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HIST 1B

Introduction to Western Civilization: Circa 843 to circa 1715

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to history of the West and its connections to rest of world from 843 to 1715. Profound social, political, cultural, and intellectual changes that affected development of modern world. Topics covered include economic, social, and cultural aspects of feudal system; relationship between Church and empire; new religious movements (including the Reformation); formation of nation-states; relationship between Western Europe and non-European and non-Christian people and traditions. P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.57
n = 1,233 · 10 terms · ± 0.016
A range
71%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
6%
91% of those passed
D / F / W
2.1%
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.

  • 28622W
  • 22022F
  • 12823W
  • 17323F
  • 15524W
  • 9424F
  • 12025W
Enrolment by term: 22W 286, 22F 220, 23W 128, 23F 173, 24W 155, 24F 94, 25W 120
Peak 286 Most recent 120 in 25W 7 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 69 · 5.1%
  • A 397 · 29.6%
  • A- 411 · 30.6%
  • B+ 185 · 13.8%
  • B 74 · 5.5%
  • B- 40 · 3.0%
  • C+ 20 · 1.5%
  • C 7 · 0.5%
  • C- 7 · 0.5%
  • D+ 6 · 0.4%
  • D 1 · 0.1%
  • F 16 · 1.2%
  • P 69 · 5.1%
  • NP 7 · 0.5%
  • S 1 · 0.1%
  • U 1 · 0.1%
  • I 29 · 2.2%
  • DR 3 · 0.2%

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
MCCLENDON, MURIEL C 3.53 3.53 634 4 68%
TUTINO, STEFANIA 3.59 3.59 458 3 72%
RUIZ, TEOFILO F 3.72 3.73 141 3 86%

“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