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Psychology

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
176,899 grades146 courses334 professors39 terms

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

3.22
average GPA across 176,899 grades
−6% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
80%
A or B
of 176,899 grades
4.7%
D, F or withdrew
A48.1%
B32.1%
C15.2%
Every term against the 3.22 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
PSYCH 202
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
3.01
51,708 grades
−7% vs. dept
PSYCH 210
BASIC STATISTICS FOR PSYCHOLOGY
2.80
10,860 grades
−13% vs. dept
PSYCH 225
RESEARCH METHODS
3.10
7,365 grades
−4% vs. dept
PSYCH 509
2.82
5,922 grades
−12% vs. dept
PSYCH 160
HUMAN SEXUALITY: SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES
3.04
5,680 grades
−6% vs. dept
PSYCH 405
ADULT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
3.22
5,331 grades
−0% vs. dept
PSYCH 411
3.59
5,229 grades
+12% vs. dept
PSYCH 621
MENTORED RESEARCH AND SEMINAR
3.98
5,032 grades
+24% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 146
100 level3200 level10300 level7400 level31500 level36600 level19700 level19800 level10900 level11
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level3 courses
PSYCH 100
3.93 +22% vs. dept 62
PSYCH 120 · — THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HUMAN FLOURISHING
3.67 +14% vs. dept 35
PSYCH 160 · — HUMAN SEXUALITY: SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES
3.04 −6% vs. dept 5,680
200 level10 courses
PSYCH 201
2.69 −16% vs. dept 590
PSYCH 202 · — INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
3.01 −7% vs. dept 51,708
PSYCH 205 · — EXPLORING RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY
3.87 +20% vs. dept 35
PSYCH 210 · — BASIC STATISTICS FOR PSYCHOLOGY
2.80 −13% vs. dept 10,860
PSYCH 211
3.57 +11% vs. dept 330
PSYCH 212 · — SOCIAL SCIENCE TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
3.93 +22% vs. dept 38
PSYCH 225 · — RESEARCH METHODS
3.10 −4% vs. dept 7,365
PSYCH 280
3.41 +6% vs. dept 106
PSYCH 281
3.63 +13% vs. dept 501
PSYCH 285
3.55 +10% vs. dept 68
300 level7 courses
PSYCH 311 · — ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY
3.72 +16% vs. dept 1,925
PSYCH 322 · — SEXUAL & RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE RESEARCH & ACTIVISM
4.00 +24% vs. dept 20
PSYCH 349 · — INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN FACTORS
3.48 +8% vs. dept 21
PSYCH 350
3.15 −2% vs. dept 1,634
PSYCH 380 · — THESIS PREPARATION SEMINAR
3.99 +24% vs. dept 94
PSYCH 386
3.98 +24% vs. dept 539
PSYCH 399 · — SERVICE LEARNING IN PSYCHOLOGY
3.96 +23% vs. dept 207
400 level31 courses
PSYCH 401 · — PSYCHOLOGY, LAW, AND SOCIAL POLICY
3.34 +4% vs. dept 1,346
PSYCH 402
2.94 −9% vs. dept 228
PSYCH 403 · — PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
2.97 −8% vs. dept 1,857
PSYCH 405 · — ADULT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
3.22 −0% vs. dept 5,331
PSYCH 406 · — PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION
2.99 −7% vs. dept 1,147
PSYCH 408
3.05 −5% vs. dept 339
PSYCH 410
3.65 +14% vs. dept 98
PSYCH 411
3.59 +12% vs. dept 5,229
PSYCH 412
3.97 +23% vs. dept 102
PSYCH 413
3.10 −4% vs. dept 2,002
PSYCH 414 · — COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
3.02 −6% vs. dept 3,574
PSYCH 428
3.04 −6% vs. dept 369
PSYCH 430
3.40 +6% vs. dept 24
PSYCH 449 · — ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
2.98 −7% vs. dept 2,243
PSYCH 450 · — PRIMATE PSYCHOLOGY: INSIGHTS INTO HUMAN BEHAVIOR
3.23 +0% vs. dept 4,175
PSYCH 453 · — HUMAN SEXUALITY
3.19 −1% vs. dept 1,718
