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Professor Allen is an excellent and experienced lecturer and does a great job conveying biological processes to students who are not studying plant pathology. Lab was easy but there were a lot of lab reports which take time. Lecture participation is graded. Very few readings/work outside of the lab(~33% of final grade).Rate My Professors ↗
Easy content, but participation is graded & lectures are on paper, not posted online. Labs are 30% of grade, exams make up the rest--not difficult, but TAs look for specific answers, which isn't always clear in questions. If you're looking for an easy A international studies, look elsewhere unless you test well & know you have time for lab reports.Rate My Professors ↗
Absolutely amazing lectures that are super interesting. Lab is a ton of fun if you have a good group. If not it is not so fun. I loved my lab but I know others did not. The bad thing is the class is graded on a few things. I got a B on one exam and an A on the others and all other assignments and I barely got an ABRate My Professors ↗
Plant Path 123 is a great course if you need a Bio credit or International studies! The lectures were pretty straight forward and had tons of relations to other subjects that were not science. The exams are difficult, but extremely fair. Professor Allen has a contagious passion for science!Rate My Professors ↗
Lectures are easy but worth going to: frequent in lecture participation checks AND they're just good lectures. Labs are pretty fun, lab reports every few weeks and a semester long project. Over all fantastic class, and I hope to have Dr. Allen again as I start taking higher level Botany/Plant Pathology classes for the major.Rate My Professors ↗
Great if you're not a huge fan of bio. Ties concepts to historical/social contexts, making the course much more engaging. Tests: relatively easy if you pay some attention in lecture, and don't need much rote memorization. Honors-optional project is easy & flexible: basically just design any project that dives deeper into a course concept.Rate My Professors ↗
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Independent laboratory research for a graduate thesis in plant pathology under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | PLPATH 990 | Research |
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