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International Journal of STEM Education

Table 1 Courses studied by year

From: Gender gaps in grades versus grade penalties: why grade anomalies may be more detrimental for women aspiring for careers in biological sciences

Course

Department

1st

2ed

3ed

4th

≥ 5th

Calculus 1

Mathematics

61

22

9

6

2

Biology 1

Biology

81

14

3

1

1

Biology 2

Biology

55

34

7

2

2

Chemistry 1

Chemistry

86

10

2

1

1

Chemistry 2

Chemistry

64

28

4

3

1

Genetics

Biology

6

44

31

13

6

Organic Chemistry 1

Chemistry

7

72

15

4

2

Organic Chemistry 2

Chemistry

3

50

32

9

6

Physics 1

Physics

21

37

30

7

5

Human Physiology

Biology

2

18

56

19

5

Biochemistry

Biology

1

4

48

35

12

Physics 2

Physics

6

26

60

5

3

  1. List of courses studied, the department that offers them, and the percentage of students in our sample who took each course in a given year. For example, 61% of students take Calculus 1 during their first year of university, and 22% of students take Calculus 1 during their second year. The year in which students take the course most often has its percentage of students in bold
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