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HISTORY 197·History·3 credits·100 — Introductory·3.9

First-Year Seminar in History

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Writing-intensive seminar on a focused historical topic; small class size.

LSA First-Year WritingLSA Humanities
Workload
7
hrs / week
≈ HISTORY avg
Difficulty
2/5
Easy
below HISTORY avg (3.1)
Median grade
A-
mean 3.6 GPA
above HISTORY avg (3.41 GPA)
% earning A
53%
A+, A, or A−

Grade distribution

Median A- · Mean 3.60 GPA

5%
25%
23%
22%
14%
6%
3%
1%
1%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
E

Sections

SectionProfessorMeetsEnrollment
001Helmut PuffTTh 14:30–16:00
18/18

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How to read these numbers
  • Workload — total hours/week including lecture, assignments, and exam prep.
  • Difficulty (1–5) — conceptual rigor and pace, not just hours.
  • Median grade — the middle student's final letter; mean GPAaverages everyone's grade points.
  • % earning A — share of students finishing with A+, A, or A−.
  • Comparisons are against this subject's average, so you can tell whether a number is high for the discipline.