Fall 2026

Independent Study

COMARTS 799 is an independent study course focused on independent research and writing under instructor supervision.

offering recorded1–3 credits

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 4.71/5 from 56 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: 4.28/5 from 68 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: 4.45/5 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 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.17/5 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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Raw average: 4.21/5 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 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.27/5 from 15 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: 4.03/5 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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Raw average: 4.10/5 from 20 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: 3.97/5 from 33 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: 3.94/5 from 36 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: 3.88/5 from 32 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 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: 3.66/5 from 32 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: 3.58/5 from 33 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=2 letter grades).

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Raw average: 3.25/5 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 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Raw average: 3.25/5 from 28 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

CATALINA TOMA is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DARSHANA SREEDHAR MINI is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ERIC HOYT is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEFFREY SMITH is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JENELL MARIE JOHNSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEREMY MORRIS is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JONATHAN GRAY is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2019, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KELLEY ANN CONWAY is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2017, Fall 2020, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LORI LOPEZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LYN VAN SWOL is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARIE-LOUISE MARES is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARY MCCOY is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL XENOS is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT ASEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT HOWARD is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARA MCKINNON is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ZHONGDANG PAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022. 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 058Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 046Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 041Classroom Instruction1 / 00
IND 044Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 050Classroom Instruction0 / 00

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Topics

  • Independent research and writing

Skills

  • Independent research and writing

Grades

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

average GPA
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letter grades
Instructor

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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COMARTS 799 · Fall 2026

Independent Study

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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    "typically_offered": "Occasionally"
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]
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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
LLM outputs across runs
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Model & dataset provenance
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