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Highest historical GPA first. At least 100 letter grades over the five years through the selected term. Grades reflect past outcomes, not workload or a guaranteed result.
4 courses
Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.
Advanced seminar involving research literature and current departmental research, focusing on scientific rigor, data interpretation, and presentation skills.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Covers food laws and regulations, as well as regulatory and commercial grading standards used in the food industry.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Covers chemistry, microbiology, and technology of fermented foods like cheese, bread, pickles, and beer, including instrumentation and mechanization.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Victor Ujor
A student described the workload as having no busy work and noted that in-person attendance previously earned extra credit.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Introduction to food science covering chemical, physical, and microbiological properties of food and their manipulation in product manufacture.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Arnoldo Lopez-Hernandez
Students reported weekly lab assignments and exams that were thorough but fair. One reviewer noted that exam questions could be very specific, sometimes based on offhand mentions in lecture.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026