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Curriculum and Instruction

School of Education · University of Wisconsin-Madison
54,780 grades201 courses471 professors39 terms

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

3.92
average GPA across 54,780 grades
+14% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
99%
A or B
of 54,780 grades
0.2%
D, F or withdrew
A93.6%
Every term against the 3.92 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
CURRIC 277
VIDEOGAMES & LEARNING
3.84
4,211 grades
−2% vs. dept
CURRIC 675
GENERAL SEMINAR
3.96
2,444 grades
+1% vs. dept
CURRIC 372
TEACHING SCIENCE
3.92
2,082 grades
−0% vs. dept
CURRIC 371
TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
3.94
2,028 grades
+1% vs. dept
CURRIC 463
SEMINAR IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
3.98
1,919 grades
+2% vs. dept
CURRIC 370
TEACHING MATHEMATICS
3.93
1,784 grades
+0% vs. dept
CURRIC 501
3.80
1,645 grades
−3% vs. dept
CURRIC 975
GENERAL SEMINAR
3.96
1,420 grades
+1% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 201
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CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
200 level6 courses
CURRIC 209 · — DIGITAL MEDIA AND LITERACY
3.93 +0% vs. dept 386
CURRIC 240 · — CRITICAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING, SCHOOLING, AND EDUCATION
3.92 −0% vs. dept 1,404
CURRIC 250 · — INCARCERATION AND EDUCATION
3.97 +1% vs. dept 29
CURRIC 276 · — CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN K-12 SCHOOLS
3.87 −1% vs. dept 174
CURRIC 277 · — VIDEOGAMES & LEARNING
3.84 −2% vs. dept 4,211
CURRIC 292 · — GLOBALIZING EDUCATION
3.80 −3% vs. dept 76
300 level57 courses
CURRIC 300 · — PRINCIPLES OF MUSIC EDUCATION
3.84 −2% vs. dept 69
CURRIC 301 · — MUSIC LEARNING AND TEACHING 1
3.89 −1% vs. dept 66
CURRIC 302 · — MUSIC LEARNING AND TEACHING 2
3.98 +2% vs. dept 48
CURRIC 303
3.99 +2% vs. dept 44
CURRIC 304 · — COMPOSITION, ARRANGEMENT, AND ORCHESTRATION FOR THE MUSIC TEACHER
3.97 +1% vs. dept 61
CURRIC 305 · — INTEGRATING THE TEACHING OF READING WITH OTHER LANGUAGE ARTS
3.93 +0% vs. dept 973
CURRIC 309 · — READING AND WRITING ACROSS THE CONTENT AREAS
3.92 +0% vs. dept 267
CURRIC 311 · — LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS
3.91 −0% vs. dept 631
CURRIC 312 · — FOUNDATIONS OF ESL EDUCATION
3.90 −0% vs. dept 664
CURRIC 313
3.91 −0% vs. dept 379
CURRIC 314 · — BECOMING LITERATE IN AND OUT OF SCHOOLS
3.90 −0% vs. dept 206
CURRIC 315 · — READING AND WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
3.95 +1% vs. dept 223
CURRIC 316 · — ESL/BILINGUAL METHODS
3.94 +0% vs. dept 309
CURRIC 317 · — DIMENSIONS OF LITERACY
3.93 +0% vs. dept 218
CURRIC 318 · — TEACHING READING AND WRITING
3.97 +1% vs. dept 553
CURRIC 319 · — PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS 1
3.84 −2% vs. dept 563
CURRIC 320 · — PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS 2
3.81 −3% vs. dept 553
CURRIC 325 · — EDUCATING YOUNG ENGLISH LEARNERS
3.89 −1% vs. dept 225
CURRIC 326 · — LANGUAGE USE AND ACQUISITION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
3.94 +1% vs. dept 206
