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ERIC RONK

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Raw average: 3.40/5 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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ANSCI/DYSCI 101
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Eric was really nice, but the large amount of material covered everyday was hard to stay on top of. The class consisted of him reading off the lecture slides and the tests were very specific and memorization heavy, so I definitely recommend going back over lectures after each class. The class was interesting, but difficult with no ag background.
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ANSCI/DYSCI 101
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Good professor but the tests were extremely material heavy and they were entirely based on the lectures. This isn't a class you can cram the night before, you should study every slide. Majority of the time he's just reading off the slides, but the labs are super engaging. Not east, but it is manageable.
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ANSCI/DYSCI 101
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Ronk is knowledgeable, but the tests are extremely material-heavy and almost entirely based on lectures. You need to study every slide in detail. Lectures can feel like reading off slides, but labs are more engaging. Not easy, but manageable if you keep up.
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ANSCI/DYSCI 101
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Erics lecture style is mostly reading off the slides posted at the beginning of the week and guest lectures. The class isn't overly difficult and focuses mainly on cows and other livestock so a background in those is useful. The exams consist of the niche information on the slides not the overall ideas which was frustrating but over all was ok.
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ANSCI/DYSCI 101
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Ronk is an iffy lecturer. Exams aren't too bad and really focus on the main details. If you don't have an animal science background this might be more challenging, but if you do its a very easy course.
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ANSCI/DYSCI 101
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
For Erik's lectures, he mostly read off slides, you need to work with the material on your own to do well on exams. If you study and work with the material on your own, you'll do well on exams. Erik does much better in the counterpart to this class, which is the lab AnSci 102.
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Classes with ERIC RONK

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Spring 2026DYSCI 234Dairy Herd Management II
Spring 2026DYSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2026DYSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2025ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2025ANSCI/DYSCI 101Introduction to Animal Sciences
Fall 2025ANSCI/DYSCI 102Introduction to Animal Sciences Laboratory
Fall 2025DYSCI 233Dairy Herd Management I
Fall 2025DYSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Spring 2025DYSCI 234Dairy Herd Management II
Spring 2025DYSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2025DYSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Spring 2025DYSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2024ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2024ANSCI/DYSCI 101Introduction to Animal Sciences
Fall 2024ANSCI/DYSCI 102Introduction to Animal Sciences Laboratory
Fall 2024DYSCI 233Dairy Herd Management I
Fall 2024DYSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Spring 2024DYSCI 234Dairy Herd Management II
Spring 2024DYSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2024DYSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Spring 2024DYSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2023ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2023ANSCI/DYSCI 101Introduction to Animal Sciences
Fall 2023ANSCI/DYSCI 102Introduction to Animal Sciences Laboratory
Fall 2023DYSCI 233Dairy Herd Management I
Fall 2023DYSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Fall 2023DYSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2023DYSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Fall 2022ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2022ANSCI/DYSCI 101Introduction to Animal Sciences
Fall 2022ANSCI/DYSCI 102Introduction to Animal Sciences Laboratory
Fall 2022DYSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2022DYSCI 299Independent Study
Fall 2021ANSCI/DYSCI 101Introduction to Animal Sciences
Fall 2021DYSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2020ANSCI/DYSCI 101Introduction to Animal Sciences
Fall 2020DYSCI 699Special Problems

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