Courses BIOL394 BIOL394 DISSERTATION WRITING
Also listed under 1 other title GRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Terms offered 39
Data refreshed Jun 30, 2026 Description This is a variable unit, graduate course for students engaged in writing a Ph.D. Dissertation.
Offering history & forecast 2016–2026 Sections Section Count Demand Enrollment Demand
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider Year Fall Spring Summer Intersession 2030 62% 2030 Fall: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2018. 62% 2030 Spring: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2018. 74% 2030 Summer: 74% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every summer term since 2018. Department course count rising about 10% per year. Department faculty is about 15% above its recent average. 8% 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. 2029 67% 2029 Fall: 67% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2017. 67% 2029 Spring: 67% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2017. 79% 2029 Summer: 79% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every summer term since 2017. Department course count rising about 11% per year. Department faculty is about 16% above its recent average. 7% 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. 2028 71% 2028 Fall: 71% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2016. 71% 2028 Spring: 71% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2016. 83% 2028 Summer: 83% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every summer term since 2016. Department course count rising about 8% per year. Department faculty is about 16% above its recent average. 7% 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. 2027 74% 2027 Fall: 74% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2015. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms. 72% 2027 Spring: 72% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 11 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms. 86% 2027 Summer: 86% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every summer term since 2016. Department course count rising about 7% per year. Department faculty is about 15% above its recent average. 6% 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. 2026 3 3 sections 5 5 sections 3 3 sections n/a No data for this term 2025 3 3 sections 5 5 sections 3 3 sections Not offered 2024 3 3 sections 5 5 sections 3 3 sections Not offered 2023 4 4 sections 6 6 sections 3 3 sections Not offered 2022 4 4 sections 6 6 sections 3 3 sections Not offered 2021 4 4 sections 6 6 sections 4 4 sections Not offered 2020 4 4 sections 6 6 sections 4 4 sections Not offered 2019 4 4 sections 6 6 sections 4 4 sections n/a No data for this term 2018 4 4 sections 5 5 sections 3 3 sections n/a No data for this term 2017 4 4 sections 3 3 sections 1 1 section Not offered 2016 4 4 sections 3 3 sections 1 1 section n/a No data for this term
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3 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2026–27 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Fall 2026 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 21309 Fall 2026 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 20621 Fall 2026 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 20828
11 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2025–26 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2026 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Summer 2026 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10438 Summer 2026 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 11074 Spring 2026 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30635 Spring 2026 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30636 Spring 2026 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30766 Spring 2026 Justin R. Thackeray Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30781 Spring 2026 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30837 Fall 2025 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 20621 Fall 2025 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 20828 Fall 2025 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 21309
11 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2024–25 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2025 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Summer 2025 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10438 Summer 2025 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 11074 Spring 2025 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30635 Spring 2025 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30636 Spring 2025 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30766 Spring 2025 Justin R. Thackeray Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30781 Spring 2025 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30837 Fall 2024 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 21309 Fall 2024 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 20621 Fall 2024 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 20828
12 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2023–24 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2024 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Summer 2024 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10438 Summer 2024 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 11074 Spring 2024 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30635 Spring 2024 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30636 Spring 2024 Justin R. Thackeray Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30781 Spring 2024 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30837 Spring 2024 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30766 Fall 2023 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 20561 Fall 2023 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 21309 Fall 2023 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 20621 Fall 2023 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 20828
13 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2022–23 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2023 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Summer 2023 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10438 Summer 2023 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 11074 Spring 2023 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30612 Spring 2023 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30635 Spring 2023 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30636 Spring 2023 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30766 Spring 2023 Justin R. Thackeray Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30781 Spring 2023 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30837 Fall 2022 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 20561 Fall 2022 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 21309 Fall 2022 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 20621 Fall 2022 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 20828
13 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2021–22 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2022 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Summer 2022 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10438 Summer 2022 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 11074 Spring 2022 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30612 Spring 2022 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 30635 Spring 2022 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30636 Spring 2022 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 30766 Spring 2022 Justin R. Thackeray Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30781 Spring 2022 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 30837 Fall 2021 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24412 Fall 2021 Kaitlyn A. Mathis Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 28506 Fall 2021 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 25135 Fall 2021 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 26946
14 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2020–21 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2021 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Summer 2021 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 10438 Summer 2021 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10953 Summer 2021 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 11074 Spring 2021 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 35209 Spring 2021 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 35482 Spring 2021 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 35493 Spring 2021 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 36777 Spring 2021 Justin R. Thackeray Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 36982 Spring 2021 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 37308 Fall 2020 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24412 Fall 2020 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24989 Fall 2020 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 25135 Fall 2020 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 26946
14 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2019–20 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2020 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Summer 2020 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10438 Summer 2020 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10953 Summer 2020 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 11074 Spring 2020 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 35209 Spring 2020 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 35482 Spring 2020 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 35493 Spring 2020 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 36777 Spring 2020 Justin R. Thackeray Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 36982 Spring 2020 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 37308 Fall 2019 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24412 Fall 2019 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24989 Fall 2019 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 25135 Fall 2019 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 26946
14 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2018–19 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2019 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 10437 Summer 2019 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10438 Summer 2019 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10953 Summer 2019 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 11074 Spring 2019 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 35209 Spring 2019 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 35482 Spring 2019 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 35493 Spring 2019 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 36777 Spring 2019 Justin R. Thackeray Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 36982 Spring 2019 Neva Meyer Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 37308 Fall 2018 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24412 Fall 2018 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 24989 Fall 2018 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 25135 Fall 2018 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 26946
12 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2017–18 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2018 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Summer 2018 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 10438 Summer 2018 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10953 Spring 2018 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 35209 Spring 2018 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 35482 Spring 2018 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 35493 Spring 2018 Philip J. Bergmann Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 36777 Spring 2018 Justin R. Thackeray Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 36982 Fall 2017 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24412 Fall 2017 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 24989 Fall 2017 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 25135 Fall 2017 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 25662
8 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2016–17 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2017 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Spring 2017 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 35209 Spring 2017 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 35482 Spring 2017 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 35493 Fall 2016 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24412 Fall 2016 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24989 Fall 2016 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 25135 Fall 2016 Deborah Robertson Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 25662
7 entries Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 2015–16 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2016 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Spring 2016 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 35209 Spring 2016 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 3 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 35482 Spring 2016 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 35493 Fall 2015 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24412 Fall 2015 Susan A. Foster Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 10 0 of 10 enrolled 24989 Fall 2015 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 25135
1 entry Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 1996–97 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 1997 Todd P. Livdahl Seminar/Proseminar 1 9 / 99 9 of 99 enrolled 30054
1 entry Credit-bearing sections of BIOL394, 1995–96 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 1996 Todd P. Livdahl Seminar/Proseminar 1 5 / 99 5 of 99 enrolled 30054
No-credit sessions No-credit sections of BIOL394 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Summer 2015 David S. Hibbett Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 10437 Spring 2015 Heather Wiatrowski Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 2 / 10 2 of 10 enrolled 34603 Fall 2014 Todd P. Livdahl Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 24412