Spring 2027

The Wisconsin Experience Seminar

The Wisconsin Experience Seminar examines the transition to UW-Madison by exploring the research university and the Wisconsin Experience using texts for discussion, writing, and experiential assignments.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Caitlin Schaer

Summary

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Past student reviews · Brianna Kuhn

Assignments were personal expository writings, and the reviewer noted that attending class was enough to do well.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Appraise the history, culture, and mission of UW-Madison and how those shared reference points may influence your Wisconsin Experience

  • Engage with campus resources and opportunities to develop habits that support academic success and psychosocial well-being

  • Analyze the multiple dimensions of social identity and how those dimensions impact your and others’ experiences at UW-Madison

  • Define and design goals to practice Relentless Curiosity, Purposeful Action, Humility and Empathy, and Intellectual Confidence throughout your college experiences

  • Plan how you will connect with and contribute to the UW-Madison and greater Madison community during your undergraduate career

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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First year students or first year transfer students only

  • First year students or first year transfer students only
COUNPSY 125

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  • First year students or first year transfer students only

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 94.8% A/AB (n=58 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=577 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 98.1% A/AB (n=52 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BRIANNA KUHN is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CAITLIN SCHAER is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, 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

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
SEM 002Classroom Instruction0 / 200
SEM 003Classroom Instruction0 / 200
SEM 004Classroom Instruction0 / 200
SEM 001Classroom Instruction0 / 200

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

Past student reviews · Brianna Kuhn

Past students described this 1-credit class as a great option for freshmen and transfers to learn about the university.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 94.8% A/AB (n=58 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=577 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 98.1% A/AB (n=52 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Brianna Kuhn

Assignments were personal expository writings, and the reviewer noted that attending class was enough to do well.

Past student reviews · Brianna Kuhn

The instructor was described as sweet and helpful by the reviewer.

Topics

  • History, culture, and mission of UW-Madison
  • Campus resources and academic success habits
  • Dimensions of social identity
  • Relentless Curiosity, Purposeful Action, Humility and Empathy, and Intellectual Confidence
  • Community connection and contribution

Skills

  • Appraising university history, culture, and mission
  • Developing habits for academic success and well-being
  • Analyzing dimensions of social identity
  • Planning community connection and contribution

Grades

Historical instructor

Spring 2027 · Projected

Before grades are released

– average GPA

Approximate 80% prediction interval

About this estimate

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.

5 earlier forecasts · 0.05 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Spring 2027

More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data

Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

GPA

Higher than % of other courses in this group.

Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range

letter grades

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Typical course in this group: letter grades.

About this comparison

1280 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

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Selected offering source records
COUNPSY 125 · Spring 2027

The Wisconsin Experience Seminar

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Madgrades

Grade history

Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
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Full model traces

Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

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Model & dataset provenance 
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