Current instructor

Marisa Otegui

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Raw average: 3.17/5 from 6 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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BOTANY 300
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Otegui is cryptic and vague with course/content requirements. You have no idea what your grade is until after exams because there is no curve and she uses a ridiculous grading system not outlined in the syllabus. The lectures seem irrelevant to the exams.
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Pr. Otegui has an accent but if you make an effort to understand her its not a big deal. Lecture can be boring but the material was straight forward and fairly easy to understand. Her exam was not very difficult either. Overall not bad.
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
She had a high pitched accent that was hard to listen to while you were taking notes. The slides were packed with drawings that were hard to copy down and understand as she explained them. Overall she seemed like a nice person but I constantly felt rushed with the amount of information per lecture. Highly recommend taking notes ahead of time.
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BOTANY 300
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Overall very good professor. If you put the time into learning the material, you will do fine. Class involves a large group project --choose your group wisely. There are extra credit opportunities too! Definitely go to lecture, but if you miss - slides are posted online.
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Read her slides straight off the Powerpoint; what can I say-this method of "teaching" no longer impresses me.
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
A pretty decent professor. She was a little hard to understand at first because she has a strong accent. Her quizzes and the exam were all pretty consistent with what she taught. She expected everyone to be reading the book, though.
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Classes with Marisa Otegui

BOTANY 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

Senior Honors Thesis course for Botany majors involving individual research to complete an honors thesis, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+11 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 691

Senior Thesis

2–3 credits

Senior thesis course involving individual research for students completing theses as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+12 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 692

Senior Thesis

2–3 credits

Senior thesis course in Botany involving individual research for students completing theses as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+15 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

Directed Study: Explore research questions in botany through guidance and mentorship in a research environment.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+15 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 860

Plant Cell Biology

2 credits

Plant Cell Biology covers cellular structure/function, organelle biogenesis, vesicle traffic, ion transport/signalling, and cytoskeleton/cell wall organization.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Marisa OteguiSebastian Bednarek

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sample
GENETICS 699

Special Problems

1–3 credits

Special Problems course for individual advanced work in Genetics under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Francisco PelegriAhna Skop+55 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
GENETICS 990

Research

1–12 credits

Independent laboratory research in preparation of a graduate thesis under supervision of a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

David BaumJeff Hardin+71 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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Browse recorded courses
TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2027BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Spring 2027BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2027BOTANY 860Plant Cell Biology
Spring 2027BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2027GENETICS 699Special Problems
Spring 2027GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2026BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2026BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2026BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Fall 2026BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2026BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2026GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2026GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2026MOLBIOL 699Directed Studies in Molecular Biology

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

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