ENGL487

Principles and Practices of Rhetoric

A seminar examining foundational concepts and approaches in the theory and practice of rhetoric in civic, professional, academic, and interpersonal settings; focusing on key issues in persuasion, argumentation, and eloquence in historical and contemporary contexts.

Fall 2025

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Spring 2025

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Average rating: 5.00

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 3.29 between 454 students*

ENGL487 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 13.22%
A: 30.84%
A+: 15.64%
B-: 4.85%
B: 10.13%
B+: 8.81%
C-: 1.32%
C: 3.08%
C+: 2.2%
D: 1.32%
D+: 0.22%
F: 1.98%
W: 4.41%
other: 1.98%
* "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.