Fall 2026

Reproductive Physiology

ANSCI/DYSCI 434 covers reproductive physiology, fertility improvement, and artificial insemination.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 M.Sofia Ortega Obando

Summary

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Historical reviews of John Parrish, Rick Monson: Reviewers characterize the course as demanding and challenging. Exams are described as tough and long, with one student noting they are only semi-related to lectures, while others emphasize the need for hard work.

Grade history

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Prerequisites

Course map

ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 152, (ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101 and 102) or (BIOCORE 382, 383, and 384) or graduate/professional standing

ANSCI/DYSCI 434 used by

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 2.69 GPA, 30.6% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Fall 2024: 2.74 GPA, 38.9% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.49 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of John Parrish: John Parrish is knowledgeable but struggles with communication, making exams tough and semi-related to lectures. Reviewers note difficulty in setting up meetings and communicating the depth of material to students.

JOHN PARRISH is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

M.SOFIA ORTEGA OBANDO is recorded teaching in 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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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction8 / 900
LAB 303Classroom Instruction3 / 300
LAB 302Classroom Instruction5 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction41 / 900
LAB 303Classroom Instruction21 / 300
LAB 302Classroom Instruction20 / 300

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

Historical reviews describe ANSCI/DYSCI 434 as a difficult but rewarding course. Students praise instructors for their passion and helpfulness, though some note communication challenges and tough exams.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 2.69 GPA, 30.6% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Fall 2024: 2.74 GPA, 38.9% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.49 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of John Parrish, Rick Monson: Reviewers characterize the course as demanding and challenging. Exams are described as tough and long, with one student noting they are only semi-related to lectures, while others emphasize the need for hard work.

Historical reviews of John Parrish, Rick Monson: Students report high satisfaction with instructors' enthusiasm and willingness to help, with some finding the class inspiring. However, one review cites significant difficulties in communicating with the instructor and setting up meetings.

Topics

  • Reproductive physiology
  • Fertility improvement
  • Artificial insemination

Skills

  • Understanding reproductive physiology and artificial insemination techniques.

Grades

Historical instructor

Fall 2026 · Projected

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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.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.31 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Fall 2026

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Fall 2025 · all course levels

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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

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Selected offering source records
ANSCI/DYSCI 434 · Fall 2026

Reproductive Physiology

Recorded 2026-09-07
ANSCI/DYSCI 434 · Fall 2026

Reproductive Physiology

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records 
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Madgrades

Grade history

Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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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