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BIOL 130LCell Biology Laboratory

Units
0.25
Faculty
Science
Subject
Biology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Experiments to study the principles of cell biology that are elaborated in BIOL 130.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Corequisites

  • Completed or concurrently enrolled in:
    • BIOL130 - Introductory Cell Biology (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LAB 001706532 / 32Sep 21 14:30–17:20
Oct 5 14:30–17:20
Oct 26 14:30–17:20
Nov 9 14:30–17:20
Nov 23 14:30–17:20
LAB 002706632 / 32Sep 21 14:30–17:20
Oct 5 14:30–17:20
Oct 26 14:30–17:20
Nov 9 14:30–17:20
Nov 23 14:30–17:20
LAB 003706732 / 32Sep 22 09:30–12:20
Oct 6 09:30–12:20
Oct 27 09:30–12:20
Nov 10 09:30–12:20
Nov 24 09:30–12:20
LAB 004706832 / 32Sep 22 09:30–12:20
Oct 6 09:30–12:20
Oct 27 09:30–12:20
Nov 10 09:30–12:20
Nov 24 09:30–12:20
LAB 005706932 / 32Sep 22 14:30–17:20
Oct 6 14:30–17:20
Oct 27 14:30–17:20
Nov 10 14:30–17:20
Nov 24 14:30–17:20
LAB 006707032 / 32Sep 22 14:30–17:20
Oct 6 14:30–17:20
Oct 27 14:30–17:20
Nov 10 14:30–17:20
Nov 24 14:30–17:20
LAB 007707125 / 24Sep 23 09:30–12:20
Oct 7 09:30–12:20
Oct 28 09:30–12:20
Nov 11 09:30–12:20
Nov 25 09:30–12:20
LAB 008707232 / 32Sep 23 09:30–12:20
Oct 7 09:30–12:20
Oct 28 09:30–12:20
Nov 11 09:30–12:20
Nov 25 09:30–12:20
LAB 009707332 / 32Sep 23 14:30–17:20
Oct 7 14:30–17:20
Oct 28 14:30–17:20
Nov 11 14:30–17:20
Nov 25 14:30–17:20
LAB 010707432 / 32Sep 23 14:30–17:20
Oct 7 14:30–17:20
Oct 28 14:30–17:20
Nov 11 14:30–17:20
Nov 25 14:30–17:20
LAB 011707532 / 32Sep 24 09:30–12:20
Oct 8 09:30–12:20
Oct 29 09:30–12:20
Nov 12 09:30–12:20
Nov 26 09:30–12:20
LAB 012707631 / 32Sep 24 09:30–12:20
Oct 8 09:30–12:20
Oct 29 09:30–12:20
Nov 12 09:30–12:20
Nov 26 09:30–12:20
LAB 013707731 / 32Sep 24 14:30–17:20
Oct 8 14:30–17:20
Oct 29 14:30–17:20
Nov 12 14:30–17:20
Nov 26 14:30–17:20
LAB 014707832 / 32Sep 24 14:30–17:20
Oct 8 14:30–17:20
Oct 29 14:30–17:20
Nov 12 14:30–17:20
Nov 26 14:30–17:20
LAB 015707925 / 25Sep 25 09:30–12:20
Oct 9 09:30–12:20
Oct 30 09:30–12:20
Nov 13 09:30–12:20
Nov 27 09:30–12:20
LAB 016708032 / 32Sep 25 09:30–12:20
Oct 9 09:30–12:20
Oct 30 09:30–12:20
Nov 13 09:30–12:20
Nov 27 09:30–12:20
LAB 017708132 / 32Sep 28 14:30–17:20
Oct 19 14:30–17:20
Nov 2 14:30–17:20
Nov 16 14:30–17:20
Nov 30 14:30–17:20
LAB 018708231 / 32Sep 28 14:30–17:20
Oct 19 14:30–17:20
Nov 2 14:30–17:20
Nov 16 14:30–17:20
Nov 30 14:30–17:20
LAB 019708331 / 32Sep 29 09:30–12:20
Oct 20 09:30–12:20
Nov 3 09:30–12:20
Nov 17 09:30–12:20
Dec 1 09:30–12:20
LAB 020708430 / 32Sep 29 09:30–12:20
Oct 20 09:30–12:20
Nov 3 09:30–12:20
Nov 17 09:30–12:20
Dec 1 09:30–12:20
LAB 021708532 / 32Sep 29 14:30–17:20
Oct 20 14:30–17:20
Nov 3 14:30–17:20
Nov 17 14:30–17:20
Dec 1 14:30–17:20
LAB 022708632 / 32Sep 29 14:30–17:20
Oct 20 14:30–17:20
Nov 3 14:30–17:20
Nov 17 14:30–17:20
Dec 1 14:30–17:20
