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ENGL-4784: Senior Seminar

Description: Designed for senior English majors, this is a variable topics, in-depth study of a particular issue or theme in language or literature. This capstone course aims to integrate and synthesize previous work in the discipline, focusing especially on close reading, research, and writing skills.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL-1106

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 6 credit hours

Sections Taught: 17

Average GPA: 3.57 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 49.30%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.78%

Katharine Cleland202178.0%17.8%0.0%0.0%4.2%0.0%3.662
Virginia C Fowler202158.3%33.3%0.0%0.0%8.3%0.0%3.331
Andrew M Wadoski202383.4%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.831
Ashley Reed202257.9%28.7%10.0%0.0%0.0%3.3%3.452
Smith Gena E Chandler202364.8%35.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.632
David H Radcliffe202433.3%53.3%6.7%6.7%0.0%0.0%3.171
Shoshana M Knapp202362.6%25.0%0.0%6.3%6.3%0.0%3.311
Tyechia Thompson202480.0%13.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.7%3.881
Peter W Graham202066.7%33.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.471
Karen Swenson202066.7%16.7%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.451
Su Fang Ng202142.9%42.9%0.0%0.0%14.3%0.0%3.041
Anthony J Colaianne2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Nancy A Metz202092.3%7.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.842

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W