POSC 108: POLITICS OF RACE, IMMIGRATION, AND ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES
University of California, Riverside
5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; term paper, 2 hours; extra reading, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): POSC 010 or POSC 010H or POSC 010W; restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor. Examines the politics of race, immigration, and ethnicity in the United States including comparisons between African Americans and Latino, Asian, and European immigrants. Emphasizes the role of institutions in shaping the importance of race to politics in the United States.
Average GPA: 3.06
Grade distribution records: 1,017 students across 19 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 109 | 10.7% |
| A | 159 | 15.6% |
| A- | 168 | 16.5% |
| B+ | 114 | 11.2% |
| B | 132 | 13.0% |
| B- | 106 | 10.4% |
| C+ | 57 | 5.6% |
| C | 48 | 4.7% |
| C- | 36 | 3.5% |
| D+ | 14 | 1.4% |
| D | 23 | 2.3% |
| D- | 9 | 0.9% |
| F | 35 | 3.4% |
| W | 7 | 0.7% |
Based on 1,017 student grade records across 19 terms and 6 professors.
Instructors
- Ben Newman 210 students, Average GPA 3.14
- Loren Collingwood 79 students, Average GPA 3.55
- Jeremy Busacca 63 students, Average GPA 2.76
- Justin Freebourn 58 students, Average GPA 3.12
- Paul Teten 25 students, Average GPA 3.29
- Ding Wang 13 students, Average GPA 3.13