Christiane Touma

BIO20 · BIO05 · MICROBIOLOGY · BIO16 · BIO127 · BIO161540 · BIO160 · BIO18 · BIOL20 · BIO02 · BIOL16 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 63/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 61.54%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you will attend, study lectures hard, and use office hours; skip if you need an easy A or a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyParticipation MattersTest HeavyCaring But DisorganizedWork Hard For Grade

Knowledgeable and and labs
Exams are detail-heavy and can be long-answer or picky;
Attendance and participation strongly affect success; organization and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible but usually require , and office hours rather than light effort.

Both online and in-person reviewers stress hard work for a strong grade; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Biology content is dense, detail-oriented, and often paced in a way that leaves students lost without heavy review.

Difficulty reads high in both formats; and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many reviews say attendance is mandatory or that skipping class means you will not pass.

; online is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

Students who want real learning and will engage recommend her; .

; online is limited and mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some mention curves and support, but and .

Format shift

and slow grades are sharper than many in-person notes.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

, but studying lectures, labs, and .

Format shift

Some online modules pile assignments; in-person load is more study and lab driven.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Strong subject mastery and caring help offset accent, disorganization, and uneven clarity for many students.

Format shift

In-person students more often praise lectures and labs; online students more often flag communication gaps.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, labs, and participation matter, but exams and and decide the grade.

Format shift

Online reviewers especially note exams dwarfing module assignments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person, many praise her knowledge, caring style, and real-world biology focus, but , and skipping class hurts.

Main concern

Tough, detail-focused exams plus mandatory-feeling attendance make it high-effort.

What students said

“She is a tough professor but as long as you pay attention and the class.”
BIO18

“You have to work hard to get a good grade but if you attend class and , and participate then you won't have a problem.”
BIO02

“I am an A student and I love science so this was an incredibly hard class for me.”
BIO02

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one student found assignments prep for exams and felt supported, , and weak email response.

Main concern

and delayed grade updates can tank your average if .

What students said

“Professor Touma was always helpful! All of .”
BIOL20

“ and scattered all over the place. It is hard to communicate with her because .”
BIO20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

long-answer items and feel hard even with attendance.

Detail Heavy ExamsLong Answer Or ChartsLecture BasedMultiple Choice In Some SectionsHigh Stakes Finals

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, exams range from multiple choice to 4-5 long-answer items with charts and drawings based on lecture details.

Lecture Detail FocusLong Answer Or ChartsMultiple Choice In Some CoursesLab And Lecture Exams

“There is NO multiple choice question exam, she literally gives you exam that has 4 to 5 questions and it all fill in with charts and drawings.”
BIO18

“ but they're all multiple choice.”
BIO02

Online

Online comments describe difficult, scattered exams with .

High Stakes ExamsDifficult Exam Content

“ and scattered all over the place.”
BIO20

“All the worth 10 points but the exams are 100.”
BIO02

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You have to work hard to get a good grade but if you attend class and , and participate then you won't have a problem.”
Voice snapshots generated from 33 reviews, highlighting teaching, exam load, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“Dr. and determined to ensure all students understand the material.”

📈 Hard Work For Grades

38/100

“You have to work hard to get a good grade but if you attend class and , and participate then you won't have a problem.”

📝

46/100

“ things that she would go over briefly.”

👍

62/100

“If you actually want to learn something and put in the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing lectures and real-life biology application
She makes you think before giving answers
and wrong frustrate some

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

and feel tough
Work hard, attend, and use office hours for a good grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Support And Character

Caring and willing to stay late in lab
Always ready to help if you put in effort

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

33 reviews spanning many years with , and teaching quality.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515

4 out of 55

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2 out of 53

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1

Christiane Touma

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Hard Work For Grades

📝 x x

👍 x x x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

❤️ About Support And Character

See exactly what the AI read.

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 you will attend, study lectures hard, and use office hours; skip if you need an easy A or a .

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