Reviews of professor Millisa Bates

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took this class online so it may be different in person but there were 4 exams plus 1 final (lowest gets dropped) and homework assignments for each lecture (around 13). The professor is understanding and always makes sure we get all of the material in before the exam. Exams can be tough but study the slides and textbook. Take this professor!!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is a very laid back teacher and approachable. If you try in the class you will do fine. The only issue that our class ran into her with was she did not properly weigh the grades til a week before finals and it changed our grades in the class dramatically ( I'm sure it was probably a hiccup and won't happen again though )

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
For a lab its very straightforward what you need to know. Her tests are straightforward and she wont trick you.  She doesn't really teach you but the material requires just a LOAD of studying so get ready to grind and genuinely you need to know everything or you will fail - but that goes for pretty much all BIO243L. She honestly is pretty nice too!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The lectures are very fast paces so you have to really study to absorb the material. Pretty much the entire grade is dependent on the four exams. The exams vary in difficulty but in my opinion, they lean more toward difficult. The first exam class average was like a 72 but in the second one, I literally got a 98. no extra credit or late assignments

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was very easy. You have to attend 1 virtual lab each week and they are basically a participation grade. I stopped going to the lectures because she would just read over the slides that were uploaded the same day. The exams are on the notes and Kahoot reviews. There are a lot of Smartbooks to do but those are also participation.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Bates was very nice, knowledgeable, and passionate. Tests are fair, they are not absurdly hard and the questions are direct. My only issue is that she moves through slides very fast and taking notes is hard because by the time you write one thing, the next slide is up. Just be prepared to do lots of reading and learning outside of class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Bates is the ideal professor, she is kind, smart, and teaches the material very well. She does read off the slides but, when a question is asked she makes sure to go into great detail to answer the question. If she doesn't know the answer she makes sure to find the answer and follow up with you. Highly recommend taking Bates for Biology 243.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
For sure a heavy grader. The Lab should go along well with the lecture. Study hard because for quizzes you she shows a picture on the board and you have to write it out correctly on the paper. No word bank, all memorization. The exams consist of an object or body part at a station and you have to tell what it SPECIFICALLY is. again no word.