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Planning and Landscape Architecture

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
16,574 grades81 courses99 professors39 terms

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

3.61
average GPA across 16,574 grades
+5% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
95%
A or B
of 16,574 grades
1.7%
D, F or withdrew
A70.7%
B23.9%
Every term against the 3.61 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Course prefixes · 2
PrefixDistributionGPAGrades
LAND ARC · 53 courses
3.53 −2% vs. department 12,044
URB R PL · 28 courses
3.83 +6% vs. department 4,530
Most taken
LAND ARC 250
SURVEY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
3.40
2,878 grades
−6% vs. dept
LAND ARC 260
HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
3.52
1,583 grades
−3% vs. dept
URB R PL 590
CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
3.78
859 grades
+5% vs. dept
URB R PL 215
WELCOME TO YOUR URBAN FUTURE
3.88
645 grades
+8% vs. dept
LAND ARC 375
SPECIAL TOPICS
3.64
602 grades
+1% vs. dept
LAND ARC 261
PRINCIPLES OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND GRAPHICS
3.59
358 grades
−0% vs. dept
LAND ARC 353
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY I
3.28
350 grades
−9% vs. dept
LAND ARC 354
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY II
3.16
349 grades
−13% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 81
200 level11300 level15400 level5500 level14600 level13700 level10800 level6900 level7
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
200 level11 courses
LAND ARC 201
3.58 −1% vs. dept 288
LAND ARC 210 · — INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO
3.83 +6% vs. dept 321
LAND ARC 211 · — SHAPING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
3.81 +5% vs. dept 204
URB R PL 215 · — WELCOME TO YOUR URBAN FUTURE
3.88 +8% vs. dept 645
LAND ARC 239 · — MAKING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE
3.74 +4% vs. dept 27
LAND ARC 250 · — SURVEY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
3.40 −6% vs. dept 2,878
LAND ARC 260 · — HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
3.52 −3% vs. dept 1,583
LAND ARC 261 · — PRINCIPLES OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND GRAPHICS
3.59 −0% vs. dept 358
LAND ARC 262
3.25 −10% vs. dept 312
LAND ARC 270
3.91 +8% vs. dept 11
LAND ARC 299 · — INDEPENDENT STUDIES
3.71 +3% vs. dept 29
300 level15 courses
URB R PL 305 · — INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY
3.59 −1% vs. dept 28
LAND ARC 311 · — INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN FRAMEWORKS AND SPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES
3.83 +6% vs. dept 253
LAND ARC 312
3.54 −2% vs. dept 295
LAND ARC 321 · — ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR STUDIO - DESIGNING HEALTH PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTS
3.52 −3% vs. dept 150
LAND ARC 351
3.60 −0% vs. dept 211
LAND ARC 353 · — LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY I
3.28 −9% vs. dept 350
LAND ARC 354 · — LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY II
3.16 −13% vs. dept 349
LAND ARC 361 · — WETLANDS ECOLOGY
3.74 +4% vs. dept 27
LAND ARC 363 · — EARTH PARTNERSHIP: RESTORATION EDUCATION FOR EQUITY AND RESILIENCE
3.97 +10% vs. dept 185
LAND ARC 365
3.24 −10% vs. dept 233
LAND ARC 373 · — MINDFULNESS IN RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS
3.97 +10% vs. dept 38
LAND ARC 375 · — SPECIAL TOPICS
3.64 +1% vs. dept 602
LAND ARC 380 · — PLANTS FOR ECOLOGICAL DESIGN I
3.66 +1% vs. dept 82
LAND ARC 381 · — PLANTS FOR ECOLOGICAL DESIGN II
3.40 −6% vs. dept 78
LAND ARC 399
4.00 +11% vs. dept 8
400 level5 courses
URB R PL 411 · — MARKETPLACES AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
3.92 +9% vs. dept 13
LAND ARC 451
3.41 −6% vs. dept 198
LAND ARC 460 · — ADVANCED VISUAL COMMUNICATION IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
3.48 −3% vs. dept 126
LAND ARC 462
3.60 −0% vs. dept 158
LAND ARC 463 · — EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN PLANNING
