RHE 306Lower division3 credit hours

RHE 306 Rhetoric and Writing

Since 2011, RHE 306 has averaged 3.40 with 36% A’s. In Spring 2026 it averaged 3.47, below the 3.60 average for undergraduate RHE classes that term.

By Sulayman Bowles · Grade data updated October 27, 2026

Credit hours: 3
Level: Lower division
Class hours a week: 3
Grading: Letter grade or pass/fail, your choice
Repeat for credit: No
Core curriculum: Communication (010)
Texas common number: ENGL 1301
Latest grades: Summer 2026

What grades did students get?

Term

Spring 2026: 580 letter grades, 3.47 average GPA, 43% A’s, 38 sections

43%A

24%A−

12%B+

9%B

4%B−

2%C+

1%C

2%C−

0%D+

0%D

0%D−

3%F

Bars show the selected term. Short lines show all terms combined.

Grade counts

Grade	Students	Share	All terms
A	247	42.6%	35.9%
A−	140	24.1%	25.3%
B+	70	12.1%	12.7%
B	50	8.6%	10.1%
B−	25	4.3%	6.8%
C+	12	2.1%	2.6%
C	5	0.9%	1.8%
C−	11	1.9%	1.3%
D+	1	0.2%	0.4%
D	2	0.3%	0.3%
D−	2	0.3%	0.2%
F	15	2.6%	2.5%
Q, W, CR, and others	41	Not in the average

How have grades changed?

UT’s grade reports show 46 terms from Summer 2011 to Summer 2026 (15 falls, 15 springs, and 16 summers).

Spring 2026 3.47 average · 43% A’s · 580 grades

RHE 306 average GPAAll undergraduate RHE classesLetter grades each term

Every term

Term	Sections	Letter grades	Average GPA	A’s
Summer 2026	5	84	3.37	52.4%
Spring 2026	38	580	3.47	42.6%
Fall 2025	37	606	3.59	45.2%
Summer 2025	5	86	3.55	65.1%
Spring 2025	33	522	3.63	56.1%
Fall 2024	36	635	3.65	52.8%
Summer 2024	5	102	3.38	57.8%
Spring 2024	32	535	3.51	45.8%
Fall 2023	34	593	3.46	45.4%
Summer 2023	5	103	3.59	64.1%
Spring 2023	34	618	3.47	47.4%
Fall 2022	28	604	3.48	42.5%
Summer 2022	5	95	3.64	62.1%
Spring 2022	28	598	3.46	45.5%
Fall 2021	27	609	3.44	39.7%
Summer 2021	3	73	3.48	58.9%
Spring 2021	21	427	3.51	47.3%
Fall 2020	21	463	3.46	40.4%
Summer 2020	2	43	3.74	76.7%
Spring 2020	21	396	3.64	46.7%
Fall 2019	22	469	3.28	24.1%
Summer 2019	2	30	3.30	23.3%
Spring 2019	22	477	3.44	35.2%
Fall 2018	23	528	3.35	24.2%
Summer 2018	2	27	3.31	25.9%
Spring 2018	21	462	3.45	35.7%
Fall 2017	21	472	3.33	26.7%
Summer 2017	1	11	3.67	36.4%
Spring 2017	21	432	3.27	26.6%
Fall 2016	24	512	3.23	20.3%
Summer 2016	2	24	3.28	33.3%
Spring 2016	21	374	3.43	31.0%
Fall 2015	23	431	3.23	24.4%
Summer 2015	7	121	3.28	19.8%
Spring 2015	25	383	3.33	26.4%
Fall 2014	27	477	3.30	20.3%
Summer 2014	6	89	3.42	28.1%
Spring 2014	29	447	3.37	33.1%
Fall 2013	31	476	3.41	31.5%
Summer 2013	9	143	3.27	16.8%
Spring 2013	28	528	3.26	29.5%
Fall 2012	33	639	3.27	27.1%
Summer 2012	5	58	3.47	37.9%
Spring 2012	28	482	3.14	17.6%
Fall 2011	29	544	3.05	14.9%
Summer 2011	6	87	3.17	18.4%

What’s RHE 306 about?

An introductory writing course that includes instruction in practical reasoning and the principles of rhetoric. Only one of the following may be counted: English 603A, 303C, Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, Tutorial Course 603A, 303C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Prerequisites

A passing score on the writing section of the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) test (or an appropriate assessment test).

