The Microbial World
MICROBIO 100 introduces non-science majors to the roles of microorganisms in nature, health, and ecology, covering disease principles and biotechnology.
Summary
Historical reviews of Timothy Paustian: Reviewers describe advanced material and difficult exams, often requiring mandatory attendance and navigating buggy online tools. One student noted a light workload with simple discussion posts.
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Prerequisites
Course mapNot open to students with credit forMICROBIO 101 or 303.
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- MICROBIO 303
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Timothy Paustian: Timothy Paustian teaches MICROBIO 100 with highly polarized outcomes. Most reviewers describe the course as unexpectedly difficult, citing confusing exams, mandatory attendance, and a self-published textbook with technical issues. One student found the class easy with clear grading, though this view is an outlier among the majority of negative feedback.
TIMOTHY PAUSTIAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Timothy Paustian: Timothy Paustian's MICROBIO 100 reviews are sharply divided. Most students report a challenging course with confusing assessments, while one reviewer found the class straightforward and easy.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.60 GPA, 76.8% A/AB (n=233 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.56 GPA, 75.8% A/AB (n=326 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.38 GPA, 65.3% A/AB (n=308 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Timothy Paustian: Reviewers describe advanced material and difficult exams, often requiring mandatory attendance and navigating buggy online tools. One student noted a light workload with simple discussion posts.
Historical reviews of Timothy Paustian: Students frequently criticize Paustian for rambling lectures, rudeness, and requiring his own textbook. Others note he is funny but uses strict proctoring, while one appreciated his accessible teaching style.
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
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Model & dataset provenance
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