# SETH MCGEE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

SETH MCGEE

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### last observed at

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                                       |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_ab0b263a9e9d35c04bf46fee | BIOCORE 384 | CELLULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY                 |
| 1172 | course\_ae7006d9c9d1828e4b1577b8 | BIOCORE 382 | EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY, AND GENETICS LABORATORY |
| 1162 | course\_ae7006d9c9d1828e4b1577b8 | BIOCORE 382 | EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY, AND GENETICS LABORATORY |
| 1152 | course\_ae7006d9c9d1828e4b1577b8 | BIOCORE 382 | EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY, AND GENETICS LABORATORY |
| 1152 | course\_ee0b4650451a2be8281bb7a7 | BIOCORE 699 | DIRECTED STUDY                              |
| 1142 | course\_ee0b4650451a2be8281bb7a7 | BIOCORE 699 | DIRECTED STUDY                              |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1142 | 1       |
| 1152 | 2       |
| 1162 | 1       |
| 1172 | 1       |
| 1264 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

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