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Charlie Mo

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Raw average: 3.67/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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MICROBIO 450
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Mo is a fair lecturer, but I wouldn't say his lectures are interesting or inspirational. For most of the content, you can learn it from reading the slides. The exams are not bad, but you need to memorize quite a lot of random concepts to get a good grade.
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MICROBIO 450
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Mo is a really nice guy. His class is pretty content-heavy and requires a lot of memorization. He says his tests are multiple-choice/short-answer, but they are actually short-answer/essay w/ 1-2 multiple-choice questions. Every lecture is recorded and available online. He's an understanding guy.
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MICROBIO 450
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Lectures are very dense, but Dr. Mo did a good job explaining things slowly and clearly. Yet he can be better at explaining difficult concepts. Exams are straightforward as they focus on big picture. There are virtually no assignments except for some review quizzes. But this class is overall very memorization-heavy. Btw he's also a very nice person
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Classes with Charlie Mo

MICROBIO 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

MICROBIO 299 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct research in microbiology under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasDaniel Amador-Noguez+26 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample
MICROBIO 682

Senior Honors Thesis

2–4 credits

MICROBIO 682 is the second semester of individual study for majors completing theses for Honors degrees, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasDaniel Amador-Noguez+21 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
MICROBIO 692

Senior Thesis

2 credits

MICROBIO 692 is a second-semester individual study course for microbiology majors completing their senior theses under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasDaniel Amador-Noguez+20 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
MICROBIO 699

Special Problems

1–4 credits

MICROBIO 699 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct advanced microbiology research under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasPaul Friesen+31 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
MICROBIO 899

Independent Study

1–9 credits

MICROBIO 899 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct research in biological science under faculty direction.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasPaul Friesen+32 more

No recorded grade history

MICROBIO 990

Research

1–9 credits

MICROBIO 990 is a research course involving full lab and literature review of a microbiology problem, leading to thesis preparation and publication.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasPaul Friesen+33 more

No recorded grade history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026MICROBIO 299Independent Study
Fall 2026MICROBIO 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Fall 2026MICROBIO 899Independent Study
Fall 2026MICROBIO 990Research

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