3.87 +7% vs. dept 291
500 level14 courses
LAND ARC 511 · — GEODESIGN METHODS AND APPLICATIONS
3.86 +7% vs. dept 185
URB R PL 512 · — GENTRIFICATION AND URBAN RESTRUCTURING
3.75 +4% vs. dept 114
LAND ARC 525 · — SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE URBAN LANDSCAPE
4.00 +11% vs. dept 13
LAND ARC 550 · — PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
3.36 −7% vs. dept 333
URB R PL 550 · — TRANSPORTATION AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
3.90 +8% vs. dept 112
URB R PL 551 · — CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
3.89 +8% vs. dept 60
LAND ARC 551
3.26 −10% vs. dept 190
LAND ARC 560 · — PLANTS AND ECOLOGY IN DESIGN
3.68 +2% vs. dept 116
LAND ARC 561 · — HOUSING AND URBAN DESIGN
3.55 −2% vs. dept 50
LAND ARC 562 · — URBAN DESIGN AND OPEN SPACE SYSTEMS
3.65 +1% vs. dept 117
LAND ARC 563 · — DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT REGIONS
3.67 +2% vs. dept 112
LAND ARC 581 · — PRESCRIBED FIRE: ECOLOGY AND IMPLEMENTATION
3.83 +6% vs. dept 26
URB R PL 590 · — CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
3.78 +5% vs. dept 859
URB R PL 595 · — LANDSCAPE AND URBAN STUDIES CAPSTONE
3.80 +5% vs. dept 20
600 level13 courses
URB R PL 601 · — SITE PLANNING
3.79 +5% vs. dept 278
LAND ARC 610 · — LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CAPSTONE I
3.44 −5% vs. dept 294
LAND ARC 611 · — LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CAPSTONE II
3.43 −5% vs. dept 99
URB R PL 611 · — URBAN DESIGN: THEORY AND PRACTICE
3.72 +3% vs. dept 151
LAND ARC 622
3.65 +1% vs. dept 81
URB R PL 644
3.62 +0% vs. dept 77
LAND ARC 651
3.60 −0% vs. dept 41
LAND ARC 666
3.63 +1% vs. dept 180
LAND ARC 668 · — RESTORATION ECOLOGY
3.62 +0% vs. dept 131
LAND ARC 677 · — CULTURAL RESOURCE PRESERVATION AND LANDSCAPE HISTORY
3.64 +1% vs. dept 77
LAND ARC 695 · — APPLICATIONS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCES
3.80 +5% vs. dept 20
LAND ARC 699 · — SPECIAL PROBLEMS-LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
3.91 +8% vs. dept 22
URB R PL 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +11% vs. dept 1
700 level10 courses
LAND ARC 710 · — THEORIES OF LANDSCAPE CHANGE
3.75 +4% vs. dept 53
URB R PL 711 · — PLANNING FOR FOOD SYSTEMS AND MARKETPLACES
4.00 +11% vs. dept 49
LAND ARC 720 · — CRITICAL INQUIRY INTO LANDSCAPE DESIGN EXPRESSION
3.89 +8% vs. dept 53
URB R PL 731 · — INTRODUCTION TO REGIONAL PLANNING
3.88 +7% vs. dept 72
LAND ARC 740 · — RESEARCH IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
3.84 +7% vs. dept 45
URB R PL 741 · — INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING
3.72 +3% vs. dept 310
URB R PL 751 · — INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL PLANNING
3.84 +6% vs. dept 220
URB R PL 761 · — CENTRAL CITY PLANNING: ISSUES AND APPROACHES
3.89 +8% vs. dept 79
URB R PL 781 · — PLANNING THOUGHT AND PRACTICE
3.89 +8% vs. dept 340
URB R PL 791 · — VISUAL COMMUNICATION FOR PLANNERS
3.91 +8% vs. dept 81
800 level6 courses
URB R PL 812
3.85 +7% vs. dept 10
URB R PL 814
3.86 +7% vs. dept 65
URB R PL 833 · — PLANNING AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM
3.72 +3% vs. dept 230
URB R PL 841 · — URBAN FUNCTIONS, SPATIAL ORGANIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL FORM
3.90 +8% vs. dept 71
URB R PL 844 · — HOUSING AND PUBLIC POLICY
3.97 +10% vs. dept 249
LAND ARC 866 · — SEMINAR IN NATURAL PLANT COMMUNITY RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT
3.96 +10% vs. dept 26
900 level7 courses
URB R PL 912 · — PLANNING WORKSHOP
3.90 +8% vs. dept 338
LAND ARC 920
3.98 +10% vs. dept 31
URB R PL 932 · — SEMINAR-RESEARCH REVIEW AND CRITICISM
4.00 +11% vs. dept 41
LAND ARC 940 · — GRADUATE SEMINAR
3.98 +10% vs. dept 102
URB R PL 945 · — SEMINAR IN LAND USE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
4.00 +11% vs. dept 6
LAND ARC 999 · — INDEPENDENT STUDIES
4.00 +11% vs. dept 2
URB R PL 999 · — INDEPENDENT WORK
3.95 +10% vs. dept 11
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