Reviews of professor Philip Heise

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He gives all multiple choice exams and the final consists of questions from previous exams. Outline for notes to fill in during the lectures consists all information tested on the exams. Great teaching style and personality.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He would assign 8 quizzes and a test all due on the same day. The questions were hard, and the tests were monitored by a lockdown browser. There was way too much information in a single chapter and it was very difficult to remember everything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Amazing! There is no homework besides reading the textbook and he has PowerPoints/videos for extra help. There are four exams and no final. Each exam is on 3-4 chapters which have quizzes. The quizzes have infinite tries and the questions used are the same ones in the exams! Read the material, take a bunch of quizzes and you WILL get a good grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class is death by PowerPoint. Six exams and one final, and no other work. Aka- one bad grade and your grade drops significantly. Nothing in the notes will be on the test.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was funny and honest. He LOVES animals and if you get him talking about reptiles after class he won't stop lol. His lectures are very note heavy and he doesn't post his PowerPoints so even though attendance isn't mandatory it's REALLY IMPORTANT.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. H is one of the best professors I've taken at NWFSC. Don't get me wrong, the class is hard, but you learn a lot, and Dr. H truly cares about students' success. There are 5 tests, including the final, which are worth 65% total; the lowest is dropped. There are 2 lab practicals which are like mini tests but are pretty easy. Study, study, study!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
not great. took notes every class but the test wasnt really about what he lectured. you had to read the book to actually prepare for the test. dont take if you want an easy professor because you actually do have to study and look at the book.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class definitely puts you to work. You're assigned a ton of tests along with an exam every month. There's no final because of the exams every month. However, you will spend HOURS doing notes. There is WAY too much in a single chapter to go over and memorize for the exam and tests. The quizzes are fairly simple, but he offers extra credit.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This is a tough class but he does give extra credit. Get ready to spend a lot of time studying.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Take him for general biology. The class was super easy, I didn't even try. He drops your lowest test grade, including the final.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class is difficult due to the sheer amount of information that you are required to memorize. He gives out test study guides with an amount of information that is not realistic to memorize. The best strategy seems to be pouring over the book relentlessly. If you have a viable alternative to take this course at another university, do it.