CSS 400-Level Courses (Subject & Course Level) - Grade Details
(with breakdown by course and instructor)
CSS 400-Level Courses - All Courses/Instructors
Average Grade - 3.497
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2025
CSS 400-Level Courses - Overview
| Course Number | Instructor | Grade Info | Number of Students | Latest Grade Data | Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSS 420 | Karen A Renner | Average Grade - 3.481 Median Grade - 4.0 |
53 | Fall 2024 | |||
| CSS 424 | Craig Harris | Average Grade - 3.731 Median Grade - 4.0 |
13 | Fall 2012 | |||
| CSS 424 | Ilia Gelfand | Average Grade - 3.647 Median Grade - 4.0 |
17 | Fall 2014 | |||
| CSS 424 | Jim James Bingen | Average Grade - 3.636 Median Grade - 4.0 |
11 | Fall 2011 | |||
| CSS 424 | Julie A Cotton | Average Grade - 3.582 Median Grade - 4.0 |
186 | Spring 2024 | |||
| CSS 424 | Matthew J Grieshop | Average Grade - 3.611 Median Grade - 4.0 |
36 | Fall 2013 | |||
| CSS 424 | Santiago A Utsumi | Average Grade - 3.722 Median Grade - 4.0 |
54 | Fall 2015 | |||
| CSS 431 | Alexia Maria Elizabeth Witcombe | Average Grade - 3.463 Median Grade - 3.5 |
27 | Spring 2023 | |||
| CSS 431 | Krista Brenna Isaacs | Average Grade - 3.458 Median Grade - 4.0 |
12 | Spring 2024 | |||
| CSS 431 | Philip P Grabowski | Average Grade - 3.500 Median Grade - 4.0 |
17 | Spring 2016 | |||
| CSS 431 | Sieglinde S Snapp | Average Grade - 3.493 Median Grade - 3.5 |
147 | Spring 2022 | |||
| CSS 441 | Cholani Kumari Weebadde | Average Grade - 3.504 Median Grade - 4.0 |
277 | Spring 2025 | |||
| CSS 441 | Russell D Freed | Average Grade - 3.245 Median Grade - 3.5 |
95 | Spring 2014 | |||
| CSS 442 | Brendan E Neill | Average Grade - 3.581 Median Grade - 3.5 |
43 | Fall 2019 | |||
| CSS 442 | Bruno Basso | Average Grade - 3.710 Median Grade - 4.0 |
138 | Fall 2020 | |||
| CSS 442 | G P Robertson | Average Grade - 3.875 Median Grade - 4.0 |
24 | Fall 2015 | |||
| CSS 442 | GPhilip Robertson | Average Grade - 3.738 Median Grade - 4.0 |
63 | Fall 2021 | |||
| CSS 442 | Krista Brenna Isaacs | Average Grade - 3.685 Median Grade - 4.0 |
109 | Fall 2025 | |||
| CSS 442 | Phil Robertson | Average Grade - 3.575 Median Grade - 4.0 |
120 | Fall 2016 | |||
| CSS 451 | David Douches | Average Grade - 3.502 Median Grade - 3.5 |
283 | Spring 2025 | |||
| CSS 451 | Guo-Qing Song | Average Grade - 3.502 Median Grade - 3.5 |
283 | Spring 2025 | |||
| CSS 455 | Hui Li | Average Grade - 3.481 Median Grade - 3.5 |
58 | Spring 2021 | |||
| CSS 455 | James Tiedje | Average Grade - 3.481 Median Grade - 3.5 |
58 | Spring 2021 | |||
| CSS 455 | Stephen A Boyd | Average Grade - 3.492 Median Grade - 3.5 |
70 | Spring 2021 | |||
| CSS 460 | Sarah Lebeis | Average Grade - 3.535 Median Grade - 4.0 |
46 | Spring 2025 | |||
| CSS 467 | Kurt D Thelen | Average Grade - 3.327 Median Grade - 3.5 |
134 | Fall 2023 | |||
| CSS 470 | Barret M Wessel | Average Grade - 3.496 Median Grade - 4.0 |
132 | Fall 2025 | |||
| CSS 470 | James Crum | Average Grade - 3.476 Median Grade - 3.5 |
377 | Fall 2019 | |||
| CSS 480 | Kurt Steinke | Average Grade - 2.634 Median Grade - 3.0 |
374 | Fall 2025 | |||
| CSS 480 | Lee W Jacobs | Average Grade - 3.724 Median Grade - 4.0 |
38 | Fall 2012 | |||
| CSS 488 | Karen A Renner | Average Grade - 3.248 Median Grade - 3.5 |
514 | Spring 2025 | |||
| CSS 490 | Taylor J Johnston | Average Grade - 3.980 Median Grade - 4.0 |
353 | Fall 2015 | |||
| CSS 491 | Erin K Bosch-Hannah | Average Grade - 3.857 Median Grade - 4.0 |
14 | Spring 2022 | |||
| CSS 491 | Eunice F Foster | Average Grade - 3.857 Median Grade - 4.0 |
14 | Spring 2022 | |||
| CSS 491 | Hatem Rouached | Average Grade - 3.857 Median Grade - 4.0 |
14 | Spring 2022 | |||
| CSS 491 | Kevin William Frank | Average Grade - 3.588 Median Grade - 4.0 |
516 | Fall 2012 | |||
| CSS 491 | Masomeh B Sticklen | Average Grade - 3.951 Median Grade - 4.0 |
51 | Summer 2014 | |||
| CSS 491 | Nancy M Dykema | Average Grade - 3.806 Median Grade - 4.0 |
234 | Fall 2014 | |||
| CSS 491 | Sarah Lebeis | Average Grade - 3.857 Median Grade - 4.0 |
14 | Spring 2022 | |||
| CSS 491 | Taylor J Johnston | Average Grade - 3.588 Median Grade - 4.0 |
516 | Fall 2012 | |||
| CSS 491 | Thomas Anthony Nikolai | Average Grade - 3.720 Median Grade - 4.0 |
1003 | Fall 2015 | |||
| CSS 491 | Yusong Mu | Average Grade - 3.701 Median Grade - 4.0 |
939 | Fall 2014 | |||
| CSS 492 | Christy L Sprague | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 34 |
34 | Fall 2025 | |||
| CSS 492 | Grace Fleming | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 17 |
17 | Fall 2023 | |||
