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Letters & Science - College-Wide

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
62,402 grades162 courses287 professors39 terms

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

3.60
average GPA across 62,402 grades
+5% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
94%
A or B
of 62,402 grades
1.9%
D, F or withdrew
A69.5%
B24.7%
Every term against the 3.60 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Course prefixes · 3
PrefixDistributionGPAGrades
LITTRANS · 91 courses
3.53 −2% vs. department 30,174
INTER-LS · 30 courses
3.75 +4% vs. department 21,997
COMP LIT · 41 courses
3.49 −3% vs. department 10,231
Most taken
INTER-LS 145
HOW TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE
3.90
7,366 grades
+8% vs. dept
LITTRANS 275
IN TRANSLATION: THE TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
3.47
5,937 grades
−3% vs. dept
COMP LIT 203
INTRODUCTION TO CROSS-CULTURAL LITERARY FORMS
3.44
4,216 grades
−4% vs. dept
INTER-LS 210
L&S CAREER DEVELOPMENT: TAKING INITIATIVE
3.75
4,166 grades
+4% vs. dept
INTER-LS 200
3.31
3,430 grades
−8% vs. dept
INTER-LS 215
COMMUNICATING ABOUT CAREERS
3.80
1,806 grades
+6% vs. dept
COMP LIT 202
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
3.51
1,557 grades
−3% vs. dept
LITTRANS 329
3.72
1,543 grades
+3% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 162
100 level16200 level67300 level44400 level14500 level1600 level4700 level9800 level1900 level6
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level16 courses
INTER-LS 101 · FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
3.88 +8% vs. dept 498
INTER-LS 102 · FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR IN THE HUMANITIES
3.55 −1% vs. dept 570
INTER-LS 103 · FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR IN LITERATURE
3.62 +1% vs. dept 51
LITTRANS 103 · — TOPICS IN FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE
3.78 +5% vs. dept 46
INTER-LS 104
3.46 −4% vs. dept 39
INTER-LS 106 · FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
3.70 +3% vs. dept 985
INTER-LS 107 · FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL SCIENCES
3.74 +4% vs. dept 184
INTER-LS 110
3.59 −0% vs. dept 58
INTER-LS 118
3.95 +10% vs. dept 120
INTER-LS 130 · CRC FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR: FOUNDATIONS OF A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
3.94 +10% vs. dept 374
INTER-LS 139 · BELONG, EXPLORE, BECOME: DISCOVERING YOUR UW PATHS
3.74 +4% vs. dept 375
INTER-LS 144 · SUCCESS IN YOUR MATH COURSE
3.75 +4% vs. dept 220
INTER-LS 145 · HOW TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE
3.90 +8% vs. dept 7,366
INTER-LS 158 · SPARK SEMINAR
4.00 +11% vs. dept 33
INTER-LS 180
3.88 +8% vs. dept 121
INTER-LS 185
3.76 +4% vs. dept 33
200 level67 courses
INTER-LS 200
3.31 −8% vs. dept 3,430
LITTRANS 200 · — FOOD CULTURES IN ITALIAN LITERATURE
3.38 −6% vs. dept 13
LITTRANS 201 · — SURVEY OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION I
3.43 −5% vs. dept 777
COMP LIT 201 · — INTRODUCTION TO PRE-MODERN LITERATURES/IMPACT ON THE MODERN WORLD
3.48 −3% vs. dept 840
COMP LIT 202 · — INTRODUCTION TO MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
3.51 −3% vs. dept 1,557
