Current instructor

Susan Syverud

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Raw average: 2.42/5 from 12 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

RPSE464 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
There were multiple documents to edit every class and wasn't organized at all. Classes were full of confusion.
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RPSE-300 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
This is just an odd class- I wouldn't take again. The material can be very weird and I don't fw it at all. Sue is just so disorganized. 3 hour class every week and a CBL every week is very time consuming. Don't take.
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RPSE-300 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
the class is insanely disorganized, and really long.
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RPSE-300 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
The class is way too long and the class is very unorganized.
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RPSE-300 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
Very disorganized. Does not use trigger warnings when watching films about self harm. Waste of time. do not take this class unless you are required to.
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RPSE-300 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
Very disorganized. Easy class. Not worth taking unless you are required to.
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Classes with Susan Syverud

CURRIC/RP&SE 365

Teaching Mathematics in Inclusive Settings

3 credits

Introduces approaches for teaching mathematics in inclusive school settings.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.91 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Susan Syverud

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
RP&SE 300

Individuals with Disabilities

3 credits

RP&SE 300 introduces the field of special education, covering the history, etiology, and characteristics of disabilities, as well as federally mandated programs serving children and adults.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.92 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=243 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=110 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.95 GPA, 97.6% A/AB (n=125 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Aydin BalSusan Syverud

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
RP&SE 605

Development, Learning and Education Foundations in Special Education

3 credits

Examines key issues and trends in special education through ecological models of human development and the whole child.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.65 GPA, 89.7% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.71 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=45 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Carlyn MuellerSusan Syverud

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026CURRIC/RP&SE 365Teaching Mathematics in Inclusive Settings
Fall 2026RP&SE 300Individuals with Disabilities
Fall 2026RP&SE 605Development, Learning and Education Foundations in Special Education

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