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Human Development and Family Studies

School of Human Ecology · University of Wisconsin-Madison
44,765 grades49 courses198 professors39 terms

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

3.68
average GPA across 44,765 grades
+7% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
95%
A or B
of 44,765 grades
1.3%
D, F or withdrew
A75.2%
B19.7%
Every term against the 3.68 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
HDFS 501
SPECIAL TOPICS
3.76
8,303 grades
+2% vs. dept
HDFS 363
3.50
7,131 grades
−5% vs. dept
HDFS 362
3.50
6,898 grades
−5% vs. dept
HDFS 601
INTERNSHIP
3.88
2,245 grades
+6% vs. dept
HDFS 474
RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S
3.71
1,990 grades
+1% vs. dept
HDFS 425
RESEARCH METHODS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
3.67
1,596 grades
−0% vs. dept
HDFS 517
COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS
3.68
1,561 grades
+0% vs. dept
HDFS 263
DEVELOPMENT FROM ADOLESCENCE TO OLD AGE
3.80
1,419 grades
+3% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 49
100 level1200 level3300 level3400 level10500 level5600 level7700 level10800 level9900 level1
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level1 course
HDFS 174 · — INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES
3.64 −1% vs. dept 705
200 level3 courses
HDFS 253 · — HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY STUDIES LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM
3.74 +2% vs. dept 1,260
HDFS 262 · — DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUNG CHILD
3.76 +2% vs. dept 1,404
HDFS 263 · — DEVELOPMENT FROM ADOLESCENCE TO OLD AGE
3.80 +3% vs. dept 1,419
300 level3 courses
HDFS 345 · — ECOLOGY OF CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
3.88 +6% vs. dept 169
HDFS 362
3.50 −5% vs. dept 6,898
HDFS 363
3.50 −5% vs. dept 7,131
400 level10 courses
HDFS 425 · — RESEARCH METHODS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
3.67 −0% vs. dept 1,596
HDFS 460
3.76 +2% vs. dept 25
HDFS 462 · — INFANT/TODDLER DEVELOPMENT & GROUP CARE
3.85 +5% vs. dept 106
HDFS 464 · — PLAY-DEVELOPMENT AND ROLE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
3.87 +5% vs. dept 357
HDFS 465 · — FAMILIES & POVERTY
3.66 −0% vs. dept 319
HDFS 469 · — FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD
3.74 +2% vs. dept 1,249
HDFS 470
3.87 +5% vs. dept 60
HDFS 471 · — PARENT - CHILD RELATIONS
3.73 +2% vs. dept 1,030
HDFS 474 · — RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S
3.71 +1% vs. dept 1,990
HDFS 478
3.85 +5% vs. dept 20
500 level5 courses
HDFS 501 · — SPECIAL TOPICS
3.76 +2% vs. dept 8,303
HDFS 516
3.67 −0% vs. dept 1,349
HDFS 517 · — COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS
3.68 +0% vs. dept 1,561
HDFS 535 · — A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE IN POLICYMAKING
3.46 −6% vs. dept 1,003
HDFS 592 · — RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
3.97 +8% vs. dept 462
600 level7 courses
HDFS 601 · — INTERNSHIP
3.88 +6% vs. dept 2,245
HDFS 650 · — PARENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS
3.81 +4% vs. dept 1,135
HDFS 662 · — ADVANCED STUDY OF THE YOUNG CHILD
3.65 −1% vs. dept 212
HDFS 663 · — DEVELOPMENTAL AND FAMILY ASSESSMENT
3.84 +4% vs. dept 1,065
HDFS 664 · — PROSEMINAR: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
3.93 +7% vs. dept 37
HDFS 680 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +9% vs. dept 2
HDFS 699 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
3.88 +6% vs. dept 82
700 level10 courses
HDFS 725 · — THEORY AND ISSUES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
3.84 +4% vs. dept 332
HDFS 726 · — ETHNIC AND RACIAL DIVERSITY IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
3.99 +9% vs. dept 54
HDFS 727
4.00 +9% vs. dept 16
HDFS 736
4.00 +9% vs. dept 9
HDFS 760
3.75 +2% vs. dept 10
HDFS 761 · — CHILDHOOD AND THE FAMILY: PRENATAL THROUGH PRE-ADOLESCENCE
3.80 +3% vs. dept 44
HDFS 763 · — AGING AND THE FAMILY: ADOLESCENCE THROUGH LATER LIFE
3.87 +5% vs. dept 31
HDFS 765 · — FAMILIES & POVERTY
3.91 +6% vs. dept 27
HDFS 766 · — CURRENT TOPICS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
3.90 +6% vs. dept 400
HDFS 773
3.71 +1% vs. dept 14
800 level9 courses
HDFS 817
3.83 +4% vs. dept 6
HDFS 818 · — ATTACHMENT THEORY AND RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
3.93 +7% vs. dept 30
HDFS 841
3.87 +5% vs. dept 15
HDFS 843
3.67 −0% vs. dept 12
HDFS 865 · — FAMILY THEORY I (SURVEY)
3.86 +5% vs. dept 146
HDFS 869 · — ADVANCED SEMINAR IN FAMILY STRESS AND COPING
4.00 +9% vs. dept 9
HDFS 872 · — BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND ACTION
3.85 +5% vs. dept 162
HDFS 880 · — PREVENTION SCIENCE
3.97 +8% vs. dept 209
HDFS 881 · — CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN PREVENTION SCIENCE
4.00 +9% vs. dept 35
900 level1 course
HDFS 999 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
4.00 +9% vs. dept 10
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