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COMM-2004: Public Speaking

Description: Strategies and practice for speaking to specific audiences. Ethical considerations for message preparation, development, presentation, and evaluation. Pre: Sophomore standing.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 387

Average GPA: 3.51 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 32.49%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.82%

Mario Cortes201980.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.741
Staff Shinault201941.7%41.7%8.3%0.0%0.0%8.3%3.311
Nicole E Verdin202263.6%36.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.531
Brandi Quesenberry202461.1%32.9%4.2%0.3%0.7%0.8%3.50309
Jocelyn I Hotter202074.9%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.682
Elizabeth M Mahan202365.0%30.0%2.5%0.0%2.5%0.0%3.552
Claire V Wanzer202274.0%19.7%4.2%0.0%0.0%2.1%3.653
Claire H Boor202459.1%34.6%4.6%0.9%0.0%0.9%3.476
Olivia R Moyer202357.4%32.4%5.9%0.0%0.0%4.3%3.443
Veronica I Giron202284.6%15.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.681
Laura Purcell202379.0%15.1%3.0%1.2%0.9%0.9%3.666
Jessica L King202059.0%34.3%3.4%0.0%3.4%0.0%3.432
Brittany R Shaughnessy202233.9%49.2%17.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.192
Dorothy S Conner202461.8%33.1%1.8%0.0%2.7%0.6%3.469
Katelynn M Renz202278.6%21.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.681
Blayne K Fink201958.8%29.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.8%3.611
Nathan Sowder202480.5%18.0%0.3%0.0%1.2%0.0%3.7016
Christopher F Clements202253.3%46.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.511
Emma Y Pendleton202226.7%60.0%13.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.091
Ancheska Parchman202293.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%3.621
Cathryn O Thomas202385.5%11.8%2.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.732
Rory M Ailor202378.2%21.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.722
Emma K Baumgardner202147.1%47.0%5.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.391
Cemone Paul202272.9%23.4%0.0%3.7%0.0%0.0%3.583
Johanna Scalzi202144.5%55.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.481
Madilynne E Tanner202244.2%55.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.422
Susan C Stinson202067.8%19.4%0.0%2.8%0.0%10.0%3.612
Kacy M Mcallister202360.3%37.0%2.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.552
Jim A Kuypers202218.1%68.2%13.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.021
Emily W Stallings202153.4%41.1%5.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.452

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer II 2019Winter 2019Summer I 2020Winter 2020Summer I 2021Winter 2021Summer I 2022Winter 2022Summer I 2023Winter 2023Fall 2024Term050% W