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GEOL 117: The Oceans

84% of the 2,156 students who finished GEOL 117 at UIUC got an A or B, across 19 sections and 4 instructors.

A 59%B 25%C 8%D/F 8%W 0%

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InstructorGrades givenStudents
Buckley, Ellen M
1 section · last Fall 2025
49% A · 31% B · 10% C · 10% D/F
233
Past instructors (3) · last taught before 2022
Pettijohn, Justin C
13 sections · last Winter 2018
65% A · 22% B · 7% C · 7% D/F
1,568
Hurst, Stephen D
2 sections · last Spring 2016
42% A · 38% B · 6% C · 14% D/F
139
Stewart, Michael A
3 sections · last Spring 2018
34% A · 38% B · 17% C · 12% D/F
216

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