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Dibs Fall 2026

M E STD M50A

First Civilizations

(Same as Ancient Near East M50A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of great civilizations of ancient Near East--Egypt, Israel, and Mesopotamia--with attention to emergence of writing, monotheism, and urban societies. Letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.27
n = 111 · 3 terms · ± 0.049
A range
51%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
1%
100% of those passed
D / F / W
6.3%
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 Open
35 of 39
90% full
 could fill MW 2:00pm-3:15pm Burke, A.A.
3.26n=111 · this instructor

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.

  • 3521F
  • 4623F
  • 3224F
Enrolment by term: 21F 35, 23F 46, 24F 32
Peak 46 Most recent 32 in 24F 3 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 16 · 14.2%
  • A 25 · 22.1%
  • A- 16 · 14.2%
  • B+ 12 · 10.6%
  • B 16 · 14.2%
  • B- 10 · 8.8%
  • C+ 2 · 1.8%
  • C 4 · 3.5%
  • C- 3 · 2.7%
  • D+ 2 · 1.8%
  • D 3 · 2.7%
  • D- 1 · 0.9%
  • F 1 · 0.9%
  • P 1 · 0.9%
  • I 1 · 0.9%

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
BURKE, AARON ALEXANDER 3.26 3.26 111 3 51%

“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