What comes before and after?

Prerequisites

None listed in UT’s catalog.

This class

RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing3.40

Leads to

E 316MAmerican Literature3.36 E 316LBritish Literature3.23 B A 324Business Communication: Oral and Written3.44 E 316NWorld Literature3.44 E 314LTopics in Introduction to Literary Studies3.49 E S 333TEngineering Communication3.80

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M E 333TEngineering Communication3.76 RHE 309JTopics in Writing3.73 E 314JTopics in Literature Across the Curriculum3.49 E 314VTopics in Introduction to Literature and Culture3.50 C E 333TEngineering Communication3.59 B A 324HBusiness Communication: Oral and Written: Honors3.79 RHE 330ETopics in Rhetorical Theory and Analysis3.48 RHE 330DTopics in History of Rhetoric3.54 PGE 333TEngineering Communication3.58 N 321Ethics of Health Care3.67 RHE 321Principles of Rhetoric3.55 RHE 330CAdvanced Topics in Digital Rhetoric3.64 RHE 328Topics in Professional and Technical Writing for Liberal Arts Majors3.33 RHE 309SCritical Reading and Persuasive Writing3.61 ECE 333TEngineering Communication3.63 CHE 333TEngineering Communication3.85 RHE 325MAdvanced Writing3.46 RHE 368CWriting Center Internship3.85 E 316PMasterworks of Literature3.15 RHE 315Introduction to Visual Rhetoric3.51 RHE 360MRhetoric and Writing for Teachers of English3.15 MAS 314Mexican American Literature and Culture3.34 CRW 315FIntroducton to Writing Fiction3.76 RHE 312Writing in Digital Environments3.67 CRW 315PIntroduction to Writing Poetry3.78 RHE 310Intermediate Expository Writing3.38 RHE 379CAdvanced Topics in Rhetoric and Writing3.39 RHE 368ETopics in Editing for Publication3.17 C L 315World Literature3.51 E 318MIntroduction to the English Language3.35 AAS 314Asian American Literature and Culture3.48 AAS 318QSupervised Research AAS 358QSupervised Research AFR 315TAfrican American Literature and Culture AMS 310CJewish American Literature and Culture AMS 315FNative American Literature and Culture COM 324HIntroduction to Business Communication: Honors COM 324MIntroduction to Business Communication COM 333TCommunication and Engineering Careers E 314V.1African American Literature and Culture E 314V.2Asian American Literature and Culture E 314V.3Mexican American Literature and Culture E 314V.4Gay and Lesbian Literature and Culture E 314V.5Native American Literature and Culture E 314V.6Women, Gender, Literature, and Culture E 314V.7Jewish American Literature and Culture J S 314CJewish American Literature and Culture J S 363.24Divine Persuasion in Biblical Times and Place M E 333HEngineering Communication: Honors MES 342.57Divine Persuasion in Biblical Times and Place RHE 317Technical Writing RHE 330D.18Medical Rhetorics, Race, and Gender RHE 330E.13Divine Persuasion in Biblical Times and Place RHE 367RConference Course in Rhetoric and Writing WGS 301.12Gay and Lesbian Literature and Culture WGS 301.27Women, Gender, Literature, and Culture WGS 335.29Medical Rhetorics, Race, and Gender

You can get credit for only one of these

E 603ACOMPOSITION/READING WORLD LIT3.78 E 303CPlan II World Literature Part I3.80 RHE 306QRhetoric and Writing for Nonnative Speakers of English3.67 T C 603ACOMPSTN & READING IN WORLD LIT3.48 T C 303CPlan II World Literature Part I3.58

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How we got this

Class details come from UT’s Rhetoric and Writing catalog page, checked October 27, 2026.

Grades come from UT’s grade dashboard, updated October 27, 2026. UT leaves out some small classes to protect students’ privacy. Past grades describe earlier terms; your section, instructor, and effort shape yours.

We count each A–F grade once. A’s counts A grades, and A− has its own bar. Subject averages use every letter grade in that subject and level that term, including this class. How the averages are calculated.

Before you register

Sections, times, and seats change every term. Check RHE 306 in UT’s class schedule for the semester you’re planning.

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