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DS

School of Human Ecology · University of Wisconsin-Madison
21,943 grades75 courses100 professors38 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.58
average GPA across 21,943 grades
+4% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
94%
A or B
of 21,943 grades
1.6%
D, F or withdrew
A67.0%
B27.1%
Every term against the 3.58 department average 38 terms
Fall 2006Fall 2025
Most taken
DS 120
DESIGN: FUNDAMENTALS I
3.37
2,949 grades
−6% vs. dept
DS 221
PERSON AND ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
3.25
1,940 grades
−9% vs. dept
DS 252
DESIGN LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM
3.73
1,035 grades
+4% vs. dept
DS 251
THE SCIENCE OF TEXTILES - PERFORMANCE & PROPERTIES
3.16
796 grades
−12% vs. dept
DS 220
DESIGN: FUNDAMENTALS II
3.65
726 grades
+2% vs. dept
DS 451
COLOR THEORY AND TECHNOLOGY
3.47
726 grades
−3% vs. dept
DS 153
SEWN CONSTRUCTION I
3.56
695 grades
−1% vs. dept
DS 222
INTERIOR DESIGN I
3.74
595 grades
+4% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 75
100 level8200 level16300 level9400 level9500 level12600 level18900 level3
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level8 courses
DS 101 · — INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE DESIGN
3.81 +6% vs. dept 401
DS 120 · — DESIGN: FUNDAMENTALS I
3.37 −6% vs. dept 2,949
DS 123 · — WHAT IS DESIGN?
3.73 +4% vs. dept 101
DS 130 · — INTRODUCTION TO INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
3.73 +4% vs. dept 281
DS 140 · — VISUAL THINKING - FORM AND SPACE
3.48 −3% vs. dept 302
DS 150 · — VISUAL THINKING - PIXELS AND PENCILS
3.46 −3% vs. dept 118
DS 153 · — SEWN CONSTRUCTION I
3.56 −1% vs. dept 695
DS 154 · — SEWN CONSTRUCTION II
3.59 +0% vs. dept 425
200 level16 courses
DS 210 · — FASHION ILLUSTRATION
3.51 −2% vs. dept 371
DS 215 · — PATTERNMAKING FOR ACCESSORIES
3.63 +2% vs. dept 68
DS 220 · — DESIGN: FUNDAMENTALS II
3.65 +2% vs. dept 726
DS 221 · — PERSON AND ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
3.25 −9% vs. dept 1,940
DS 222 · — INTERIOR DESIGN I
3.74 +4% vs. dept 595
DS 223 · — INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
3.57 −0% vs. dept 595
DS 224 · — INTERIOR MATERIALS AND FINISHES
3.86 +8% vs. dept 322
DS 225 · — APPAREL DESIGN I
3.68 +3% vs. dept 261
DS 227 · — TEXTILE DESIGN: PRINTING AND DYEING I
3.65 +2% vs. dept 193
DS 228 · — TEXTILE EMBELLISHMENT I
3.83 +7% vs. dept 216
DS 241 · — VISUAL COMMUNICATION I
3.81 +6% vs. dept 318
DS 242 · — VISUAL COMMUNICATION II
3.78 +6% vs. dept 290
DS 251 · — THE SCIENCE OF TEXTILES - PERFORMANCE & PROPERTIES
3.16 −12% vs. dept 796
DS 252 · — DESIGN LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM
3.73 +4% vs. dept 1,035
DS 253 · — PATTERNMAKING FOR FASHION DESIGN I
3.47 −3% vs. dept 335
DS 270 · — DESIGN AND FASHION EVENT PRACTICUM
3.80 +6% vs. dept 102
300 level9 courses
DS 319 · — CLOTH TO CLOTHING
3.74 +4% vs. dept 139
DS 320
3.66 +2% vs. dept 177
DS 321 · — PROBLEM-DEFINITION: DESIGN PROGRAMMING
3.97 +11% vs. dept 131
DS 322 · — INTERIOR DESIGN II
