Fall 2026

Advanced Independent Study

PHMSCI 699 is an advanced independent study course where students engage in directed study projects arranged with a faculty member.

offering recorded1–6 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Arash Bashirullah3.8/5Lingjun Li3.7/5Lara Collier3.6/5 +28 more

Summary

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).

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 4.67/5 from 3 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 — Fall 2012: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2014: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 3 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 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).

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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).

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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.

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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=1 letter grades).

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

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter 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=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).

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ARASH BASHIRULLAH is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 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, Fall 2021, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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.

JASON MATTHEW PETERS is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. 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.

LESLIE DICKMANN is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. 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.

MICHAEL TAYLOR is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023. 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.

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

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 077Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 011Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 016Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 021Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 026Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 082Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 006Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 017Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 050Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 049Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 084Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 061Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 083Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 085Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 090Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 091Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 092Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 095Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 096Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 097Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 098Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 035Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 033Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 099Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 036Classroom Instruction4 / 70
IND 037Classroom Instruction4 / 100
IND 060Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 038Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 094Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 022Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 053Classroom Instruction3 / 50

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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).

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Grades

Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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PHMSCI 699 · Fall 2026

Advanced Independent Study

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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  "task_version": "14",
  "output_id": "aeba8dfb149fcbc68c239d1c31439e3b2c4323f13918ef560585fe880a357dcf",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
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}