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Otegui is cryptic and vague with course/content requirements. You have no idea what your grade is until after exams because there is no curve and she uses a ridiculous grading system not outlined in the syllabus. The lectures seem irrelevant to the exams.Rate My Professors ↗
Pr. Otegui has an accent but if you make an effort to understand her its not a big deal. Lecture can be boring but the material was straight forward and fairly easy to understand. Her exam was not very difficult either. Overall not bad.Rate My Professors ↗
She had a high pitched accent that was hard to listen to while you were taking notes. The slides were packed with drawings that were hard to copy down and understand as she explained them. Overall she seemed like a nice person but I constantly felt rushed with the amount of information per lecture. Highly recommend taking notes ahead of time.Rate My Professors ↗
Overall very good professor. If you put the time into learning the material, you will do fine. Class involves a large group project --choose your group wisely. There are extra credit opportunities too! Definitely go to lecture, but if you miss - slides are posted online.Rate My Professors ↗
Read her slides straight off the Powerpoint; what can I say-this method of "teaching" no longer impresses me.Rate My Professors ↗
A pretty decent professor. She was a little hard to understand at first because she has a strong accent. Her quizzes and the exam were all pretty consistent with what she taught. She expected everyone to be reading the book, though.Rate My Professors ↗
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BOTANY 299 is a directed study course that introduces students to research questions and provides mentorship in a botany research environment.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited samplePLANT ANATOMY covers the structure and development of seed plants, primarily flowering plants, emphasizing structure-function relationships.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Marisa Otegui is viewed positively by one reviewer who notes that attending lectures and utilizing posted slides helps students succeed, especially with a large group project and extra credit opportunities.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025BOTANY 499 is an intermediate directed research course where students explore botany research questions under faculty mentorship.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleBOTANY 681 is a senior honors thesis course involving individual research arranged with a faculty member for Botany majors.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
BOTANY 682 is a senior honors thesis course involving individual research arranged with a faculty member for Botany majors.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleBOTANY 691 is a senior thesis course focused on individual research conducted under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
BOTANY 692 is a senior thesis course involving individual research arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleBOTANY 699 is a directed study course where students explore botany research questions under faculty mentorship.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleBOTANY 996 is an independent research course in plant physiology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
GENETICS 699 is a special problems course allowing students to conduct individual advanced work in a specific area of Genetics under faculty guidance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026GENETICS 990 is a research course where students conduct independent laboratory research under faculty supervision to prepare a graduate thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
MOLBIOL 699 is a directed study course where students conduct individual research projects under professorial supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | BOTANY 299 | Directed Study in Botany |
| Fall 2026 | BOTANY 300 | Plant Anatomy |
| Fall 2026 | BOTANY 499 | Intermediate Directed Research |
| Fall 2026 | BOTANY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | BOTANY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | BOTANY 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | BOTANY 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | BOTANY 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | BOTANY 996 | Research-plant Physiology |
| Fall 2026 | GENETICS 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2026 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | MOLBIOL 699 | Directed Studies in Molecular Biology |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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