CURRIC 327 · — METHODS OF TEACHING YOUNG ENGLISH LEARNERS
3.88 −1% vs. dept 214
CURRIC 328 · — ARTS INTEGRATION FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
3.97 +1% vs. dept 316
CURRIC 329 · — TEACHING ARTIST PRACTICUM
3.97 +1% vs. dept 54
CURRIC 330
3.86 −1% vs. dept 11
CURRIC 331 · — TAKING EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL
3.99 +2% vs. dept 91
CURRIC 332
3.85 −2% vs. dept 26
CURRIC 333
3.90 −0% vs. dept 20
CURRIC 334
3.74 −5% vs. dept 19
CURRIC 335
3.89 −1% vs. dept 54
CURRIC 336
3.78 −3% vs. dept 48
CURRIC 337 · — PRACTICUM IN TEACHING MUSIC
3.96 +1% vs. dept 290
CURRIC 338 · — LINGUISTICS FOR TEACHERS
3.91 −0% vs. dept 349
CURRIC 339 · — CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
3.94 +1% vs. dept 706
CURRIC 342 · — TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES (K-8)
3.91 −0% vs. dept 134
CURRIC 343 · — TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES
3.95 +1% vs. dept 109
CURRIC 344
4.00 +2% vs. dept 9
CURRIC 346 · — FOUNDATIONS OF LANGUAGE AND READING INSTRUCTION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
3.86 −2% vs. dept 115
CURRIC 347 · — THE TEACHING OF WRITING AND OTHER LANGUAGE ARTS
3.38 −14% vs. dept 26
CURRIC 354 · — RACE AND LANGUAGE IN STEM AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
3.92 +0% vs. dept 731
CURRIC 357 · — GAME DESIGN I
3.84 −2% vs. dept 688
CURRIC 359 · — TEACHING OF HISTORY AND THE OTHER SOCIAL STUDIES
3.94 +0% vs. dept 355
CURRIC 362 · — DRAMA FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
3.95 +1% vs. dept 1,041
CURRIC 364 · — INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
3.95 +1% vs. dept 1,055
CURRIC 366 · — INTERNATIONALIZING EDUCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
3.79 −3% vs. dept 85
CURRIC 368 · — THE TEACHING OF READING
3.92 −0% vs. dept 1,078
CURRIC 369 · — THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE ARTS
3.94 +1% vs. dept 1,091
CURRIC 370 · — TEACHING MATHEMATICS
3.93 +0% vs. dept 1,784
CURRIC 371 · — TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
3.94 +1% vs. dept 2,028
CURRIC 372 · — TEACHING SCIENCE
3.92 −0% vs. dept 2,082
CURRIC 374 · — GENERAL EDUC PRACTICUM & INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS
3.93 +0% vs. dept 274
CURRIC 375 · — PROSEMINAR
3.82 −3% vs. dept 1,318
CURRIC 378
3.85 −2% vs. dept 67
CURRIC 390 · — TEACHING OF SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
3.91 −0% vs. dept 235
CURRIC 393 · — THE TEACHING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS I
3.88 −1% vs. dept 185
CURRIC 394 · — THE TEACHING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS II
3.88 −1% vs. dept 205
CURRIC 395
3.82 −2% vs. dept 100
CURRIC 396 · — TEACHING OF ENGLISH
3.94 +1% vs. dept 304
CURRIC 399 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
3.89 −1% vs. dept 188
400 level15 courses
CURRIC 405 · — EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
3.81 −3% vs. dept 218
CURRIC 418 · — PREPARING TO TEACH ABROAD
4.00 +2% vs. dept 6
CURRIC 420 · — TEACHING POPULAR INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 1
3.91 −0% vs. dept 88
