The course features a rigid attendance policy and requires reading the textbook, though some students found the workload manageable with extra credit opportunities.
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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 4 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.
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Morgan Jerald is knowledgeable and passionate, making lectures engaging and assignments enjoyable for students.
Historical reviews for PSYCH 453 note she provides extra credit and cares about students, though some find her monotone delivery boring or the course content dense.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.54 GPA, 74.5% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.31 GPA, 65.7% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
MORGAN JERALD is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023. 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
45 / 60
0
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
8 / 60
0
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Morgan Jerald is knowledgeable and offers extra credit, but reviews for PSYCH 453 describe the content as basic sex education rather than advanced psychology.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.16 GPA, 48.8% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.54 GPA, 74.5% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.31 GPA, 65.7% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
The course features a rigid attendance policy and requires reading the textbook, though some students found the workload manageable with extra credit opportunities.
Students report mixed lecture engagement, with some finding them passionate and others describing them as monotone, while one review criticizes discussions for feeling like high school activities.
Topics
Sex bias in psychological research
Psychological aspects of female sexuality and reproduction
Gender-based violence
Female achievement and power
Lifestyle choices of women
Women and mental health
Psychological research with transgender individuals
Skills
Examination of theories and research
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2023— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A28.6%28.6%
AB37.1%37.1%
B22.9%22.9%
BC2.9%2.9%
C2.9%2.9%
D5.7%5.7%
F0.0%0.0%
Grades over time
Through Fall 2023
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Fall 2023 · all course levels
3.313.31GPA
Higher than 2020% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
3535letter grades
More recorded grades than 1313% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 67.067.0 letter grades.
About this comparison
1295 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.