Current instructor

Laura Hernandez

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About this rating

Raw average: 3.22/5 from 9 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

Original student reviews · all captured dates

ANSCI/DYSCI 373
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Class is impossible to study for as the lectures are not cohesive without the textbook that they (the two co-professors) claim at the beginning you don't need. Even then, there is stuff on the exam that was not talked about. Lecture slides for Hernandez are extremely hard to follow and there is no recordings of the lectures.
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ANSCI/DYSCI 373
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Laura is a decent lecturer and I prefer her lectures over Milo's. She has a very clear lecture structure and stops often to see if the students understand the material. She is a laid back person so asking questions can seem prying at times, but she is helpful regardless. Grading was iffy and not clear.
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ANSCI/DYSCI 373
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Laura cares about her students A LOT if you let her. The exams were based exactly off of the worksheets, so study the heck out of those and youll be fine. Final is cumulative but shouldnt be.
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ANSCI/DYSCI 373
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
Better teacher than Milo Wiltbank. Slides were more comprehensive, but no office hours and didn't give great answers to questions about her lectures. Slides contained little to no words and were very difficult to use to fill out the required worksheets which the tests are based off of. No answer keys or real checks of worksheets either.
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DYSCI301 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Currently in lactation physiology, labs are great. Tests can be hard due to the fact they're mostly short answer. She's a kind teacher and knows a lot about lactation, and she does a good job of keeping it relevant and interesting.
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Classes with Laura Hernandez

ANSCI 799

Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching

1–3 credits

ANSCI 799 is a practicum providing instructional orientation and direct teaching experience in agricultural and life sciences education.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Wei GuoJohn Parrish+26 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
ANSCI 990

Research

1–12 credits

ANSCI 990 is an independent research course for graduate thesis preparation under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Wei GuoBrian Kirkpatrick+27 more

No recorded grade history

ANSCI/OBS&GYN/ZOOLOGY 954

Seminar in Endocrinology-reproductive Physiology

1 credits

A seminar in endocrinology and reproductive physiology where graduate students develop and deliver research presentations to a scientific audience.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Laura Hernandez

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
DYSCI 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

DYSCI 299 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct introductory to intermediate work in Dairy Science under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Eric RonkLaura Hernandez+10 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
DYSCI 399

Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education

1–8 credits

A supervised internship in Animal and Dairy Sciences where students arrange work and credits with faculty and site supervisors.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2014: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Eric RonkLaura Hernandez+5 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample
DYSCI 699

Special Problems

1–3 credits

DYSCI 699 is a special problems course allowing for individual advanced work in Dairy Sciences under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades); Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Eric RonkLaura Hernandez+8 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2023 · limited sample
DYSCI 799

Practicum in Dairy Science Teaching

1–3 credits

A practicum providing instructional orientation and direct teaching experience in dairy science and agricultural education.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Wei GuoJohn Parrish+25 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
DYSCI 990

Research

1–12 credits

DYSCI 990 is a research course for graduate thesis preparation under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Wei GuoBrian Kirkpatrick+26 more

No recorded grade history

M&ENVTOX 800

Seminar

1 credits

M&ENVTOX 800 is a graduate seminar covering current research in environmental toxicology, pathology, and other topics relevant to the field.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.80 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.87 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.91 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Laura Hernandez

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
NUTRSCI 699

Special Problems

1–3 credits

NUTRSCI 699 is a directed study course in Nutritional Science conducted under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Guy GroblewskiJohn Denu+21 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample
OBS&GYN 990

Research

1–10 credits

OBS&GYN 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects under individual faculty members.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

David AbbottLaura Hernandez+6 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2023 · limited sample
PHMCOL-M 990

Research

1–12 credits

PHMCOL-M 990 is a research course providing qualified graduate students access to department facilities for independent study.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Jeff HardinAnthony Auger+69 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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Browse recorded courses
TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Fall 2026ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2026ANSCI/OBS&GYN/ZOOLOGY 954Seminar in Endocrinology-reproductive Physiology
Fall 2026DYSCI 299Independent Study
Fall 2026DYSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Fall 2026DYSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026DYSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2026DYSCI 799Practicum in Dairy Science Teaching
Fall 2026DYSCI 990Research
Fall 2026M&ENVTOX 800Seminar
Fall 2026NUTRSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2026OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2026PHMCOL-M 990Research
Fall 2026ZOOLOGY 698Directed Study

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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