| CSS 492 | James J Kells | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 32 |
32 | Fall 2020 | |||
| CSS 492 | Margaret Fleming | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 18 |
18 | Fall 2022 | |||
| CSS 492 | Taylor J Johnston | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 497 |
497 | Fall 2018 | |||
| CSS 493 | James Crum | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 11 |
11 | Spring 2013 | |||
| CSS 493 | John N Rogers | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 81 |
81 | Summer 2025 | |||
| CSS 493 | Karen A Renner | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 275 |
275 | Summer 2025 | |||
| CSS 493 | Susan Marie Gruber | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 28 |
28 | Summer 2024 | |||
| CSS 493 | Taylor J Johnston | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 128 |
128 | Fall 2015 | |||
| CSS 493 | Yusong Mu | Non-numeric grade system used. Grade Count: 236 |
236 | Fall 2014 | |||
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CSS 420 - Cover Crops in Agroecosystems
Management, environmental, economic, and social considerations of cover crops across agroecosystems.
Karen A Renner
Average Grade - 3.481
Median Grade - 4.0
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CSS 424 - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Capstone
Application of interdisciplinary considerations of sustainable agriculture and food systems. Community-engagement, small-group projects, and practitioner speakers prepare students for potential career pathways.
Craig Harris
Average Grade - 3.731
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2012
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CSS 424 - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Capstone
Application of interdisciplinary considerations of sustainable agriculture and food systems. Community-engagement, small-group projects, and practitioner speakers prepare students for potential career pathways.
Ilia Gelfand
Average Grade - 3.647
Median Grade - 4.0
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CSS 424 - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Capstone
Application of interdisciplinary considerations of sustainable agriculture and food systems. Community-engagement, small-group projects, and practitioner speakers prepare students for potential career pathways.
Jim James Bingen
Average Grade - 3.636
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2011
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CSS 424 - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Capstone
Application of interdisciplinary considerations of sustainable agriculture and food systems. Community-engagement, small-group projects, and practitioner speakers prepare students for potential career pathways.
Julie A Cotton
Average Grade - 3.582
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Spring 2024
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CSS 424 - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Capstone
Application of interdisciplinary considerations of sustainable agriculture and food systems. Community-engagement, small-group projects, and practitioner speakers prepare students for potential career pathways.
Matthew J Grieshop
Average Grade - 3.611
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2013
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CSS 424 - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Capstone
Application of interdisciplinary considerations of sustainable agriculture and food systems. Community-engagement, small-group projects, and practitioner speakers prepare students for potential career pathways.
Santiago A Utsumi
Average Grade - 3.722
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2015
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CSS 431 - International Agricultural Systems
World production capacity for food, fiber and biofuel as related to soil, biology and climatic resources. Principles and case studies of sustainable systems presented from developing and developed countries. Emerging issues in agricultural globalization and biodiversity.
Alexia Maria Elizabeth Witcombe
Average Grade - 3.463
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Spring 2023
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CSS 431 - International Agricultural Systems
World production capacity for food, fiber and biofuel as related to soil, biology and climatic resources. Principles and case studies of sustainable systems presented from developing and developed countries. Emerging issues in agricultural globalization and biodiversity.
