Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.25 GPA, 56.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.43 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Advanced Organic Chemistry
CHEM 547 covers advanced principles of synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Dan Weix
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Historical reviews of Hans Reich, Tehshik Yoon: Reviewers describe the course as intellectually challenging and hard-core. The difficulty ratings are generally high, reflecting the rigorous nature of the material covered in this advanced chemistry course.
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Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Stephen Nelsen describe him as a poor lecturer who provides no context and delivers exams that are extremely difficult, though some note a fair grading curve.
DAN WEIX is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HANS REICH is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JENNIFER SCHOMAKER is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
STEPHEN NELSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
TEHSHIK YOON is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 24 / 50 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Jennifer Schomaker, Tehshik Yoon: Reviews for CHEM 547 praise instructors Tehshik Yoon and Jennifer Schomaker for their clarity, helpfulness, and patience. Students recommend these professors for their ability to support understanding in a challenging 500-level course.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.81 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.61 GPA, 76.6% A/AB (n=47 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.43 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Hans Reich, Tehshik Yoon: Reviewers describe the course as intellectually challenging and hard-core. The difficulty ratings are generally high, reflecting the rigorous nature of the material covered in this advanced chemistry course.
Historical reviews of Jennifer Schomaker, Tehshik Yoon: Students value instructors who are always accessible, provide clear lectures, and offer lenient grading or extra credit opportunities. Reviewers suggest that doing optional homework improves exam performance and overall course satisfaction.
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1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
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Advanced Organic Chemistry
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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