CURRIC 421 · — TEACHING POPULAR INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 2
3.89 −1% vs. dept 84
CURRIC 422
3.93 +0% vs. dept 598
CURRIC 425
3.97 +1% vs. dept 279
CURRIC 426
3.68 −6% vs. dept 39
CURRIC 430
3.93 +0% vs. dept 7
CURRIC 431
3.94 +1% vs. dept 114
CURRIC 432 · — GAME DESIGN II
3.96 +1% vs. dept 364
CURRIC 462
3.98 +2% vs. dept 63
CURRIC 463 · — SEMINAR IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
3.98 +2% vs. dept 1,919
CURRIC 471 · — MATHEMATICS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
3.73 −5% vs. dept 67
CURRIC 478
3.84 −2% vs. dept 57
CURRIC 479
3.94 +1% vs. dept 45
500 level25 courses
CURRIC 500 · — LITERACY AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
3.98 +2% vs. dept 85
CURRIC 501
3.80 −3% vs. dept 1,645
CURRIC 503 · — LITERACY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
3.99 +2% vs. dept 83
CURRIC 504 · — LITERACY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION
3.96 +1% vs. dept 94
CURRIC 506 · — STRATEGIES FOR INCLUSIVE SCHOOLING
3.90 −0% vs. dept 31
CURRIC 507 · — INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
3.96 +1% vs. dept 760
CURRIC 514
4.00 +2% vs. dept 45
CURRIC 515 · — HOLOCAUST: HISTORY, MEMORY AND EDUCATION
3.75 −4% vs. dept 412
CURRIC 516 · — RELIGION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
3.77 −4% vs. dept 33
CURRIC 525
3.88 −1% vs. dept 8
CURRIC 534 · — TOOLS FOR GAME DESIGN
3.87 −1% vs. dept 91
CURRIC 537 · — TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS
3.92 +0% vs. dept 378
CURRIC 541
3.96 +1% vs. dept 89
CURRIC 542
4.00 +2% vs. dept 94
CURRIC 545 · — TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES I
4.00 +2% vs. dept 31
CURRIC 546 · — TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES II
4.00 +2% vs. dept 23
CURRIC 550 · — METHODS, MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
3.93 +0% vs. dept 790
CURRIC 559 · — ADVANCED PRACTICES IN THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES
3.89 −1% vs. dept 350
CURRIC 561
3.86 −2% vs. dept 107
CURRIC 562
3.89 −1% vs. dept 19
CURRIC 564 · — ADVANCED PROBLEMS ON THE TEACHING OF WORLD LANGUAGES
3.96 +1% vs. dept 123
CURRIC 567
3.97 +1% vs. dept 113
CURRIC 576 · — TOPICS IN GAME DESIGN
3.94 +1% vs. dept 80
CURRIC 590 · — ADVANCED PRACTICES IN THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE
3.85 −2% vs. dept 225
CURRIC 596 · — ADVANCED PRACTICES IN TEACHING ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
3.96 +1% vs. dept 309
600 level26 courses
CURRIC 600
4.00 +2% vs. dept 59
CURRIC 603
4.00 +2% vs. dept 10
CURRIC 604 · — SEMINAR ON LITERACY
4.00 +2% vs. dept 328
CURRIC 606 · — CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DIGITAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION
3.97 +1% vs. dept 58
CURRIC 607
4.00 +2% vs. dept 14
CURRIC 614
4.00 +2% vs. dept 25
CURRIC 620 · — FIELD PROJECT IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION AGENCIES
3.96 +1% vs. dept 755
CURRIC 626 · — ACTION RESEARCH IN SCHOOLS
4.00 +2% vs. dept 286
CURRIC 630 · — PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATORS
3.96 +1% vs. dept 649
