John Beacom

beacom.7@osu.edu 4.7★(112)diff 3.181% would retake2.95 GPAreddit· Students say Beacom is one of OSU's best profs — funny, engaging, and fair, with manageable coursework.(5)

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Grade history

100 students across 3 courses · avg 2.95

PHYSICS 1201

3.15 GPAmedian 3.3

53 students · 2 terms

53 students total · 2 terms · click to see per-term

PHYSICS 1200

2.34 GPAmedian 2.3

24 students · 1 term

24 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

ASTRON 1143

3.12 GPAmedian 3.3

23 students · 1 term

23 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

Source: historical OSU grade releases via thegradeguide.com (Adam Gluck), Spring 2016 – Summer 2023. FERPA-filtered: sections under 10 students excluded.

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Courses

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Teaching Summer 2026

ASTRON 8998Directed Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics

1 section

#	Sec	Days/Time	Room	Enrollment
13287	010	TBA	TBA	Open

ASTRON 8999Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics

1 section

#	Sec	Days/Time	Room	Enrollment
13308	010	TBA	TBA	Open

PHYSICS 7998Graduate Research

2 sections

#	Sec	Days/Time	Room	Enrollment
11759	0014	TBA	TBA	Open
14283	0040	—	—	Closed

PHYSICS 8999Research in Physics

1 section

#	Sec	Days/Time	Room	Enrollment
11764	0014	TBA	TBA	Open · 4 enrolled

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