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PSCI-1024: Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics

Description: Government and politics of selected countries in the world: the necessity for government; the nature of politics and governmental systems; specific types of political systems; the effects and consequences of institutional designs; linkages of people and governments through political parties, interest groups, and social movements; current political issues.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: IS-1024

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 48

Average GPA: 3.32 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 33.57%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.86%

Lillian C Frost202438.2%47.3%11.4%1.1%0.3%1.9%3.193
Reed L Byg202253.8%32.3%3.0%3.5%4.5%2.9%3.284
Molly F Todd202096.9%0.0%0.0%1.6%1.6%0.0%3.892
Zachariah W Wheeler202266.7%20.4%9.8%1.5%1.5%0.0%3.432
Staff Barros202422.8%48.7%20.0%2.8%0.0%5.7%2.911
Vernon N Ferguson202272.1%19.9%8.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.582
Ilja A Luciak202351.6%42.6%3.3%0.0%1.1%1.4%3.395
Binio S Binev202432.2%46.2%14.3%3.4%0.3%3.6%3.099
Deborah J Milly202320.5%45.7%26.8%5.7%0.7%0.7%2.783
Patrick J Salmons202478.4%13.4%3.8%3.6%0.0%0.8%3.646
Chengqiu Wu202445.0%55.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.471
Bikrum S Gill202343.3%41.1%10.8%0.0%2.1%2.8%3.184
Shelby E Ward202280.7%8.3%8.3%0.0%2.9%0.0%3.632
Judson C Abraham201960.6%18.2%9.1%3.0%3.0%6.1%3.391
Giselle Datz202167.8%25.8%3.2%3.2%0.0%0.0%3.541
Dimitri Tsarouhas202248.6%34.2%5.7%2.8%5.7%2.9%3.241
Madison J Tepper202276.9%15.4%7.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.601

Grade Distribution Over Time

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