Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
made some of the coolest things I've had the privilege to learn go from sounding impossible and complex to entertaining and engaging.Rate My Professors ↗
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Etienne Garand
What students say
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Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
A beneficial class to take, but Prof. Garand is a challenging grader and doesn't list out clear grading criteria. Attending office hours was helpful and he is clearly passionate and knowledgeable about chemistry.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Garand made the class really fun. He explains concepts very well, and you can tell that he cares about his students and what he's teaching.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He's clearly very passionate about what he's teaching and it definitely makes the material easier to understand. It is a tough class but the curve is very generous and as long as you go to office hours or take some time to study on your own you will be fine. Do every assignment that he gives since he doesn't give out much and they are very helpful.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
An amazing professor. Prof. Garand is accessible outside of class, and you can schedule additional office hours with him pretty easily. He also has a good sense of humor. Definitely do take his chemistry courses.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Garand is the best professor I have ever had. He is so enthusiastic about all the course material and that makes the students super interested in the class. He teaches with so much passion and is so welcoming and kind.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Etienne Garand
CHEM 699
Directed Study
1–6 creditsCHEM 699 is a directed study course involving an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 960
Seminar-physical Chemistry
0–2 creditsCHEM 960 is a graduate seminar in physical chemistry featuring presentations of recent research by external and internal speakers.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleCHEM 980 is a graduate-level seminar where students engage in research discussions facilitated by faculty within their research group.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 990
Research
1–15 creditsCHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
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