Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Argumentation and Debate
COMARTS 262 is an argumentation and debate course focusing on engaging with diverse societal issues, constructing ethical arguments, and evaluating others' arguments in democratic contexts.
Summary
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Historical reviews of Karma Chavez: The course requires four 500-word papers and regular reading. Students note that TA grading can be stringent and tests may rely on specific lecture examples.
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Prerequisites
Course mapSatisfied Communications A
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- Satisfied Communications A
Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Karma Chavez and Jenell Johnson describe engaging lectures and clear instructions, though grading can be stringent. Reviewers note the course is term-heavy with multiple papers. While one reviewer suggests attending lectures to capture specific examples for tests, others do not mandate attendance, highlighting varied academic demands.
JENELL MARIE JOHNSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KARMA CHAVEZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MARY MCCOY is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 107 / 108 | 0 |
| DIS 301 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 18 | 0 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 18 | 0 |
| DIS 304 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 18 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 18 | 0 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 18 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Karma Chavez and Jenell Johnson describe a writing-heavy course with stimulating lectures. Mary McCoy is the current instructor.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.46 GPA, 72.9% A/AB (n=85 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 92.4% A/AB (n=105 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Karma Chavez: The course requires four 500-word papers and regular reading. Students note that TA grading can be stringent and tests may rely on specific lecture examples.
Historical reviews of Karma Chavez, Megan Zahay: Experiences vary significantly. Some students found the material engaging and helpful, while others reported frustrating grading practices and unhelpful instructor interactions.
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Grades
Fall 2026 · Projected
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Approximate 80% prediction interval
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.19 GPA average error.
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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
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Argumentation and Debate
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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