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 2026Current instructor
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CHEM 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 2026MS&E 456 covers the quantitative description of electronic, optical, and magnetic structure-property relationships and strategies for developing new materials.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 72.4% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.22 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.66 GPA, 91.9% A/AB (n=37 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025MS&E 699 is an independent study course in Metallurgical Engineering requiring consent of the instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sampleMS&E 790 is a master's research or thesis course conducted under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
MS&E 890 is a supervised research course for pre-dissertator students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
MS&E 990 is a research and thesis course for Ph.D. students under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PHYSICS 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 456 | Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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