Recent recorded grades — Spring 2012: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
Spring 2027
Advanced Independent Study
Advanced independent study involving directed projects arranged with faculty, focusing on executing hypothesis-driven research in pharmaceutical sciences.
offering recorded1–6 credits
Summary
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Execute a hypothesis-driven research or scholarly project that integrates foundational and advanced concepts in pharmaceutical sciences
Analyze and interpret experimental or computational data using appropriate scientific methodologies, tools, and ethical practices
Communicate scientific findings effectively through written, oral, or visual formats tailored to academic, professional, or public audiences
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
↗ average GPA
128128 letter grades
A99.2%99.2%
AB0.8%0.8%
B0.0%0.0%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Prerequisites
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Prerequisite text tree
- Consent of instructor
Professors
Spring 2027LC
Lara Collier
About this rating
Raw average: 3.43/5 from 14 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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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
PM
Paul Marker
About this rating
Raw average: 2.50/5 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.
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
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CW
Cody Wenthur
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EB
Eric Buxton
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GK
Glen Kwon
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).
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JK
Jason Kwan
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
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JD
Jun Dai
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LY
Lian Yu
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QH
Quanyin Hu
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades); Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades); Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
SG
Shaoqin Gong
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TB
Tim Bugni
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TF
Ting Fu
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WT
Weiping Tang
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WR
Will Ricke
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
CHARLES LAUHON is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CODY WENTHUR is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ERIC BUXTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GLEN KWON is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HEATHER BARKHOLTZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JAMEY P WEICHERT is recorded teaching in Spring 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JASON KWAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2022, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JEFFREY JOHNSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JENNIFER GOLDEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JIAOYANG JIANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JUN DAI is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LARA COLLIER is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LIAN YU is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LINGJUN LI is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 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, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MELGARDT DE VILLIERS is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PAUL MARKER is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
QUANYIN HU is recorded teaching in 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.
SANDRO MECOZZI is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SEUNGPYO HONG is recorded teaching in 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 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SHAOQIN GONG is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
TING FU is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
WEIPING TANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, 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 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
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| IND 011 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 021 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 016 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 077 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 082 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 55 | 0 |
| IND 017 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 026 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 084 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 049 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 10 | 0 |
| IND 061 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 091 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 095 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 098 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 10 | 0 |
| IND 099 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 006 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 033 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 083 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 096 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 097 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 036 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 038 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 053 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 060 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 086 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 019 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 037 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
Meeting source records
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
No workload feedback recorded.
Topics
- Hypothesis-driven research and scholarly projects in pharmaceutical sciences
- Analysis and interpretation of experimental or computational data using scientific methodologies
- Communication of scientific findings through written, oral, or visual formats
Skills
- Executing hypothesis-driven research or scholarly projects integrating pharmaceutical science concepts
- Analyzing and interpreting experimental or computational data with scientific methodologies and ethical practices
- Communicating scientific findings in written, oral, or visual formats for diverse audiences
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A100.0%100.0%
AB0.0%0.0%
B0.0%0.0%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
Grades over time
Through Fall 2024
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Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
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Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.
Selected offering source records
Advanced Independent Study
Recorded 2026-10-14Raw records
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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
Full model traces
Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
Model & dataset provenance
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