PSYCH 454 · — BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
3.26 +1% vs. dept 4,151
PSYCH 455
3.24 +1% vs. dept 163
PSYCH 456 · — SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.32 +3% vs. dept 2,763
PSYCH 460 · — CHILD DEVELOPMENT
3.28 +2% vs. dept 3,862
PSYCH 462 · — ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
3.31 +3% vs. dept 373
PSYCH 464 · — ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING
3.56 +11% vs. dept 1,181
PSYCH 481
3.96 +23% vs. dept 110
PSYCH 482
3.96 +23% vs. dept 26
PSYCH 483
4.00 +24% vs. dept 116
PSYCH 484
3.92 +22% vs. dept 20
PSYCH 485
3.76 +17% vs. dept 25
PSYCH 486
4.00 +24% vs. dept 59
PSYCH 487
3.71 +15% vs. dept 12
PSYCH 488
3.83 +19% vs. dept 12
PSYCH 489
3.79 +18% vs. dept 54
500 level36 courses
PSYCH 501 · — DEPTH TOPIC IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
3.26 +1% vs. dept 1,237
PSYCH 502 · — COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
3.33 +4% vs. dept 873
PSYCH 503 · — SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
3.22 +0% vs. dept 276
PSYCH 504
3.71 +15% vs. dept 52
PSYCH 505 · — DEPTH TOPIC IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
3.33 +4% vs. dept 477
PSYCH 507 · — INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.09 −4% vs. dept 1,775
PSYCH 508 · — PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN EMOTIONS: FROM BIOLOGY TO CULTURE
3.32 +3% vs. dept 1,432
PSYCH 509
2.82 −12% vs. dept 5,922
PSYCH 510 · — CRITICAL ISSUES IN CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
3.21 −0% vs. dept 429
PSYCH 511
3.25 +1% vs. dept 1,165
PSYCH 512
3.04 −5% vs. dept 419
PSYCH 513 · — HORMONES, BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR
3.43 +7% vs. dept 1,053
PSYCH 514
3.88 +20% vs. dept 36
PSYCH 515 · — ANIMAL COGNITION
3.37 +5% vs. dept 78
PSYCH 517
3.68 +14% vs. dept 300
PSYCH 520
3.10 −4% vs. dept 174
PSYCH 521
3.27 +2% vs. dept 516
PSYCH 522 · — PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN AND GENDER
3.24 +1% vs. dept 777
PSYCH 525
3.60 +12% vs. dept 423
PSYCH 526 · — THE CRIMINAL MIND: FORENSIC AND PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
3.73 +16% vs. dept 3,378
PSYCH 528 · — CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.06 −5% vs. dept 1,492
PSYCH 530
3.04 −5% vs. dept 2,950
PSYCH 532 · — PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE INTERNET
3.58 +11% vs. dept 1,949
PSYCH 550
3.23 +0% vs. dept 126
PSYCH 556
3.74 +16% vs. dept 142
PSYCH 560
3.26 +1% vs. dept 3,641
PSYCH 564
2.87 −11% vs. dept 481
PSYCH 580
3.99 +24% vs. dept 89
PSYCH 581
3.62 +13% vs. dept 172
PSYCH 582
3.73 +16% vs. dept 54
PSYCH 583
3.86 +20% vs. dept 29
PSYCH 585
3.90 +21% vs. dept 68
PSYCH 586
3.75 +17% vs. dept 55
PSYCH 587
3.66 +14% vs. dept 19
PSYCH 588
3.93 +22% vs. dept 104
PSYCH 589
3.76 +17% vs. dept 45
600 level19 courses
PSYCH 601 · — CURRENT TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
3.75 +16% vs. dept 3,704
PSYCH 602
3.83 +19% vs. dept 29
PSYCH 603 · — EPIGENETICS AND THE BRAIN
3.95 +23% vs. dept 102
PSYCH 607 · — INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOTHERAPY
3.72 +16% vs. dept 341
PSYCH 610 · — DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS I
3.63 +13% vs. dept 507
PSYCH 612 · — NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
3.63 +13% vs. dept 90
PSYCH 618
3.99 +24% vs. dept 975
PSYCH 620
3.98 +24% vs. dept 410
PSYCH 621 · — MENTORED RESEARCH AND SEMINAR
3.98 +24% vs. dept 5,032
PSYCH 626 · — ISSUES IN PRISONER REENTRY
3.97 +23% vs. dept 49
PSYCH 681 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +24% vs. dept 6
PSYCH 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +24% vs. dept 19
