It takes way more knowledge on a subject to explain it in a simple way, and Prof. Holloway is the perfect example of that. Her review sessions are basically "just keep me talking for 75 minutes", and she is such a wealth of knowledge that it works. She told the class that any of us would be prepared for a job in air quality and means it.Rate My Professors ↗
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Tracey Holloway
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Prof. Holloway is an incredible scientist and it was a privilege to take her Air Quality class. It was definitely a difficult class and I had to work hard to pass, but I learned so much. She is extremely professional but also very supportive and invested in student success. She always answered my emails promptly.Rate My Professors ↗
Tracey is a genius there is no denying that. She knows the material better than arguably anyone in the world which is a good and bad thing. The class takes up A LOT of time but it is not that hard. The exams are short answer and the papers due throughout the semester require some work and a lot of research. I learned a lot, though.Rate My Professors ↗
Tracey was a real treat. She is one the most respected professors on campus and is brilliant, however she is terribly unorganized. That is ok though because the class is terribly easy and I will miss her ramblings as you can really learn alot from her. She also cares about energy so much, she makes you want to care tooRate My Professors ↗
I loved listening to Prof. Holloway lecture because she clearly cared a lot about the class. I found that the homework was a bit long and repetitive and the quiz answers conflicted with things that had been said in class sometimes. Other than that, I really liked the class. She was really positive and always willing to discuss things further.Rate My Professors ↗
She's great but be aware of her tricky quizes.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Tracey Holloway
Senior Honors Thesis
3 creditsSenior Honors Thesis: Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Senior Honors Thesis
3 creditsIndividual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Senior Thesis
2–3 creditsIndividual mentored study for seniors completing theses, as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Senior Thesis
2–3 creditsSenior Thesis is an individual mentored study for seniors completing theses, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed Study
1–5 creditsDirected study course for independent study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed Study
1–5 creditsDirected Study offering independent study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sampleResearch
1–12 creditsIndependent research in atmospheric and oceanic science conducted with faculty advisors.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced Independent Study
1–6 creditsAdvanced independent study in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, arranged individually with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleDirected Study
1–6 creditsDirected Study is an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty or academic staff member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIndependent Study
1–9 creditsIndependent Study for civil or environmental engineering under faculty supervision, involving conducting and reporting on research.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleMaster's Research or Thesis
1–9 creditsSupervised graduate research or thesis work integrating multidisciplinary knowledge to address civil or environmental engineering questions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Pre-dissertator's Research
1–9 creditsPre-dissertation research under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Thesis
1–12 creditsThesis work under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced Independent Study
1–9 creditsAdvanced Independent Study allows students to conduct and report on independent civil or environmental engineering research under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sampleSpecial topics in environmental perspectives within physical environmental sciences, including energy resources, measurement, modeling, remote sensing, GIS, and climate change.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleDirected Study
1–3 creditsDirected Study is independent work in environmental studies overseen by a qualified instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Research
1–12 creditsIndependent research and writing course titled RESEARCH, focused on fulfilling thesis or dissertation requirements.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced Independent Study
1–5 creditsAdvanced independent study in environmental studies involving independent work overseen by a qualified instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleHonors in Research
1–3 creditsUndergraduate honors research projects supervised by faculty members, titled HONORS IN RESEARCH.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Master's Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsMaster's Research and Thesis involving directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Phd Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsPHD RESEARCH AND THESIS involves directed study projects as arranged with instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Dissertator Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsDissertation Research and Thesis involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | ATMOCN 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ATMOCN 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ATMOCN 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ATMOCN 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ATMOCN 698 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | ATMOCN 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | ATMOCN 990 | Research |
| Spring 2027 | ATMOCN 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 699 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 990 | Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | ENVIRST 401 | Special Topics: Environmental Perspectives in the Physical Sciences |
| Spring 2027 | ENVIRST 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | ENVIRST 990 | Research |
| Spring 2027 | ENVIRST 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | GLE 489 | Honors in Research |
| Spring 2027 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ATMOCN 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ATMOCN 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ATMOCN 698 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ATMOCN 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ATMOCN 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | ATMOCN 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 990 | Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ENVIRST 401 | Special Topics: Environmental Perspectives in the Physical Sciences |
| Fall 2026 | ENVIRST 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ENVIRST 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | ENVIRST 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | GLE 489 | Honors in Research |
| Fall 2026 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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