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Dibs Fall 2026

RELIGN M60A

Introduction to Buddhism

(Same as Asian M60.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Not open for credit to students with credit for course M60W. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. General survey of development of Buddhism in India, with focus on those religious doctrines and meditative practices most essential to various Asian traditions of Buddhism. Letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.47
n = 18 · 1 term · ± 0.098
A range
56%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
5.6%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Sections offered, with live enrollment and predicted GPA
Section Status Enrolled Seat risk Meets Instructor Predicted GPA
Lec 1 Closed
18 of 18
100% full
 fills MW 9:30am-10:45am Balkwill, S.
3.43n=18 · this instructorsmall sample

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 1824F
Enrolment by term: 24F 18
Peak 18 Most recent 18 in 24F 1 term on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 5 · 27.8%
  • A 5 · 27.8%
  • B+ 4 · 22.2%
  • B 1 · 5.6%
  • B- 1 · 5.6%
  • C+ 1 · 5.6%
  • F 1 · 5.6%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
BALKWILL, STEPHANIE 3.43 3.40 18 small sample 1 56%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term