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ENGL-1614: Introduction to Short Fiction

Description: Analysis of short fiction and novellas from different historical periods and cultures. Emphasis on the structural elements of fiction, on its flexibility as a form for exploring human desires, conflicts, and values, and on its employment by writers from different cultures, ethnicities, and genders.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 105

Average GPA: 3.37 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 42.91%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.22%

Linda C Skinner201851.2%35.0%10.1%1.2%0.9%1.5%3.3516
Robert H Canter202374.1%17.0%6.0%1.1%1.2%0.6%3.6122
Ingrid L Johnson202493.8%5.7%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.922
Alice F Kinder202250.0%40.5%6.5%1.6%0.4%1.0%3.3718
Justin R Greene202246.2%46.2%0.0%0.0%7.7%0.0%3.181
Leslie Neilan202332.2%43.7%16.9%3.3%1.6%2.3%3.0115
Joann Harvill201697.6%0.0%2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.952
Emily Waldman202472.2%21.7%2.1%0.3%2.0%1.7%3.638
Robert B Siegle201138.3%38.3%16.7%1.9%2.9%1.9%3.053
Shoshana M Knapp202152.8%25.4%11.9%4.4%4.6%0.9%3.159
Avery Wiscomb202290.9%6.8%0.0%0.0%2.3%0.0%3.791
Jared A Gibbs202267.4%17.3%12.9%0.0%2.2%0.0%3.471
Tyechia Thompson202092.2%5.9%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%3.851
Robin M Allnutt200956.7%28.4%11.3%3.7%0.0%0.0%3.382
Smith Gena E Chandler201432.1%30.7%23.1%6.4%1.3%6.4%2.881
Geraldine S Saffle201637.8%41.7%13.2%4.6%0.6%2.0%3.132
Sean J Kotz200418.9%51.4%20.3%4.1%5.4%0.0%2.741

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