Fall 2026

Independent Study

PLANTSCI 299 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct research under faculty guidance.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Irwin Goldman4.3/5Shawn Kaeppler3.8/5Shelby Ellison3.8/5 +23 more

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Fall 2026

Irwin Goldman

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JOHANNA OOSTERWYK is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHAWN CONLEY is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHELBY ELLISON is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM TRACY is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Research work under direct guidance of a Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences faculty or instructional academic staff member. Students are responsible for arranging the work and credits with the supervising instructor.

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Topics

  • Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Skills

  • Conducting independent research
  • Self-directed project management

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PLANTSCI 299 · Fall 2026

Independent Study

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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