Frank Heppner - University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Professor: Frank Heppner

Department: Biology

College: University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ZOO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is clearly a bright professor. But he is certainly more worried about his image than helping undergrad students. Oh yes, let's ride our motorcycle into BSC auditorium and then make us read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance on the first day of Z00101. Great... I don't need enlightenment from you... Just take BIO101 if you can. Fall 1987.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HPR107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is an incredibly intelligent professor and if you can get him for an honors class, it is definitely worth it. He puts a lot of time and effort into his classes, and overall he is just a classy fellow.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Clear but very very very hard!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HISTRB
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Heis a such a nice character and i like his class too...............

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO0001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

ok...this man is the reason why im going to graduate college late..and as well as why i switched majors. Hepner is the worst teacher ive had at the university by far..all of his exams are BS after you spend days on end studying the study guide and get a failing grade.I DO NOT RECOMMENCD taking him, take Prof. Wetherbee instead.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

not good

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very knowledgeable teacher but material is so complex and there's so much you have to teach yourself from the book. Exams are very hard. Labs are pretty easy. It's not a bad idea to take his course if you're a bio major though because he prepares you for future classes you have to take. The AEC has amazing study groups. Take advantage!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Switched gears in life. I earned my bachelor's in electrical engineering. Then I took Bio 101 with this guy. Probably the worst, least inspiring professor I've ever had. I strongly recommend avoiding him. TERRIBLE. And I would know, I've take a lot of classes. He is useless as a teacher and even more useless as a person.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dude rocks!!!!and knows his rickettsia from his staph

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's not too bad. I would recommend going to the lecture's but they're not mandatory. Be ready to teach yoruself almost everything. If you interested in BIO you'll be fine, but he's a tough teacher. If you ever need help, to see him, he's always willing to talk to students.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

don't take

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

i love frank heppner

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

you have to teach yourself everything. read the book. go to class. pay attention. he teaches you the basics that you need to comprehend the book.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I'm a notes person, always have beenm but I find if more difficult to learn just from a text book in science.None of the things we learned in class, which was very little of the reading, were on the exams. Had to teach my self the entire book basically, and failed. While entertaining, if you have his class I say...run, run away!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Okay, for the people who try to defend this time; stop wasting your breath. This guy is the worst teacher I have ever laid eyes on. He preaches that he is a Doctor and makes it seem like people should bow down to him. Terrible teacher not be paid for what he does; the TA's do every single thing for him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Heppner is really hard. I do not recommend him. Take Wetherbee if you can. Lectures are boring and pretty useless... you are better off teaching yourself. I was not happy with the class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He spends most of the lecture defending himself as a teacher and putting down students who dont attend class regularly, also spends most lectures rambling on about information that will never be on the Exams which have questions that are nearly impossible to answer scaled so a 50 is a D and a 80 is an A but many people still fail

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Heppner is an interesting person with a head full of knowledge. His lectures have little to do with the readings and you're expected to know everything under the sun. The class grades this semester are not bad...but it's because of CHEATING!! C+/B- here, and some idiot pays his friend 60 bucks and gets an A. How is that fair?

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Heppner is a bright professor who wants to prepare his students for the real world. He tries to weed out students who are not ready for the medical field and other related areas. Although his lecture can be interesting, they are not based on the book, so READ! You must know the book inside and out unfortunately. It is a touch course.