Current instructor

Qiang Chang

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Raw average: 2.44/5 from 36 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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GENETICS 4662019-07-03

Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5

CHANG IS THE MAN ; ) He got you covered for anything. The guy cares about YOU and YOUR SUCCESS. Show up, study and pass .... Take him ; )

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GEN699 · course not matched2019-05-20

Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5

Dr. Chang has mostly bad reviews only because he is a wake-up call for students toward what the field of genetics is really like. He weeds out the wannabes and the actually motivated. He also prepares you thoroughly for med school. In that sense, he is a gift from the gods. Welcome to college.

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GENETICS 4662019-04-30

Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5

Nice and good looking guy

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GENETICS 4662019-01-11

Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5

I dont know why people dont like Dr. Chang. Hes a wonderful instructor. Just do well in all his classes, and youll do fine.

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GENETICS 4662018-12-25

Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5

cool

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GEN466 · course not matched2018-05-18

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

Obviously you do need to put some effort on Chang's GEN466 class, but it's a passable course. The only thing I did not like about Chang is that his PowerPoints can be unclear. However, I managed to pass his course with an A- grade. This is because I devoted myself to the material being taught, and managed to attend all classes.

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Classes with Qiang Chang

GENETICS 289

Honors Independent Study

1–2 credits

HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY involves research work for Honors students under direct faculty guidance in Genetics.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Francisco Pelegri Carol Lee+3 more

No recorded grade history

GENETICS 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent study involving research work in Genetics under the direct guidance of a faculty member, with students arranging work and credits with the instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2012: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Francisco Pelegri Ahna Skop+49 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Spring 2024 · limited sample

GENETICS 681

Senior Honors Thesis

2–4 credits

Individual study for majors completing theses for Honors degrees, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Francisco Pelegri Jerry Yin+3 more

No recorded grade history

GENETICS 682

Senior Honors Thesis

2–4 credits

Individual study for majors completing theses for Honors degrees, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Francisco Pelegri Ahna Skop+22 more

No recorded grade history

GENETICS 699

Special Problems

1–3 credits

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

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Francisco Pelegri Ahna 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 Baum Jeff Hardin+71 more

No recorded grade history

MOLBIOL 699

Directed Studies in Molecular Biology

1–4 credits

Directed Studies in Molecular Biology involves individual research projects conducted under professorial supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Matt Reynolds Christina Hull+39 more

No recorded grade history

NEUROL 699

Directed Research in Neurology

1–3 credits

Directed research in neurology for undergraduates in life sciences, offering basic and translational research in neuroscience and neurological disorders.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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

Qiang Chang Aaron Struck+16 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

ZOOLOGY 682

Senior Honors Thesis

1–4 credits

Mentored individual research and study for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Scott Hartman Karen Strier+66 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	GENETICS 289	Honors Independent Study
Spring 2027	GENETICS 299	Independent Study
Spring 2027	GENETICS 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027	GENETICS 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027	GENETICS 699	Special Problems
Spring 2027	GENETICS 990	Research
Spring 2027	MOLBIOL 699	Directed Studies in Molecular Biology
Spring 2027	NEUROL 699	Directed Research in Neurology
Spring 2027	ZOOLOGY 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	CHEM 699	Directed Study
Fall 2026	GENETICS 299	Independent Study
Fall 2026	GENETICS 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	GENETICS 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	GENETICS 699	Special Problems
Fall 2026	GENETICS 990	Research
Fall 2026	NEUROL 699	Directed Research in Neurology
Fall 2026	ZOOLOGY 681	Senior Honors Thesis

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

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