CURRIC 632 · — LITERATURE AND LITERACY
3.98 +2% vs. dept 63
CURRIC 636
3.69 −6% vs. dept 90
CURRIC 637
3.75 −4% vs. dept 76
CURRIC 638
3.76 −4% vs. dept 43
CURRIC 639
3.80 −3% vs. dept 51
CURRIC 640
3.70 −5% vs. dept 32
CURRIC 660 · — FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
3.91 −0% vs. dept 682
CURRIC 662
3.94 +1% vs. dept 76
CURRIC 663 · — LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR INITIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
3.91 −0% vs. dept 385
CURRIC 672
3.82 −2% vs. dept 57
CURRIC 673 · — LEARNING SECOND LANGUAGE AND LITERACIES
3.89 −1% vs. dept 401
CURRIC 674 · — ADVANCED METHODS IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
3.90 −0% vs. dept 678
CURRIC 675 · — GENERAL SEMINAR
3.96 +1% vs. dept 2,444
CURRIC 676 · — BILINGUALISM AND BILITERACY IN SCHOOLS
3.90 −0% vs. dept 100
CURRIC 677
3.83 −2% vs. dept 35
CURRIC 690 · — INDEPENDENT FIELD WORK
3.99 +2% vs. dept 571
CURRIC 699 · — INDEPENDENT READING
3.99 +2% vs. dept 82
700 level35 courses
CURRIC 700
4.00 +2% vs. dept 14
CURRIC 701
4.00 +2% vs. dept 23
CURRIC 702 · — SOCIOCULTURAL THEORY
3.87 −1% vs. dept 62
CURRIC 704 · — CURRICULUM PLANNING
3.95 +1% vs. dept 142
CURRIC 708
4.00 +2% vs. dept 14
CURRIC 709 · — DIGITAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS
4.00 +2% vs. dept 44
CURRIC 711
3.97 +1% vs. dept 44
CURRIC 712 · — INTRODUCTION TO CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION: RESEARCH AND RESOURCES
3.99 +2% vs. dept 308
CURRIC 713 · — TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
3.84 −2% vs. dept 61
CURRIC 714 · — RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PARADIGMS IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
3.98 +2% vs. dept 107
CURRIC 715 · — DESIGN OF RESEARCH IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
3.86 −1% vs. dept 95
CURRIC 716 · — REFORM AND CHANGE IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
4.00 +2% vs. dept 127
CURRIC 717
3.82 −2% vs. dept 106
CURRIC 718 · — INTRODUCTION TO NARRATIVE INQUIRY
3.99 +2% vs. dept 176
CURRIC 719 · — INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
3.93 +0% vs. dept 7
CURRIC 720
3.99 +2% vs. dept 226
CURRIC 723 · — LIFE HISTORY: THEORIES & METHODS
4.00 +2% vs. dept 75
CURRIC 726 · — QUALITATIVE METHODS OF STUDYING CHILDREN AND CONTEXTS
3.97 +1% vs. dept 71
CURRIC 727 · — INTERNATIONALIZING EDUCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
3.98 +2% vs. dept 29
CURRIC 729 · — CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS
4.00 +2% vs. dept 443
CURRIC 733 · — PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH SCIENCE
3.89 −1% vs. dept 50
CURRIC 734 · — SCIENCE STUDIES AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
4.00 +2% vs. dept 5
CURRIC 736 · — EDUCATING LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE LEARNERS
4.00 +2% vs. dept 10
CURRIC 744 · — PERSPECTIVES IN MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
3.99 +2% vs. dept 291
CURRIC 746
3.82 −3% vs. dept 76
CURRIC 748
3.90 −0% vs. dept 10
CURRIC 755
4.00 +2% vs. dept 6
CURRIC 760 · — SEX/GENDER-RELATED ISSUES IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
