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AMY GANGL

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Raw average: 4.24/5 from 17 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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PS315 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
This class is to get credit for internships, so I assumed most of it would be pretty chill, but she gave a lot of work. Most of it is busy work so don't stress. She also grades everything 100% so its hard to fail this. She also doesn't penalize you for being late. I turned something in a month late and she didn't care.
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POLISCI 315
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
This class was a decent amount of busy work, expect mostly weekly discussion posts to do with the professional world and politics plus some occasional projects. She is organized, understanding if you have a lot going on, and I recommend this class for easy Poli Sci credits and it's not hard to get a good grade.
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POLISCI 315
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
For PS315, I spent around 3 hours per week completing assignments for this class. Because I took it to get credit for my internship, to which I had already devoted so many hours, I was surprised it added more work to my weeks. They are all busy work and are graded easily, but something to be aware of if you plan on taking the course.
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PS315 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
Easy credits and easy grade. But busy and very very unnecessary works. It is an internship course, I am already doing enough but useful tasks at work, stop making the students do stupid discussion posts that you don't even bother to look at. You just make the students burn out on unnecessary assignments.
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PS315 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Dr. Gangl supplements the 3-credit internship course with lots of online discussion posts, weekly check-ins, and other assignments that take up time but offer only limited insight. The course is useful for the credits but somewhat tedious. However, Dr. Gangl is overall very nice and is very approachable for questions.
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POLISCI 315
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
This is an online class but it requires you to work in an office of some sort. I worked for a legislator and you have to put in (I think) 6-8 hours per week. It isn't bad at all and you learn a lot. I recommend this experience to anyone interested in state politics. There are a project and a paper due at the end of the semester based on your work.
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Classes with AMY GANGL

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Spring 2026POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Spring 2026POLISCI 684Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2026POLISCI 698Directed Study
Fall 2025POLISCI 206Introduction to Political Psychology
Fall 2025POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Fall 2025POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Fall 2025POLISCI 698Directed Study
Spring 2025POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Spring 2025POLISCI 684Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2025POLISCI 698Directed Study
Spring 2025POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2024POLISCI 206Introduction to Political Psychology
Fall 2024POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Fall 2024POLISCI 316Careers in Political Science
Fall 2024POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Fall 2024POLISCI 698Directed Study
Fall 2024POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2024POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Spring 2024POLISCI 316Careers in Political Science
Spring 2024POLISCI 684Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2024POLISCI 698Directed Study
Spring 2024POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2023POLISCI 160Introduction to Political Theory
Fall 2023POLISCI 206Introduction to Political Psychology
Fall 2023POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Fall 2023POLISCI 316Careers in Political Science
Fall 2023POLISCI 400Topics in Political Science
Fall 2023POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Fall 2023POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2023POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Spring 2023POLISCI 316Careers in Political Science
Spring 2023POLISCI 684Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2023POLISCI 698Directed Study
Spring 2023POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2022POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Fall 2022POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Fall 2022POLISCI 698Directed Study
Fall 2022POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2022POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Spring 2022POLISCI 684Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2022POLISCI 698Directed Study
Spring 2022POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2021POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Fall 2021POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Fall 2021POLISCI 698Directed Study
Fall 2021POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2020POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Fall 2020POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2020POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Spring 2020POLISCI 684Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Fall 2019POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Fall 2019POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Fall 2019POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2019POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Spring 2019POLISCI 684Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2019POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2018POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Fall 2018POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2018POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Spring 2018POLISCI 684Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2018POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2017POLISCI 315Legislative Internship
Fall 2017POLISCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2017POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2017POLISCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2017POLISCI 684Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2017POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2016POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2016POLISCI 684Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2016POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2015POLISCI 683Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Spring 2011POLISCI 699Directed Study

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