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TRAVIS PICKERING

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Raw average: 3.14/5 from 77 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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ANTHR105 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
easy A, cool class, good lecturer
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ANTHR105 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Only filling this out to let ppl know that for anthro 105 there are lab practicals that you have to study for on top of the take home exams. Still not that hard but would have taken that into account if I knew bc everyone told me that this class required zero studying and was just the take home exams so thought I would mention!
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ANTH100 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Nothing (no notes, no slides, no discussion work) is posted in Canvas. Professor isn't social and can be hard to reach. Lectures can be boring. The exam wasn't a good representation of the lectures.
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ANTH100 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Tests are way too hard for a low level course. Even with getting the grade averages for all 3 exams you will end with a B, and if you even do bad on 1 exam, it'll drop you to a C. There are very few assignments so it will be hard to get your grade up if you do bad on exams
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ANTH100 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
Class was good. Could be kind of boring though. He was really good at simplifying eveything and told us exactly what would be on the test. He's not the easiest grader but also not the worst.
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ANTHRO 105
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
The class was interesting and Pickering's a good lecturer, he just doesn't have much care for the course, and neither do the TA's. Probably better in upper-level courses. I expected to enjoy this course much more than I did based on my general interest in the material, but the lack of enthusiasm from the professor and the TA's left me disengaged.
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Classes with TRAVIS PICKERING

ANTHRO 105

Principles of Biological Anthropology

3 credits

ANTHRO 105 covers the genetic basis of human variation and the origins and evolution of populations.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Travis Pickering

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Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ANTHRO 105Principles of Biological Anthropology
Spring 2026ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2025ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2025ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ANTHRO 105Principles of Biological Anthropology
Spring 2025ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2024ANTHRO 490Undergraduate Seminar
Fall 2024ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ANTHRO 105Principles of Biological Anthropology
Spring 2024ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2023ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2023ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ANTHRO 105Principles of Biological Anthropology
Spring 2023ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2022ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2022ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ANTHRO 105Principles of Biological Anthropology
Spring 2022ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2021ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2021ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2021ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2020ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2020ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2020ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2020ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2019ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2019ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2019ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2019ANTHRO 302Hominoid Evolution
Spring 2019ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Spring 2019ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2019ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2018ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2018ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2018ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Fall 2018ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2018ANTHRO 302Hominoid Evolution
Spring 2018ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Spring 2018ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2018ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2017ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2017ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2017ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Fall 2017ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2017ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Spring 2017ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Spring 2017ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2017ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2016ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2016ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2016ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2016ANTHRO 302Hominoid Evolution
Spring 2016ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Spring 2016ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Fall 2015ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2015ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2015ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Fall 2015ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Spring 2015ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Spring 2015ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2014ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2014ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2014ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2014ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Spring 2014ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Spring 2014ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2014ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2013ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2013ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2013ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2013ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Spring 2013ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Spring 2013ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2012ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2012ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Spring 2012ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Spring 2012ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2012ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2011ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2011ANTHRO 303Human Skeletal Anatomy
Fall 2011ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2011ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Spring 2011ANTHRO 490Undergraduate Seminar
Spring 2011ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis

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