Current instructor

Marci Ybarra

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SOC605 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Marci is very sweet! She is very knowledgeable and taught this class well considering it was her first time teaching it. We had 2-3 papers and 2 exams. Our final exam was open note and our midterm was not. Her lectures were easy to follow along and interesting! The readings were also long. I would take her again!
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Classes with Marci Ybarra

SOCWORK 920

Child, Youth, and Family Policies and Services

2 credits

Examines legislation, policies, and institutional structures affecting children, youth, and families across service systems.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Marci YbarraAlejandra Pilarz

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025
SOCWORK 999

Independent Reading

1–9 credits

SOCWORK 999 is an independent reading course allowing graduate students to pursue specialized topics under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Marah CurtisStephanie Robert+19 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026SOCWORK 920Child, Youth, and Family Policies and Services
Fall 2026SOCWORK 990Thesis-research
Fall 2026SOCWORK 999Independent Reading

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