Reviews of professor Michele Merritt

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If this class was in-person it would have made it that much better. It can be challenging. Lectures are as long as they would be in person. Book, quizzes, tests etc are all on Connect. Has weekly zoom sessions if you have questions and easy to reach outside of class. The 4 exams are a huge part of your grade but are open note.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Instructor Merritt instructs so you learn, her lectures are the whole class time without much time for comment. Merritts exams are very confusing and wordy. She times her online assignments from 20 to 30 minutes, which does not leave time to read her VERY wordy and detailed questions. I won't be taking another one of her courses.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She often rushed through lectures leaving no time for questions. This class takes a lot of outside hours to learn the material. She offered around 70 points of extra credit, which was super easy, and got me an A in the class. Do not take this class if you aren't ready to spend time outside of class learning the material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures are long but thorough. Concepts are explained in plain English. Gives extra credit which helped me get an A ; I didn't do well on a few exams. A 4-credit lab science class is tough. It is time consuming but you'd be hard pressed to find a professor who does a better job of explaining the material and genuinely wants students to succeed

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
awful lecture, if you've been out of high school for some time then don't take this class.. she only goes over a topic once and moves on theres really no time for questions. tests are worded tricky and the lectures or study guide honestly didn't help. you basically have to use outside sources to pass this class. I used khan academy on youtube.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She was the most strict and uncaring teacher I have ever had while attending OCC. My friend, who is amazing at biology, was taking this class and she nearly failed the class. Make sure to NOT have her as your biology teacher. 0/10