Current instructor
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Wow! I love Professor Mares. She is very caring and understanding of students. Not only that, but you can tell she really wanted nothing but success for her students. She is more than passionate about class and the subject she teaches. Lectures were easy to follow and neither boring nor too wordy. It is very easy to succeed in this class.Rate My Professors ↗
Lectures often hard to follow, and the expectations for our semester project were not very clearly laid out.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Mares really takes the time to make sure the content is easy to understand and doesn't leave any of her students behind. If you show up to the lectures and discussions and take good notes, you will be able to do well.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Mares is actually the sweetest person in the world and can do no wrong. She's caring toward her students and understands our lives outside of class (real ex.: rescheduling our exam so it's not set right after the election anymore). We get to bring a full sheet of note paper for each exam, and the study guides are so useful!Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Mares is incredibly kind, caring, and always willing to answer questions. She made the material engaging and accessible. With a cheat sheet for every exam, I was able to focus on truly understanding the content and mastering concepts. There were plenty of extra credit opportunities, and I highly recommend this course for QRB credits.Rate My Professors ↗
She is genuinely the kindest professor ever and cares so much about her students. CA 361 is the easiest class I've ever taken in my life. I keep getting 100% on the exams. It looks suspicious at this point. The study guide is the exact test and she lets you bring a cheat sheet. My TA Jinyoung is equally as lovely and kind as well.Rate My Professors ↗
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Writing and completion of senior Honors in the Major thesis begun inCOM ARTS 681under the direction of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Directed Study is an advanced level project under faculty direction, such as independent reading with a research paper, production project, or membership on a research team.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2006: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2011: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIndependent Study involves independent research and writing under the supervision of an instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Research and Thesis involves independent research and writing under the supervision of an instructor.
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 | COMARTS 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | COMARTS 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | COMARTS 799 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | COMARTS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 990 | Research and Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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