Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Directed Study
JOURN 699 is a directed study course allowing students to arrange advanced projects with faculty.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
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Professors
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2007: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2011: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
ADAM SCHRAGER is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CHRISTOPHER CASCIO is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DEBRA PIERCE is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DHAVAN SHAH is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GREG DOWNEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HERNANDO ROJAS is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KARYN RIDDLE is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KATHLEEN CULVER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KATHRYN MCGARR is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LINDSAY PALMER is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MATTHEW HERMANN is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MICHAEL WAGNER is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PETE LONG is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SIJIA YANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
STACY FORSTER BENEDICT is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SUSAN ROBINSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
TOMAS DODDS ROJAS is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
YOUNG KIM is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
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| IND 093 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 005 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 014 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 004 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 076 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 011 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 012 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 020 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 008 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 006 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 018 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 009 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 002 | Classroom Instruction | 1 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 003 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 016 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 010 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 013 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 017 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 015 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 007 | Classroom Instruction | 1 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 019 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 021 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
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Student experience
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
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Directed Study
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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"term_id": "1272",
"source_course_id": "010791",
"source_subject_id": "512",
"title": "Directed Study",
"credits_min": 1,
"credits_max": 6,
"typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
}
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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