HUM 100W: Writing in the Humanities & Interdisciplinary Arts
San Jose State University
Advanced workshop in composition and reading for the critical and comparative study of the humanities and interdisciplinary arts. Students explore and practice the thinking and writing skills that help us communicate insight, critique, interpretation, description, and analysis of arts, literature, history, and culture, including expository writing and library research. Readings and objects of study include a range of topics and at least two different art forms. Writing in the Disciplines: Satisfies the CSU Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) if passed with C or better. Prerequisite(s): 1B or equivalent second semester composition course (with a grade of C- or better); completion of core GE; and upper division standing. Or Graduate or Postbaccalaureate level.
Average GPA: 3.23
Grade distribution records: 528 students across 16 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 30 | 5.7% |
| A | 147 | 27.8% |
| A- | 75 | 14.2% |
| B+ | 86 | 16.3% |
| B | 79 | 15.0% |
| B- | 33 | 6.3% |
| C+ | 20 | 3.8% |
| C | 25 | 4.7% |
| C- | 4 | 0.8% |
| D+ | 2 | 0.4% |
| D | 6 | 1.1% |
| D- | 1 | 0.2% |
| F | 20 | 3.8% |
Based on 528 student grade records across 16 terms and 8 professors.
Instructors
- Brent S Walters 193 students, Average GPA 3.21
- Cynthia C Rostankowski 71 students, Average GPA 3.36
- Judith L Georges 71 students, Average GPA 3.20
- Valerie M Lo 61 students, Average GPA 3.42
- Rebecca D Kling 55 students, Average GPA 3.13
- Erik Ludwig Johnson 33 students, Average GPA 3.09
- Jennifer Rebecca Schauer 22 students, Average GPA 3.23
- Stacey Cherie Moultry 22 students, Average GPA 3.05