Matthew Partin - Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

Professor: Matthew Partin

Department: Science

College: Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Partin is clearly very passionate and knowledgeable about the subject, but the class was uninteresting much of the time. The exams can be very stressful and they make up majority of your grade. Although I appreciate the material and Dr. Partin's effort, the class set up is not well done at all.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly I rarely felt like Partin cared if we learned the material or not. Constantly shows up late, didnt respond to a single email, & was all over the place. Not too much work but you never know what you're supposed to be doing. Exams don't cover anything he discusses in class. Find someone better please I'm begging you don't take it.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: Audit/No Grade
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Matthew is a nice guy but it is all lectures and he is wayyyy too smart to be teaching an intro class. The exams are all online but use lockdown browser so it records you. Since you learn basically nothing in class and everything is extremely in-depth, exams are very hard. I had to change this to a pass/fail class. There is very little work though

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Overall he is a great person, but not exactly the best professor. His notes are all pre-made but they are fill in the blank so going to class is necessary. Quizzes are online and take as many times as you want to get the best grade. Exams are based on his notes and are easy only if you actually study hard.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was easily one of the worst classes I have ever taken here at BGSU. Mr. Partin is very nice, however he is simply a bad teacher. The notes are extremely vague, and then come test time the exam is super specific. Definitely harder than it should be considering it is an entry level course. Do not take this class, it blows.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Everything is online. Notes are fill in the blank. Exams are online. He's redundant and lectures on the same thing at least twice a week. Never had office hours on the syllabus. He does give a lot of extra credit to make up for the questions on the exam that weren't covered in class or in the textbook. Wish I took it w/ someone else.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1040
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

A majority of the class can be done online, he gives a lot of assignments but hes grades on participation of the assignments not if hey are actually correct. By not doing the assignments your grade will be brought down significantly

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't take this class unless you're really into biology. I took this thinking that we would just talk about sea creatures, however, it's a pretty biology heavy course. I think this class is way too in-depth for a 1000 level class. If you show up to every lecture and take decent notes, you'll have at least a B.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO108
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Partin overall was a fine professor. The only issues I had was that the lectures were boring and there were a few things I, personally, didn't like about the exams. The exams were online (it made me nervous that people would cheat) and some of the questions on the exams weren't covered in lecture, book, or on the study guides he didn't mention

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class itself was laid back and interesting, but Partin does not put in any effort to help someone learn. He is very unorganized, repetitive, and boring. His notes/practice q's don't always reflect the tests, which is why they're hard. He also doesn't respond to emails, or provide office hours. The HW is due at the end of the year however.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1080
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tests are hard. Only some assignments that are for low points so your grade reflects your test scores. The tests are online using lockdown browser with webcam. Luckily he gives extra credit opportunities which is nice. You need to study hard for tests. You dont have to go to class, he posts everything online with voiceover too.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO1040
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is extremely unorganized. All he does is lecture and his LAs do the rest of the work. All of the lectures are online, so there is no point in going to class. Tests are kind of hard.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very melancholic way of giving a lecture. Doesnt engage students well. If you dont understand the content of class coming in to the class work hard and study the notes a lot.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1080
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He gives out a few assignments. All assignments aren't due until the end of the semester. Exams are online and he gives you a week to complete them. He gives you fill-in-the-blank notes to go along with the lectures. He posts EVERYTHING online. Attendance is not a factor at all.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I haven't been to class in a while and it doesn't matter. Absolutely everything is online. Notes, tests, quizzes, reading assignments, etc. Everything, besides tests, are due at the end of the semester. Tests are pretty though though if you don't know the material. I haven't touched the book once, but i'm sure it'll be helpful for tests.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I never once read the book for this class even though I would highly reccomend doing so. I also never went to class since attendance was never taken, and from what I've heard from other students it didn't matter if you did because exams were so difficult. He also gave out a lot of work outside of class that was due at the end of the semester.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1080
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I am currently taking his Marine Biology class and he is all around a very chill guy. He puts the lectures online, so you don't have to go to class, but I think it is still helpful to go. Tests aren't too bad either.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I am currently taking the Marine Biology class. Although Mathew is a really chill proffesor, his first exam was very very Difficult. The average grade on the exam was somewhere in between 50% and 60%. He said to study the notes, but the exam had nothing to do with the notes! Does not respond to emails when you have questions either.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a good professor. I took him for life in the sea in the summer. Tests are almost exactly what you would expect and he is generous with curving and offering extra credit. He is very relaxed and approachable and wanted students to do well in his class. This is a good class to take for as a BGP. Most people did well as long as they put effort in

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO1080
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Matthew Partin is, by far, the best professor I've had at BG. He is kind, charming, and interesting. His lectures are intriguing and not mandatory attendance. He posts all the lectures on Canvas and draws from them for his exams. If you need a natural science BGP, take Life in the Sea with him. Great guy and great professor.