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Geoscience

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
43,383 grades73 courses76 professors39 terms

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

3.23
average GPA across 43,383 grades
−6% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
82%
A or B
of 43,383 grades
4.1%
D, F or withdrew
A46.5%
B35.4%
C14.1%
Every term against the 3.23 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
GEOSCI 100
INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY: HOW THE EARTH WORKS
3.30
12,002 grades
+2% vs. dept
GEOSCI 331
GEMS: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SPARKLE
3.32
7,466 grades
+3% vs. dept
GEOSCI 110
EVOLUTION AND EXTINCTION
2.96
6,972 grades
−8% vs. dept
GEOSCI 140
NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS
3.52
1,796 grades
+9% vs. dept
GEOSCI 111
3.12
1,561 grades
−3% vs. dept
GEOSCI 105
SURVEY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
3.23
1,516 grades
+0% vs. dept
GEOSCI 115
2.92
1,470 grades
−10% vs. dept
GEOSCI 875
ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOLOGY
3.96
1,232 grades
+23% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 73
100 level15200 level3300 level10400 level6500 level9600 level5700 level18800 level1900 level6
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level15 courses
GEOSCI 100 · — INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY: HOW THE EARTH WORKS
3.30 +2% vs. dept 12,002
GEOSCI 102 · — CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
3.35 +4% vs. dept 46
GEOSCI 105 · — SURVEY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
3.23 +0% vs. dept 1,516
GEOSCI 106 · — ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
3.21 −0% vs. dept 49
GEOSCI 107
2.65 −18% vs. dept 689
GEOSCI 109 · — THREE BILLION YEARS BENEATH YOUR FEET: GEOLOGY OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
3.06 −5% vs. dept 739
GEOSCI 110 · — EVOLUTION AND EXTINCTION
2.96 −8% vs. dept 6,972
GEOSCI 111
3.12 −3% vs. dept 1,561
GEOSCI 112
2.72 −16% vs. dept 617
GEOSCI 115
2.92 −10% vs. dept 1,470
GEOSCI 117 · — EX-FILES: LIFE IN THE EARTH'S EXTREME ENVIRONMENT
3.51 +9% vs. dept 656
GEOSCI 118 · — EYE IN THE SKY: MONITORING THE EARTH BY SATELLITE
3.01 −7% vs. dept 640
GEOSCI 140 · — NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS
3.52 +9% vs. dept 1,796
GEOSCI 160 · — LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
3.27 +1% vs. dept 13
GEOSCI 199 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.85 +19% vs. dept 40
200 level3 courses
GEOSCI 202 · — INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
3.01 −7% vs. dept 882
GEOSCI 203 · — EARTH MATERIALS: A SYSTEMS APPROACH
3.11 −3% vs. dept 114
GEOSCI 204 · — GEOLOGIC EVOLUTION OF THE EARTH
2.93 −9% vs. dept 838
300 level10 courses
GEOSCI 302
3.09 −4% vs. dept 22
GEOSCI 303
3.17 −2% vs. dept 84
GEOSCI 304 · — GEOBIOLOGY
3.04 −6% vs. dept 384
GEOSCI 331 · — GEMS: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SPARKLE
3.32 +3% vs. dept 7,466
GEOSCI 333
2.78 −14% vs. dept 928
GEOSCI 350 · — INTRODUCTION TO GEOPHYSICS: THE DYNAMIC EARTH
3.38 +5% vs. dept 8
GEOSCI 370 · — ELEMENTARY PETROLOGY
3.54 +10% vs. dept 14