Krista Brenna Isaacs
Average Grade - 3.458
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Spring 2024
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CSS 431 - International Agricultural Systems
World production capacity for food, fiber and biofuel as related to soil, biology and climatic resources. Principles and case studies of sustainable systems presented from developing and developed countries. Emerging issues in agricultural globalization and biodiversity.
Philip P Grabowski
Average Grade - 3.500
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Spring 2016
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CSS 431 - International Agricultural Systems
World production capacity for food, fiber and biofuel as related to soil, biology and climatic resources. Principles and case studies of sustainable systems presented from developing and developed countries. Emerging issues in agricultural globalization and biodiversity.
Sieglinde S Snapp
Average Grade - 3.493
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Spring 2022
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CSS 441 - Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
Plant improvement by genetic manipulation. Genetic variability in plants. Traditional and biotechnological means of creating and disseminating recombinant genotypes and cultivars.
Cholani Kumari Weebadde
Average Grade - 3.504
Median Grade - 4.0
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CSS 441 - Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
Plant improvement by genetic manipulation. Genetic variability in plants. Traditional and biotechnological means of creating and disseminating recombinant genotypes and cultivars.
Russell D Freed
Average Grade - 3.245
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Spring 2014
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CSS 442 - Agricultural Ecology
Ecological principles in the design and management of agricultural ecosystems. Integration of ecological factors regulating crop and rangeland productivity.
Brendan E Neill
Average Grade - 3.581
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Fall 2019
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CSS 442 - Agricultural Ecology
Ecological principles in the design and management of agricultural ecosystems. Integration of ecological factors regulating crop and rangeland productivity.
Bruno Basso
Average Grade - 3.710
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2020
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CSS 442 - Agricultural Ecology
Ecological principles in the design and management of agricultural ecosystems. Integration of ecological factors regulating crop and rangeland productivity.
G P Robertson
Average Grade - 3.875
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2015
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CSS 442 - Agricultural Ecology
Ecological principles in the design and management of agricultural ecosystems. Integration of ecological factors regulating crop and rangeland productivity.
GPhilip Robertson
Average Grade - 3.738
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2021
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CSS 442 - Agricultural Ecology
Ecological principles in the design and management of agricultural ecosystems. Integration of ecological factors regulating crop and rangeland productivity.
Krista Brenna Isaacs
Average Grade - 3.685
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2025
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CSS 442 - Agricultural Ecology
Ecological principles in the design and management of agricultural ecosystems. Integration of ecological factors regulating crop and rangeland productivity.
Phil Robertson
Average Grade - 3.575
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2016
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CSS 451 - Biotechnology Applications for Plant Breeding and Genetics
Principles, concepts, and techniques of agricultural plant biotechnology. Recombinant DNA technology, plant molecular biology and transformation in relation to plant improvement.
David Douches
Average Grade - 3.502
Median Grade - 3.5
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CSS 451 - Biotechnology Applications for Plant Breeding and Genetics
Principles, concepts, and techniques of agricultural plant biotechnology. Recombinant DNA technology, plant molecular biology and transformation in relation to plant improvement.
Guo-Qing Song
Average Grade - 3.502
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Spring 2025
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CSS 455 - Environmental Pollutants in Soil and Water
Environmental sources, physiochemical and biological processes, management of plant nutrients, heavy metals, organic contaminants, pesticides and pharmaceuticals in soil and water.
Hui Li
Average Grade - 3.481
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Spring 2021
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CSS 455 - Environmental Pollutants in Soil and Water
Environmental sources, physiochemical and biological processes, management of plant nutrients, heavy metals, organic contaminants, pesticides and pharmaceuticals in soil and water.
James Tiedje
Average Grade - 3.481
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Spring 2021
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CSS 455 - Environmental Pollutants in Soil and Water
Environmental sources, physiochemical and biological processes, management of plant nutrients, heavy metals, organic contaminants, pesticides and pharmaceuticals in soil and water.
Stephen A Boyd
Average Grade - 3.492
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Spring 2021
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CSS 460 - Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant responses to the surrounding microbial communities, including pathogens and mutualists. Evaluation of the role of microbial communities in plant health
Sarah Lebeis
Average Grade - 3.535
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Spring 2025
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CSS 467 - BioEnergy Feedstock Production
Agronomic, economic, technological, and environmental principles involved in bioenergy feedstock production. Cultivation, harvest, transportation, and storage of agricultural and forest biomass.
Kurt D Thelen
Average Grade - 3.327
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Fall 2023
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CSS 470 - Soil Resources
Evaluation of the properties, genesis, and classification of soil resources to assist in making land-use decisions.
