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ENGL 91D

Introduction to Graphic Fiction

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisite: satisfaction of Entry-Level Writing requirement. Introduction to popularity and important cultural work of comic books and graphic novels. Emphasis on how text and image combine to create meaning, including problem of appropriateness of comics for serious cultural topics. P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.91
n = 355 · 4 terms · ± 0.029
A range
95%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
2%
100% of those passed
D / F / W
0.0%
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.

  • 8122S
  • 8123S
  • 8123F
  • 12025W
Enrolment by term: 22S 81, 23S 81, 23F 81, 25W 120
Peak 120 Most recent 120 in 25W 4 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 66 · 18.2%
  • A 236 · 65.0%
  • A- 34 · 9.4%
  • B+ 9 · 2.5%
  • B 5 · 1.4%
  • B- 2 · 0.6%
  • C+ 2 · 0.6%
  • C 1 · 0.3%
  • P 7 · 1.9%
  • I 1 · 0.3%

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
SNELSON, DANIEL SCOTT 3.92 3.92 355 4 95%

“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