Reviews of professor Sarah Berke

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
2 lecture assignments, 1 Zoom meeting assignment, 1 lab assignment, and 1 Inquizitive assignment per week. 2 easy group projects. You don't really need the main textbook. The Inquizitive access card is definitely necessary. The Story of Life book is only used a couple times in the semester for discussion. Dr. Berke is a great, enthusiastic teacher.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
For all my nursing babes, there's no other option for your A&P cred so just be prepared for one of the longest semesters of your life. The lectures are basically mandatory because they are part of your grade but you won't learn nothing in them because is all off Powerpoint. All I can say is good luck and study a lot.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I enjoyed having Professor Berke. She is more than willing to go out of her way to help her students succeed and she knows a lot about her field. She was sick and cancelled classes for a month, and still offered to skype or call students that were struggling with the makeup assignments/topics. A great professor that I would definitely take again!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
WAY TOO MANY SLIDES. For a class that is for NON-MAJORS it was way too in-depth and such a pain to get through. A million tests and they barely have any questions so with so much content it's impossible to figure out what to study. The study guide is just a list of terms and half of them don't appear on the test so you end up wasting your time.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Berke is so sweet! She genuinely cares about her students and makes an effort to get to know them. BIOL100 is easy (like a more in depth high school bio). There is a decent amount of work every week, but nothing is all that difficult. The labs are fun as well and often let out early. Take Dr. Berke if you want a positive experience in biology.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Berke was one of my favorite professors! You can tell that she really cares about her students and their success. She was very enthusiastic about what she was teaching, and explained everything clearly in my opinion. If you stay on top of the homework, go to class, and start studying early for the tests, you'll likely do well in this course!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was Dr. Berke's first time teaching an Anatomy and Physiology course, and she did an amazing job. The class is lecture-heavy and you need to study for the exams, but she is so caring and sweet and will help you if you go to her office hours. The class is BIOL214 btw.