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ENGL 161

Academic Writing II

English

3 credit hoursUsually offered: Fall, Spring
Avg GPA
2.82
Easiness
2.20
Total regs
20,419

Grade Distribution

Spring 2022–Summer 2026 · Percentages use A–F and W outcomes

Avg GPA
2.82
A
53.1%
10302
B
20.9%
4052
C
9.2%
1785
D
3.1%
610
F
7.7%
1491
W
5.9%
1147
A–F + W
19,387
Other outcomes
1,032
All registrations
20,419

Quick Insights

Avg GPA
2.82
Easiness
2.20
C or better
88.5%
Among A–F outcomes
D or better
91.8%
Among A–F outcomes
Withdrawal rate
5.9%
Among A–F and W outcomes
Most common grade
A
Letter grades only
Outcomes counted
19,387
A–F and W outcomes

ENGL 161 by Professor

Ranked by historical GPA for 2024SP–2026SP · A–F outcomes only · minimum 20 graded outcomes

#1
Gore, Jeffrey S
3.96
RMP
3.9
46 reviews
Graded
26
Total regs
69
#2
Bergstrom, Kian
3.89
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Students learn about academic inquiry and complete several writing projects including a documented research paper. Topics vary by section. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. This class may be taught in an online format. When that is the case, internet access will be required. A high-speed connection is strongly suggested. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 160 or the equivalent. All students take the Writing Placement test except for those with test-based exemptions noted here. If students place into ENGL 060 , ENGL 070, ENGL 071, and ENGL 160 , the student must take the course (or courses) prior to enrolling in ENGL 161 . Students with an ACT English subscore of 27 or higher, SAT Evidence-Based Critical Reading score of 630 or higher, AP English Language & Composition score of 3 or higher, or IB English Language A: Language & Literature score of 6 or higher, receive credit for ENGL 160 and permission to enroll in ENGL 161 . Class Schedule Information: Students may register for any section. Course descriptions for composition courses are available at the First-Year Writing Program website: http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/programs/1styearwriting/. IAI GECC Writing course .

