Directed Study

OPHTHALM 699 is a directed study course allowing students to arrange independent research projects with a faculty member.

offering recorded1–5 credits

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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Consent of instructor

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OPHTHALM 699

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMITHA DOMALPALLY is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

COLLEEN MCDOWELL is recorded teaching in 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.

CURTIS BRANDT is recorded teaching in Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAVID GAMM is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, 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.

DONNA NEUMANN is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FREYA MOWAT is recorded teaching in 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.

GILLIAN MCLELLAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 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.

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

MRINALINI HOON is recorded teaching in 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.

ROBERT NICKELLS is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. 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 294Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 298Classroom Instruction3 / 50
IND 299Classroom Instruction3 / 50
IND 011Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 013Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 004Classroom Instruction1 / 70
IND 151Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 152Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 002Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 005Classroom Instruction1 / 100
IND 006Classroom Instruction2 / 100

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

average GPA
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Instructor

Grade distribution · % of letter grades

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Grades over time

Through Fall 2025

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
OPHTHALM 699 · Fall 2026

Directed Study

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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    "source_course_id": "014181",
    "source_subject_id": "702",
    "title": "Directed Study",
    "credits_min": 1,
    "credits_max": 5,
    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
  }
]
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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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