Troy Kjos

BIO100 · BIOL430 · BIO340 · BIO1OO · BIOL100 · BIOL300 · 122 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.9/5
Take again: 97.92%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

Must-take biology professor if you will study his materials; grades reward preparation, not pure luck.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesCaring mentorStudy guides providedNo exam tricksExtra credit available

Gives complete notes, study guides, and
High A rates with consistent effort; curves and help
Nearly universal take-again praise across BIO100 and related courses

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

As are common if you use his notes and study guides, but last-minute work rarely earns top grades.

Online and in-person both stress effort plus his materials; and closed-book.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Biology , and full guides make concepts feel approachable.

Online video lectures and digestible.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

Many sections mark attendance mandatory or warn that and live classes.

; in-person more often requires showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

Nearly all reviews urge taking him again and call him among the .

; online has one low outlier among many five-star reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and feedback; rare tough-grader complaints.

Format shift

and fair multiple-choice; in-person also notes fairness and EC.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and biweekly unit exams keep steady work without pure overwhelm for most.

Format shift

Online has more scheduled HW and discussions; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students praise digestible lectures, passion, accessibility, and prep materials that .

Format shift

Excellence is consistent online and in person with only isolated negatives.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grade mix of homework, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes HW plus Proctorio exams; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Engaging live lectures with printed notes, visuals, and demos; exams fair but proctored and study-heavy.

Main concern

and , so skipping and cramming fail.

What students said

“He is a fantastic professor and wonderful and can to help you be successful in the course!”
BIO100

“Be prepared to put in effort into studying as the so you can't refer back to your notes.”
BIO100

“ , but very fair.”
BIOL100

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Async lecture videos with and unit exams; but content stays fair and digestible.

Main concern

and occasional review mismatch reported by a minority.

What students said

“His lectures are probably the most digestible thing ever and teaches using good analogies.”
BIO100

“He uses Proctorio so make sure you study and prepare.”
BIO100

“You do 2 homework assignments and an exam every 2 weeks. He's a and on the exam.”
BIO1OO

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track lectures and guides but are often closed-book and proctored, so study is required.

Unit exams every 2 weeksMultiple choice from lecturesProctorio onlineClosed-book proctored in personStudy guides provided

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

if you study guides, with .

Proctored closed-bookLecture-basedStudy guidesFair but challenging

“Be prepared to put in effort into studying as the so you can't refer back to your notes.”
BIO100

“ , but very fair.”
BIOL100

Online

; questions come from lecture notes and reviews he supplies.

ProctorioMultiple choiceLecture-alignedBiweekly unit exams

“He uses Proctorio so make sure you study and prepare.”
BIO100

“COVID online class review! , but . there is an exam every 2 weeks.”
BIOL100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Troy is the . We need to clone this man so he can teach every single biology class in the world.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Professor Kjos might be the best professor I have ever had. He teaches and for you to understand”

👍 Recommendation Rate

97/100

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📚 Prep Materials

90/100

“He literally makes notes and study guides for you to print out and use!! If you use the notes and the study guide the so easy.”

⚖️ Effort for Grades

72/100

“Like most have said your grade truly depends on the effort you put in. Don't expect an A if you wait until the last minute to do the work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are probably the most digestible thing ever and teaches using good analogies.
He adds jokes every so often and shares his own stories related to the lecture.
He's fun, engaging, and caring!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Just keep up with homework and study and you'll pass!
Not an easy A but .
on the exam.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

extremely kind
He does everything he posisbly can to help you be successful
God bless Troy Kjos!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning 2015-2025 with strong grade data and highly consistent praise.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5114

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3 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 11 · A 16 · A- 2

B range

B+ 5 · B 5

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

No reported values

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