John Scheide - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Professor: John Scheide

Department: Science

College: Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Scheide seems like a decent guy, but I'm not a fan of this class. Even though I'm passionate about bio, these lectures are a drag and nearly put me to sleep. Also, the questions on his quizzes are very confusingly worded, which makes it difficult to pick the right answer.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Read the book and recopy youe notes. He points out the important points and ask questions to clarify. Very flexible with exam times and understanding student lives. Go to class for iclicker and gets to retake bb quizzes. Pulls mostly definitions and less concepts. Makes some bad jokes but easy to look past. Multiple choice plus written exam.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took BIO151 with prof Scheide, and it was one of the best classes Ive taken. His lectures are very detailed, and the exams are all based off of those. There are online quizzes which are very easy. There is a small written portion on the exams, but if you study they are really easy.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Every lecture is Scheide reading from slides and explaining things poorly. If you can't stay awake during lectures, don't take him. You have to teach yourself almost everything. He tries and he's passionate, but he's not a good prof when it comes to lower level classes (I've heard he's better at the upper level classes).

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Scheide is a great guy, but not a great professor. I respect his high level of knowledge on the subject, but he is too smart for his own good. He struggles to realize that his students do not have the same understanding of the subject. His exams are VERY tough, minor topics often end up being portions on the exams. Also, quizzes every Friday!!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO591
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

His grading and expectations are never really clear but he does "normalize" (curve) quizzes and exams pretty significantly so it's not impossible to get an A. You need to be willing to work but easily obtainable.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO591
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Good thing he's retiring in 2020 cuz he's the worst professor I've had in my 4 yrs at CMU. People dropped the class & are staying an extra semester past their graduation date cuz he's so terrible & they don't want him as their prof for this class. He rambles, you have to teach yourself, & he gives busy work that doesn't even relate to the class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Uses iclicker for attendance throughout lecture. Very big personality but is actually a pretty nice guy. Exams are not super hard but they can be lengthy so studying is recommend.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Homework is confusing, tests are nothing talked about in the lecture. Rambles in the lecture.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mandatory class if you want iClicker points. Lecture heavy, didn't learn the best from them - read the textbook for extra help. Curves the tests, which is nice. Dry humor... definitely someone to get used to. Go to his office hours to review your exams because the same questions are on the final.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO218
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Scheide is the worst professor I have ever had. He's class is hard and information heavy but he is not willing to help when you need it. He wasn't willing to meet with students in office hours and was extremely rude. He doesn't treat student with respect and his lectures revolve around his personal life instead of anything related to the class

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Scheide is not as bad as everyone is saying on here. Yes, he is a very difficult grader but if you put in the effort you will get a good grade in the class. Memorize the powerpoint and lecture notes and you shouldn't have an issue. He normalizes the final exam as a surprise at the end of the semester. Always willing to explain things to us.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I highly recommend another professor for this course. Scheide is a brilliant man, but lectures were all over the place. He would go off on tangents about things that had nothing to do with the chapters. His powerpoints were very lengthy and most of the information you didn't need to know. I was at an 89.99 and he wouldn't round my grade...

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Second to worst professor I have taken at CMU. Terribly hard grader with badly worded and difficult questions on quizzes and exams. Go to every lecture. Uses a powerpoint and (very messy) handwritten projector notes. Tries to be funny but you will dislike him so much his "jokes" make him even more irritating. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst professor I have taken at CMU .

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Make sure you go to lecture or read the book if you want to pass because it's a lot of information. He gives a term list for every exam. If you know all of the terms on the list, you should do pretty well on his exams. He does i clicker questions as a form of attendance, so go to lecture or you'll lose points.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Scheide made coming to class at 9:00 in the morning amazing. He's a very funny professor He gives a lot of information and you need to show up to lecture! You will get participation points if you go to lecture to answer i-clicker questions. Lecture can be heavy, but it is all important info. Overall awesome experience!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor is engaging and easy to learn under.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terribly vague exams

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Exams are easy, but the quizzes can have trick questions. You get a lot of participation points if you show up to lecture. He tends to go off topic or talk about stuff that you don't need to know but his study guides cover all of the exam. He assigns a lot of reading but you don't need to do it to pass the exams