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FRENCH

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
34,084 grades96 courses216 professors38 terms

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

3.55
average GPA across 34,084 grades
+4% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
95%
A or B
of 34,084 grades
1.5%
D, F or withdrew
A64.6%
B30.0%
Every term against the 3.55 department average 38 terms
Fall 2006Fall 2025
Most taken
FRENCH 101
FIRST SEMESTER FRENCH
3.50
4,989 grades
−1% vs. dept
FRENCH 203
THIRD SEMESTER FRENCH
3.33
3,556 grades
−6% vs. dept
FRENCH 102
SECOND SEMESTER FRENCH
3.39
3,507 grades
−4% vs. dept
FRENCH 204
FOURTH SEMESTER FRENCH
3.36
3,239 grades
−5% vs. dept
FRENCH 228
INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
3.56
2,842 grades
+0% vs. dept
FRENCH 271
LITERATURE, COMICS, AND FILM IN FRENCH
3.64
1,918 grades
+3% vs. dept
FRENCH 227
3.57
1,257 grades
+1% vs. dept
FRENCH 322
MODERN FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE
3.63
1,185 grades
+2% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 96
University of Wisconsin-Madison publishes a title for 42 of these 96 courses. The rest carry a code and no name in its catalog.
100 level2200 level11300 level13400 level13500 level7600 level25700 level7800 level7900 level11
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level2 courses
FRENCH 101 · — FIRST SEMESTER FRENCH
3.50 −1% vs. dept 4,989
FRENCH 102 · — SECOND SEMESTER FRENCH
3.39 −4% vs. dept 3,507
200 level11 courses
FRENCH 201
3.53 −1% vs. dept 116
FRENCH 203 · — THIRD SEMESTER FRENCH
3.33 −6% vs. dept 3,556
FRENCH 204 · — FOURTH SEMESTER FRENCH
3.36 −5% vs. dept 3,239
FRENCH 211 · — FRENCH LITERARY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
3.64 +2% vs. dept 1,045
FRENCH 227
3.57 +1% vs. dept 1,257
FRENCH 228 · — INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
3.56 +0% vs. dept 2,842
FRENCH 240
3.54 −0% vs. dept 37
FRENCH 248 · — ETHNIC STUDIES IN THE FRENCH/FRANCOPHONE WORLD(S)
3.47 −2% vs. dept 36
FRENCH 271 · — LITERATURE, COMICS, AND FILM IN FRENCH
3.64 +3% vs. dept 1,918
FRENCH 285 · — REBELLIOUS WOMEN FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH
3.56 +0% vs. dept 89
FRENCH 288 · — DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS (MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES)
3.88 +9% vs. dept 448
300 level13 courses
FRENCH 301 · — PRACTICAL FRENCH CONVERSATION
3.93 +11% vs. dept 463
FRENCH 302 · — PRACTICAL FRENCH CONVERSATION
3.92 +10% vs. dept 400
FRENCH 311 · — ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND SPEAKING
3.56 +0% vs. dept 755
FRENCH 312 · — ADVANCED WRITING WORKSHOP
3.73 +5% vs. dept 218
FRENCH 321 · — MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN FRENCH LITERATURE
3.61 +2% vs. dept 1,108
FRENCH 322 · — MODERN FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE
3.63 +2% vs. dept 1,185
FRENCH 325 · — VISUAL CULTURE IN FRENCH/FRANCOPHONE STUDIES
3.67 +4% vs. dept 78
FRENCH 345 · — FRENCH FASHION AND LITERATURE FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO TODAY
3.53 −1% vs. dept 71
FRENCH 347 · — KNIGHTS, PRIESTS AND PEASANTS: FRANCE 800-1789
3.65 +3% vs. dept 948
FRENCH 348 · — MODERNITY STUDIES
3.57 +1% vs. dept 546
FRENCH 350
4.00 +13% vs. dept 14
FRENCH 351
3.64 +3% vs. dept 18
FRENCH 391 · — FRENCH FOR READING KNOWLEDGE
3.81 +7% vs. dept 234
400 level13 courses
FRENCH 429 · — INTRODUCTION TO THE ROMANCE LANGUAGES
3.68 +4% vs. dept 918
FRENCH 430 · — READINGS IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE LITERATURE
