diff --git a/src/org/launchcode/java/demos/lsn4classes2/Course.java b/src/org/launchcode/java/demos/lsn4classes2/Course.java
index 1da62f376..bb36bfa68 100644
--- a/src/org/launchcode/java/demos/lsn4classes2/Course.java
+++ b/src/org/launchcode/java/demos/lsn4classes2/Course.java
@@ -11,9 +11,32 @@ public class Course {
     // TODO: Add your custom 'toString' method here. Make sure it returns a well-formatted String rather than
     //  just the class fields.
 
+    public String toString() {
+        String courseReport = String.format("%s is taught by %T", this.topic, this.instructor);
+        return courseReport;
+    }
 
     // TODO: Add your custom 'equals' method here. Consider which fields should match in order to call two
     //  Course objects equal.
+    public boolean equals(Object toBeCompared) {
+        if(toBeCompared == this) {
+            return true;
+        }
 
+        if(toBeCompared == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if(toBeCompared.getClass() != getClass()){
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        Course theCourse = (Course) toBeCompared;
+        return theCourse.getCoursetopic() == getCoursetopic();
+    }
+
+    public String getCoursetopic() {
+        return topic;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/org/launchcode/java/demos/lsn4classes2/Student.java b/src/org/launchcode/java/demos/lsn4classes2/Student.java
index e550ccbb7..b65b61ed0 100644
--- a/src/org/launchcode/java/demos/lsn4classes2/Student.java
+++ b/src/org/launchcode/java/demos/lsn4classes2/Student.java
@@ -55,10 +55,32 @@ public void addGrade(int courseCredits, double grade) {
 
     // TODO: Add your custom 'toString' method here. Make sure it returns a well-formatted String rather
     //  than just the class fields.
+        public String toString() {
+        String studentReport = String.format("%s is %s with %d credits and a GPA of %.2f", this.name, this.getGradeLevel(this.numberOfCredits), this.getNumberOfCredits(), this.getGpa());
+        return studentReport;
+        }
+
 
     // TODO: Add your custom 'equals' method here. Consider which fields should match in order to call two
     //  Student objects equal.
 
+    public boolean equals(Object toBeCompared) {
+        if(toBeCompared == this) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if(toBeCompared == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if(toBeCompared.getClass() != getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        Student theStudent = (Student) toBeCompared;
+        return theStudent.getStudentId() == getStudentId();
+    }
+
     public String getName() {
         return name;
     }