Senior Independent Study

EPD 499 is a senior independent study course conducted under faculty supervision.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Laura Grossenbacher3.9/5

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2012: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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EPD 499

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 4.42/5 from 12 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

LAURA GROSSENBACHER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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IND 044Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2012: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Grades

Latest available · Spring 2012— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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EPD 499 · Fall 2026

Senior Independent Study

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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