Spring 2027

Special Problems

Individual advanced work in an area of Animal Sciences under the direct guidance of a faculty member.

offering recorded1–3 credits

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Integrate and apply knowledge to understand issues associated with in Animal industries or associated with animal scientific research

  • Report findings through divers means of communication

  • Develop and illustrate specialize skills relevant to a focused body of work associated with a specific learning experience

  • Summarize intellectual growth associate with independent study work

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ANSCI 699

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Professors

Spring 2027
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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=1 letter grades).

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Raw average: 3.67/5 from 3 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=1 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BRIAN KIRKPATRICK is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2019, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GUILHERME ROSA is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HILARIO MANTOVANI is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEFF SINDELAR is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOAO REBOUCAS DOREA is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LAUREN BAKER is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

MARK RICHARDS is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Fall 2016, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARAH ADCOCK is recorded teaching in Spring 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 Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

VANESSA LEONE 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.

WEI GUO is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 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

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Special Problems
  • Advanced work in Animal Sciences

Skills

  • Integrate and apply knowledge to understand issues in Animal industries or animal scientific research.
  • Report findings through diverse means of communication.
  • Develop and illustrate specialized skills relevant to a focused body of work.
  • Summarize intellectual growth associated with independent study work.

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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ANSCI 699 · Spring 2027

Special Problems

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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