Reviews of professor Jonathon Holtz

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Holz is very enthusiastic and tries to engage students and make class interesting. However, there's an overwhelming amount of material covered on each exam and he doesn't refrain from testing on trivial details. Most exams are curved heavily as a result, but if you try to memorize EVERYTHING on the slides you'll do fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
My favorite bio prof at UR. Why can't all professors just be like him. He speaks clearly, uses powerpoint, and his tests are fair. The class isn't easy by any means, but your effort is usually rewarded.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Has a ton of material to cover in each lecture, but tells you exactly what you need to know on exams, and also throws in well-timed jokes. He also listened to the class when we wanted to switch to live lectures. But damn is there a lot of content on his exams. Made me work for it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Holz is one of the best professors I've had here at UR. He encourages class participation, is receptive to feedback, and the lecture style keeps you on your toes. Exams are quite tough, however there's a so called 'bump' that accounts for the difficulty. He'll definitely make you work for your grade but by no means is it impossible.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hilarious professor and a great human being. Makes you want to participate and times jokes that fit in and make class more enjoyable. As far as content wise, material is very dense and covered over a quick time. 100% recommended to rewatch and take hand notes as exams can have material you never expected. Bump offered for every exam based on avg.