Historical reviews of Caitlin Beduhn, David Hildner, Grant Armstrong, Sarli Mercado: Students report frequent weekly assignments, including quizzes and papers, requiring regular preparation. The course is described as writing-intensive, with some instructors providing ample notice for major projects while others maintain a steady stream of due dates.
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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 7 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 — Fall 2025: 3.63 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Caitlin Beduhn: Caitlin Beduhn is a great professor who effectively communicates complex points through lectures. She maintains clear expectations and timelines for the frequent weekly assignments.
BARBARA RODRIGUEZ-GURIDI is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CAITLIN BEDUHN is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
COURTNEY JOHNSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DAVID J HILDNER is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
EDITH BELTRAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
EVE PUJOL is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, 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 2016, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GRANT ARMSTRONG is recorded teaching in Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GUILLERMINA DE FERRARI is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LUIS VAZQUEZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SARLI MERCADO is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, 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.
SAYLIN ALVAREZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
WILLIAM CUDLIPP is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
WILLIAM MORGAN is recorded teaching in Fall 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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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 002
Classroom Instruction
20 / 20
0
LEC 003
Classroom Instruction
20 / 20
0
LEC 004
Classroom Instruction
20 / 20
0
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
20 / 20
0
LEC 005
Classroom Instruction
19 / 20
5
LEC 006
Classroom Instruction
20 / 20
1
LEC 007
Classroom Instruction
20 / 20
4
LEC 008
Classroom Instruction
19 / 20
1
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
Historical reviews of Caitlin Beduhn, Courtney Johnson, David Hildner, Sarli Mercado, Saylin Alvarez: Reviewers describe the course as writing-intensive with frequent assignments. Students appreciate clear expectations and helpful feedback, though some note that essay grading can be strict and demanding.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.85 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=108 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=127 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.87 GPA, 93.7% A/AB (n=127 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Caitlin Beduhn, David Hildner, Grant Armstrong, Sarli Mercado: Students report frequent weekly assignments, including quizzes and papers, requiring regular preparation. The course is described as writing-intensive, with some instructors providing ample notice for major projects while others maintain a steady stream of due dates.
Historical reviews: Students value instructors who offer clear expectations, helpful feedback, and accessible office hours. Positive experiences highlight engaging lectures and supportive teaching styles that facilitate significant improvement in Spanish writing and speaking abilities.
Topics
Grammar and stylistics
Intensive writing
Skills
Advanced Spanish language proficiency
Intensive writing skills
Grammar and stylistics
Grades
Historical instructor
Fall 2026 · Projected
Before grades are released
3.583.58–3.963.96average GPA
Approximate 80% prediction interval
0.04.0
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 · 0.09 GPA average error.
Grades over time
Through Fall 2026
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels
3.873.87GPA
Higher than 7575% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
127127letter grades
More recorded grades than 7777% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 66.066.0 letter grades.
About this comparison
1283 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.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.