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Biology

Gina Holland

MICRO440 · BIOL440 · BIO440 · 68 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
55.88%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Only take Holland if , and can tolerate messy Canvas and weak labs.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra Credit LifelineTest Heavy MicroSelf-Taught HeavyUseless Labs FeelPolarizing Canvas Chaos
  • Microbiology is dense and exam-driven; .
  • and study time.
  • Many say you teach yourself from PowerPoints while .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

44/100

An A is possible with heavy studying, quizzes, and lots of , but and determine most of the grade.

Online and in-person both demand hard study; online complain more about missing .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Microbiology content is dense, fast, and memory-heavy with long PowerPoints and chart-heavy units.

Both formats call the material heavy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and class, with skip-class warnings and forced lab presence.

; online reviews less often spell out attendance policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Roughly half would retake; fans cite and .

In-person opinions split hard; online has both glowing and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

66/100

Tough raw exams are , and .

Format shift

EC and curves appear in both formats; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly homework, quizzes, MOWs, and load.

Format shift

Online and and weekly assignments.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Students split between caring/clear-expectation praise and .

Format shift

; online more often flags monotone outdated delivery.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Lecture and ; homework and quizzes help but .

Format shift

; some online mention Proctorio-style weekly quizzes.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and lecture-dense; success tracks studying PowerPoints and student notes, with frequent complaints that .

Main concern

Hard lecture exams without real study guides and .

What students said

“Everything on the .”
BIOL440
“Be prepared to teach yourself. She gives out a lot of .”
BIO440
“ ,but useless. ;just look at pictures.”
BIO440

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel self-paced PowerPoint audio plus heavy tests; and , others call lectures monotone and outdated.

Main concern

, and little hands-on support make independent learners the only ones who thrive.

What students said

“Plenty of and . Just learn it and don't fall behind.”
BIO440
“I dropped because her lectures were too long and monotone.”
BIOL440
“powerpoints that dont play on iphone, ipad, or chromebooks so audio cant be sped up.”
MICRO440

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are mostly PowerPoint-based, time-pressured, and grade-defining, softened by and curves.

PPT-Based ExamsExtra Credit On ExamsLong Multiple ChoiceLab Exams EasierOccasional Proctored Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and long; lab exams easier; some mention weekly proctored quizzes and no study guides.

In-Person Lecture ExamsEasier Lab ExamsExtra Credit QuestionsNo Typical Study GuidesWeekly Proctored Quizzes
“Extremely difficult with exams, over 100 questions.”
BIO440
“ . .”
BIO440
“All of .”
BIO440

Online

Online reviews stress listening to posted PPT lectures and doing assigned work; .

PPT Audio LecturesExtra Credit On ExamsQuiz Attempts
“While it is a difficult, she is very clear about what will be on the exams.”
BIOL440
“Memorize her presentations.”
BIO440

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you can follow directions & actually study/engage with the class you will succeed. Plenty E.C., , and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (7 online, 43 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“She's a nice person but horrible at teaching.”

⭐ Recommendation Split

52/100

“Take another professor if you can, most who I speak to struggle A LOT in this class.”

🎁 Rescue

66/100

“There's tons of opportunities for on the quizzes and exams.”

📚

28/100

“Be prepared to teach yourself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • You have to teach yourself all the material.
  • Ppts are dull but straightforward.
  • She means well

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very rigorous but there are PLENTY of opportunities.
  • .They determine your grade.
  • If you study you WILL pass.

Theme 3

🧪

  • ,but useless.
  • Will have lots of .
  • We did a total of 5 things during the entire semester

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

68

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across several years, strong agreement on test weight and , with .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 518
3 out of 55
2 out of 510
1 out of 517

Course coverage

BIO44029 reviews
BIOL44018 reviews
MICRO4403 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 8 · A 13 · A- 5

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

5

C+ 3 · C 2

D range

2

D+ 1 · D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1