ENGL125

Why Poetry Matters

Introduction to the formal fundamentals of poetry and exploration of the role poetry plays in how we think about the human condition; what constitutes knowledge and wisdom, interior subjectivity and communal identity; and how this knowledge is to be used in confronting new challenges and the perennial questions: how to live with oneself, and as oneself; in time, and with others; here, where we reside; and elsewhere, where we imagine ourselves going.

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Spring 2025

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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 3.47 between 896 students*

ENGL125 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.19%
A: 34.26%
A+: 16.63%
B-: 5.13%
B: 6.92%
B+: 8.82%
C-: 1.56%
C: 2.34%
C+: 1.67%
D-: 0.11%
D: 0.56%
D+: 0.67%
F: 1.23%
W: 1.9%
* "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.