COMM456

Freedom of Speech & the First Amendment

Examines the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on freedom of speech cases as grounded in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It also considers the political and ideological role of "freedom of speech" as a rhetoric organizing and ordering U.S. political culture.

Fall 2025

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Past Semesters

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.45 between 79 students*

COMM456 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 22.78%
A: 27.85%
A+: 12.66%
B-: 7.59%
B: 7.59%
B+: 12.66%
C-: 2.53%
C: 3.8%
D: 1.27%
W: 1.27%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.