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Smith is overall a good professor, she tries to engage the class and gives good feedback for journal presentations. The class overall is pretty easy since there are only 6 take home quizzes/homework and one journal presentation. As long as you pay attention in class, you will do good in his class.Rate My Professors ↗
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PLANTSCI 299 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct research under faculty guidance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PLANT GENOME ENGINEERING AND EDITING covers plant tissue culture, genetic engineering, and genome editing techniques and their biotechnology applications.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.00 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited samplePLANTSCI 699 is a special problems course for independent research in Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences guided by faculty.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
A graduate seminar exploring current research in plant breeding and genetics, including cutting-edge methods and findings.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2025–Spring 2026 · limited samplePLANTSCI 990 is a graduate research course involving independent research and writing under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | PLANTSCI 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | PLANTSCI 340 | Plant Genome Engineering and Editing |
| Fall 2026 | PLANTSCI 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2026 | PLANTSCI 957 | Seminar in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics |
| Fall 2026 | PLANTSCI 990 | Research |
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