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The class is entertaining, and there is no midterm or final. Raising the insect was cool and low-stress. I believe it's 95%+ for an A, so you will need to be on top of your work. I think this class is best paired with a few test-heavy classes, as you need to dedicate no time to studying for this class.Rate My Professors ↗
Easily the most annoying class I've ever taken. Says he expects "above and beyond" effort for an A and that "expected" effort is an AB, and assigns loads of busy work, but at the same time AI-generates assignment writeups. Grading is a bit strict. Not hard, and meets once a week is a plus. But expect to be really annoyed by work from this class.Rate My Professors ↗
Good class. Easy to get an A if you just do all the assignments. No final exam, only weekly writing assignments, a mini-documentary, small online quizzes, and of course, the raising a moth project. It's a little annoying that the cutoff for an A is a 95%, but the work is so easy that it's not hard to achieve this. Would recommend for easy science.Rate My Professors ↗
Good professor. Very flexible, fair grading, very knowledgeable in the material and always interesting explanations of it. Would recommend.Rate My Professors ↗
Entomology 201 is such an interesting class. You learn so much more than you think. Lots of online stuff so good if you need a more flexible semester. You definitely do have to put in work, lots of projects that you can't just skate through, but they are super interesting.Rate My Professors ↗
I absolutely love Sean, he is so nice and always willing to help you with any questions you may have. You meet once a week for discussion but he also lectures there and does a great job at it. This class is so easy for the most part except when TA Elizabeth Ng grades your stuff she practically grades it based off of whatever mood she's in that day.Rate My Professors ↗
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Independent Study in Entomology involves research work under direct faculty guidance. Students arrange the specific work and credits with their supervising instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Senior Honors Thesis is individual study for undergraduates in an Honors program to complete an Entomology thesis arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Second semester of individual study for undergraduate Honors students completing a thesis in Entomology. Students review literature, apply research methodologies, and write a thesis based on original research.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Special Problems offers individual advanced work in an area of Entomology under the direct guidance of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
A graduate-level entomology colloquium featuring weekly speakers from diverse careers to expose students to current research and foster professional networking.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2023 · limited sampleGraduate Research and Thesis involves independent laboratory research to prepare a graduate thesis under faculty supervision in entomology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Survey course on insects' role in the environment, covering beneficial species, disease carriers, agricultural pests affecting food supply, and environmental issues from control agents.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Sean Schoville
Sean Schoville's course featured weekly writing assignments, a mini-documentary, online quizzes, and a moth-raising project, with no midterm or final exam. Students found the work flexible but substantial, noting that achieving an A required maintaining a 95% score across these consistent deliverables.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Molecular Ecology covers basic principles including population genetics, molecular phylogenetics, rates and patterns of evolution, genome evolution, and molecular ecology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Sean Schoville
Sean Schoville taught the course using written answer exams that one student found very subjective. That reviewer described the exams as hard, reported being graded lower than the average, and stated that the instructor promised but did not curve for undergraduates. They advised undergraduates to avoid the class.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sampleMentored individual research and study for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced research in biology as part of graduate program requirements, arranged with mentoring faculty.
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 | ENTOM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | ENTOM 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ENTOM 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ENTOM 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2027 | ENTOM 801 | Colloquium |
| Spring 2027 | ENTOM 990 | Graduate Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ENTOM/ENVIRST 201 | Insects and Human Culture-a Survey Course in Entomology |
| Spring 2027 | ENTOM/GENETICS/ZOOLOGY 624 | Molecular Ecology |
| Spring 2027 | ZOOLOGY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | ENTOM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ENTOM 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ENTOM 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ENTOM 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2026 | ENTOM 801 | Colloquium |
| Fall 2026 | ENTOM 990 | Graduate Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ENTOM/ENVIRST 201 | Insects and Human Culture-a Survey Course in Entomology |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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