. dept 6 sec
SIO 174 · Chemistry of Atmosph and Ocean
3.09 −10% vs. dept 6 sec
SIO 175 · Analysis Ocean/Atmosph Data
3.60 +5% vs. dept 6 sec
SIO 176 · Observ Physical Oceanography
3.73 +9% vs. dept 5 sec
SIO 177 · Fluid Dynamics
3.31 −3% vs. dept 5 sec
SIO 178 · Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
3.46 +1% vs. dept 4 sec
SIO 179 · Ocean Instruments and Sensors
3.98 +16% vs. dept 4 sec
SIO 180 · Communicating Science/Inf Aud
3.85 +12% vs. dept 4 sec
SIO 181 · Marine Biochemistry
3.30 −3% vs. dept 9 sec
SIO 182 · Envr & Exploration Geophysics
3.81 +12% vs. dept 2 sec
SIO 184 · Marine Invertebrates
3.31 −3% vs. dept 3 sec
SIO 185 · Marine Microbiology Laboratory
3.06 −11% vs. dept 3 sec
SIO 187 · Stat Methods in Marine Biology
3.38 −1% vs. dept 9 sec
SIO 188 · Biology of Fishes
3.35 −2% vs. dept 4 sec
SIO 189 · Pollution, Environmnt & Health
3.13 −8% vs. dept 6 sec
200 level3 courses
SIO 20 · The Atmosphere
3.22 −6% vs. dept 5 sec
SIO 20R · The Atmosphere
3.75 +10% vs. dept 3 sec
SIO 25 · Climate Change and Society
3.34 −2% vs. dept 8 sec
300 level3 courses
SIO 3 · Life in the Oceans
3.49 +2% vs. dept 10 sec
SIO 30 · The Oceans
3.22 −6% vs. dept 9 sec
SIO 35 · Water
3.66 +7% vs. dept 6 sec
400 level2 courses
SIO 40 · Life and Climate on Earth
3.58 +5% vs. dept 8 sec
SIO 45 · Volcanoes
3.63 +6% vs. dept 7 sec
500 level1 course
SIO 50 · Intro/Earth&Environmental Sci
3.49 +2% vs. dept 17 sec
600 level1 course
SIO 60 · Exp/Oceanic & Atmospheric Sci
3.49 +2% vs. dept 5 sec
700 level1 course
SIO 75 · Geological History of Earth
3.34 −2% vs. dept 4 sec
4 more SIO courses appear in the catalog with no grade record yet.
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