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Methodology
RMP
4.8
25 reviews
Graded
128
Total regs
133
#3
Goldbach, John S
3.83
RMP
5.0
15 reviews
Graded
136
Total regs
138
#4
Bryson, Christopher
3.74
RMP
4.6
44 reviews
Graded
155
Total regs
158
#5
Baez, Marc J
3.67
RMP
4.4
82 reviews
Graded
90
Total regs
93
#6
Bennett, Mark S
3.67
RMP
4.9
22 reviews
Graded
45
Total regs
46
#7
Khan, Hanna M
3.65
RMP
3.9
9 reviews
Graded
65
Total regs
69
#8
Dertinger, Nicholas
3.64
RMP
5.0
13 reviews
Graded
260
Total regs
271
#9
Buchmeier, Sarah
3.58
RMP
4.5
14 reviews
Graded
65
Total regs
68
#10
Baszak, Gregor
3.56
RMP
4.2
18 reviews
Graded
61
Total regs
64
#11
Sherfinski, Todd
3.55
RMP
4.1
92 reviews
Graded
355
Total regs
368
#12
McGath, Carrie Michele
3.52
RMP
4.8
12 reviews
Graded
284
Total regs
297
#13
Hart, Jenna Lynn
3.50
RMP
5.0
3 reviews
Graded
125
Total regs
130
#14
Burton, Sammie Marie
3.46
RMP
4.6
11 reviews
Graded
178
Total regs
185
#15
English, Bridget
3.45
RMP
3.8
10 reviews
Graded
89
Total regs
90
#16
Grunow, Scott Alexander
3.44
RMP
3.4
69 reviews
Graded
219
Total regs
228
#17
Drown, James Remick
3.44
RMP
3.8
75 reviews
Graded
216
Total regs
240
#18
Casey, John A
3.42
RMP
4.6
65 reviews
Graded
237
Total regs
246
#19
Vlahos, Catherine
3.40
RMP
4.8
27 reviews
Graded
141
Total regs
152
#20
Hayek, Philip Wesley
3.39
RMP
4.8
20 reviews
Graded
64
Total regs
69
#21
Macero, Melissa Catherine
3.38
RMP
2.6
7 reviews
Graded
66
Total regs
69
#22
Hiday, Corbin R
3.37
RMP
4.4
13 reviews
Graded
267
Total regs
276
#23
Mandell, Travis Elliott
3.36
RMP
4.8
10 reviews
Graded
64
Total regs
68
#24
Shearer, Jay B
3.34
RMP
4.1
61 reviews
Graded
209
Total regs
222
#25
Magoon, Mark
3.33
RMP
4.8
46 reviews
Graded
267
Total regs
280
#26
Lapotre, Carly A
3.33
RMP
4.6
17 reviews
Graded
93
Total regs
95
#27
Jakalski, David Frank
3.32
RMP
4.2
31 reviews
Graded
313
Total regs
324
#28
Hamilton, Marissa Lynn
3.31
RMP
2.0
2 reviews
Graded
65
Total regs
69
#29
Rico, Alonzo
3.31
RMP
4.7
17 reviews
Graded
114
Total regs
116
#30
Primeau, Sarah J
3.29
RMP
5.0
3 reviews
Graded
21
Total regs
23
#31
Herrera, Juan Manuel
3.27
RMP
4.9
7 reviews
Graded
63
Total regs
68
#32
Adams, Joshua
3.27
RMP
2.5
4 reviews
Graded
64
Total regs
66
#33
Guerrero, Antonio
3.24
RMP
3.2
24 reviews
Graded
168
Total regs
174
#34
Gallus-Price, Sibyl J
3.22
RMP
3.7
20 reviews
Graded
125
Total regs
136
#35
Elturki, Eman
3.19
RMP
5.0
7 reviews
Graded
141
Total regs
147
#36
Stolley, Lisa Anne
3.18
RMP
3.6
38 reviews
Graded
176
Total regs
182
#37
McGehee, Wesley Kyle
3.16
RMP
5.0
8 reviews
Graded
135
Total regs
207
#38
Jones, Janson
3.13
RMP
5.0
2 reviews
Graded
131
Total regs
138
#39
Williams, Charitianne
3.09
RMP
4.5
24 reviews
Graded
46
Total regs
47
#40
Krall, Aaron Richard
3.08
RMP
4.4
36 reviews
Graded
102
Total regs
105
#41
Gayle, Robin Carole Petrovic
3.07
RMP
3.2
11 reviews
Graded
81
Total regs
88
#42
Leick, Karen
3.05
RMP
4.6
25 reviews
Graded
22
Total regs
22
#43
Brici, Ovidiu
3.03
RMP
4.7
17 reviews
Graded
261
Total regs
277
#44
Lewis, Jennifer V.
3.03
RMP
4.1
68 reviews
Graded
287
Total regs
298
#45
Glomski, Christopher C
3.02
RMP
3.2
15 reviews
Graded
45
Total regs
46
#46
Jones, Adam
3.02
RMP
2.3
21 reviews
Graded
260
Total regs
269
#47
Kessler, Jeffrey
3.01
RMP
4.7
17 reviews
Graded
78
Total regs
92
#48
Costello, Virginia M
2.97
RMP
3.9
48 reviews
Graded
232
Total regs
255
#49
Brand, Mark Robert
2.97
RMP
4.5
29 reviews
Graded
300
Total regs
313
#50
Sheldon, Douglas Harold
2.96
RMP
4.3
17 reviews
Graded
165
Total regs
182
#51
,
2.81
RMP
NR
Graded
129
Total regs
141
#52
Harris, Faith Elizabeth
2.79
RMP
NR
Graded
66
Total regs
68
#53
Steuber, Evan James
2.77
RMP
4.2
29 reviews
Graded
189
Total regs
200
#54
Barton, Daniel Robert
2.77
RMP
2.1
20 reviews
Graded
348
Total regs
390
#55
Zabic, Snezana
2.74
RMP
2.5
23 reviews
Graded
235
Total regs
252
#56
Asmussen, Ryan Roy
2.68
RMP
3.5
13 reviews
Graded
196
Total regs
209
#57
McShane, Heather Ann
2.60
RMP
4.0
8 reviews
Graded
103
Total regs
135
#58
Brown, Deziree Aleace
2.60
RMP
4.0
7 reviews
Graded
42
Total regs
46
#59
Lannon, Keegan
2.59
RMP
3.9
8 reviews
Graded
22
Total regs
23
#60
Barger, Carla D
2.59
RMP
2.8
8 reviews
Graded
105
Total regs
119
#61
Doble, Heather Cook
2.50
RMP