3.68 +4% vs. dept 31
FRENCH 431 · — READINGS IN EARLY MODERN LITERATURE
3.60 +1% vs. dept 60
FRENCH 432
3.68 +4% vs. dept 22
FRENCH 433
3.53 −1% vs. dept 83
FRENCH 449
3.41 −4% vs. dept 79
FRENCH 451
3.71 +4% vs. dept 36
FRENCH 461 · — FRENCH/FRANCOPHONE LITERARY STUDIES ACROSS THE CENTURIES
3.58 +1% vs. dept 104
FRENCH 462 · — FRENCH/FRANCOPHONE CULTURAL STUDIES ACROSS THE CENTURIES
3.71 +4% vs. dept 170
FRENCH 464 · — LITERATURE AND MEDICINE IN FRENCH-SPEAKING CULTURES
3.53 −0% vs. dept 31
FRENCH 465 · — FRENCH/FRANCOPHONE FILM
3.59 +1% vs. dept 139
FRENCH 467 · — ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY FRENCH LITERATURE
3.50 −1% vs. dept 53
FRENCH 472
3.69 +4% vs. dept 58
500 level7 courses
FRENCH 523
3.75 +6% vs. dept 8
FRENCH 555
3.79 +7% vs. dept 12
FRENCH 567
3.78 +6% vs. dept 34
FRENCH 568
3.56 +0% vs. dept 32
FRENCH 569 · — CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE AND CULTURE: FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE PERSPECTIVES
3.66 +3% vs. dept 34
FRENCH 590 · — INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS
3.68 +4% vs. dept 203
FRENCH 595
3.68 +4% vs. dept 31
600 level25 courses
FRENCH 615
3.70 +4% vs. dept 152
FRENCH 616
3.83 +8% vs. dept 54
FRENCH 617
3.85 +8% vs. dept 46
FRENCH 618
3.89 +10% vs. dept 44
FRENCH 623
3.79 +7% vs. dept 143
FRENCH 626
3.55 −0% vs. dept 62
FRENCH 630
3.43 −3% vs. dept 28
FRENCH 631
3.74 +5% vs. dept 17
FRENCH 633
3.54 −0% vs. dept 25
FRENCH 634
3.64 +2% vs. dept 11
FRENCH 636
3.81 +7% vs. dept 56
FRENCH 637
3.86 +9% vs. dept 7
FRENCH 639
3.83 +8% vs. dept 38
FRENCH 640
3.71 +5% vs. dept 50
FRENCH 642
3.76 +6% vs. dept 150
FRENCH 645
3.88 +9% vs. dept 37
FRENCH 646
3.84 +8% vs. dept 25
FRENCH 647
3.80 +7% vs. dept 23
FRENCH 653
3.83 +8% vs. dept 9
FRENCH 657
3.75 +6% vs. dept 6
FRENCH 665
3.75 +6% vs. dept 51
FRENCH 671
3.79 +7% vs. dept 7
FRENCH 672 · — TOPICS IN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
3.75 +6% vs. dept 53
FRENCH 690
3.43 −3% vs. dept 7
FRENCH 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +13% vs. dept 1
700 level7 courses
FRENCH 701
3.75 +6% vs. dept 8
FRENCH 703
3.83 +8% vs. dept 12
FRENCH 704
3.86 +9% vs. dept 14
FRENCH 705
3.94 +11% vs. dept 16
FRENCH 750 · — RESEARCH LABORATORY I: INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE RESEARCH
3.94 +11% vs. dept 8
FRENCH 793
3.99 +12% vs. dept 159
FRENCH 799 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
3.95 +11% vs. dept 518
800 level7 courses
FRENCH 804 · — INTERDISCIPLINARY WESTERN EUROPEAN AREA STUDIES SEMINAR
3.91 +10% vs. dept 74
FRENCH 817
3.96 +12% vs. dept 42
FRENCH 820 · — COLLEGE TEACHING OF FRENCH
3.88 +9% vs. dept 105
FRENCH 821 · — ISSUES IN METHODS OF TEACHING FRENCH AND ITALIAN
3.92 +10% vs. dept 211
FRENCH 825 · — GRAMMAR AND STYLE
3.78 +7% vs. dept 30
FRENCH 826
3.75 +6% vs. dept 20
FRENCH 850
3.96 +12% vs. dept 12
900 level11 courses
FRENCH 901 · — SEMINAR-MATERIALS AND METHODS OF RESEARCH
3.86 +9% vs. dept 186
FRENCH 932
3.66 +3% vs. dept 34
FRENCH 935
3.87 +9% vs. dept 26
FRENCH 939
3.81 +7% vs. dept 18
FRENCH 947 · — SEMINAR: LITERATURE QUESTIONS
3.85 +8% vs. dept 86
FRENCH 948 · — SEMINAR: LITERATURE QUESTIONS
3.69 +4% vs. dept 81
FRENCH 949
3.78 +7% vs. dept 16
FRENCH 951
3.71 +5% vs. dept 21
FRENCH 955
3.83 +8% vs. dept 9
FRENCH 957
3.70 +4% vs. dept 10
FRENCH 968
3.86 +9% vs. dept 11
21 more FRENCH courses appear in the catalog with no grade record yet.
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