Barret M Wessel
Average Grade - 3.496
Median Grade - 4.0
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CSS 470 - Soil Resources
Evaluation of the properties, genesis, and classification of soil resources to assist in making land-use decisions.
James Crum
Average Grade - 3.476
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Fall 2019
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CSS 480 - Soil Fertility and Management
Comprehensive nutrient management of agricultural and urban soils. Site- and field-specific soil and nutrient management strategies. Cation exchange capacity, soil pH, liming requirements, macro and micronutrient crop requirements, water and soil quality.
Kurt Steinke
Average Grade - 2.634
Median Grade - 3.0
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CSS 480 - Soil Fertility and Management
Comprehensive nutrient management of agricultural and urban soils. Site- and field-specific soil and nutrient management strategies. Cation exchange capacity, soil pH, liming requirements, macro and micronutrient crop requirements, water and soil quality.
Lee W Jacobs
Average Grade - 3.724
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2012
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CSS 488 - Agricultural Cropping Systems: Integration and Problem Solving
Integration and synthesis of agronomic and related concepts in agricultural cropping systems. Problem solving and application of information.
Karen A Renner
Average Grade - 3.248
Median Grade - 3.5
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CSS 490 - Independent Study
Individual work on field, laboratory, or library research problem of special interest to the student.
Taylor J Johnston
Average Grade - 3.980
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2015
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CSS 491 - Special Topics
Topics from crop production, crop physiology, turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.
Erin K Bosch-Hannah
Average Grade - 3.857
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Spring 2022
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CSS 491 - Special Topics
Topics from crop production, crop physiology, turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.
Eunice F Foster
Average Grade - 3.857
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Spring 2022
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CSS 491 - Special Topics
Topics from crop production, crop physiology, turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.
Hatem Rouached
Average Grade - 3.857
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Spring 2022
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CSS 491 - Special Topics
Topics from crop production, crop physiology, turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.
Kevin William Frank
Average Grade - 3.588
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2012
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CSS 491 - Special Topics
Topics from crop production, crop physiology, turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.
Masomeh B Sticklen
Average Grade - 3.951
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Summer 2014
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CSS 491 - Special Topics
Topics from crop production, crop physiology, turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.
Nancy M Dykema
Average Grade - 3.806
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2014
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CSS 491 - Special Topics
Topics from crop production, crop physiology, turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.
Sarah Lebeis
Average Grade - 3.857
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Spring 2022
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CSS 491 - Special Topics
Topics from crop production, crop physiology, turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.
Taylor J Johnston
Average Grade - 3.588
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2012
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CSS 491 - Special Topics
Topics from crop production, crop physiology, turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.
Thomas Anthony Nikolai
Average Grade - 3.720
Median Grade - 4.0
Latest grades from Fall 2015
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CSS 491 - Special Topics
Topics from crop production, crop physiology, turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.
Yusong Mu
Average Grade - 3.701
Median Grade - 4.0
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CSS 492 - Professional Development Seminar II (W)
Professionalism and proficiency in oral and written communication skills in agronomy and turfgrass, including life skills.
Christy L Sprague
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CSS 492 - Professional Development Seminar II (W)
Professionalism and proficiency in oral and written communication skills in agronomy and turfgrass, including life skills.
Grace Fleming
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CSS 492 - Professional Development Seminar II (W)
Professionalism and proficiency in oral and written communication skills in agronomy and turfgrass, including life skills.
James J Kells
Latest grades from Fall 2020
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CSS 492 - Professional Development Seminar II (W)
Professionalism and proficiency in oral and written communication skills in agronomy and turfgrass, including life skills.
Margaret Fleming
Latest grades from Fall 2022
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CSS 492 - Professional Development Seminar II (W)
Professionalism and proficiency in oral and written communication skills in agronomy and turfgrass, including life skills.
Taylor J Johnston
Latest grades from Fall 2018
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CSS 493 - Professional Internship in Crop and Soil Sciences
Supervised professional experiences in crop and soil sciences.
James Crum
Latest grades from Spring 2013
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CSS 493 - Professional Internship in Crop and Soil Sciences
Supervised professional experiences in crop and soil sciences.
John N Rogers
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CSS 493 - Professional Internship in Crop and Soil Sciences
Supervised professional experiences in crop and soil sciences.
Karen A Renner
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CSS 493 - Professional Internship in Crop and Soil Sciences
Supervised professional experiences in crop and soil sciences.
Susan Marie Gruber
Latest grades from Summer 2024
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CSS 493 - Professional Internship in Crop and Soil Sciences
Supervised professional experiences in crop and soil sciences.
Taylor J Johnston
Latest grades from Fall 2015
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CSS 493 - Professional Internship in Crop and Soil Sciences
Supervised professional experiences in crop and soil sciences.
Yusong Mu
Latest grades from Fall 2014