Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
she's so amazing. I LOVEDDD this classRate My Professors ↗
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Hilary Dugan
What students say
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Dr. Dugan was amazing! This class is Limnology, and will be easy if you have taken introductory biology and chemistry. Lectures can be a little dense and data-heavy, but study the lectures and put key terms on your notecard, and you'll do just fine on the exams.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Amazing, informative lectures - and she posts the slides outside of class if you can't make it. Clearly very passionate about biology and overall a kind individual! Her exam is the final exam - study a lot for it (Learning Center, textbook, go to lectures and office hours), and you'll do really well. Best of the three Bio 101 professors!Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Hilary Dugan
A seminar for graduate students covering various fields of zoological research, including limnology and marine science.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026LIMNOLOGY-CONSERVATION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES covers general limnology, lake characteristics, and rehabilitation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Hilary Dugan is described as amazing, with lectures that are dense and data-heavy. Success requires studying lectures and using notecards for key terms to do well on exams.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025ZOOLOGY 316 examines the biological, physical, and chemical characteristics and their interrelationships in Wisconsin lakes and streams.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.91 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 97.9% A/AB (n=47 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=52 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025ZOOLOGY 699
Directed Studies in Zoology
1–6 creditsZOOLOGY 699 offers selected research projects for junior and senior students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026ZOOLOGY 799
Independent Study
1–6 creditsZOOLOGY 799 is an independent study course covering advanced topics in zoology through individual research projects.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ZOOLOGY 990
Research
1–9 creditsZOOLOGY 990 is a graduate research course where students conduct advanced biological research under faculty mentorship to fulfill program requirements.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ATMOCN/BOTANY/CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOSCI/ZOOLOGY 911 | Limnology and Marine Science Seminar |
| Fall 2026 | ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 315 | Limnology-conservation of Aquatic Resources |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 316 | Laboratory for Limnology-conservation of Aquatic Resources |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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