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Professor Pevehouse is the coolest teacher I've had so far. His lectures are genuinely engaging and you can tell he genuinely cares about his students. My TA for this class was also a really cool guy which makes this one of the best classes I've taken here at Madison. I would 100% recommend this class and Professor Pevehouse!Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Pevehouse is awesome. Consistently funny, friendly, and open to questions or office hours. Take the honors discussion if you can.Rate My Professors ↗
Keep lectures engaging and relevant. Little homework and tests were only on basic principles of the topics.Rate My Professors ↗
Pevehouse is simply the GOAT. Funny, teaches clearly, nice guy if you go talk to him during office hours. The TA's are a whole different beast but if you study the concepts before each test, you'll do just fine. Highly recommend!Rate My Professors ↗
Pevehouse was a great professor for PS140. He knows a lot about the field and gives you a lot of information in the lectures. Do the readings and take notes, as the 2 exams and 1 final you have rely on multiple choice and short answers. Go to office hours as he is a great resource to do well in the class.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Pevehouse is an engaging and enthusiastic lecturer and makes the material exciting and digestible. The exams are straightforward and cover only the essential points from the lecture. Pevehouse is good at making the class easy, without allowing students to miss crucial information and slack off.Rate My Professors ↗
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POLISCI 699 offers directed study projects for juniors and seniors arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited samplePOLISCI 990 is a research and thesis course conducted under the direction of faculty.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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