Current instructor

Richard Hartel

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Classes with Richard Hartel

Covers the science and technology of confections, from hard candy to chocolate, through lectures, activities, and labs.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.31 GPA, 37.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.33 GPA, 41.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.00 GPA, 28.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

FOODSCI 602 is a senior capstone course where students conduct team-based research on food industry problems, emphasizing data analysis and report writing.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.54 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 81.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

FOODSCI 699 is a special problems course allowing students to conduct individual advanced work in Food Science under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
FOODSCI 990

Research

1–12 credits

FOODSCI 990 is a research course involving lab work and literature review to prepare a thesis and publication in food science.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026FOODSCI 299Independent Study
Fall 2026FOODSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Fall 2026FOODSCI 535Confectionery Science and Technology
Fall 2026FOODSCI 602Senior Project
Fall 2026FOODSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2026FOODSCI 799Practicum in Food Science Teaching
Fall 2026FOODSCI 990Research

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Instructor identity & provenance
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