GVPT280

The Study of Comparative Politics

An introduction to the comparative study of politics and governance, including the analytical concepts for studies of politics and a survey of the major types of regimes, including democratic and authoritarian/communist regimes.

Fall 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 3.30 between 1,226 students*

GVPT280 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 16.15%
A: 22.19%
A+: 17.29%
B-: 5.87%
B: 13.13%
B+: 11.58%
C-: 0.98%
C: 2.94%
C+: 4.16%
D-: 0.08%
D: 0.57%
D+: 0.33%
F: 1.22%
W: 3.34%
other: 0.16%
* "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.