Course record LIN

LIN 401

Introduction to Linguistics

Michigan State University

3,935 grades79 sections24 professors
Grades: 2011–2026
Flunk Score16/100
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Professors 24 of 24

Deogratias S Ngonyani 111 grades · 3 terms · 2016–2020 3.59GPA
73.0% A
18.9% B
4.5% C
2.7% D
0.9% F

111 letter grades · 3 sections · 2016–2020

Compare with the course
Ngonyani vs. the course average
A +21.1
B −9.7
C −6.4
D −1.0
F −3.9

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 111 enrolled.

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Heather L Taylor 174 grades · 2 terms · 2017–2018 3.57GPA
73.6% A
19.0% B
3.4% C
0.6% D
3.4% F

174 letter grades · 4 sections · 2017–2018

Compare with the course
Taylor vs. the course average
A +21.7
B −9.6
C −7.5
D −3.2
F −1.4

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 174 enrolled.

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Karthik Durvasula 284 grades · 6 terms · 2012–2018 3.48GPA
61.6% A
28.5% B
8.1% C
1.1% D
0.7% F

284 letter grades · 8 sections · 2012–2018

Compare with the course
Durvasula vs. the course average
A +9.7
B −0.1
C −2.8
D −2.7
F −4.1

Difference in percentage points.

Each term against the course average
Summer 2012Fall 2018

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 284 enrolled.

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Deogratias S Ngonyani | Karthik Durvasula | Marcin J Morzycki 325 grades · 2 terms · 2011–2012 3.46GPA
56.0% A
36.3% B
6.2% C
0.9% D
0.6% F

325 letter grades · 2 sections · 2011–2012

Compare with the course
Morzycki vs. the course average
A +4.1
B +7.7
C −4.8
D −2.8
F −4.2

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 325 enrolled.

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Hezao Ke | Suzanne Louise Wagner 86 grades · 1 term · 2026 3.44GPA
64.0% A
22.1% B
11.6% C
0.0% D
2.3% F

86 letter grades · 3 sections · 2026

Compare with the course
Wagner vs. the course average
A +12.1
B −6.5
C +0.7
D −3.7
F −2.5

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 86 enrolled.

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Brian Buccola 60 grades · 2 terms · 2019–2020 3.38GPA
61.7% A
30.0% B
3.3% C
0.0% D
5.0% F

60 letter grades · 2 sections · 2019–2020

Compare with the course
Buccola vs. the course average
A +9.8
B +1.4
C −7.6
D −3.7
F +0.2

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 60 enrolled.

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Marcin J Morzycki 42 grades · 1 term · 2017 3.38GPA
45.2% A
50.0% B
4.8% C
0.0% D
0.0% F

42 letter grades · 1 section · 2017

Compare with the course
Morzycki vs. the course average
A −6.7
B +21.4
C −6.2
D −3.7
F −4.8

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 42 enrolled.

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Joseph J Jalbert 112 grades · 2 terms · 2016–2018 3.36GPA
58.9% A
27.7% B
8.9% C
1.8% D
2.7% F

112 letter grades · 3 sections · 2016–2018

Compare with the course
Jalbert vs. the course average
A +7.0
B −0.9
C −2.0
D −1.9
F −2.1

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 112 enrolled.

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Andrew R Trotter | Deogratias S Ngonyani | Heather L Taylor | Marcin J Morzycki 151 grades · 1 term · 2014 3.33GPA
53.0% A
30.5% B
13.9% C
2.6% D
0.0% F

151 letter grades · 1 section · 2014

Compare with the course
Morzycki vs. the course average
A +1.1
B +1.8
C +3.0
D −1.1
F −4.8

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 151 enrolled.

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Hezao Ke 189 grades · 3 terms · 2020–2021 3.21GPA
56.1% A
24.3% B
11.6% C
2.6% D
5.3% F

189 letter grades · 6 sections · 2020–2021

Compare with the course
Ke vs. the course average
A +4.2
B −4.3
C +0.7
D −1.1
F +0.5

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 189 enrolled.

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Curtis L Anderson 56 grades · 1 term · 2016 3.18GPA
57.1% A
21.4% B
10.7% C
5.4% D
5.4% F

56 letter grades · 2 sections · 2016

Compare with the course
Anderson vs. the course average
A +5.2
B −7.2
C −0.2
D +1.6
F +0.5

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 56 enrolled.

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Chenchen Xu | Suzanne Evans Wagner 56 grades · 1 term · 2019 3.17GPA
57.1% A
23.2% B
7.1% C
5.4% D
7.1% F

56 letter grades · 2 sections · 2019

Compare with the course
Wagner vs. the course average
A +5.2
B −5.4
C −3.8
D +1.6
F +2.3

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 56 enrolled.

