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HIST-3054: The American Civil War

Description: Causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War. Emphasis on transformations in regional and national identity, race relations, the status of African Americans, gender roles, military affairs, and the United States place on the world stage. Develop skill in written and oral discourse.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 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: 13

Average GPA: 3.56 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 53.39%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.36%

Caroline W Newhall202085.1%14.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.821
Staff Seabrook202268.8%29.2%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.611
Paul Quigley202353.9%37.3%6.9%0.7%0.7%0.7%3.473
Molly C Mersmann202224.4%42.8%26.5%6.1%0.0%0.0%2.841
Taulby Edmondson202179.4%13.2%4.6%0.9%1.4%0.4%3.657

Grade Distribution Over Time

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