LAB 023708723 / 24Sep 30 09:30–12:20
Oct 21 09:30–12:20
Nov 4 09:30–12:20
Nov 18 09:30–12:20
Dec 2 09:30–12:20
LAB 024708831 / 32Sep 30 09:30–12:20
Oct 21 09:30–12:20
Nov 4 09:30–12:20
Nov 18 09:30–12:20
Dec 2 09:30–12:20
LAB 025708932 / 32Sep 30 14:30–17:20
Oct 21 14:30–17:20
Nov 4 14:30–17:20
Nov 18 14:30–17:20
Dec 2 14:30–17:20
LAB 026710531 / 32Sep 30 14:30–17:20
Oct 21 14:30–17:20
Nov 4 14:30–17:20
Nov 18 14:30–17:20
Dec 2 14:30–17:20
LAB 027731132 / 32Oct 1 09:30–12:20
Oct 22 09:30–12:20
Nov 5 09:30–12:20
Nov 19 09:30–12:20
Dec 3 09:30–12:20
LAB 028731232 / 32Oct 1 09:30–12:20
Oct 22 09:30–12:20
Nov 5 09:30–12:20
Nov 19 09:30–12:20
Dec 3 09:30–12:20
LAB 029731332 / 32Oct 1 14:30–17:20
Oct 22 14:30–17:20
Nov 5 14:30–17:20
Nov 19 14:30–17:20
Dec 3 14:30–17:20
LAB 030731431 / 32Oct 1 14:30–17:20
Oct 22 14:30–17:20
Nov 5 14:30–17:20
Nov 19 14:30–17:20
Dec 3 14:30–17:20
LAB 031731519 / 19Oct 2 09:30–12:20
Oct 23 09:30–12:20
Nov 6 09:30–12:20
Nov 20 09:30–12:20
Dec 4 09:30–12:20
LAB 032731632 / 32Oct 2 09:30–12:20
Oct 23 09:30–12:20
Nov 6 09:30–12:20
Nov 20 09:30–12:20
Dec 4 09:30–12:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LAB 00170040 / 32Jan 19 14:30–17:20
Feb 2 14:30–17:20
Feb 23 14:30–17:20
Mar 9 14:30–17:20
Mar 23 14:30–17:20
LAB 00270050 / 32Jan 18 14:30–17:20
Feb 1 14:30–17:20
Feb 22 14:30–17:20
Mar 8 14:30–17:20
Mar 22 14:30–17:20
LAB 00370640 / 32Jan 20 14:30–17:20
Feb 3 14:30–17:20
Feb 24 14:30–17:20
Mar 10 14:30–17:20
Mar 24 14:30–17:20
LAB 00470650 / 32Jan 19 09:30–12:20
Feb 2 09:30–12:20
Feb 23 09:30–12:20
Mar 9 09:30–12:20
Mar 23 09:30–12:20
LAB 00570660 / 32Jan 21 14:30–17:20
Feb 4 14:30–17:20
Feb 25 14:30–17:20
Mar 11 14:30–17:20
Mar 25 14:30–17:20
LAB 00670670 / 32Jan 26 14:30–17:20
Feb 9 14:30–17:20
Mar 2 14:30–17:20
Mar 16 14:30–17:20
Mar 30 14:30–17:20
LAB 00774430 / 32Jan 25 14:30–17:20
Feb 8 14:30–17:20
Mar 1 14:30–17:20
Mar 15 14:30–17:20
Mar 29 14:30–17:20
LAB 00874790 / 32Jan 27 14:30–17:20
Feb 10 14:30–17:20
Mar 3 14:30–17:20
Mar 17 14:30–17:20
Mar 31 14:30–17:20
LAB 00974800 / 32Jan 26 09:30–12:20
Feb 9 09:30–12:20
Mar 2 09:30–12:20
Mar 16 09:30–12:20
Mar 30 09:30–12:20
LAB 01074810 / 32Jan 28 14:30–17:20
Feb 11 14:30–17:20
Mar 4 14:30–17:20
Mar 18 14:30–17:20
Apr 1 14:30–17:20
LAB 7012614325 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

55% liked it61% easy66% useful

From 519 ratings and 111 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Although BIOL 130L has taught me how to write a lab report, it takes up so much time that you will not have time for your other courses. The content is fairly easy however there is nothing given out in the class for approximately a month and then it starts... You will have lab reports due each week, the TA's are not clear with their expectations, mandatory lab office hours, writing flow charts for a lab which you are not even completing in-person, and much more. Would not take this class if it is not mandatory.

