Last Updated: Fri, 08/14/2026 Syllabus 4550 8550 PUBLIC syllabus_4.pdf (163.4 KB) General Class Information Academic year: 2026 Semester: Fall Course prefix: BIOS Course number: 4550 Section: A CRN 94180 Department (you may add up to three): Sch/Biological Sciences Instructor first name: William Instructor last name: Ratcliff Catalog Description This course examines the evolutionary origins of complex life. We will examine the history of life on Earth and evolutionary process through which complexity arises.
