Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I would recommend HDFS 363 to literally everyone. Completely online and super easy, but the information is actually so interesting and can be applied to anyone's life.Rate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Sigan Hartley
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
She was so kind to students, esp. in light of COVID-19. Provided extensions and dropped the lowest disc. post, response, assignment, and quiz at the end of the semester. I actually learned a lot (wasn't expecting to), and the class was an easy A for the most part. I loved her and would take another class by her in a heartbeat!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Amazing. Such an easy class and the professor is soooo accommodating and understanding.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Honestly a very easy class but also quite interesting, and I learned a lot. The professor was very accommodating, helpful, and knowledgeable. She posed relevant questions for the class to consider and study in their assignments. The class did have a lot of tests, but they were all pretty easy as long as you read the textbook.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
Very easy class. You do have to dedicate some time each week to watching the lecture videos and doing the discussions/assignments, but it can all easily be done within 2 hours and then you're set for the week. The weekly quizzes are easy if you did the module, so this class should be an easy A.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
This is the best class ever, and I would recommend it to anyone. The only grades are 9 open book quizzes and 9 discussion posts. The material is interesting and the lectures are clear and easy to follow.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Sigan Hartley
HDFS 592 provides research experience in Human Development and Family Studies under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026HDFS 690
Senior Thesis
2 creditsHDFS 690 is a senior thesis course involving individual study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
HDFS 699
Independent Study
1–6 creditsHDFS 699 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct directed projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleHDFS 990
Research and Thesis
1–12 creditsHDFS 990 is an individual study course arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
HDFS 999
Independent Study
1–3 creditsHDFS 999 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct directed projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleKINES 990
Research or Thesis
1–12 creditsKINES 990 is an independent research and writing course for graduate students under kinesiology faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
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Instructor identity & provenance
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