Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.69 GPA, 90.4% A/AB (n=135 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.80 GPA, 88.7% A/AB (n=71 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 88.3% A/AB (n=60 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Introduction to Community and Environmental Sociology
Introduction to community and environmental sociology examining social-biophysical linkages
Summary
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Historical reviews of Jane Collins, Sarah Lloyd, Sarah Rios: Jane Collins' course was described as easy with exams based on slides, though short essays were poorly graded by a TA. Sarah Rios assigned difficult weekly readings and relied on TAs for explanations, with grades based on big tests and book reports.
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Prerequisites
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Fall 2026No course-specific feedback yet.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Jane Collins describe her as clear and nice, with exams based on slides. However, one reviewer notes that short essays were graded poorly by a TA named Laura, creating a mixed experience despite the professor's kindness.
JANE COLLINS is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MICHAEL BELL is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SARAH ELIZABETH LLOYD is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SARAH RIOS is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 44 / 125 | 0 |
| DIS 301 | Classroom Instruction | 11 / 25 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 10 / 25 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 10 / 25 | 0 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 7 / 25 | 0 |
| DIS 307 | Classroom Instruction | 6 / 25 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 80 / 125 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 25 | 0 |
| DIS 301 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 25 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 25 | 0 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 25 | 0 |
| DIS 307 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 25 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Jane Collins and Jill Richardson highlight clear instruction, kindness, and high quality, while Sarah Rios received mixed feedback ranging from terrible lectures to difficult workloads. No current reviews exist for Michael Bell.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.80 GPA, 88.7% A/AB (n=71 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.49 GPA, 68.1% A/AB (n=91 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 88.3% A/AB (n=60 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Jane Collins, Sarah Lloyd, Sarah Rios: Jane Collins' course was described as easy with exams based on slides, though short essays were poorly graded by a TA. Sarah Rios assigned difficult weekly readings and relied on TAs for explanations, with grades based on big tests and book reports.
Historical reviews of Jill Richardson, Sarah Rios: Sarah Rios faced criticism for boring lectures, technology issues, and unprofessional accommodation handling. Conversely, Jill Richardson was praised as a supportive and knowledgeable TA who provided excellent feedback and encouragement to students.
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Fall 2026 · Projected
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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.16 GPA average error.
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
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Catalog observation history
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Selected offering source records
Introduction to Community and Environmental Sociology
Recorded 2026-09-07Introduction to Community and Environmental Sociology
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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