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Fall 2026
Survey of Sociology
SURVEY OF SOCIOLOGY introduces American sociology, its subfields, theoretical traditions, and research methods.
Summary
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Historical reviews of Chad Goldberg, Jason Nolen : The course requires significant writing as a Comm B class. Workload is manageable if you attend lectures and complete readings, with three exams and no quizzes.
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Prerequisites
Course mapSatisfied Communications A. Not open to students with credit forSOC 181 or C&E SOC/SOC 211.
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.54 GPA, 77.0% A/AB (n=87 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.41 GPA, 72.1% A/AB (n=86 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=84 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Jason Nolen : Jason Nolen explains concepts clearly and remains available after lectures to clarify confusing topics. He emphasizes understanding over rote memorization, and his office hours are described as incredibly helpful for student success.
ALICE GOFFMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CHAD GOLDBERG is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GAY SEIDMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JASON NOLEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
NICHOLAS PEDRIANA is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. 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 | 14 / 88 | 0 |
| DIS 301 | Classroom Instruction | 3 / 15 | 0 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 1 / 15 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 3 / 15 | 0 |
| DIS 304 | Classroom Instruction | 3 / 15 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 2 / 15 | 0 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 2 / 15 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 73 / 90 | 0 |
| DIS 301 | Classroom Instruction | 12 / 15 | 0 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 13 / 15 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 12 / 15 | 0 |
| DIS 304 | Classroom Instruction | 11 / 15 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 12 / 15 | 0 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 13 / 15 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Jason Nolen : Jason Nolen is praised for clear explanations and helpful office hours, with exams focusing on concept understanding rather than rote memorization.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.54 GPA, 77.0% A/AB (n=87 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.41 GPA, 72.1% A/AB (n=86 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=84 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Chad Goldberg, Jason Nolen : The course requires significant writing as a Comm B class. Workload is manageable if you attend lectures and complete readings, with three exams and no quizzes.
Historical reviews of Jason Nolen : Students find the content accessible if they pay attention in class. Discussion sections are noted as less useful than lectures, which provide additional context not in slides.
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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 · 0.19 GPA average error.
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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
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Survey of Sociology
Recorded 2026-09-07Survey of Sociology
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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