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Karthik Durvasula | Wil A Rankinen 183 grades · 1 term · 2013 3.13GPA
43.7% A
36.1% B
13.7% C
3.3% D
3.3% F

183 letter grades · 1 section · 2013

Compare with the course
Rankinen vs. the course average
A −8.2
B +7.5
C +2.7
D −0.5
F −1.5

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 183 enrolled.

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Gregory Johnson II | Wil A Rankinen 150 grades · 1 term · 2014 3.11GPA
46.0% A
32.0% B
13.3% C
5.3% D
3.3% F

150 letter grades · 1 section · 2014

Compare with the course
Rankinen vs. the course average
A −5.9
B +3.4
C +2.4
D +1.6
F −1.5

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 150 enrolled.

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Alan Beretta | Karthik Durvasula | Steve L Johnson 192 grades · 1 term · 2013 3.10GPA
44.3% A
34.9% B
12.0% C
4.2% D
4.7% F

192 letter grades · 1 section · 2013

Compare with the course
Johnson vs. the course average
A −7.6
B +6.3
C +1.1
D +0.4
F −0.1

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 192 enrolled.

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Andrew R Trotter | Heather L Taylor | Joseph J Jalbert | Marcin J Morzycki 162 grades · 1 term · 2015 3.06GPA
47.5% A
25.9% B
15.4% C
7.4% D
3.7% F

162 letter grades · 1 section · 2015

Compare with the course
Morzycki vs. the course average
A −4.4
B −2.7
C +4.5
D +3.7
F −1.1

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 162 enrolled.

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Hezao Ke | Karthik Durvasula 119 grades · 1 term · 2022 3.03GPA
47.9% A
30.3% B
9.2% C
4.2% D
8.4% F

119 letter grades · 3 sections · 2022

Compare with the course
Durvasula vs. the course average
A −4.0
B +1.6
C −1.7
D +0.5
F +3.6

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 119 enrolled.

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Brian Buccola | Hezao Ke 88 grades · 1 term · 2023 3.01GPA
50.0% A
26.1% B
10.2% C
5.7% D
8.0% F

88 letter grades · 3 sections · 2023

Compare with the course
Ke vs. the course average
A −1.9
B −2.5
C −0.7
D +1.9
F +3.1

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 88 enrolled.

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Cristina Schmitt 606 grades · 10 terms · 2015–2025 3.01GPA
49.8% A
24.6% B
12.4% C
5.1% D
8.1% F

606 letter grades · 17 sections · 2015–2025

Compare with the course
Schmitt vs. the course average
A −2.1
B −4.0
C +1.4
D +1.4
F +3.3

Difference in percentage points.

Each term against the course average
Fall 2015Fall 2025

0.2% withdrew · 1 of 607 enrolled.

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Cristina Schmitt | Hezao Ke 165 grades · 1 term · 2022 2.99GPA
44.2% A
30.9% B
13.9% C
3.0% D
7.9% F

165 letter grades · 4 sections · 2022

Compare with the course
Ke vs. the course average
A −7.7
B +2.3
C +3.0
D −0.7
F +3.1

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 165 enrolled.

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Suzanne Louise Wagner 247 grades · 2 terms · 2024–2025 2.93GPA
46.2% A
25.5% B
12.1% C
8.9% D
7.3% F

247 letter grades · 4 sections · 2024–2025

Compare with the course
Wagner vs. the course average
A −5.7
B −3.1
C +1.2
D +5.2
F +2.5

Difference in percentage points.

0.4% withdrew · 1 of 248 enrolled.

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Marisa Brook 99 grades · 2 terms · 2016–2017 2.90GPA
44.4% A
29.3% B
10.1% C
7.1% D
9.1% F

99 letter grades · 3 sections · 2016–2017

Compare with the course
Brook vs. the course average
A −7.4
B +0.7
C −0.8
D +3.3
F +4.3

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 99 enrolled.

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Cristina Schmitt | Karthik Durvasula 161 grades · 1 term · 2012 2.89GPA
37.3% A
34.2% B
16.8% C
4.3% D
7.5% F

161 letter grades · 1 section · 2012

Compare with the course
Durvasula vs. the course average
A −14.6
B +5.5
C +5.8
D +0.6
F +2.6

Difference in percentage points.

0.0% withdrew · 0 of 161 enrolled.

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Cara Feldscher | Deogratias S Ngonyani 117 grades · 1 term · 2019 2.85GPA
37.6% A
32.5% B
17.9% C
3.4% D
8.5% F

117 letter grades · 3 sections · 2019

Compare with the course
Ngonyani vs. the course average
A −14.3
B +3.9
C +7.0
D −0.3
F +3.7

Difference in percentage points.

0.8% withdrew · 1 of 118 enrolled.

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