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 ↗
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PRASHANT SHARMA
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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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Classes with PRASHANT SHARMA
Invertebrate Biology and Evolution
Credits unavailableZOOLOGY 300 introduces invertebrate diversity, emphasizing anatomy, development, and evolutionary relationships of animal phyla.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Invertebrate Biology and Evolution Lab
Credits unavailableZOOLOGY 301 is a lab course introducing invertebrate diversity, anatomy, and evolution, requiring concurrent enrollment in ZOOLOGY 300.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleDirected Studies in Zoology
1–6 creditsZOOLOGY 699 offers selected research projects for junior and senior students.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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Fall 2021–Spring 2026Research
1–9 creditsZOOLOGY 990 is a graduate research course where students conduct advanced biological research under faculty mentorship to fulfill program requirements.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | ZOOLOGY 300 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution |
| Spring 2026 | ZOOLOGY 301 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution Lab |
| Spring 2026 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2026 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2025 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2025 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2025 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2025 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2024 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2024 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2024 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2024 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2024 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2024 | ZOOLOGY 957 | Seminar-evolution |
| Spring 2024 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2023 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2023 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2023 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2023 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2023 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2023 | ZOOLOGY 300 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution |
| Spring 2023 | ZOOLOGY 301 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution Lab |
| Spring 2023 | ZOOLOGY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2022 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2022 | ZOOLOGY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2022 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2022 | ZOOLOGY 301 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution Lab |
| Spring 2022 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2022 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2021 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2021 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2021 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2020 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2020 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2020 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2020 | ZOOLOGY 957 | Seminar-evolution |
| Spring 2020 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2019 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2019 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2019 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2019 | ZOOLOGY 300 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution |
| Spring 2019 | ZOOLOGY 301 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution Lab |
| Spring 2019 | ZOOLOGY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2019 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2018 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2018 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2018 | ZOOLOGY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2018 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2018 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2018 | ZOOLOGY 300 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution |
| Spring 2018 | ZOOLOGY 301 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution Lab |
| Spring 2018 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2018 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2017 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2017 | ZOOLOGY 400 | Topics in Biology |
| Fall 2017 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2017 | ZOOLOGY 957 | Seminar-evolution |
| Fall 2017 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2017 | ZOOLOGY 300 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution |
| Spring 2017 | ZOOLOGY 301 | Invertebrate Biology and Evolution Lab |
| Spring 2017 | ZOOLOGY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2017 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2017 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2016 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2016 | ZOOLOGY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2016 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2016 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2016 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
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