Reviews of professor Michael Holmes

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Excellent professor, funny guy, engaged in labs, clearly laid out expectations, and had fun/interactive fieldtrips. Not a great test taker? Put in the work to complete homework/assignments/project, make full use of classtime labs, and build a study regimen from day one. For the amount of homework it should be worth more but no complaints otherwise.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Be prepared to take exams. This professor had us taking an exam almost every week of the semester. We had two exams the week before finals and had his cumulative exam the week of finals. He reads from the book for his prerecorded lectures and expects you to remember everything he says for the tests. He also gives a lot of long homework.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of my favorite professors of all time. Class consisted of weekly quizzes and exams for the entire grade. Each week he had 2-3 recorded lecture videos to watch along with the book, they were entertaining and insightful. He truly made the topic interesting, which is rare. Exams weren't difficult, questions weren't trying to trick you. Great guy.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tests are extremely hard and proctored. Every week there are 3 homework assignments that take at least an hour or more each and a quiz. Don't bother emailing him to ask any questions, he never responds. Would never take a course with him again.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Started the semester excited to learn more about science and bio. Ended up not learning much more and ended up dreading his class. Proctor makes tests and exams more stressful. Lectures are previously recorded and dry. Easy to pass if you do the work and watch all the videos.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Terrible. Absolutely terrible. Does not teach at all. You're expected to watch the lectures online. Labs are just books spread around that you have to read. You cannot take photos of anything in class to look at later.. instead he has digital cameras. No study guides for exams. No practice exams. You will be running like a headless chicken.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good professor and a great guy in general. Grade is made up of 3 exams, 2 1000-word essays that were fairly easy, and 5 or 6 in-class quizzes. Lectures are intellectually stimulating and everything is very straightforward. Holmes wants you to succeed and as long as you go to class and pay attention, there is no reason why you shouldn't get an A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nice teacher, lots of textbook reading, interesting youtube videos on canvas.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Biology is the science of life so you can expect vast amounts of information on such an expansive topic. Dr. Holmes is passionate about his knowledge and explains in a way that makes you understand. His homework is clear and his labs were challenging but I enjoyed every one of them. Dr. Holmes is hilarious and on point with the dad jokes