LITTRANS 202 · — SURVEY OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION II
3.48 −3% vs. dept 617
COMP LIT 203 · — INTRODUCTION TO CROSS-CULTURAL LITERARY FORMS
3.44 −4% vs. dept 4,216
LITTRANS 203 · — SURVEY OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION I
3.65 +1% vs. dept 1,155
LITTRANS 204 · — SURVEY OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION II
3.61 +0% vs. dept 747
COMP LIT 205
3.22 −10% vs. dept 1,096
LITTRANS 205 · — WOMEN IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
3.63 +1% vs. dept 136
LITTRANS 207 · — SLAVIC SCIENCE FICTION THROUGH LITERATURE AND FILM
3.64 +1% vs. dept 226
LITTRANS 208 · — THE WRITINGS OF VACLAV HAVEL: CRTITIQUE OF MODERN SOCIETY
3.76 +5% vs. dept 154
LITTRANS 209 · — MASTERPIECES OF FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE
3.47 −4% vs. dept 470
INTER-LS 210 · L&S CAREER DEVELOPMENT: TAKING INITIATIVE
3.75 +4% vs. dept 4,166
LITTRANS 211
3.76 +5% vs. dept 59
LITTRANS 212 · — CLASSICAL SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURES
3.17 −12% vs. dept 23
LITTRANS 213 · — LOVE AND SEX IN ITALIAN COMEDY
4.00 +11% vs. dept 16
LITTRANS 214
3.50 −3% vs. dept 206
LITTRANS 215 · — LOVE AND DEATH: INTRODUCTION TO POLISH LITERATURE & CULTURE
3.52 −2% vs. dept 101
INTER-LS 215 · COMMUNICATING ABOUT CAREERS
3.80 +6% vs. dept 1,806
LITTRANS 218
3.18 −12% vs. dept 14
LITTRANS 220 · — CHEKHOV: THE DRAMA OF MODERN LIFE
3.62 +1% vs. dept 268
LITTRANS 221 · — RUSSIA'S GREATEST ENIGMA: NIKOLAI GOGOL
3.62 +1% vs. dept 139
LITTRANS 222 · — DOSTOEVSKY IN TRANSLATION
3.49 −3% vs. dept 684
LITTRANS 224 · — TOLSTOY IN TRANSLATION
3.38 −6% vs. dept 316
LITTRANS 226 · — INTRODUCTION TO LUSO-AFRO-BRAZILIAN LITERATURE
3.51 −2% vs. dept 378
LITTRANS 229 · — REPRESENTATION OF THE JEW IN EASTERN EUROPEAN CULTURES
3.12 −13% vs. dept 13
LITTRANS 231 · — MANGA
3.39 −6% vs. dept 486
LITTRANS 232 · — ANIME
3.28 −9% vs. dept 284
LITTRANS 233 · — RUSSIAN LIFE AND CULTURE THROUGH LITERATURE AND ART (TO 1917)
3.57 −1% vs. dept 439
LITTRANS 234 · — SOVIET LIFE AND CULTURE THROUGH LITERATURE AND ART (FROM 1917)
3.59 −0% vs. dept 471
LITTRANS 238 · — LITERATURE AND REVOLUTION
3.62 +1% vs. dept 139
LITTRANS 240
3.54 −2% vs. dept 225
LITTRANS 241
3.55 −1% vs. dept 73
LITTRANS 245 · — TOPICS IN SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
3.23 −10% vs. dept 72
LITTRANS 247 · — TOPICS IN SLAVIC LITERATURES IN TRANSLATION
3.62 +1% vs. dept 569
LITTRANS 248 · — NATIONAL IDENTITY IN THE GLOBAL WORLD: THE ITALIAN CASE
3.62 +1% vs. dept 587
LITTRANS 249 · — LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION: NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH MASTERPIECES
3.60 +0% vs. dept 50
LITTRANS 250
3.11 −14% vs. dept 19
INTER-LS 250 · UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
3.87 +8% vs. dept 127
LITTRANS 252 · — SPANISH LITERARY MASTERPIECES IN TRANSLATION
3.48 −3% vs. dept 28
LITTRANS 253 · — OF DEMONS AND ANGELS. DANTE'S DIVINE COMEDY
3.31 −8% vs. dept 1,258
LITTRANS 254 · — IN TRANSLATION: LIT OF MODERN ITALY-EXISTENTIALISM, FASCISM, RESISTANCE
3.81 +6% vs. dept 961
LITTRANS 255 · — BLACK DEATH AND MEDIEVAL LIFE THROUGH BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON
3.72 +4% vs. dept 349
LITTRANS 256
