Spring 2027

Senior Honors Thesis

Individual study for Legal Studies majors writing theses for their honors degree.

offering recorded3–4 credits

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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LEGALST 682

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Spring 2027
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Raw average: 4.70/5 from 23 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: 4.47/5 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: 4.29/5 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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Raw average: 3.00/5 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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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ION MEYN is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOEL CLARK is recorded teaching in Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JONATHAN SCHARRER is recorded teaching in Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL LIGHT is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RYAN POE-GAVLINSKI is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEPH TAI is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. 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

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 002Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 005Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 006Classroom Instruction0 / 10
IND 008Classroom Instruction0 / 10
IND 010Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 011Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 012Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 013Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 014Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 015Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 016Classroom Instruction0 / 00

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Thesis writing for honors degree.

Skills

  • Writing a thesis for an honors degree through individual study.

Grades

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UW–Madison

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LEGALST 682 · Spring 2027

Senior Honors Thesis

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records
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    "term_id": "1274",
    "source_course_id": "021862",
    "source_subject_id": "535",
    "title": "Senior Honors Thesis",
    "credits_min": 3,
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    "typically_offered": "Spring"
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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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