Reviews of professor Erin Tran

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Tran is a good lecturer and takes time to answer questions during class. Exams are fair. Lab is a lot of work but if you have a good TA it will help.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Tran is an awesome lecturer who explains stuff very clearly and reinforces past material in lectures. The lab class is interesting because you actually do a lot of different procedures, but the grading for lab sucks because you're stuck with the same group all semester ... Anyway, Prof Tran is very excited about her material and approachable.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her lectures are a little boring, but the material is straightforward and her exams are very fair. There are so many grading points besides the exams that if you work hard you can do good in the class. She does clickers in class but you can miss up to 7 and get full credit for clickers. Tran is very nice and is interested in what she teaches.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tran isn't bad as a lecturer, but BSCI223 was infuriating. So many assignments that it was hard to keep track, at least 3-4 things due each week. Group work is a huge part of grade and stuck with same terrible group all semester. The final exam was way more complicated than it needed to be. I love microbiology, but this class structure was painful

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Tran is a great professor. I hated the lab, there is just so much group work and busy work. She is a tough grader and I prefer the TA's to grade instead. Her exams are pretty hard and the amount of work really gave me anxiety. If you are struggling, go see Dr. Tran.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was Tran's first time teaching micro so the class is very similar to Buchner's. She's less interested in failing everyone like Buchner and more interested in us learning. Boring lectures but they're recorded. I don't recommend this class for 'fun' unless you enjoy incessant amounts of busy work. TONS of group work w/ same partners all semester

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
For a biology course this class is one of the easier ones. There is a zoom option for every lecture so in person attendance is not required. Worst part is how assignment heavy it is. If you are in a difficult major, this class will get VERY annoying as many of the assignments are pure busy work. If you put time into it you'll get an A.