CS 5976 — Directed Study
2–4 semester hoursGraduateIndividual Instructionusually offered: fall, springNo campus, no room neededOne-On-Onerepeatable for credit
Focuses on student examining standard computer science material in fresh ways or new computer science material that is not covered in formal courses. May be repeated up to three times.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 1.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Gary Cantrell (18% of students) · reviews
- Benjamin Hescott (9% of students) · reviews
- Adeel Bhutta (9% of students) · reviews
- Christoph Riedl (9% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Gary Cantrell (22% of students) · reviews
- Bruce Maxwell (22% of students) · reviews
- Brianna Dym (22% of students) · reviews
- Stephen Intille (11% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Ariel Hamlin (100% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Olga Vitek (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (CS course descriptions) · All CS courses · Plan it at numap.app