POSC 101: THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; research, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor. Analyzes the politics of the contemporary U.S. Congress. Topics include representation, elections, parties and leaders, committees, public policy, the history of the institution, and the relationships between Congress and the other branches of government.
Average GPA: 2.89
Grade distribution records: 1,089 students across 17 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 39 | 3.6% |
| A | 185 | 17.0% |
| A- | 166 | 15.2% |
| B+ | 118 | 10.8% |
| B | 171 | 15.7% |
| B- | 92 | 8.4% |
| C+ | 55 | 5.1% |
| C | 94 | 8.6% |
| C- | 51 | 4.7% |
| D+ | 8 | 0.7% |
| D | 35 | 3.2% |
| D- | 3 | 0.3% |
| F | 59 | 5.4% |
| NP | 3 | 0.3% |
| S | 1 | 0.1% |
| W | 8 | 0.7% |
Based on 1,089 student grade records across 17 terms and 7 professors.
Instructors
- Bruce Bordner 196 students, Average GPA 2.50
- Nicholas Napolio 152 students, Average GPA 3.00
- Paul Teten 121 students, Average GPA 2.41
- Melinda Ritchie 80 students, Average GPA 2.49
- Mai Do 74 students, Average GPA 3.27
- John Burnett 67 students, Average GPA 3.79
- Nicholas Jenkins 28 students, Average GPA 2.85