Current instructor

Charles Kaspar

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Raw average: 4.00/5 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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What students say

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MICRO325 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Kaspar is awesome. Good lectures. Course will prepare you for work in the food industry, practical and interesting information. Best advice is to attend lectures.
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MICRO325 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Come to class and you will do well. Exams are challenging but in-class and take-home assignments help your grade. Experience in food industry and FDA. Knowledgeable. Good lectures
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MICRO325 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
He's willing to help if you reach out, but he definitely tries to make the class difficult. I've found it more difficult than Bio 151, Biochem 501, and Micro 301. It's a very interesting class and his teaching partner makes the class fun but it's definitely a harder class than it should be.
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MICRO325 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Clearly an expert in his field and good at drilling into you the most relevant topics. Exams can be a bit tough but with the in-class assignments it's not too difficult to get a good grade. I took this with micro 101/102 as my pre req and did just as well as the students who took 303/304. His teaching buddy Adam is hilarious and a great lecturer
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MICRO325 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
good lecture, learned alot in class, however, he doesn't give much study material for exams, so you don't know what to expect. He's really brief when discussing completed assignments and exams.
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Classes with Charles Kaspar

MICROBIO 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent Study in Microbiology involves research work under direct faculty guidance, where students arrange specific projects and credits with their supervisor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Michael ThomasDaniel Amador-Noguez+23 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample
MICROBIO 699

Special Problems

1–4 credits

Individual advanced work in Microbiology under faculty guidance, involving identifying research problems, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and communicating results.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2014: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

Michael ThomasPaul Friesen+25 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
MICROBIO 990

Research

1–9 credits

Graduate research course involving full lab and literature review of a microbiology problem, leading to thesis and publication preparation.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Michael ThomasPaul Friesen+34 more

No recorded grade history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027MICROBIO 299Independent Study
Spring 2027MICROBIO 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027MICROBIO 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027MICROBIO 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2027MICROBIO 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2027MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Spring 2027MICROBIO 899Independent Study
Spring 2027MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2026FOODSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2026MICROBIO 299Independent Study
Fall 2026MICROBIO 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Fall 2026MICROBIO 899Independent Study
Fall 2026MICROBIO 990Research

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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