3.53 −2% vs. dept 131
LITTRANS 257
3.74 +4% vs. dept 37
INTER-LS 257 · BRADLEY PEER MENTOR COURSE
4.00 +11% vs. dept 36
LITTRANS 259 · — ADVENTURE IN LITERATURE AND FILM
3.76 +5% vs. dept 106
INTER-LS 260 · INTERNSHIP IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
3.83 +6% vs. dept 916
LITTRANS 260 · — ITALY AND THE INVENTION OF AMERICA: FROM COLUMBUS TO WORLD WAR II
3.72 +3% vs. dept 304
LITTRANS 261 · — SURVEY OF CHINESE LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
3.71 +3% vs. dept 624
LITTRANS 262
3.51 −2% vs. dept 364
LITTRANS 263 · — SURVEY OF JAPANESE LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
3.20 −11% vs. dept 307
LITTRANS 264 · — SURVEY OF JAPANESE LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
3.17 −12% vs. dept 156
LITTRANS 266 · — ELEMENTARY SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE & CULTURE
3.74 +4% vs. dept 202
LITTRANS 268
3.43 −5% vs. dept 30
LITTRANS 270 · — GERMAN WOMEN WRITERS IN TRANSLATION
3.67 +2% vs. dept 248
LITTRANS 271 · — IN TRANSLATION:MASTERPIECES OF SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE, MIDDLE AGES-1900
3.38 −6% vs. dept 935
LITTRANS 272
3.47 −3% vs. dept 18
LITTRANS 274 · — IN TRANSLATION: MASTERPIECES OF SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE-THE 20TH CENTURY
3.33 −7% vs. dept 1,070
LITTRANS 275 · — IN TRANSLATION: THE TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
3.47 −3% vs. dept 5,937
LITTRANS 276 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERMAN AND WORLD LITERATURE/S
3.94 +9% vs. dept 32
LITTRANS 277
3.38 −6% vs. dept 229
COMP LIT 287
3.80 +6% vs. dept 37
COMP LIT 288
3.76 +5% vs. dept 19
COMP LIT 289
3.53 −2% vs. dept 17
300 level44 courses
INTER-LS 300 · TOPICS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE LETTERS, ARTS, AND SCIENCES
4.00 +11% vs. dept 38
INTER-LS 301 · METHODS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
3.83 +7% vs. dept 9
LITTRANS 301
3.24 −10% vs. dept 40
LITTRANS 302 · — WHAT IS LIFE? BIOLOGICAL LIFE IN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
3.76 +5% vs. dept 97
INTER-LS 302 · PROBLEMS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
3.83 +7% vs. dept 6
LITTRANS 303 · — TOPICS IN FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE
3.42 −5% vs. dept 205
LITTRANS 304
3.44 −4% vs. dept 51
COMP LIT 310
3.65 +1% vs. dept 34
LITTRANS 313
3.67 +2% vs. dept 12
INTER-LS 315 · PARADIGMS AND PROCESS IN ACADEMIC INQUIRY
3.97 +10% vs. dept 208
LITTRANS 320 · — THE NORDIC CHILD
3.38 −6% vs. dept 12
LITTRANS 324 · — TOPICS IN SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE
3.73 +4% vs. dept 595
LITTRANS 326 · — TOPICS IN DUTCH LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
3.87 +8% vs. dept 1,044
LITTRANS 327 · — VAMPIRES
3.70 +3% vs. dept 45
LITTRANS 329
3.72 +3% vs. dept 1,543
LITTRANS 331
3.73 +4% vs. dept 13
LITTRANS 334 · — IN TRANSLATION: THE ART OF ISAK DINESEN/KAREN BLIXEN
3.45 −4% vs. dept 44
LITTRANS 335 · — IN TRANSLATION: THE DRAMA OF HENRIK IBSEN
3.34 −7% vs. dept 28
LITTRANS 336
3.43 −5% vs. dept 7
LITTRANS 337 · — IN TRANSLATION: 19TH CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN FICTION
3.33 −8% vs. dept 423
LITTRANS 338
3.44 −4% vs. dept 8
LITTRANS 339
3.81 +6% vs. dept 8
LITTRANS 343
