Paul Degennaro

BIOL430431 · BIO100 · BIOL440 · BIOL430 · BIOL431 · BIO431 · BIO430 · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 47.06%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if , and do not need a spoon-fed easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyLecture heavyTough graderSelf-taught requiredLong lecture videos

A&P content is genuinely hard and .
Many students say and .
fans praise clinical examples and curves; critics call teaching lazy and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Curves and full credit on busywork help, but grades still .

and completion credit; in-person and grading tough.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Anatomy and physiology volume is high, lectures run long, and material is dense .

Both formats describe hard A&P content; online adds long vague videos and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping or missing lab participation hurts success.

Evidence is stronger for ; online still flags participation and lab engagement.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

47/100

independent hard workers recommend him, students needing strong teaching often warn others away.

Online and and self-taught frustration.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

and , though some report large curves and completion credit on labs and homework.

Format shift

Online comments more often mention curves; and trick questions.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework, long lecture videos, labs, and .

Format shift

and long videos; online especially complains about volume and short turnaround.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Split between amazing clinical lectures and and weak support.

Format shift

In-person has more polarizing depth; online often calls videos vague and response slow.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Homework and labs exist but .

Format shift

Online and in-person both describe test-heavy A&P with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and lecture-heavy; some love his clinical examples and study guides, many say lectures are too long and you teach yourself for .

Main concern

Difficult exams, tough grading, and a .

What students said

“ !!! Paul is horrible instructor and a and you basically have to teach yourself the material.”
BIO431

“He is a but he practically gives you all the answers during his lectures and hints as to what will be on the exam.”
BIO431

“This class is extremely hard, but Paul makes it interesting and enjoyable. His study guides for the .”
BIOL431

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections still feel self-taught with , and ; strong self-starters can pass with effort.

Main concern

Vague videos, heavy workload, and .

What students said

“Everything is pretty much self taught. He so little time and and hard.”
BIO430

“Paul makes it every way possible to pass. He gives you full credit on labs, hw, & participation points as long as you do it on time. .”
BIOL431

“A&P is a hard class no matter the prof, but Paul is amazing. I took his hybrid online class and got an A my first time.”
BIO430

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are difficult and but no clearly student-friendly open format.

Hard examsTricky questionsTest heavyExam curves sometimesStudy guides

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and grades driven by exam performance.

Very difficult examsTrick questionsTest heavyStudy guides

“Your grade is mainly based on .”
BIO431

“He enjoys tricking you on tests and quizzes and the .”
BIO430

Online

Online reviews call exams tricky and and completion credit help passing.

Tricky hard examsExam curvesHomework and lab completion credit

“ the work to pass.”
BIOL431

“ and hard. !”
BIO430

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This class is extremely hard, but Paul makes it interesting and enjoyable. His study guides for the . Study hard, focus on important information, and try to make sense of it, and you will do fine.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (5 online, 45 in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Self-Teaching Load

28/100

“Paul is a and you basically have to teach yourself the material. There are so many long and repetitive lecture videos assigned for homework.”

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32/100

“Your grade is mainly based on .”

🎯 Polarizing Teaching

55/100

“Paul is an amazing professor. He gives clinical examples and makes jokes that make the material easy to understand.”

👍

47/100

“Great professor, really cares about his students and helps them when needed, but won't babysit you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He gives clinical examples and makes jokes that make the material easy to understand.
Lazy teaching. Everything is self taught
Lectures are way too long.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

for an A or B.
Not an easy A class. if you want to learn.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

Lots of homework
lecture videos are long up to 6 videos a day sometimes
He is an incredibly heavy lecturer (lengths of 2+ hours per video!)

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with detailed conflicting but , and self-teaching give strong signal.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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4 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A 5 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

C 2 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Self-Teaching Load

🧪 x x

🎯 Polarizing Teaching

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if , and do not need a spoon-fed easy A.

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