Reviews of professor Javin Oza

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was worried about taking his class but it was nice having him as a professor. I really felt like I could relate to him, and he was very approachable. Chemistry can be very scary, but he made it bearable. He was straight forward and offered helpful in-class worksheets. Tests were hard but he curved heavily too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the nicest professors I have had. He knew what he wanted and made clear instructions for every class. He was super helpful in our breakout rooms on zoom.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I became homeless in the middle of the quarter. Dr. Oza was the only professor who empathized with my situation and provided accommodations. He even checked in with me throughout the quarter to see if he could help with food, and how I was doing. The class is hard, but I had trouble with chemistry in general. He's a wonderful teacher.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Pros: very caring professor, wants to see his students succeed, lectures are pretty informative and explain things clearly, has a skewed curve to a B which means you get a 3-15% curve, great response time Cons: does not provide answer keys for hw, answers office hour questions in a LOT of depth leaving some questions unanswered, difficult material

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the nicest profs I've had at Cal Poly.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a hard grader and I thought I was going to fail but he curved the class at the end (maybe he said he would, don't remember) and I did just fine. He's pretty helpful if you ask and go to office hours. The quarter went by pretty fast and I ended up learning a lot.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is hands down one of the worst biochem teachers at Cal Poly. He does flipped classroom so you do all the teaching he does none. He takes all his videos, worksheets, homework from other teachers. He posts 3-9 lecture videos every week for you to watch (9-20 mins each) all made by Dr. Fogle. Lazy professor who won't lecture + madatory reading

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I've had him twice now, for gen chem and biochem. He talks a lot about how to learn and mental health stuff, which is refreshing for a professor to care about. He made biochem pretty interesting.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Pros: cares a lot about students and their mental health, goes out of his way to help his students succeed, good quality lectures for the bio-heavy material, super large curve that boosts your grade anywhere from 3-15% Cons: no hw answer keys, extremely difficult exams, has 1-on-1 meetings during office hours which takes away from group questions

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a tough grader. He cares a lot though and is excited about the topics he covers.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Chemistry finally made sense to me in his class