Directed Studies in Zoology offers directed study or independent research where students experience hypothesis development and research through faculty mentorship.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).
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Raw average: 4.95/5 from 20 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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Raw average: 4.16/5 from 364 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 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
Raw average: 4.24/5 from 50 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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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 6 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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Raw average: 4.27/5 from 15 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=4 letter grades).
Raw average: 4.67/5 from 6 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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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 4 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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Raw average: 4.25/5 from 8 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: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).
Raw average: 4.14/5 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.
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Raw average: 3.80/5 from 35 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 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).
Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 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=1 letter grades).
Raw average: 3.70/5 from 102 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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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 1 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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Raw average: 3.67/5 from 6 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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Raw average: 3.25/5 from 4 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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Raw average: 3.00/5 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 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
Raw average: 3.47/5 from 32 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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Raw average: 3.15/5 from 13 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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Raw average: 3.29/5 from 35 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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Raw average: 2.79/5 from 117 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=1 letter grades).
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AARON RAGSDALE is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ANTHONY IVES is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CAROL LEE is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CLAUDIO GRATTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DAVID EHRLICH is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ELLEN DAMSCHEN is recorded teaching in 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 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.
FARRAH MADISON is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HAN WANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HILARY DUGAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JAKE VANDER ZANDEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2017, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JEFFREY HARDIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JESSE WEBER is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JOHN ORROCK is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KERRY MARTIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LAURA MONAHAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MARY HALLORAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MONICA TURNER is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
OLAF JENSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PHILLIP NEWMARK is recorded teaching in Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PRASHANT SHARMA is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
RAUNAK SINHA is recorded teaching in Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SARAH EDLUND is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SCOTT HARTMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SETH BLAIR is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SHARON THOMA is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
WILLIAM BEMENT is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
WILLIAM KARASOV is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ZACHARY MORRIS is recorded teaching in Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| IND 040 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 10 | 0 |
| IND 048 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 10 | 0 |
| IND 075 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 10 | 0 |
| IND 085 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| IND 101 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).
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Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Directed Studies in Zoology
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