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Biology

Sabine Kurz-Camacho

BIOL107 · MICRO205 · BIOL205 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you can put in serious weekly study time and want a demanding but often fair science course with lots of .

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit heavyTough but caringLecture and lab heavyAttendance criticalHigh standards
  • Microbiology is genuinely hard, but many students still earn As with steady work and .
  • Attendance and lecture notes matter a lot; skipping class is repeatedly called a path to failing.
  • some call her inspirational and and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As and , but exams and picky lab grading mean an A is rarely free.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Microbiology content, dense lectures, and detailed exams make the material intellectually demanding for most students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students repeatedly say attendance is required and skipping lectures or .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Recommend if you want a tough, structured science class with a passionate instructor; avoid if .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and occasional drops help, but tough-grader and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Frequent homework, lab reports, quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many students praise passion, clarity tools, and accessibility, while a strong minority call explanations .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and labs with challenging quizzes, practicals, and exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person micro and general bio feel high-effort: lecture-heavy, lab-report heavy, and show up and grind.

Main concern

and exams can punish and lab work are strong.

What students said

“you can get an A if you want to. but you have to work for it, its not an easy class”
BIOL107
“This class is difficult, but stay focused and keep grinding and youll get the A.”
BIOL205
“When students seek help her responses can feel discouraging.”
MICRO205

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and labs; some sections get study guides or a cheat sheet, but .

Study guidesOptional cheat sheet in some coursesChallenging detail-based examsLab practicals

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab practicals are often described as hard and detail-heavy, though study guides and occasional cheat sheets help.

Study guidesCheat sheet allowed in BIOL107Hard detailed examsLab practicals
“Study guides that and relevant to the .”
BIOL107
“ and questions are challenging easy fail”
BIOL205

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“you can get an A if you want to. but you have to work for it, its not an easy class but then again, this is college there shouldn't be any easy classes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person reviews spanning 2014-2025, highlighting teaching, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Dr. . She made lecture enjoyable and was truly passionate about biology.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“LOTS of homework, but usually about half the .”

⚖️

48/100

“She is respected and nice person but the most TOUGH and .”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“If you are able to take her biology or microbiology class, I highly suggest doing so!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very friendly and nice. She shows respect when respect is given.
  • She made lecture enjoyable and was truly passionate about biology.
  • Horrible at explaining things. Taught myself everything with the book.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you can get an A if you want to. but you have to work for it
  • This class is difficult, but stay focused and keep grinding and youll get the A.
  • and questions are challenging easy fail

Theme 3

❤️ About Support & Tone

  • Very caring-- responsive to questions in/outside of
  • When students seek help her responses can feel discouraging.
  • lots of opportunities for .

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

28 detailed in-person reviews span many years with , and mixed support style.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 58

Course coverage

BIOL20518 reviews
BIOL1076 reviews
MICRO2054 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 3 · A 9

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D 1

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

3

Rather not say 3