# ERIK JORGENSEN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ERIK_JORGENSEN--instructor_22fcf484ee57e861acd81e13) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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\_22fcf484ee57e861acd81e13 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name ERIK JORGENSEN ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-01-22 01:00:26.555427+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 4 #### quality 3.75 #### difficulty 4 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:3061471 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:40:27.725201+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.6747381529554963 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ERIK\_JORGENSEN--instructor\_22fcf484ee57e861acd81e13 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:27.725201+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMjEyMTQx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3061471", "instructor_name": "Erik Jorgensen", "course_label": "CSD320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-12 19:37:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Class itself wasn't easy but he's funny and makes lectures bearable. Fair tests imo if you go to class and study well. Attendance is not taken but definitely necessary to do well in the course. Very nice guy, only thing is he does talk quite fast and go through lectures fast. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3061471", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:27.725201+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxODEyNzgy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3061471", "instructor_name": "Erik Jorgensen", "course_label": "CSD320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-11-06 02:54:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Jorgenson is my absolute favorite professor. The course itself was difficult, but he makes it as easy to understand as possible and is very knowledgeable. His study guides and review lectures are helpful and he grades his exams fairly, often giving points back. He is a super likable and funny guy which makes his lectures interesting. \n", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3061471", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:27.725201+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNTQxNzg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3061471", "instructor_name": "Erik Jorgensen", "course_label": "CSD320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-01-13 23:47:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Erik was nice, but he was almost too laid back for the course. The exams were super difficult! The lectures are pretty good, if a little dry. Do your best to memorize everything before the exams and expect to get a poorer grade than you thought. He does round and give lots of points back though!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3061471", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:27.725201+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjk3NDk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3061471", "instructor_name": "Erik Jorgensen", "course_label": "CSD320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-14 19:30:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Such a nice professor, but this class was way harder than it needed to be. Textbook is not required but he does have one. Luckily there is extra credit that will give you 3% points back and is super easy (get it done the first 2 weeks of school). Overall, go to lecture and plan extra time to meet with him, but regardless you'll still be confused", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3061471", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 4 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false