Reviews of professor Maria Fernandez-Luna

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Explains content really well in class, exams are over a lot of material so start studying early. Her lectures can be boring at times, but she tries to make it interesting. Exams are 40 questions long, so be prepared for specificity on certain topics. All PowerPoints are posted, just not everything in lecture is same. READ THE BOOK it helps so much!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She reads from PowerPoint. Does not cover information on test. Be prepared to teach yourself. Not at all accessible. Don't take her.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Doesnt really teach during lectures so do notes before. We have LA's that do reviews every friday and provide practice tests with explanations. Our SI has been amazing with providing videos on canvas and great sessions and just a great help. Only grades are tests with occasional extra credit that we voted to go toward our final, takes attendance

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
She didn't know what she was talking about

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I loved Dr. Fernandez-Luna! I took her for two semesters BIO 1305 and 1306. She is a very caring person and if you can get past her accent, she is a great lecturer and you can tell she is very passionate about biology. She doesn't give homework; I struggled with having to study on my own. Grades are only test-based. Definitely go to SI!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took her in the Fall of 2017. I wish I would have dropped. We had so many issues with the online component of Pearson that we wound up NOT using it! Even though it was purchased with the book. Attendance is taken via a quiz with the clicker. Powerpoints were very heavy, test were difficult. I changed my major�� good luck

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is the best professor I had at Baylor. Exams are fair. She is kind, although you have to work. She expects a lot from the students but she is fully available to help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Terrible professor in virtually every aspect of teaching. Makes attendance mandatory just to show you lectures full of pictures and little to no context whatsoever. Graded on 4 exams (lowest dropped) and final exam. An absolute embarrassment to Baylor University considering how expensive it is to attend here. Get ready to teach yourself everything!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Please be prepared to teach yourself the material!!! and attend all SI!! SI is the only way you could possibly make a B or higher in this course. Her lectures are attendance required however they are just pictures she over explains and complicates. Her office hours are useless unless you have very specific questions to ask.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Luna is awesome! I learned a ton! She is always available for every student that wants to understand Biology.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
BIO 1. Assignments are online, not bad, just time consuming. You can tell she is passionate about science but she expects everyone to automatically understand yet is bad at explaining