ENGL431

American Literature: Revolution to Civil War

Prerequisite: Two English courses in literature; or permission of ARHU-English department. An examination of nationalism, sentimentalism, and romanticism, with writings focusing on such topics as slavery and democracy during the 1770s to 1860s. Authors typically include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville.

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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 3.12 between 194 students*

ENGL431 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.04%
A: 28.35%
A+: 3.61%
B-: 4.12%
B: 7.22%
B+: 18.04%
C-: 0.52%
C: 4.12%
C+: 3.61%
D-: 0.52%
D+: 0.52%
F: 3.09%
W: 6.19%
other: 2.06%
* "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.