Jan Pierskalla

pierskalla.4@osu.edu 4.6★(15)diff 2.392% would retake3.48 GPAreddit· Students love Pierskalla — he explains complex ideas intuitively, is engaging, and is tipped as the next big thing in poli sci.(4)

Grade history

466 students across 5 courses · avg 3.48

3.41 GPAmedian 3.7

237 students · 3 terms

237 students total · 3 terms · click to see per-term

3.50 GPAmedian 4.0

132 students · 3 terms

132 students total · 3 terms · click to see per-term

3.58 GPAmedian 3.7

54 students · 4 terms

54 students total · 4 terms · click to see per-term

3.66 GPAmedian 4.0

30 students · 1 term

30 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

3.78 GPAmedian 4.0

13 students · 1 term

13 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

Source: historical OSU grade releases via thegradeguide.com (Adam Gluck), Spring 2016 – Summer 2023. FERPA-filtered: sections under 10 students excluded.

Sections this term

3

Courses

3

Enrolled

1

Open sections

3

Teaching Summer 2026

POLITSC 4998Undergraduate Research in Political Science

1 section

#	Sec	Days/Time	Room	Enrollment
18006	21	TBA	TBA	Open

POLITSC 7193.02Comparative Politics

1 section

#	Sec	Days/Time	Room	Enrollment
16842	06	TBA	TBA	Open · 1 enrolled

POLITSC 8999Dissertation Research in Political Science

1 section

#	Sec	Days/Time	Room	Enrollment
14813	22	TBA	Online	Open

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