GEOSCI 375 · — PRINCIPLES OF GEOCHEMISTRY
3.38 +5% vs. dept 141
GEOSCI 376 · — TOPICS IN GEOLOGY
3.91 +21% vs. dept 296
GEOSCI 390
3.58 +11% vs. dept 13
400 level6 courses
GEOSCI 402 · — RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION IN THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
3.62 +12% vs. dept 16
GEOSCI 430 · — SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY
3.38 +5% vs. dept 221
GEOSCI 444 · — PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF GPS SURVEYING
3.61 +12% vs. dept 9
GEOSCI 455 · — STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
3.10 −4% vs. dept 10
GEOSCI 456 · — GEOLOGIC FIELD METHODS
3.25 +1% vs. dept 70
GEOSCI 457 · — CONDUCTED FIELD TRIP
3.53 +10% vs. dept 180
500 level9 courses
GEOSCI 514 · — HISTORY OF GEOLOGIC THOUGHT
3.47 +7% vs. dept 15
GEOSCI 515 · — PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
3.31 +3% vs. dept 132
GEOSCI 517
3.60 +12% vs. dept 327
GEOSCI 530
3.92 +21% vs. dept 6
GEOSCI 540
3.45 +7% vs. dept 10
GEOSCI 541
3.21 −0% vs. dept 89
GEOSCI 542 · — INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
3.30 +2% vs. dept 48
GEOSCI 556 · — MOUNTAIN BELTS
3.91 +21% vs. dept 22
GEOSCI 557 · — STRUCTURAL PETROLOGY
3.65 +13% vs. dept 20
600 level5 courses
GEOSCI 610 · — GEOCHRONOLOGY, TIMESCALES, AND RATES OF GEOLOGIC PROCESSES
3.72 +15% vs. dept 87
GEOSCI 629 · — CONTAMINANT HYDROGEOLOGY
3.56 +10% vs. dept 8
GEOSCI 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +24% vs. dept 3
GEOSCI 692 · — SENIOR THESIS
4.00 +24% vs. dept 1
GEOSCI 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.75 +16% vs. dept 46
700 level18 courses
GEOSCI 701 · — QUANTITATIVE GEOMORPHOLOGY
3.25 +1% vs. dept 6
GEOSCI 720 · — GLACIOLOGY
3.80 +18% vs. dept 10
GEOSCI 727 · — ADVANCED HYDROGEOLOGY
3.85 +19% vs. dept 39
GEOSCI 731 · — CARBONATE GEOLOGY
3.67 +14% vs. dept 6
GEOSCI 732 · — GEOCHEMISTRY OF SEDIMENTS
3.85 +19% vs. dept 72
GEOSCI 737
4.00 +24% vs. dept 8
GEOSCI 740
4.00 +24% vs. dept 7
GEOSCI 755 · — ADVANCED STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
3.30 +2% vs. dept 5
GEOSCI 758 · — MECHANICS OF EARTHQUAKES AND FAULTING
3.77 +17% vs. dept 20
GEOSCI 762 · — ICE AND CLIMATE DYNAMICS
3.92 +21% vs. dept 6
GEOSCI 765 · — CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY
3.73 +16% vs. dept 31
GEOSCI 771 · — IGNEOUS PETROLOGY
3.81 +18% vs. dept 29
GEOSCI 772
3.83 +19% vs. dept 12
GEOSCI 776
3.46 +7% vs. dept 14
GEOSCI 777 · — ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS
3.98 +23% vs. dept 107
GEOSCI 793 · — GEOPHYSICAL INVERSE THEORY
3.79 +18% vs. dept 55
GEOSCI 796 · — PHYSICS OF THE EARTH II
3.65 +13% vs. dept 20
GEOSCI 797
3.72 +15% vs. dept 37
800 level1 course
GEOSCI 875 · — ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOLOGY
3.96 +23% vs. dept 1,232
900 level6 courses
GEOSCI 920 · — SEMINAR IN GLACIAL AND PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGY
4.00 +24% vs. dept 104
GEOSCI 929 · — SEMINAR-HYDROGEOLOGY
3.90 +21% vs. dept 29
GEOSCI 940
3.80 +18% vs. dept 52
GEOSCI 955
3.57 +11% vs. dept 7
GEOSCI 970 · — SEMINAR-GEOCHEMISTRY
3.82 +18% vs. dept 39
GEOSCI 991
4.00 +24% vs. dept 120
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