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  • Your grade is pretty much dependent on which TA grades your work. The labs were alright, in our section 2/3 of the TAs marked super easily, but one would just screw us. Luckily, the good TAs graded my partner and I and we received a 90+. Overall, it's just mid.

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  • this was the most disorganized and chaotic class I have ever been enrolled in. Despite having pretty good TAs, the structure and organization of this lab is just horrendous. The lab section is run entirely by 2-3 TAs, who often did not have the answers to your questions, and have given me inconsistent answers. Instructions were sometimes vague and unclear, and there were often typos in tests and instructions. As well, you will never meet the professor unless you schedule a meeting specifically with them, they don't visit lab sections.

    Dec 2022 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES UNLIKE MYSELF AND DROPPED ME TO AN 80+

    Dec 2016 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • ended the course with an easy 100 due to a lot of bonus marks haha. but overall easy and straightforward labs. Only time consuming aspect of the course were the lab reports

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

100 posts and comments in 81 threads mention BIOL 130L, October 2011 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

Spring 2024

life sci first year workload 1 point, 5 comments

“\title Also, how are the labs for first year and what profs would you guys recommend?”

u/smol_pumpkinnn: “Workload's decent, plenty of time to study as most days won't have classes past 4-ish. PHYS is fairly straightforward even with limited hs knowledge. …”

u/Picolloo: “… For the first year BIOL 130L and chem labs, I think there’s only one professor running each of those (Jola gurska for biol, Sue stathopulos for chem). If you don’t like the TAs in your BIOL lab, what you can do is switch sections. Unsure of the process in chem labs. …”

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Fall 2023

Why is kritik even a thing? 1 point, 12 comments

“This has to be some kind of prank. It is insane that peer eval is something that goes through a profs mind. …”

u/DifferentWitness363: “I'm going to assume that you're in BIOL 130L. I understand it's frustrating at first, but Kritiks were an incredibly helpful tool when I took the course. The main point is that it's a platform for you to teach someone else the content. …”

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Spring 2023

Winter 2023

48 Hour Leave 12 points, 1 comment

“hi guys, i was wondering how the 48 hour leave of absence thing works. i feel extremely burnt-out and i have a lab report due tmrw (chem 125L), as well as a math quiz (math 127). …”

u/voxaun: “… i have used it for a lab report before (biol 130l) and i was given 2 more days to submit it. …”

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easiest science credit for CS student 15 points, 19 comments

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u/_Saraha_: “If you’re good at memorizing, biol 130 (biol 130L is also very very easy even without a science background if you want) If you’re a math person, phys 121 If you like chemistry (ha not meeee), chem 120 is not hard, but when I took it there were 2 midterms, quizzes and a final …”

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Spring 2022

Transfer AP Credit 1 point, 4 comments

u/citrate0: “Should I transfer my ap bio credit for biol 239 and biol 130L for biotech/cpa program? I took it in grade 11 and got a 4. Appreciate the advices!”

u/Ok_Ad4069: “I also got a 4 on the AP bio exam and didn’t take the transfer credit. I think it’s a good idea to take biol 130 and 239 because they give you a good basis for the upper year bio courses. …”

u/Ok_Ad4069: “I did biol 130L online during Covid so it’ll definitely be different now. It was a lab every two weeks and it wasn’t a lot of work. There’s 2 lab reports and some pre lab assignments. …”

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Fall 2021

I Failed BIO 130L 4 points, 3 comments

u/Mammoth-Tax-5671: “SO basically I failed BIO 130L(passed BIO 130), but next semester i'm enrolled in BIO 239. Can I still take this class as scheduled, or do I need the lab as a prereq? Like can I take BIO130L as just an elective, or in the summer? …”

u/Alarmed_Cancel7515: “I don’t think BIO 130L is offered in summer. But just check incase. Maybe try to take it next sem as a 0.25 unit credit only if u have an extra credit left.”

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