4.7
41 reviews
Graded
20
Total regs
22
#62
Newirth, Michael
2.44
RMP
2.6
141 reviews
Graded
302
Total regs
344
#
Professor
Avg GPA
Student rating
Graded
Total regs
  • 1
    Gore, Jeffrey S
    3.96
    3.9 (46)
    26
    69
  • 2
    Bergstrom, Kian
    3.89
    4.8 (25)
    128
    133
  • 3
    Goldbach, John S
    3.83
    5.0 (15)
    136
    138
  • 4
    Bryson, Christopher
    3.74
    4.6 (44)
    155
    158
  • 5
    Baez, Marc J
    3.67
    4.4 (82)
    90
    93
  • 6
    Bennett, Mark S
    3.67
    4.9 (22)
    45
    46
  • 7
    Khan, Hanna M
    3.65
    3.9 (9)
    65
    69
  • 8
    Dertinger, Nicholas
    3.64
    5.0 (13)
    260
    271
  • 9
    Buchmeier, Sarah
    3.58
    4.5 (14)
    65
    68
  • 10
    Baszak, Gregor
    3.56
    4.2 (18)
    61
    64
  • 11
    Sherfinski, Todd
    3.55
    4.1 (92)
    355
    368
  • 12
    McGath, Carrie Michele
    3.52
    4.8 (12)
    284
    297
  • 13
    Hart, Jenna Lynn
    3.50
    5.0 (3)
    125
    130
  • 14
    Burton, Sammie Marie
    3.46
    4.6 (11)
    178
    185
  • 15
    English, Bridget
    3.45
    3.8 (10)
    89
    90
  • 16
    Grunow, Scott Alexander
    3.44
    3.4 (69)
    219
    228
  • 17
    Drown, James Remick
    3.44
    3.8 (75)
    216
    240
  • 18
    Casey, John A
    3.42
    4.6 (65)
    237
    246
  • 19
    Vlahos, Catherine
    3.40
    4.8 (27)
    141
    152
  • 20
    Hayek, Philip Wesley
    3.39
    4.8 (20)
    64
    69
  • 21
    Macero, Melissa Catherine
    3.38
    2.6 (7)
    66
    69
  • 22
    Hiday, Corbin R
    3.37
    4.4 (13)
    267
    276
  • 23
    Mandell, Travis Elliott
    3.36
    4.8 (10)
    64
    68
  • 24
    Shearer, Jay B
    3.34
    4.1 (61)
    209
    222
  • 25
    Magoon, Mark
    3.33
    4.8 (46)
    267
    280
  • 26
    Lapotre, Carly A
    3.33
    4.6 (17)
    93
    95
  • 27
    Jakalski, David Frank
    3.32
    4.2 (31)
    313
    324
  • 28
    Hamilton, Marissa Lynn
    3.31
    2.0 (2)
    65
    69
  • 29
    Rico, Alonzo
    3.31
    4.7 (17)
    114
    116
  • 30
    Primeau, Sarah J
    3.29
    5.0 (3)
    21
    23
  • 31
    Herrera, Juan Manuel
    3.27
    4.9 (7)
    63
    68
  • 32
    Adams, Joshua
    3.27
    2.5 (4)
    64
    66
  • 33
    Guerrero, Antonio
    3.24
    3.2 (24)
    168
    174
  • 34
    Gallus-Price, Sibyl J
    3.22
    3.7 (20)
    125
    136
  • 35
    Elturki, Eman
    3.19
    5.0 (7)
    141
    147
  • 36
    Stolley, Lisa Anne
    3.18
    3.6 (38)
    176
    182
  • 37
    McGehee, Wesley Kyle
    3.16
    5.0 (8)
    135
    207
  • 38
    Jones, Janson
    3.13
    5.0 (2)
    131
    138
  • 39
    Williams, Charitianne
    3.09
    4.5 (24)
    46
    47
  • 40
    Krall, Aaron Richard
    3.08
    4.4 (36)
    102
    105
  • 41
    Gayle, Robin Carole Petrovic
    3.07
    3.2 (11)
    81
    88
  • 42
    Leick, Karen
    3.05
    4.6 (25)
    22
    22
  • 43
    Brici, Ovidiu
    3.03
    4.7 (17)
    261
    277
  • 44
    Lewis, Jennifer V.
    3.03
    4.1 (68)
    287
    298
  • 45
    Glomski, Christopher C
    3.02
    3.2 (15)
    45
    46
  • 46
    Jones, Adam
    3.02
    2.3 (21)
    260
    269
  • 47
    Kessler, Jeffrey
    3.01
    4.7 (17)
    78
    92
  • 48
    Costello, Virginia M
    2.97
    3.9 (48)
    232
    255
  • 49
    Brand, Mark Robert
    2.97
    4.5 (29)
    300
    313
  • 50
    Sheldon, Douglas Harold
    2.96
    4.3 (17)
    165
    182
  • 51
    ,
    2.81
    NR
    129
    141
  • 52
    Harris, Faith Elizabeth
    2.79
    NR
    66
    68
  • 53
    Steuber, Evan James
    2.77
    4.2 (29)
    189
    200
  • 54
    Barton, Daniel Robert
    2.77
    2.1 (20)
    348
    390
  • 55
    Zabic, Snezana
    2.74
    2.5 (23)
    235
    252
  • 56
    Asmussen, Ryan Roy
    2.68
    3.5 (13)
    196
    209
  • 57
    McShane, Heather Ann
    2.60
    4.0 (8)
    103
    135
  • 58
    Brown, Deziree Aleace
    2.60
    4.0 (7)
    42
    46
  • 59
    Lannon, Keegan
    2.59
    3.9 (8)
    22
    23
  • 60
    Barger, Carla D
    2.59
    2.8 (8)
    105
    119
  • 61
    Doble, Heather Cook
    2.50
    4.7 (41)
    20
    22
  • 62
    Newirth, Michael
    2.44
    2.6 (141)
    302
    344