# Craig Fischer — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CRAIG_FISCHER) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_8306071a3871c8a3e62c41dd ### source enrollment ### source instructor id cbfischer ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Craig Fischer ### email CRAIG.FISCHER\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 11 #### quality 4 #### difficulty 2.82 #### quality count 11 #### difficulty count 11 #### profile id rmp:3000444 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:47:31.807642+00:00 #### courses ##### course e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2 ###### review count 11 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2.82 ###### quality count 11 ###### difficulty count 11 #### bayesian quality 3.7804424409978035 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2 | POLISCI 470 | THE FIRST AMENDMENT | 3 | 4 | 3.221 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CRAIG\_FISCHER ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------- | | 1272 | course\_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2 | POLISCI 470 | THE FIRST AMENDMENT | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2", "course_id": "POLISCI 470", "title": "THE FIRST AMENDMENT", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 4, "gpa": 3.221, "badges": [], "description": "POLISCI 470 examines First Amendment principles, cases, and literature, focusing on historical and contemporary controversies.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 105, 47, 19, 11, 1, 0, 5 ], "count": 188, "gpa": 3.5691489361702127, "topShare": 80.85106382978722, "firstTerm": "1234", "lastTerm": "1254" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2", "uid": "instructor_8306071a3871c8a3e62c41dd", "name": "Craig Fischer", "quality": 3.7804424409978035, "quality_count": 11, "instructor_url": "/instructors/CRAIG_FISCHER" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "review_date": "2024-12-16 01:59:27 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "ae74bcf7a34868d07977a712", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzE1MzAy", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "review_date": "2025-05-02 02:25:57 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "2fbe23ec94c053ff3ba8280a", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTI5MjE1", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "review_date": "2025-05-03 01:31:22 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "4a7832c059933a01af5aeece", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTQwOTU2", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "review_date": "2025-05-04 05:52:24 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "85c5074716ebaee5a7fadac9", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTUwMTc2", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "review_date": "2025-05-06 19:26:05 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "e8692790431d689d8ef0ba95", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTgxMzg4", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "review_date": "2025-05-07 20:44:19 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "2ed21b132add3043b1b8c0bb", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTk5NTY3", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "review_date": "2025-08-25 20:12:01 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "4eb9e169ea42c4b805b443db", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNTk4OTA2", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "type": "review" } ], "text": "Craig Fischer is praised for making complex constitutional law and court cases accessible and engaging through enthusiastic lectures. Reviewers highlight his helpfulness, availability for assignment questions, and ability to summarize difficult SCOTUS cases effectively." }, "reviewFiles": [ "/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2-0.json" ] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:47:31.807642+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNTk4OTA2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "course_label": "POLISCI470", "course_id": "POLISCI 470", "course_uid": "course_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2", "review_date": "2025-08-25 20:12:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Always a plus to have a professor who genuinely cares about what he teaches & goes out of his way to explain the nuance, especially in a topic like constitutional law. Assignments aren't easy, but he makes himself available for questions and cares about your success. Good resource if you want to go into law, too. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:47:31.807642+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjUxODU4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "course_label": "POLISCI470", "course_id": "POLISCI 470", "course_uid": "course_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2", "review_date": "2025-05-12 15:08:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "My favorite professor at UW Madison. For as long as you attend class and ask questions, you'll be fine! I don't understand the negative comments whatsoever. He is very enthusiastic about what he teaches, and it makes lectures all the more enjoyable.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:47:31.807642+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTk5NTY3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "course_label": "POLISCI470", "course_id": "POLISCI 470", "course_uid": "course_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2", "review_date": "2025-05-07 20:44:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Amazing professor, brought great energy to every lecture and was always available as a resource for assignments and any law-related questions students would have. By far my favorite professor and course at UW. I don't understand the negative comments below. If you are curious and engaged, you should do fine in the course.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:47:31.807642+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTgxMzg4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "course_label": "POLISCI470", "course_id": "POLISCI 470", "course_uid": "course_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2", "review_date": "2025-05-06 19:26:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Comments below sound like they are salty they are never going to make it as lawyers. Fischer is hands down the most enthusiastic and caring professor at UW. His lectures and slides do a great job of summarizing pretty difficult SCOTUS cases. If you attend lectures and review sessions, you won't have to leave ratings like the people below. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:47:31.807642+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTc5ODA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "course_label": "POLISCI470", "course_id": "POLISCI 470", "course_uid": "course_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2", "review_date": "2025-05-06 18:09:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I was genuinely excited for this class. But the professor cannot teach. He crushes 5 hour energy drinks before class and you can tell. He cannot explain the material, because he is too busy jumping around and yelling. The grading expectations and assignments were also so confusing. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:47:31.807642+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTc5Njc3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3000444", "instructor_name": "Craig Fischer", "course_label": "POLISCI470", "course_id": "POLISCI 470", "course_uid": "course_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2", "review_date": "2025-05-06 18:04:14 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Assignments were poorly structured. Expectations were vague. Constantly felt like I was being evaluated on criteria that were never made clear. Professor struggled to explain material. Little effort to connect individual cases to overarching precedents. Asking for clarification often led nowhere. Unfortunate, would not recommend. \n\n", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3000444", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 11 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2 | POLISCI 470 | ### matched true ## social Image true