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Initially was intimidated by Jen because she's very fast paced, but she is very patient and always accessible and took the time to get to know the entire class. She tries her best to grade leniently and help you out if you're working hard but don't have the best exam scores. She also offers a lot of extra credit opportunities and brings food often.Rate My Professors ↗
Jen's lectures and notes were very hard to follow (doesn't use line drawings). She often missed lectures, attending 60% (missed 10 of 24) of class due to her research or visiting professorship. Instead, we had a very unprepared TA teach the course. It was tough to learn the material due to the lack of accessibility and professionalism on her end.Rate My Professors ↗
She is very high energy and makes lectures bearable. There is A LOT of note taking. Every lecture you are taking notes the whole time but it really helps once you get to studying. She gives us hints about what will be on the tests too. Tests are very manageable.Rate My Professors ↗
schomaker is a great ochem professor who is passioante and explains things in a way that makes complicated things simpler. not gunna lie, ochem is hard. but jen makes it passable and a fun class (and offers extra credit!)Rate My Professors ↗
Amazing professor, very available for questions. Lectures are easy to follow. Homework problems are optional, but help a lot and are very similar to the exams. Would definitely take it again.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Schomaker was very busy throughout the semester... I get that her research is important but so are her students. Exams are kind of hard. Also, go to class! She often gives hints about stuff she'll put on the exam, and, in two cases, gave us half of a quiz and a 50 point problem on an exam for coming to class. Offers EC which is good.Rate My Professors ↗
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CHEM 299 is a directed study course involving a mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleCHEM 681 is a mentored research course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
CHEM 691 is a senior thesis course involving mentored research for students completing their senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
CHEM 699 is a directed study course involving an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 843 covers fundamental concepts in organic chemistry reactions and mechanisms.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2024 · 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
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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