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Independent Study in Microbiology involves research work under direct faculty guidance, where students arrange specific projects and credits with their supervisor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleFoundational bioinformatics course for microbiologists covering tools, databases, sequence alignment, phylogenetics, and scientific programming.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.61 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.76 GPA, 93.1% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIndividual study for microbiology majors completing senior honors theses, involving research investigation, experiment design, and thesis writing.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Second semester of individual study for majors completing Senior Honors Theses in Microbiology, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Senior Thesis is individual study for microbiology majors completing theses arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Second semester individual study for microbiology majors completing theses arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Individual advanced work in Microbiology under faculty guidance, involving identifying research problems, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and communicating results.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIndependent study or research under the direction of a faculty member in the area of biological science.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Graduate research course involving full lab and literature review of a microbiology problem, leading to thesis and publication preparation.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major as arranged with a faculty member. Must have completed MOL BIO 681 and declared in an honors program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | MICROBIO 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | MICROBIO 357 | General Bioinformatics for Microbiologists |
| Spring 2027 | MICROBIO 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | MICROBIO 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | MICROBIO 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | MICROBIO 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2027 | MICROBIO 899 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2027 | MOLBIOL 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MICROBIO 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | MICROBIO 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MICROBIO 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MICROBIO 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MICROBIO 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2026 | MICROBIO 899 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | MOLBIOL 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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