3.63 +2% vs. dept 567
DS 323
3.77 +5% vs. dept 185
DS 327 · — TEXTILE DESIGN: MANUAL/COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY AND PATTERN
3.70 +4% vs. dept 227
DS 341 · — DESIGN THINKING FOR TRANSFORMATION
3.85 +8% vs. dept 532
DS 355 · — HISTORY OF FASHION, 1400-PRESENT
3.56 −0% vs. dept 500
DS 360
3.33 −7% vs. dept 21
400 level9 courses
DS 420
3.58 +0% vs. dept 225
DS 421 · — HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS I: ANTIQUITY THROUGH 18TH CENTURY
3.59 +1% vs. dept 506
DS 422 · — HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE & INTERIORS II: 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES
3.77 +5% vs. dept 369
DS 425
3.73 +4% vs. dept 40
DS 427 · — TEXTILE DESIGN: PRINTING AND DYEING II
3.91 +9% vs. dept 22
DS 428 · — TEXTILE EMBELLISHMENT II
3.73 +4% vs. dept 30
DS 429 · — TEXTILE DESIGN: WEAVING II
3.88 +9% vs. dept 84
DS 430 · — HISTORY OF TEXTILES
3.62 +1% vs. dept 420
DS 451 · — COLOR THEORY AND TECHNOLOGY
3.47 −3% vs. dept 726
500 level12 courses
DS 512
3.64 +2% vs. dept 32
DS 519 · — COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
3.86 +8% vs. dept 63
DS 520
3.61 +1% vs. dept 37
DS 521 · — ENVIRONMENTS OF CRISIS & DESIGN
3.43 −4% vs. dept 7
DS 527 · — GLOBAL ARTISANS
3.81 +6% vs. dept 72
DS 528 · — EXPERIMENTAL TEXTILE DESIGN
3.78 +6% vs. dept 137
DS 529 · — BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE PRACTICE
3.90 +9% vs. dept 82
DS 545
3.64 +2% vs. dept 44
DS 548
3.36 −6% vs. dept 7
DS 549 · — ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS: LIGHTING, ACOUSTICS, AND THERMAL COMFORT IN BUILDINGS
3.56 −0% vs. dept 147
DS 561 · — TEXTILES: SPECIFICATIONS AND END USE ANALYSIS
3.44 −4% vs. dept 405
DS 570 · — DESIGN AND FASHION EVENT MANAGEMENT
3.86 +8% vs. dept 28
600 level18 courses
DS 610
3.92 +10% vs. dept 83
DS 620 · — VISUAL THINKING FOR PROBLEM SOLVING
4.00 +12% vs. dept 33
DS 622 · — INTERIOR DESIGN III
3.67 +3% vs. dept 573
DS 623 · — INTERIOR DESIGN IV
3.67 +3% vs. dept 476
DS 624 · — INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
3.75 +5% vs. dept 487
DS 625
3.89 +9% vs. dept 28
DS 626 · — INTERIOR DESIGN V
3.83 +7% vs. dept 142
DS 630
4.00 +12% vs. dept 21
DS 633
4.00 +12% vs. dept 17
DS 639 · — CULTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
3.78 +6% vs. dept 82
DS 640
3.30 −8% vs. dept 10
DS 641 · — ADVANCED DESIGN THINKING FOR TRANSFORMATION
3.95 +10% vs. dept 57
DS 642 · — TASTE
3.82 +7% vs. dept 22
DS 655
3.23 −10% vs. dept 70
DS 679 · — RESEARCH METHODS IN DESIGN
3.87 +8% vs. dept 68
DS 690 · — SENIOR THESIS
3.72 +4% vs. dept 56
DS 691
4.00 +12% vs. dept 6
DS 699 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
3.94 +10% vs. dept 171
900 level3 courses
DS 920 · — SEMINAR IN DESIGN STUDIES
3.84 +7% vs. dept 102
DS 955 · — PRACTICAL RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS OF EMPIRICAL INQUIRY
3.89 +9% vs. dept 19
DS 999 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
3.96 +11% vs. dept 23
29 more DS courses appear in the catalog with no grade record yet.
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