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Instructor Contact Info
Instructor Contact Info
Claia Bryja, CCSF Astronomy Department
Email: claia.bryja@mail.ccsf.edu (However, once class has begun, please use the Canvas Inbox messaging system. I will respond to most messages within 24 hours.)
In-Person Office: Science Hall Room 400 (go to the very top of the central staircase)
Office Phone: 415-452-5668 (only when I'm actually in the physical office, which still mostly is not happening, so please do not leave voicemail this way-- use email instead!)
CityZoom Drop-In Virtual Office Hours: Currently Tuesday mornings, Thursday afternoons, Thursday evenings, or other times by appointment. (Access requires your enrollment in a class.)
Spring 2025 Semester
Spring 2025 Semester
18-week courses (this semester, this includes my in-person section of ASTR 1: Cosmic Evolution) open Monday, January 13th and end Wednesday, May 21st. This semester, my in-person course meets only once per week each Wednesday from Jan. 15th though May 21st.
16-week City Online courses (this semester, this includes my online ASTR-17: Planets, and also online ASTR-18: Stars) open Monday, January 27th and end Wednesday, May 21st. This semester, in-person midterm exams are set for Saturday, March 15th, Monday, March 17th, or Tuesday, March 18th (each student chooses one of these options) and in-person final exams are set for Saturday, May 17th, Monday, May 19th, or Tuesday, May 20th.
Summer 2025 Semester
Summer 2025 Semester
Special "triple-fast-paced" ASTR-1: Cosmic Evolution course. Like my spring and fall courses, this class is primarily online, but in-person attendance is required for the midterm and final exams. Class begins Monday, June 9th, intensively completes half a semester of work in only 3 weeks, an in-person midterm exam then must be completed on Saturday June 28th, and then we complete yet another half semester of work in 3 weeks remaining. The class ends with an in-person two-part final exam that every student must complete on Saturday, July 19th.
Fall 2025 Semester
Fall 2025 Semester
18-week courses (this semester, this includes two identical but separate online sections of ASTR 1: Cosmic Evolution) open Saturday, August 16th and end Friday, Dec. 19th.
16-week City Online courses (this semester, this includes my online ASTR-18: Stars) open Tuesday, September 2nd and end Friday, Dec. 19th. This semester, in-person midterm exams are set for Wednesday, Oct. 15th, Thursday, Oct. 16th, or Saturday, Oct.18th (each student chooses one of these options) and in-person final exams are set for Saturday, Dec. 13th, Monday, May 15th, or Tuesday, Dec. 16th.
Important: All of my "online" courses require in-person attendance at one midterm exam in the middle of the semester and one final exam at the end of the semester.
Important: All of my "online" courses require in-person attendance at one midterm exam in the middle of the semester and one final exam at the end of the semester.
Log-in Instructions
Log-in Instructions
Go to the RAM ID Portal and Login.
Username: CCSF ID, examples: W12345678 or @12345678
Your Canvas password is your RAM ID password.
Instructions for new students
Once logged in, Click on the Canvas Tile.
Shortcut: Login directly to Canvas.
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Online Learning
Online Learning
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