Workload involves significant reading of primary and secondary sources, weekly paragraph responses, and multiple essays, though grading is described as lenient.
Raw average: 4.89/5 from 19 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
For this course: 4.9/5 raw quality · 2.6/5 difficulty · 9
reviews
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Allison Useche is consistently described as caring, kind, and supportive of student well-being. Reviewers highlight her generosity with extensions and clear grading criteria. While some find the content interesting, one reviewer noted the lectures could be dense or boring.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.80 GPA, 90.6% A/AB (n=139 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.82 GPA, 91.5% A/AB (n=141 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 93.6% A/AB (n=140 letter grades).
ALLISON USECHE is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. 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 2026
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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
24 / 144
0
DIS 302
Classroom Instruction
2 / 18
0
DIS 303
Classroom Instruction
3 / 18
0
DIS 307
Classroom Instruction
6 / 18
0
DIS 308
Classroom Instruction
1 / 18
0
DIS 301
Classroom Instruction
4 / 18
0
DIS 304
Classroom Instruction
1 / 18
0
DIS 305
Classroom Instruction
5 / 18
0
DIS 306
Classroom Instruction
2 / 18
0
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
120 / 144
2
DIS 302
Classroom Instruction
16 / 18
1
DIS 303
Classroom Instruction
15 / 18
0
DIS 307
Classroom Instruction
12 / 18
0
DIS 308
Classroom Instruction
17 / 18
0
DIS 301
Classroom Instruction
14 / 18
1
DIS 304
Classroom Instruction
17 / 18
0
DIS 305
Classroom Instruction
13 / 18
0
DIS 306
Classroom Instruction
16 / 18
0
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
Reviewers describe Allison Useche as caring and kind, noting that her lectures are interesting and the course is recommendable.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.80 GPA, 90.6% A/AB (n=139 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.82 GPA, 91.5% A/AB (n=141 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 93.6% A/AB (n=140 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Workload involves significant reading of primary and secondary sources, weekly paragraph responses, and multiple essays, though grading is described as lenient.
Students appreciate her flexibility with extensions and clear grading, though one reviewer found the content boring and another noted lectures could be dense.
Topics
Indigenous occupation of the American West
European invasion and the creation of Mexico and the U.S.
U.S. conquest of the West
U.S. seizure of the Mexican North, Oregon boundary dispute, and discovery of western gold
West Coast arrival of Chinese immigrants and Mormon exodus to the Great Basin
Skills
Applying economic, environmental, political, cultural, and social analyses to historical events
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A85.7%85.7%
AB7.9%7.9%
B4.3%4.3%
BC0.7%0.7%
C0.7%0.7%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.7%0.7%
Grades over time
Through Fall 2025
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Fall 2025 · all course levels
3.863.86GPA
Higher than 7373% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
140140letter grades
More recorded grades than 7878% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 70.070.0 letter grades.
About this comparison
1320 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
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.