Fall 2026

Independent Studies

CS&D 999 is an independent study course providing advanced mentored reading and research opportunities for students with dissertator status.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Margarita Kaushanskaya4.3/5Sara Misurelli4.0/5Ruth Litovsky3.9/5 +15 more

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

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Professors

Fall 2026

Margarita Kaushanskaya

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Raw average: 4.77/5 from 31 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: 5.00/5 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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Raw average: 4.24/5 from 17 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: 5.00/5 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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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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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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Michelle Ciucci

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Raw average: 3.48/5 from 31 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=4 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

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=2 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMY HARTMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, 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.

AUDRA STERLING VON GLAHN is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CARLOS BENITEZ BARRERA is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CARRIE NIZIOLEK is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

KATHERINE HUSTAD is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, 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.

KIMBERLY MUELLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LISA VINNEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARGARITA KAUSHANSKAYA is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MELANIE BUHR-LAWLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHELLE CIUCCI is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NADINE CONNOR is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NICOLE PULIA is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

SARA MISURELLI is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSAN ELLIS WEISMER is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSAN THIBEAULT is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, 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, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2023, Fall 2024. 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
IND 040Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 025Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 013Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 001Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 004Classroom Instruction0 / 20
IND 024Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 016Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 060Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 046Classroom Instruction10 / 150
IND 066Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 030Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 017Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 005Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 022Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 012Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 020Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 099Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 010Classroom Instruction1 / 100

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Mentored reading and research

Skills

  • Conducting advanced research and reading

Grades

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

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Grades over time

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Catalog & offerings

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CS&D 999 · Fall 2026

Independent Studies

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

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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  "task_version": "14",
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  "requirements_status": "valid",
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