ENGL 1A: First Year Writing
San Jose State University
English 1A is an introductory course that prepares students to join scholarly conversations across the university. Students develop reading skills, rhetorical sophistication, and writing styles that give form and coherence to complex ideas for various audiences, using a variety of genres. Satisfies GE Area: 1A. Written Communication I (Formerly Area A2). Prerequisite(s): Category II or III, or completion of Reflection on College Writing for Category IV.
Average GPA: 3.18
Grade distribution records: 21,467 students across 17 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 1,285 | 6.0% |
| A | 6,803 | 31.7% |
| A- | 3,054 | 14.2% |
| B+ | 2,055 | 9.6% |
| B | 3,112 | 14.5% |
| B- | 1,143 | 5.3% |
| C+ | 747 | 3.5% |
| C | 1,188 | 5.5% |
| C- | 524 | 2.4% |
| D+ | 120 | 0.6% |
| D | 262 | 1.2% |
| D- | 79 | 0.4% |
| F | 1,095 | 5.1% |
Based on 21,467 student grade records across 17 terms and 130 professors.
Instructors
- Daniel E Hendel de Lao 986 students, Average GPA 2.92
- Joseph M Navarro 745 students, Average GPA 2.44
- Mostafa Kamran Jalal 678 students, Average GPA 3.70
- Ume Rabbab Ali 656 students, Average GPA 3.44
- Au-Co N Tran 617 students, Average GPA 3.37
- Rachel Ellen Turner 613 students, Average GPA 2.40
- Mark Andrew Dowdy 583 students, Average GPA 3.57
- Yuching Yang 567 students, Average GPA 2.47
- Christopher John Dizon 558 students, Average GPA 3.78
- Ryan Hamilton Smith 513 students, Average GPA 3.05
- Katharine Lynn Studer 491 students, Average GPA 3.11
- Allison R St. Dennis 477 students, Average GPA 3.08
- Amber Renee Sylva 446 students, Average GPA 3.09
- Sara E Cook 414 students, Average GPA 3.04
- Jillian Ann Murphy 412 students, Average GPA 3.17
- Michael Tod Edgerton 407 students, Average GPA 3.32
- Roohi Vora 390 students, Average GPA 3.36
- Lilly Catherine Chen 364 students, Average GPA 3.32
- Chelsea Katherine Criez 353 students, Average GPA 3.18
- Lee Patrick Patterson 353 students, Average GPA 3.39
- Allison R Gregory 351 students, Average GPA 3.40
- Mandana Mohsenzadegan 337 students, Average GPA 3.47
- Amanda Emanuel Smith 297 students, Average GPA 3.47
- Antonio M Papanikolas 297 students, Average GPA 3.25
- Leanne E Lindelof 284 students, Average GPA 2.87
- Victoria Crockett Thorp 277 students, Average GPA 3.37
- Raina M Levesque 260 students, Average GPA 2.97
- Helen T Meservey 247 students, Average GPA 3.28
- Peter P O'Sullivan 247 students, Average GPA 3.39
- Kristin A Fitzpatrick Ezell 222 students, Average GPA 3.74
- Carlos L Mujal 220 students, Average GPA 3.47
- John Pusateri Damm 213 students, Average GPA 2.83
- Faith V Kirk 212 students, Average GPA 3.46
- Alesya Zvereva Petty 200 students, Average GPA 3.40
- Edwin B Sams 198 students, Average GPA 2.52
- Sian Michelle Sloan 194 students, Average GPA 3.31
- Alayna Justine Mills 183 students, Average GPA 3.04
- Colton Scott Saylor 179 students, Average GPA 3.45
- Yeganeh Modirzadeh 177 students, Average GPA 3.23
- Regina A Arnold 175 students, Average GPA 3.22
- Anne Frances Walker 174 students, Average GPA 3.09
- Kristian S O'Hare 159 students, Average GPA 3.37
- Alexander James Davis 157 students, Average GPA 2.85
- Kirsten Marie Schwartz 150 students, Average GPA 3.34
- Rachel Ann Crawford 133 students, Average GPA 3.12
- Bryan N Hoffer 131 students, Average GPA 2.76
- Anne Tila Cheilek 127 students, Average GPA 3.49
- Mario John Chris 124 students, Average GPA 3.30
- Christopher K. s. Garrecht-Williams 114 students, Average GPA 3.08
- Olivia Hsiang Wei Lee 114 students, Average GPA 3.63