4.00 +2% vs. dept 68
CURRIC 764 · — GLOBALIZATION AND LINGUISTIC HUMAN RIGHTS IN EDUCATION
3.99 +2% vs. dept 60
CURRIC 765
4.00 +2% vs. dept 20
CURRIC 774
3.93 +0% vs. dept 15
CURRIC 775 · — THEORIES OF RACE, RACISM, AND RACIALIZATION IN EDUCATION RESEARCH
4.00 +2% vs. dept 46
CURRIC 778 · — TEACHING, LITERACIES, AND IDENTITIES
4.00 +2% vs. dept 12
CURRIC 790 · — MASTER'S PROJECT OR THESIS
4.00 +2% vs. dept 6
CURRIC 799 · — MASTER'S INDEPENDENT STUDY
4.00 +2% vs. dept 11
800 level21 courses
CURRIC 800
4.00 +2% vs. dept 25
CURRIC 801
4.00 +2% vs. dept 40
CURRIC 802 · — DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
4.00 +2% vs. dept 47
CURRIC 803 · — COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS
4.00 +2% vs. dept 8
CURRIC 805 · — GUIDING AND DIRECTING THE SCHOOL READING PROGRAM
4.00 +2% vs. dept 86
CURRIC 809 · — POLITICS OF STEM EDUCATION
4.00 +2% vs. dept 3
CURRIC 810 · — GOALS, CONTENT AND PROGRAMS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
3.94 +1% vs. dept 64
CURRIC 811 · — THE INSTRUCTION OF MATHEMATICS
3.85 −2% vs. dept 78
CURRIC 812
3.80 −3% vs. dept 50
CURRIC 818 · — TEACHING CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
3.98 +2% vs. dept 26
CURRIC 821 · — CONSTRUCTIONISM
4.00 +2% vs. dept 36
CURRIC 823 · — COLONIALITY OF LANGUAGE AND SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
4.00 +2% vs. dept 33
CURRIC 829 · — PROSEMINAR IN AMERICAN CURRICULUM THEORY: 1890-PRESENT
3.99 +2% vs. dept 44
CURRIC 830 · — THEORY AND DESIGN OF THE CURRICULUM
3.95 +1% vs. dept 175
CURRIC 832
4.00 +2% vs. dept 25
CURRIC 840 · — FIELD WORK IN SCHOOL READING PROGRAMS
3.98 +2% vs. dept 82
CURRIC 844 · — CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY
3.99 +2% vs. dept 201
CURRIC 855
3.95 +1% vs. dept 84
CURRIC 860 · — SUPERVISION IN TEACHER EDUCATION
3.95 +1% vs. dept 76
CURRIC 864 · — SEMIOTICS FOR EDUCATION
4.00 +2% vs. dept 44
CURRIC 870
3.93 +0% vs. dept 14
900 level16 courses
CURRIC 900 · — ADVANCED SEMINAR IN DIGITAL MEDIA
3.99 +2% vs. dept 60
CURRIC 910
3.95 +1% vs. dept 160
CURRIC 916 · — SMR: SPECIAL TOPICS IN RESEARCH & EVALUATION IN CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
3.99 +2% vs. dept 223
CURRIC 932 · — FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
4.00 +2% vs. dept 5
CURRIC 942 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC EDUCATION
3.97 +1% vs. dept 150
CURRIC 945 · — HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH IN MUSIC
3.96 +1% vs. dept 24
CURRIC 946 · — PAST PERSPECTIVES ON MUSIC EDUCATION
3.93 +0% vs. dept 46
CURRIC 947 · — CURRENT ISSUES IN MUSIC EDUCATION
3.89 −1% vs. dept 19
CURRIC 948 · — CULTURES OF IMPROVISATION
4.00 +2% vs. dept 8
CURRIC 949
3.95 +1% vs. dept 59
CURRIC 950 · — SEMINAR IN THE STUDY OF TEACHER EDUCATION
3.92 −0% vs. dept 42
CURRIC 960
3.99 +2% vs. dept 164
CURRIC 964 · — SEMINAR IN WORLD LANGUAGE EDUCATION
4.00 +2% vs. dept 64
CURRIC 975 · — GENERAL SEMINAR
3.96 +1% vs. dept 1,420
CURRIC 976 · — SEMINAR IN READING
4.00 +2% vs. dept 63
CURRIC 999 · — DOCTORAL INDEPENDENT STUDY
3.98 +2% vs. dept 133
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