Spring 2027

Honors Thesis

HONORS THESIS: Students will work on their honor thesis.

offering recorded3 credits

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

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Spring 2027
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Raw average: 4.32/5 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: 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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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Raw average: 2.58/5 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: 2.87/5 from 63 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: 2.64/5 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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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANANTH SESHADRI is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JESSE GREGORY is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KENNETH WEST is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MENZIE CHINN is recorded teaching in Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SIMEON ALDER is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, 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.

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Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 001Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 003Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 006Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 007Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 008Classroom Instruction0 / 00

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

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  • Working on an honor thesis

Grades

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ECON 581 · Spring 2027

Honors Thesis

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