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The instructor makes too many jokes during class, which can be distracting and disrupt the learning environment. Important concepts are often not explained clearly enough, and the material is covered too quickly. Overall, the class feels very self-directed, requiring students to learn much of the content independently.Rate My Professors ↗
Erik is among the worst professors I have dealt with at the UW. He rushes through lectures, jokes around, and does not explain the material thoroughly. While I earned an A in the class, that was achieved entirely through self-studying. Please do not take Biocore 383, get out while you can!Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Dent is my favorite professor and he makes me laugh so hard every lecture with his wonderful sense of humor :) And that's on top of teaching the material well!Rate My Professors ↗
While somewhat humorous, he leaves too much explaining to the book. Tends jump from concept to concept a lot without providing clear explanations, which isn't conductive to studying (esp. since his slides have very little text). Compared to the previous two sections of the class, you'll most likely have to do a lot more outside work to do well.Rate My Professors ↗
Great professor, my favorite of the 3 for Biocore 303. Has a great personality. Very interesting material, exam is very fair.Rate My Professors ↗
There is alot of information to learn in a short amount of time, but Dent does a great job of covering and emphasizing the most important information, great sense of humor, very helpful in terms of answering questions quickly and wanting students to succeed, test was not meant to be a "trick"Rate My Professors ↗
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NEURODPT 699 is a directed study course focused on independent work.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades); Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026NEURODPT 990 is a research and thesis course where students conduct supervised research under individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ZOOLOGY 681 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | NEURODPT 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | NEURODPT 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | NTP 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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