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Civil Society and Community Studies

School of Human Ecology · University of Wisconsin-Madison
8,171 grades35 courses57 professors39 terms

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

3.78
average GPA across 8,171 grades
+10% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
97%
A or B
of 8,171 grades
1.3%
D, F or withdrew
A84.2%
B12.5%
Every term against the 3.78 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
CSCS 125
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
3.66
1,069 grades
−3% vs. dept
CSCS 300
NONPROFIT SECTOR: OVERVIEW AND FOUNDATIONS
3.86
955 grades
+2% vs. dept
CSCS 455
ENTREPRENEURIALISM AND SOCIETY
3.88
667 grades
+3% vs. dept
CSCS 254
CAREER PATHWAYS IN COMMUNITY & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
3.85
618 grades
+2% vs. dept
CSCS 428
3.64
436 grades
−4% vs. dept
CSCS 345
EVALUATION AND PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
3.70
435 grades
−2% vs. dept
CSCS 570
COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
3.68
414 grades
−3% vs. dept
CSCS 335
COMMUNICATING WITH KEY AUDIENCES
3.86
402 grades
+2% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 35
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CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level3 courses
CSCS 125 · — COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
3.66 −3% vs. dept 1,069
CSCS 130 · — COMMUNITY NEWSWRITING
3.85 +2% vs. dept 251
CSCS 155 · — SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
3.91 +3% vs. dept 27
200 level3 courses
CSCS 254 · — CAREER PATHWAYS IN COMMUNITY & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
3.85 +2% vs. dept 618
CSCS 255 · — INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL INNOVATION
3.95 +5% vs. dept 77
CSCS 299 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
4.00 +6% vs. dept 1
300 level5 courses
CSCS 300 · — NONPROFIT SECTOR: OVERVIEW AND FOUNDATIONS
3.86 +2% vs. dept 955
CSCS 335 · — COMMUNICATING WITH KEY AUDIENCES
3.86 +2% vs. dept 402
CSCS 345 · — EVALUATION AND PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
3.70 −2% vs. dept 435
CSCS 350
3.75 −1% vs. dept 114
CSCS 375 · — SPECIAL TOPICS
3.72 −2% vs. dept 270
400 level8 courses
CSCS 400 · — PHILANTHROPY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
3.84 +2% vs. dept 361
CSCS 410 · — HUMAN TRAFFICKING: GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES
3.91 +3% vs. dept 71
CSCS 427
3.42 −9% vs. dept 337
CSCS 428
3.64 −4% vs. dept 436
CSCS 430 · — FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
3.85 +2% vs. dept 198
CSCS 455 · — ENTREPRENEURIALISM AND SOCIETY
3.88 +3% vs. dept 667
CSCS 460 · — CIVIL SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
3.69 −2% vs. dept 376
CSCS 470 · — THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH: GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES
3.68 −3% vs. dept 77
500 level5 courses
CSCS 500 · — GLOBAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITIES: FROM RESEARCH TO PRAXIS
3.90 +3% vs. dept 52
CSCS 510 · — DESIGN & WRITE GRANT PROPOSALS
3.94 +4% vs. dept 59
CSCS 530 · — PURPOSE-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS
3.80 +1% vs. dept 30
CSCS 560
3.87 +3% vs. dept 92
CSCS 570 · — COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
3.68 −3% vs. dept 414
600 level3 courses
CSCS 600 · — COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PORTFOLIO CAPSTONE
3.91 +4% vs. dept 209
CSCS 675
3.90 +3% vs. dept 10
CSCS 699 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
3.97 +5% vs. dept 135
700 level3 courses
CSCS 775 · — BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY
3.95 +5% vs. dept 30
CSCS 785 · — THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY STUDIES
4.00 +6% vs. dept 33
CSCS 795 · — COMMUNITY POWER AND COLLECTIVE ACTION
3.96 +5% vs. dept 51
800 level4 courses
CSCS 801 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN CIVIL SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY RESEARCH
3.95 +5% vs. dept 116
CSCS 811 · — COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH: THEORY AND PRACTICE
3.84 +2% vs. dept 77
CSCS 812 · — MIXED-METHODS IN COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH
3.80 +1% vs. dept 53
CSCS 813 · — TRANSFORMATIVE EVALUATION IN PRACTICE
3.85 +2% vs. dept 65
900 level1 course
CSCS 999 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
4.00 +6% vs. dept 3
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