Fall 2026

Independent Study

ART 699 is an independent undergraduate study course in an advanced area of art under faculty direction.

offering recorded1–3 credits

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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ART 699

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 19 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 10 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: 4.47/5 from 19 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 2013: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2014: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.23/5 from 22 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 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.67/5 from 6 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 — Fall 2008: 3.89 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2009: 3.72 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.75/5 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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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Raw average: 5.00/5 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 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 6 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 — Fall 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.50/5 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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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 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: 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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Raw average: 3.62/5 from 8 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: 3.00/5 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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Raw average: 3.36/5 from 22 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: 2.71/5 from 7 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 — Fall 2006: 3.78 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

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

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

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

DARCY PADILLA is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DERRICK BUISCH is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DOUGLAS ROSENBERG is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

EMILY ARTHUR is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FAISAL ABDUALLAH is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FREDERICK STONEHOUSE is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GERIT GRIMM is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HELEN LEE is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JENNIFER ANGUS is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN HITCHCOCK is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JULIE CHEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KATIE HUDNALL is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LESLIE SMITH III is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2015, Spring 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LYNDA BARRY is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARY HOEFFERLE is recorded teaching in Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MEG MITCHELL is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARAH FITZSIMONS is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEPHEN HILYARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 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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IND 002Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 005Classroom Instruction2 / 50
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IND 011Classroom Instruction1 / 50
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IND 018Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 055Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 032Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 078Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 089Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 001Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 003Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 079Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 045Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 004Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 059Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 019Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 033Classroom Instruction0 / 30
IND 020Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 060Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 008Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 090Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Grades

Latest available · Spring 2022— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Grade distribution · % of letter grades

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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ART 699 · Fall 2026

Independent Study

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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    "title": "Independent Study",
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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