3.32 −8% vs. dept 22
LITTRANS 349
3.04 −16% vs. dept 41
LITTRANS 350 · — SCANDINAVIAN DECADENCE IN ITS EUROPEAN CONTEXT
3.88 +8% vs. dept 12
COMP LIT 350 · — PROBLEMS IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURES AND CULTURES
3.73 +4% vs. dept 426
COMP LIT 351
3.44 −4% vs. dept 48
COMP LIT 354
3.50 −3% vs. dept 19
COMP LIT 357
3.76 +5% vs. dept 44
LITTRANS 357 · — INTERMEDIATE SPECIAL TOPICS IN SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
3.43 −5% vs. dept 14
COMP LIT 358 · — PROBLEMS IN TRANSNATIONAL GENRE AND MODE
3.66 +2% vs. dept 224
LITTRANS 360 · — FRENCH AND ITALIAN RENAISSANCE LITERATURE ONLINE
3.26 −10% vs. dept 953
LITTRANS 366 · — INTERMEDIATE SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE & CULTURE
3.69 +3% vs. dept 13
COMP LIT 368
3.49 −3% vs. dept 218
LITTRANS 368
3.39 −6% vs. dept 80
COMP LIT 370 · — COMPARATIVE PROBLEMS IN PERIODS AND MOVEMENTS
3.71 +3% vs. dept 110
COMP LIT 371
3.65 +2% vs. dept 55
LITTRANS 372
3.03 −16% vs. dept 49
COMP LIT 372
3.75 +4% vs. dept 12
LITTRANS 373 · — TOPICS IN JAPANESE LITERATURE
3.37 −6% vs. dept 451
LITTRANS 374
3.52 −2% vs. dept 201
COMP LIT 375
3.60 +0% vs. dept 34
COMP LIT 377
3.66 +2% vs. dept 45
COMP LIT 378
3.35 −7% vs. dept 13
400 level14 courses
INTER-LS 400
3.98 +11% vs. dept 108
LITTRANS 400
3.68 +2% vs. dept 27
LITTRANS 410 · — IN TRANSLATION: SPECIAL TOPICS IN ITALIAN LITERATURE
3.61 +0% vs. dept 626
LITTRANS 423 · — IN TRANSLATION: SLAVIC DRAMA IN CONTEXT
4.00 +11% vs. dept 8
LITTRANS 428 · — MEMORY AND LITERATURE FROM PROUST TO KNAUSGARD
3.76 +5% vs. dept 25
LITTRANS 435 · — THE SAGAS OF ICELANDERS IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
3.50 −3% vs. dept 27
LITTRANS 438 · — SEXUAL POLITICS IN SCANDINAVIA
3.64 +1% vs. dept 79
LITTRANS 454
3.31 −8% vs. dept 8
LITTRANS 455
3.71 +3% vs. dept 45
COMP LIT 466
3.56 −1% vs. dept 183
LITTRANS 473
3.68 +2% vs. dept 20
COMP LIT 473
3.56 −1% vs. dept 129
COMP LIT 475 · — POETICS AND LITERARY THEORY
3.54 −2% vs. dept 240
INTER-LS 480
3.95 +10% vs. dept 40
500 level1 course
COMP LIT 500 · — THE COMPARATIVE IN AND BEYOND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
3.63 +1% vs. dept 160
600 level4 courses
INTER-LS 601 · APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES PROBLEM PROPOSAL
3.43 −5% vs. dept 7
INTER-LS 602 · APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES PROBLEM ANALYSIS
4.00 +11% vs. dept 6
COMP LIT 690
3.78 +5% vs. dept 20
COMP LIT 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.90 +8% vs. dept 24
700 level9 courses
INTER-LS 701
3.96 +10% vs. dept 67
COMP LIT 702
3.94 +10% vs. dept 43
COMP LIT 750 · — PROBLEMS IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURES AND CULTURES
3.96 +10% vs. dept 12
COMP LIT 768
3.76 +5% vs. dept 19
COMP LIT 770
3.77 +5% vs. dept 15
COMP LIT 771
3.94 +10% vs. dept 100
COMP LIT 775
3.96 +10% vs. dept 14
COMP LIT 777
4.00 +11% vs. dept 10
COMP LIT 778
3.85 +7% vs. dept 13
800 level1 course
COMP LIT 822
3.95 +10% vs. dept 42
900 level6 courses
COMP LIT 958
3.98 +11% vs. dept 24
COMP LIT 963
3.95 +10% vs. dept 10
COMP LIT 966
4.00 +11% vs. dept 10
COMP LIT 974
3.93 +9% vs. dept 67
COMP LIT 975
3.75 +4% vs. dept 8
COMP LIT 976
4.00 +11% vs. dept 24
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