# SEBASTIEN PLANTE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SEBASTIEN_PLANTE--instructor_57aa6e16d295c4756bab76d6) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_57aa6e16d295c4756bab76d6 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 6175508 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name SEBASTIEN PLANTE ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 14 #### quality 3.5 #### difficulty 3.64 #### quality count 14 #### difficulty count 14 #### profile id rmp:2444607 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:06:27.188329+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.5939328138509383 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.458 #### graded 1302 #### counts * 473 * 404 * 304 * 89 * 31 * 0 * 1 #### sections 36 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/SEBASTIEN\_PLANTE--instructor\_57aa6e16d295c4756bab76d6 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | | 1262 | course\_6c0af1fab5f5a733992691b1 | ECON/FINANCE 320 | INVESTMENT THEORY | | 1262 | course\_b3f59bec38bc8fb809a91da7 | FINANCE 720 | INVESTMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE | | 1262 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE | | 1254 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE | | 1252 | course\_6c0af1fab5f5a733992691b1 | ECON/FINANCE 320 | INVESTMENT THEORY | | 1252 | course\_b3f59bec38bc8fb809a91da7 | FINANCE 720 | INVESTMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE | | 1252 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE | | 1242 | course\_6c0af1fab5f5a733992691b1 | ECON/FINANCE 320 | INVESTMENT THEORY | | 1242 | course\_96ac44d234281fed37d340df | FINANCE 700 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | | 1242 | course\_b3f59bec38bc8fb809a91da7 | FINANCE 720 | INVESTMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE | | 1232 | course\_6c0af1fab5f5a733992691b1 | ECON/FINANCE 320 | INVESTMENT THEORY | | 1232 | course\_b3f59bec38bc8fb809a91da7 | FINANCE 720 | INVESTMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE | | 1222 | course\_6c0af1fab5f5a733992691b1 | ECON/FINANCE 320 | INVESTMENT THEORY | | 1222 | course\_b3f59bec38bc8fb809a91da7 | FINANCE 720 | INVESTMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE | | 1222 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE | | 1212 | course\_6c0af1fab5f5a733992691b1 | ECON/FINANCE 320 | INVESTMENT THEORY | | 1212 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE | | 1204 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE | | 1202 | course\_6c0af1fab5f5a733992691b1 | ECON/FINANCE 320 | INVESTMENT THEORY | | 1202 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE | | 1194 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE | | 1192 | course\_6c0af1fab5f5a733992691b1 | ECON/FINANCE 320 | INVESTMENT THEORY | | 1192 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE | ## 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Super passionate and approachable! Surely one of the best prof in WSB.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2444607", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:27.188329+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMjMwNDQz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2444607", "instructor_name": "Sebastien Plante", "course_label": "FIN320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-13 18:29:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Tests not on taught content and few lectures he actually does in person ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2444607", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:27.188329+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMjEzNzY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2444607", "instructor_name": "Sebastien Plante", "course_label": "FIN320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-12 20:38:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "It's a little shocking to give your students 1 lecture a week and make the other lecture office hours instead of holding two lectures. On top of this, all his exams (3) for a challenging finance class are 20 multiple-choice questions with no homework or attendance to improve your grade. Genuinley seems like he does not care to put in any effort. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2444607", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:27.188329+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzA1OTg5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2444607", "instructor_name": "Sebastien Plante", "course_label": "FIN320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-15 06:13:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The lectures are completely unrelated to the exams.\n\nThere is only one lecture a week, making it difficult to learn material\n\nDoes almost no practice questions in class - the only material to study for exams besides lecture notes is a 20 question practice exam he releases. This was completely unrelated to the final exam.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2444607", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:27.188329+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzAyMDU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2444607", "instructor_name": "Sebastien Plante", "course_label": "FIN320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-15 01:06:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are completely unrelated to the tests and tests are impossibly hard and made to trick you ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2444607", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:27.188329+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjQ3MzIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2444607", "instructor_name": "Sebastien Plante", "course_label": "FIN320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-12-24 04:27:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Plante may be one of the funniest professors I've ever had. He's very smart and makes class light hearted/fun. This semester we had python on problem sets and exams. It sucked but he doesn't expect that much. Exams are full of trick questions so be very careful. All content based off lecture and the slides no textbook. Study the slides for exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2444607", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 14 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false