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ASIAN M60W

Introduction to Buddhism

(Same as Religion M60W.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course M60. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. General survey of Buddhist worldview and lifestyle, with focus on those religious doctrines and meditative practices most essential to various Asian traditions of Buddhism. Particular attention to problems involved in study of religion. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.52
n = 181 · 4 terms · ± 0.039
A range
66%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
2%
67% of those passed
D / F / W
4.4%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

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.

  • 3122W
  • 6622S
  • 5623S
Enrolment by term: 22W 31, 22S 66, 23S 56
Peak 66 Most recent 56 in 23S 3 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 10 · 5.4%
  • A 99 · 53.8%
  • A- 10 · 5.4%
  • B+ 32 · 17.4%
  • B 11 · 6.0%
  • B- 2 · 1.1%
  • C+ 2 · 1.1%
  • C 7 · 3.8%
  • D 1 · 0.5%
  • F 7 · 3.8%
  • P 2 · 1.1%
  • NP 1 · 0.5%

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
BODIFORD, WILLIAM M 3.52 3.52 63 1 62%
BODIFORD, WILLIAM 3.43 3.41 56 1 55%
LIPPIT, SEIJI MIZUTA 3.74 3.83 31 1 87%
NEWHALL, THOMAS BRADFORD 3.43 3.39 31 1 71%

“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