Fall 2026

Independent Study

ANSCI 299 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct introductory to intermediate work in Animal Sciences under faculty guidance.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Ron Kean4.1/5Wei Guo3.8/5Brian Kirkpatrick3.6/5 +17 more

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Professors

Fall 2026

Ron Kean

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Raw average: 4.19/5 from 99 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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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 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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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 2 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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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BRIAN KIRKPATRICK is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HILARIO MANTOVANI is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEFF SINDELAR is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOAO REBOUCAS DOREA is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LAUREN BAKER is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LAUTARO ROSTOLL CANGIANO is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARK RICHARDS is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAUL FRICKE is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARAH ADCOCK is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, 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.

STEVEN RICKE is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

VANESSA LEONE is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WEI GUO is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, 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 2026

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Animal Sciences

Skills

  • Conducting independent research or study under faculty supervision

Grades

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ANSCI 299 · Fall 2026

Independent Study

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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