James Harber

MICROBIOLOGY · MICROLAB · MICR100 · MICRO100 · BIO120 · MICRO100L · MICROR100 · MICRR100 · MICR101 · MICRO101 · BIOL120 · 63 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 84.21%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

if you want rigorous micro prep and will read and self-study; avoid if you need spoon-fed lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate MicrobiologistLecture HeavyGet Ready To ReadPolarizing StylePrepares For Med School

Deep subject expert who prepares students for upper-division and professional programs.
Lectures can ramble or ; and self-study.
Hard, high-information micro with labs, term papers, and tests, but curves and help committed students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are common with , and , but this is not an easy or low-effort A.

Almost all evidence is in person; the single online review still describes high difficulty.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Dense microbiology with extensive terms, reading, labs, and .

In-person consensus is challenging; online sample is too small but also reports high difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and participation are required, including current events and labs.

; the online review also lists attendance as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and career prep despite teaching-style complaints.

Recommendations are strong in person; the lone online .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

62/100

Tough material and exams, but curves, , and rewrite chances often rescue hard workers.

Format shift

Curve and comments .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Daily participation, reading, labs, lab books, term papers, and .

Format shift

Heavy workload is consistent in person; online also piled major work late in the term.

Teaching experience

Average

64/100

Brilliant and passionate, but .

Format shift

In-person opinions are polarized; the online review leaned negative on organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and , quizzes, and presentations.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person micro is demanding but often rewarding, with , and strong support for students who work hard.

Main concern

, and long labs can overwhelm passive students.

What students said

“The hardest class I have ever taken but also the most rewarding. He prepares you for graduate level work.”
MICR100

“His class is not an easy A class, you must put in time, hard work and effort.”
MICRO100

“Good Scientist. Subpar professor. and unorganized. Good luck.”
MICR100

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online fall review found the class unorganized and front-loaded assessments into the .

Main concern

Difficult to reach outside class and stressful end-of-term pileup of exams and projects.

What students said

“He was very difficult to connect with outside of class. The class was very unorganized. We had a and persentation all due in the last two weeks of school.”
MICRO101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and practice questions, often with a curve.

Test HeavyMcGraw Practice QuestionsTerm PaperLab BookCurve

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and test heavy; students , and review sheets do better, often with a curve.

Test heavyMcGraw MCQsReview sheetsLab notebooksCurve

“as long as you complete the practice McQs on McGraw Hill website, you're set for the exams.”
MICRO100

“ a lot of time & effort in studying).”
MICR100

Online

One online review reports , and presentation clustered at term end.

MidtermFinalQuizzesTerm paperPresentation

“We had a and persentation all due in the last two weeks of school.”
MICRO101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“The hardest class I have ever taken but also the most rewarding. He prepares you for graduate level work.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 mostly in-person micro and bio reviews with one online case. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

64/100

“Good Scientist. Subpar professor. and unorganized.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“I 10/10 recommended this professor!”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

38/100

“His class is not an easy A class, you must put in time, hard work and effort.”

🔬 Career Prep Value

85/100

“He prepares students for their healthcare career and doesn't sugar coat it anything.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is passionate about Microbiology and science.
but reading the material prior to class does help
He will go on tangents and forget about what he is talking about

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!
He grades on a huge curve, offers
Lazy, do everything at the last second students, you won't survive

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Dr. Harber is a caring and understanding professor.
He truly cares for his students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with rich detail; only one online review lowers format-specific certainty.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529

4 out of 518

3 out of 56

2 out of 53

1 out of 58

Course coverage

MICR10017 reviews

MICRO10013 reviews

MICR1015 reviews

MICRO100L4 reviews

BIOL1203 reviews

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MICROR1003 reviews

BIO1201 review

MICRO1011 review

MICROBIOLOGY1 review

MICROLAB1 review

MICRR1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 24

B range

B+ 2 · B 5

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2

James Harber

x x if you want rigorous micro prep and will read and self-study; avoid if you need spoon-fed lectures.

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

👍 Recommendation Rate

📈 Difficulty & Grades

🔬 Career Prep Value

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About 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 want rigorous micro prep and will read and self-study; avoid if you need spoon-fed lectures.