Fall 2026

Pharmacology I

PHARMACOLOGY I covers the pharmacological actions of important drugs, with a focus on those affecting the peripheral and central nervous systems.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Steve Oakes: The course involves significant drug memorization, though Oakes emphasizes understanding over rote learning. Exams are considered a breeze if students study the provided notes well.

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Prerequisites

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Declared in the Doctor of Pharmacy program with second year standing; or declared in Pharmacology and Toxicology BS,BIOCHEM 508,PATH 404, and (ANAT&PHY 335, 435, or BIOCORE 486)

PHMSCI 521 used by

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Steve Oakes: Steve Oakes is described as an amazing and caring professor with a great attitude. Reviewers note that his exam questions facilitate understanding despite the heavy memorization required. However, one student found the class tough and his study advice insufficient, while others found exams manageable with effort.

STEVEN OAKES is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016. 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

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews of Steve Oakes: Reviewers describe Steve Oakes as an amazing and caring professor with a great attitude. They generally found his exams manageable if students put in the necessary effort.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.75 GPA, 84.3% A/AB (n=115 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.66 GPA, 80.2% A/AB (n=116 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.59 GPA, 72.6% A/AB (n=117 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Steve Oakes: The course involves significant drug memorization, though Oakes emphasizes understanding over rote learning. Exams are considered a breeze if students study the provided notes well.

Historical reviews of Steve Oakes: Lectures involve reading from online handouts, making attendance mandatory due to frequent clicker questions. Students appreciate his willingness to meet, and his questioning style helps them select appropriate responses.

Topics

  • Pharmacological actions of important drugs
  • Drugs affecting the peripheral and central nervous systems

Skills

  • Understanding pharmacological actions of drugs
  • Analyzing effects of drugs on the nervous system

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.15 GPA average error.

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Where this course fits relative to

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1320 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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