PSYCH 686 · — SENIOR THESIS SEMINAR IN PSYCHOLOGY
4.00 +24% vs. dept 560
PSYCH 692 · — UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
4.00 +24% vs. dept 10
PSYCH 693
4.00 +24% vs. dept 8
PSYCH 694
3.98 +24% vs. dept 539
PSYCH 695
3.98 +24% vs. dept 537
PSYCH 697
3.99 +24% vs. dept 944
PSYCH 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.97 +23% vs. dept 418
700 level19 courses
PSYCH 701 · — PROSEMINAR IN PERCEPTION, COGNITION, AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
4.00 +24% vs. dept 415
PSYCH 703 · — PROSEMINAR IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
4.00 +24% vs. dept 335
PSYCH 704 · — PROSEMINAR IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
4.00 +24% vs. dept 580
PSYCH 706 · — PROSEMINAR IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
4.00 +24% vs. dept 357
PSYCH 707 · — PROSEMINAR IN BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
4.00 +24% vs. dept 315
PSYCH 709 · — PROSEMINAR IN DATA SCIENCE IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
4.00 +24% vs. dept 160
PSYCH 710 · — DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS II
3.70 +15% vs. dept 435
PSYCH 711 · — CURRENT TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
3.92 +22% vs. dept 920
PSYCH 715
3.82 +19% vs. dept 31
PSYCH 720 · — ESSENTIALS OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
3.56 +11% vs. dept 40
PSYCH 728 · — CLASSIC ISSUES IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.89 +21% vs. dept 71
PSYCH 732
3.90 +21% vs. dept 21
PSYCH 733 · — PERCEPTUAL AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES
3.88 +21% vs. dept 314
PSYCH 740 · — CLINICAL I: ASSESSMENT, ETIOLOGY, AND TREATMENT
3.87 +20% vs. dept 194
PSYCH 741 · — CLINICAL II: ASSESSMENT, ETIOLOGY, AND TREATMENT
3.98 +24% vs. dept 173
PSYCH 750 · — PROGRAMMING FOR HUMAN BEHAVIORAL DATA SCIENCE
3.87 +20% vs. dept 83
PSYCH 752 · — APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING FOR BEHAVIORAL DATA SCIENCE
3.60 +12% vs. dept 103
PSYCH 776
4.00 +24% vs. dept 63
PSYCH 791 · — CAPSTONE II
3.94 +22% vs. dept 51
800 level10 courses
PSYCH 800 · — COGNITIVE & NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS
4.00 +24% vs. dept 6
PSYCH 801
3.77 +17% vs. dept 15
PSYCH 802 · — ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY & PERSONALITY
4.00 +24% vs. dept 6
PSYCH 803 · — ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY
3.99 +24% vs. dept 39
PSYCH 805 · — FIELD WORK IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
4.00 +24% vs. dept 531
PSYCH 806 · — PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH
3.99 +24% vs. dept 71
PSYCH 808 · — CULTURE & DIVERSITY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
4.00 +24% vs. dept 13
PSYCH 809 · — ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
4.00 +24% vs. dept 23
PSYCH 811 · — COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY
3.97 +23% vs. dept 16
PSYCH 812
4.00 +24% vs. dept 6
900 level11 courses
PSYCH 910 · — PSYCHOMETRICS
3.91 +22% vs. dept 23
PSYCH 911
3.96 +23% vs. dept 42
PSYCH 913
4.00 +24% vs. dept 34
PSYCH 914
4.00 +24% vs. dept 7
PSYCH 916
3.96 +23% vs. dept 13
PSYCH 918 · — SEMINAR-GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.94 +22% vs. dept 78
PSYCH 930 · — SEMINAR-SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.93 +22% vs. dept 165
PSYCH 932 · — PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN AND GENDER
3.92 +22% vs. dept 6
PSYCH 949
4.00 +24% vs. dept 7
PSYCH 954 · — SEMINAR-PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.67 +14% vs. dept 96
PSYCH 960
3.62 +12% vs. dept 26
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