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KARIE CHERWIN

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Raw average: 2.68/5 from 19 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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What students say

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FWECOL360 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Tests are not well written and is hard to meet with outside of class. Does not respond to emails timely and is late. Reads off of slides and not particularly engaging or easy to follow
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FOTW100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
81% is an A, I don't need to say anything else
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ENVIRST/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 360
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Dr. Cherwin seems like she is very knowledgable and passionate about the subject but lectures are fairly boring because she reads her slides rather than presenting them. She is not super involved in the course which makes grading and announcements pretty delayed and disorganized as most of it relies on the TA's. The class itself is great though!
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ENVIRST/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 360
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Not the worst lecturer I've ever had, but the lecture sequence was incredibly disorganized and often lacked direction; the class is basically a myriad of guest lectures chopped into different "units." Content is easy though, and discussion is solely led by students which wasn't ideal. Tests were fair for the most part
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FWECOL360 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Lecture is disorganized and hard to follow, discussion is led by students, mandatory but not useful. Reviews were also useless. Lots of assignments but no rubrics and TAs are not on the same page with each other or the professor.
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FWECOL360 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Cherwin is nice, and topics are interesting. However, lectures are very disorganized. Grading criteria is very unclear, and super picky. Nearly impossible to get full points on anything. There are a lot of assignments, which is okay as it balances out your exams. Discussions are not helpful for your exams.
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Classes with KARIE CHERWIN

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026F&WECOL 379Principles of Wildlife Management
Spring 2026F&WECOL 699Special Problems
Fall 2025ENVIRST/F&WECOL 100Forests of the World
Fall 2025F&WECOL 577Complexity and Conservation of White-tailed Deer
Spring 2025F&WECOL 379Principles of Wildlife Management
Fall 2024ENVIRST/F&WECOL 100Forests of the World
Fall 2024F&WECOL 577Complexity and Conservation of White-tailed Deer
Spring 2024F&WECOL 379Principles of Wildlife Management
Fall 2023ENVIRST/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 360Extinction of Species
Spring 2023F&WECOL 379Principles of Wildlife Management
Spring 2023ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2022ENVIRST/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 360Extinction of Species
Fall 2021ENVIRST/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 360Extinction of Species
Fall 2020ENVIRST/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 360Extinction of Species
Fall 2019ENVIRST/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 360Extinction of Species
Fall 2018ENVIRST/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 360Extinction of Species

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