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If you are not studying invertebrate biology, do not take this class. He makes it incredibly difficult and SO dense. The amount of material you are expected to know is unrealistic without prior knowledge of the subject. He is hard to pay attention to during lectures, but it is very important to listen to his words rather than his slides.Rate My Professors ↗
Gives great lectures and is good at putting on a friendly, personable front, but behind the scenes talks badly about his students and is very disrespectful.Rate My Professors ↗
The best professor of the Bio 152 class! Material is pretty easy, and he is well prepared with his lecture and discussion material. Textbook readings were not necessary for his unit. Thanks to review materials, you know exactly what to expect for the exam.Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Sharma speaks very fast during lecture and he often goes on a tangent, so it is difficult in what we needed to know for the exam. His lectures are boring and is hard to keep up as he just keeps on talking. However, he provides practice sets, which helps us study for the exam.Rate My Professors ↗
He was my favorite of the three lecturers for BIO152, and was very clear about what was going to be on the test. He would sometimes go on tangents but they were interesting and he made it clear that the very in depth content would not be on the test.Rate My Professors ↗
I would never recommend prof Sharma's class to anyone. He is incredibly boring and presents the material in a disorganized way making it extremely difficult to understand what you do and do not need to know. His assignments are unnecessarily difficult and long. They are very unaccommodating course coordinators in biology 152, avoid this class.Rate My Professors ↗
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Introductory Biology covers plant physiology, organismal kingdoms, evolution, and ecology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.02 GPA, 36.2% A/AB (n=448 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.32 GPA, 53.5% A/AB (n=469 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.27 GPA, 52.7% A/AB (n=514 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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
ZOOLOGY 199 is a directed study course where students conduct independent research and develop hypotheses under faculty mentorship.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleZOOLOGY 299 is a directed study course where students conduct independent research and develop hypotheses under faculty mentorship.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleZOOLOGY 681 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ZOOLOGY 691 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ZOOLOGY 699 offers selected research projects for junior and senior students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ZOOLOGY 990 is a graduate research course where students conduct advanced biological research under faculty mentorship to fulfill program requirements.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2026 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 199 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2026 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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