AI Rate Professor

Biology

Greg Johansen

MICRO150 · MEDMICRO150 · MICRO1503 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
59/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you are ready for a demanding microbiology class with and lecture-heavy studying.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough examsLecture heavyPassionate teacherHeavy studyingMixed support
  • Johansen is often described as knowledgeable, funny, and passionate.
  • Microbiology is consistently described as difficult and information-heavy.
  • Grades require serious studying, recorded lectures, and strong memorization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible, but students say it requires heavy studying, detailed lecture notes, and memorization.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The subject is dense, fast, and packed with information across a five-unit microbiology course.

Only in-person reviews discuss course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Reviews emphasize recording and following lectures closely, but they do not clearly prove a .

and mostly indirect.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

Many students value his passion and lectures, but others strongly object to the and limited help.

Recommendation and is sharply mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

, and students must study heavily for high grades.

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students describe tons of information, long lectures, heavy memorization, and demanding tests.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Positive reviews praise his passion, humor, and answers, while negative reviews say he can be unhelpful and assumes prior knowledge.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Reviews repeatedly center the course around difficult tests, lecture outlines, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, essays, and lab memorization.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and sometimes excellent lecturer, but the course is hard and test-heavy.

Main concern

and the workload can feel excessive.

What students said

“Microbio is a tough class, don't expect an easy A, here.”
MICRO150
“ .”
150
“His lectures are long, but if you record the lecture, you will do just fine.”
1503

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 described as difficult, long, and heavily dependent on memorizing lecture and lab material.

Difficult testsEssay questionsMultiple choiceFill in the blankLab memorization

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank items, and lab memorization.

Difficult testsEssay questionsMultiple choiceFill in the blankLab memorization
“He gives 9 essay questions in which 6 must be completed along with 80+ multiple choice and 15 fill in the blank.”
150
“ , but they're not unrealistic.”
MICRO150
“Labs, memorize.”
MICRO150

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Microbio is a tough class, don't expect an easy A, here.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“He is a great teacher with a passion for what he does, and always answers student's questions in full.”

📚 Difficulty Level

30/100

“The subject is extremely difficult with tons of .”

🧪

28/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Prof. Johansen is a great professor.
  • Very approachable and always welcomes questions from students.
  • He teaches the subject as if we already knew what he's talking about.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You gotta study and study and study some more to get your A.
  • Although the expected considering it is a 5 unit class.
  • I expected this class to be difficult, but not this hard.

Theme 3

📝

  • If you record the lectures, print the lecture outlines, and throw up every single piece of moderately relevant information on your lecture outline, you'll get at least an 85% on the tests.
  • His lectures are long, but if you record the lecture, you will do just fine.
  • All he could give me as an answer was "No , use flashcards".

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed in-person reviews show consistent difficulty signals but split sharply on teaching quality.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
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1 out of 52

Course coverage

MICRO1502 reviews
1501 review
15031 review
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MICRO15031 review

Reported outcomes

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