Reviews of professor Marieken Shaner

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is one of the best professors I have ever had. She has an amazing sense of deadpan humor. She knows her material inside and out and presents it in an interesting manner. Her class is not easy, but c'mon y'all it's microbiology. It ain't meant to be easy breezy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Shaner is a super engaging lecturer and supplements the material with interesting stories and case studies. Lectures are not recorded so go to class and take very detailed notes. Lowest test is dropped so do well on the first three and you dont have to take the final! Book is only needed for supplemental reading.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She's tough but she knows her stuff. 4 exams and if you do well on the first two, we were allowed to skip the third and then just take the final. She gave us plenty of extra credit but I've heard she changed the way she does that. Study everything because some questions were super random but doable!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The best Bio professor at SDSU by far. You have to watch the lectures in order to know her material, but they are engaging and interesting. The book is interesting but not needed. 8 quizzes worth 40 points (lowest dropped) and participation from watching lectures (115 points). TAKE THIS CLASS!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Amazing professor! She was extremely understanding during this online learning format and as long as you study and take good notes during lectures this class will be a breeze. Super informative with interesting content and didn't just read off the slides. The only grades were biweekly quizzes and participation in lectures so make sure to attend

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor. I agree that the people complaining didn't go to lectures or didn't put work into studying. Her exams had a few impossible questions but overall were fair and reflected her lectures so SHOW UP TO CLASS! Don't read as the book is useless and do the extra credit! Also she lets you drop one of the exams and the final isn't cumulative!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
the whole grade is based on tests. it is horrible. no homework at all. she is so fast when she speaks, be prepared to rewatch the lectures and spend over 5 hours on the lectures a week.