Hugo Cota-Sanchez - University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Professor: Hugo Cota-Sanchez

Department: Science

College: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL121
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have no complaints about Dr. Cota-Sanchez. Classes did drag on somedays but he was funny and engaging for the most part. If you struggle with understanding accents sit near the front and you will be fine. Midterm was very easy and I felt like I learned a lot in his lectures.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOL323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I have no quarrel with Hugo, but if you're taking 323 PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT PLANT FAMILIES BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR PLANT COLLECTION!!!! I had no idea that literally everything was from Asteraceae and I had super low diversity in my collection and that's a big part of the mark! Work hard and it will pay off! Know your plant families!!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Notes are fill in the blanks, so attendance is mandatory. Tests are straight from the notes and not difficult, textbook reading is not necessary. Good lecturer and quite funny, although was quite rude when I asked him a question after class. As long as you study it isn't hard to do well on his tests

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL121
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He's in love with plants and he tries to use current culture references, which just end up being really funny. Slides are fill in the blank, so you have to attend class. Make sure to study all the examples in the slides, as they will come up on the exam; which is hard.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really great class!! It is not a complete cake walk but if you work hard you can easily achieve a 80+. Once again it is not EASY, there is a fair amount of time you should devote to studying and memorizing scientific names. But it is an extremely interesting class and Hugo is always ready to explain any concepts that are not clear to you!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Just Terrible!! loved Bio until this class. Notes were impossible to understand bcs he over complicated the simplest things. Very Very Frustrating

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A great professor as long as you make the effort to talk to him and take an interest. He will certainly help anyone if you go to see him and you will be better off for it. If you make an effort it is a fun and easy class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I don't know why he was teaching a first year class because it seems he normally teaches higher level courses. Anyway this professor wasn't bad at all. His material was very straightforward and he is very active in his teaching. Asks a lot of questions and draws you into the lecture. Overall not bad.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Relates the material in a context where it seems genuinely significant.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best prof ever. He is so happy and nice, he will make you love what you're learning because he loves it so much.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• 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:

You take TONS of notes in this class often my hands hurt after lectures. You have to memorize over 200 taxonomic words including family, genus, and species. He expects very detailed essays and is an extremely hard marker. The subject material is interesting but tests are hard and questions are often vague even though he wants a specific answer.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIOL202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tries to make learning fun. He is willing to help and although there is a lot to learn in this class, learning in the lab makes his tests easier. He is an okay prof.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIOL202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

very difficult, unclear, and unhelpful

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

rather arrogant, rude, nasty even sometimes, difficult to work with and makes things much more difficult than they need to be.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOL202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He was very unpredictable. He was nice to some students but unbelievably rude to others! However he isn't bad as a teacher. Interesting material.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIOLOGY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are interesting but he is hard to approach as he seems more friendly with certain students than with others.