AI Rate Professor

Biology

Craig Petersen

BIO15BIO6 · BIO6BIO6L · BIO6ANDLAB · BIOL6L · BIO6L · BIOL6 · BIO · BIO66L · BIO15 · BIO6 · BIO6LECTURE · 281 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
58.7%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want an intense, values-driven environmental class and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLife-changing passionHeavy reading loadMemorize 50 principlesPolarizing styleMandatory attendance
  • many call him life-changing and hilarious while others call lectures irrelevant and demeaning.
  • Success requires heavy textbook reading, memorizing about 50 principles, and attending for pop quizzes.
  • Grades reward effort and participation, but many say .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible if you read every chapter, memorize roughly 50 principles, and use , but many hustled hard and still missed an A.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

and principle memorization that many call overwhelming for a lower-division bio.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as required and students say skipping means you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

and energy; the other half warn to avoid the outdated methods and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

; full effort often yields B-range unless principles and are nailed.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and principle memorization dominate the load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

; critics say lectures wander and leave students to self-teach.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Pop quizzes and exams built on principles and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO6/lab is high-energy and inspirational for fans, but , and .

Main concern

; you must memorize principles and keep up with .

What students said

“Just read the text and memorize the principle and I guarantee you will at least get a B.”
BIO6
“You have to memorize an absurd amount of principles and his lectures don't prepare for the exam.”
BIO6
“ , no notes, no powerpoints... Everything you have to teach yourself.”
BIO6L

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.

Exams reward memorized principles and reading; lectures .

Pop quizzesPrinciple memorizationTest-heavyStudy guidesExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams that stress memorizing principles from dense reading.

Pop quizzesPrinciple memorizationTest-heavyStudy guides
“Beware of pop quizzes”
BIO6
“the hardly have anything to do with the tests.”
BIO6

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Craig Petersen is the type of professor you see in movies. The professor who can be intimidating but also has the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person and grading strain. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Polarizing Inspiration

68/100

“Holy freaking cow, Craig is by far one of the .”

📚

35/100

“ .”

⚖️ Tough A Path

42/100

“I have never hustled so much in a class and didn't get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's magical
  • His passion is infectious and he is SOO inspirational
  • this guy is a class clown. all he does is act sill than be a teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do the read, get your principles down and participate - you'll get an A.
  • He is the .
  • Prepare to memorize everything.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he walked me to my car at 10 PM because he cared about me being safe
  • Hes sort of a bully. Cult.
  • He's open to dissent, though.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

281

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of , and a sharp love-hate split.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5196
4 out of 529
3 out of 515
2 out of 513
1 out of 528

Course coverage

BIO634 reviews
BIO6ANDLAB4 reviews
BIOL6L3 reviews
BIO6L2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1