Fall 2026

Directed Study in Botany

BOTANY 299 is a directed study course that introduces students to research questions and provides mentorship in a botany research environment.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Simon Gilroy4.5/5David Baum4.3/5Hiroshi Maeda4.2/5 +12 more

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Professors

Fall 2026

Simon Gilroy

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Raw average: 4.60/5 from 127 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 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

David Baum

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Raw average: 4.43/5 from 87 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).

Hiroshi Maeda

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Raw average: 4.62/5 from 21 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).

Ken Keefover-Ring

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 30 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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Kate McCulloh

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 27 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: 4.10/5 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: 3.80/5 from 35 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 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: 3.17/5 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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Raw average: 2.63/5 from 27 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: 2.29/5 from 35 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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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

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

DAVID BAUM is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ELLEN DAMSCHEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

HIROSHI MAEDA is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KEN KEEFOVER-RING is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

MARISA OTEGUI is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARA C. HOTCHKISS is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SIMON GILROY is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 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.

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Fall 2026

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Research questions
  • Botany

Skills

  • Research skills and mentorship

Grades

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

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BOTANY 299 · Fall 2026

Directed Study in Botany

Recorded 2026-09-07
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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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