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Biological Sciences

Karen Gerhart

BIO016 · BIOLOGY15 · BIO016L · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you will attend, study hard, and want solid bio teaching more than an .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderLots of HomeworkTest HeavyEngaging LecturesClear When Present
  • Many students praise interesting lectures, humor, and real biology passion, especially in person.
  • frequent quizzes, dense notes, and .
  • Online modules can feel rushed with short due windows, while .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Students can earn solid grades, but comments , and lots of work for an A.

; in-person reviews also say an A requires real study.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Dense notes, fast quiz cycles, and survey course.

Both formats report high difficulty, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Attendance is often marked important or mandatory, and students .

In-person reviews stress being present for lectures; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

great teaching for motivated students, too heavy for easy-credit seekers.

; online lab students more often .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

40/100

Clear criteria appear often, but many still call her a .

Format shift

Online and lab comments emphasize tough grading; if clear.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and high lab assignment volume make the load feel heavy.

Format shift

Online lab reviews are the ; in-person still notes test and study load.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Students frequently praise humor, passion, and .

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is stronger; online comments are more mixed on clarity and response speed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

66/100

Quizzes, tests, and but exams and .

Format shift

Online mentions and module homework; and exam reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students often call lectures amazing and humorous, but , and .

Main concern

Test-heavy pacing and tough .

What students said

“Best professor I've .”
BIOLOGY15
“There is a and the material tends to jump around fairly quickly out of order.”
BIOLOGY15
“If you want an A you have to work for it.”
BIO016

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online bio and lab sections are assignment-heavy with tight module due dates and , though help some.

Main concern

and short turnaround windows make the credit hours feel understated.

What students said

“This has by far been one of my most time consuming classes I've taken... assigns a *ton* of assignments and is a .”
BIO016L
“ because it gives you a chance to get a better score”
BIO016
“one of the things that I wish she could've done differently is the due dates for the modules, it can be rather difficult to get some assignments done within a three-day time period”
BIOLOGY15

Exam style

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Assessment is quiz and helpful and others call overloaded.

Frequent quizzesStudy guidesExam reviewsQuiz or exam retakes online

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections use frequent quizzes, study guides, and .

Quiz every other weekStudy guidesLecture-based tests
“There is a and the material tends to jump around fairly quickly out of order.”
BIOLOGY15
“she goes over what questions may be asked on the test. gives an and .”
BIO016

Online

Online students report lots of a second attempt.

Quiz retakesModule due datesTest heavy
“ because it gives you a chance to get a better score”
BIO016
“Lots of ”
BIOLOGY15

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Very , and knowledgeable. Lectures are very interesting and things are explained well.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 biology reviews, balancing and lab load. Credibility rating: Medium.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Professor Gerhart was an amazing Professor. Very intelligent and humorous.”

📚 Workload

30/100

“This has by far been one of my most time consuming classes I've taken... assigns a *ton* of assignments”

⚖️ Grading

40/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation

52/100

“Best professor I've .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are very interesting and things are explained well
  • she was funny and witty
  • inspirational in making positive changes to help our environment

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you want an A you have to work for it
  • The study guides contain 30 questions at the least
  • but she just wants to make sure you understand the info

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Assignments

  • assigns a *ton* of assignments and is a
  • due dates for the modules... three-day time period
  • Most of and

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven fairly detailed reviews across 2014-2024 are consistent on workload and teaching quality but limited in sample size.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO0165 reviews
BIOLOGY154 reviews
BIO016L2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2