Spring 2027

Honors Research Seminar

A seminar on developing research proposals, navigating graduate admissions and mentorship, exploring research careers, and interacting with CALS Honors alumni.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=32 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop a competitive research proposal and convey its scientific merit and broader impact to scientific reviewers and funding agencies

  • Find strong graduate programs and identify effective faculty mentors, such that they can develop as young scientists and realize their career goals

  • Overcome the fear of failure and avoid common pitfalls, such that they can achieve professional success and work-life balance in their future endeavors

  • Evaluate the pros and cons of various types of research careers, including academic institutions, federal laboratories, corporate research and development settings, and startup companies

  • Develop an outline for the senior honors thesis, including research plan and timeline

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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INTER-AG 388

INTER-AG 488

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=32 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Undergraduate research proposal development and evaluation.
  • Graduate program admissions and identifying effective faculty mentors.
  • Research career opportunities in public and private sectors.
  • Interaction with CALS Honors in Research program alumni.

Skills

  • Developing competitive research proposals and conveying their scientific merit to reviewers and funding agencies.
  • Finding strong graduate programs and identifying effective faculty mentors to support career development.
  • Evaluating pros and cons of research careers in academia, federal labs, corporate R&D, and startups.
  • Outlining the senior honors thesis with a specific research plan and timeline.

Grades

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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INTER-AG 488 · Spring 2027

Honors Research Seminar

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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