Jonathan Hubbard

BIO5 · A · BIO21 · BIO11 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 36/100
RMP rating: 2.3/5
Take again: 44.44%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

Only take him if you are ready to teach yourself anatomy from the book and can handle hard, lecture-mismatched tests.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Taught RequiredTest HeavyLecture HeavyTough GraderGet Ready to Read

Lectures are often confusing, monotone, or hard to follow, so most learning happens from the textbook and self-study.
Exams and quizzes are tough and frequently cover material not clearly taught in lecture.
He is widely described as a , but many students still advise picking another instructor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible but usually demands constant reading, self-teaching, and hard exams that many call the hardest part of the course.

All evidence is from in-person reviews; no online reviews were available.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Anatomy content plus dense reading, pop quizzes, and difficult lecture exams make the course intellectually demanding for most students.

All evidence is from in-person reviews; no online reviews were available.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many students report attendance as mandatory for lecture or lab, with limited flexibility called out in recent reviews.

All evidence is from in-person reviews; no online reviews were available.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Would-take-again is under half and the dominant advice is to choose another professor unless you can self-teach well.

All evidence is from in-person reviews; no online reviews were available.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Several call him a tough grader with hard exams, though a few note leniency on spelling, retakes, or lab paths to pass.

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Heavy reading, lecture and lab exams, pop quizzes, and little homework mean most effort goes into constant study and tests.

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Students repeatedly say he knows anatomy but lectures are slow, confusing, or unhelpful, forcing self-teaching.

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades rest mainly on lecture exams, lab quizzes and exams, with online quizzes and drawings as secondary pieces.

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person BIO5 is reading-heavy and test-heavy; labs and study guides help some students, but lectures often fail to prepare people for exams.

Main concern

Hard tests that go beyond lecture and require heavy self-study or memorization of the textbook.

What students said

“If you want to pass you basically have to teach yourself.”
BIO5

“Never worked so hard for an A in my life.”
BIO5

“Avoid this class like a plague!”
BIO5

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are hard, frequently cover untaught material, and dominate the grade despite occasional study guides or lab structure.

Test HeavyPop QuizzesStudy Guides Often MismatchLab Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person lecture and lab tests are strict and often mismatch lectures, with pop quizzes and heavy memorization expected.

Test HeavyPop QuizzesStudy Guide MismatchLab Quizzes

“Study guides for lecture didnt match tests, except for the final.”
BIO5

“Tests are extremely tough.”
BIO5

“Most of the questions on test are material he hasn't covered.”
BIO5

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Unless you can read the book and go over the power points a million times on your own, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!”
Voice snapshots generated from 30 in-person reviews, highlighting self-teaching burden, exam hardness, and mixed personal warmth. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Self-Teaching Required

34/100

“If you want to pass you basically have to teach yourself.”

📝 Brutal Exams

32/100

“Never worked so hard for an A in my life.”

⚠️ Recommendation Caution

38/100

“ and if you do take the class, make sure to always check your grade cuz he tends to lose papers.”

📖 Read or Fail

24/100

“Reading is a must to understand the lecture.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Horrible lectures. Speaks very monotone
his teaching skills are not very good
Lectures are boring, unhelpful

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Never worked so hard for an A in my life
Tests are extremely tough
but my worst class of all time so far

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Great guy super funny and chill
Nice man but you will learn the most in your own
Friendly guy though

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes on self-teaching and hard tests, supporting strong confidence.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 56

3 out of 54

2 out of 58

1 out of 510

Course coverage

BIO527 reviews

A1 review

BIO111 review

BIO211 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

No reported values

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 2