Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Tests are not well written and is hard to meet with outside of class. Does not respond to emails timely and is late. Reads off of slides and not particularly engaging or easy to followRate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Karie Cherwin
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
81% is an A, I don't need to say anything elseRate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Dr. Cherwin seems like she is very knowledgable and passionate about the subject but lectures are fairly boring because she reads her slides rather than presenting them. She is not super involved in the course which makes grading and announcements pretty delayed and disorganized as most of it relies on the TA's. The class itself is great though!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Not the worst lecturer I've ever had, but the lecture sequence was incredibly disorganized and often lacked direction; the class is basically a myriad of guest lectures chopped into different "units." Content is easy though, and discussion is solely led by students which wasn't ideal. Tests were fair for the most partRate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Lecture is disorganized and hard to follow, discussion is led by students, mandatory but not useful. Reviews were also useless. Lots of assignments but no rubrics and TAs are not on the same page with each other or the professor.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Cherwin is nice, and topics are interesting. However, lectures are very disorganized. Grading criteria is very unclear, and super picky. Nearly impossible to get full points on anything. There are a lot of assignments, which is okay as it balances out your exams. Discussions are not helpful for your exams.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Karie Cherwin
Principles of wildlife management focusing on conserving animal populations for societal benefit.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.67 GPA, 85.4% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.61 GPA, 76.1% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.58 GPA, 75.9% A/AB (n=54 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026This course addresses the complexity and conservation of white-tailed deer by integrating ecological, cultural, economic, and political issues through case studies and practical experience.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.65 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleF&WECOL 699
Special Problems
1–4 creditsF&WECOL 699 is a special problems course allowing individual advanced work in Forest and Wildlife Ecology under faculty guidance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleRecorded teaching history
Explore courses taught by this instructor →Browse recorded courses
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | F&WECOL 379 | Principles of Wildlife Management |
| Fall 2026 | F&WECOL 577 | Complexity and Conservation of White-tailed Deer |
| Fall 2026 | F&WECOL 699 | Special Problems |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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