Craig Guyer - Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Professor: Craig Guyer

Department: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

College: Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4020
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The best professor I've had at Auburn University. His ability to reach beyond the course material to clarify the subject is astonishing. He cares about his students and wants them to learn about the organisms and their life history. Test are straight from the notes and everything is straightforward. Does not trick students.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 4020
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My all time favorite professor at Auburn. He always has interesting relevant stories he tells during lecture that help cement the info in your head. You do have to know literally everything in your notes and course pack for tests but its a very interesting class and lab is awesome.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Love all of his stories. Lab is the hardest part of the class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4020
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He's an excellent lecturer. Does things old school, using the whiteboard and diagrams rather than powerpoints. Lecture tests are manageable. Lab can kill you. Stay on top of it, get the project done, and memorize the specimens! I recommend taking comparative anatomy before this class, it gives you a huge leg up taxonomy wise

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL5740
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Guyer is a great professor. He seems to genuinely care that you learn herpetology and he's willing to go an extra mile to help you. His tests are hard and the lab exams are kind of insane but at least the actual lecture and lab are helpful and, dare I say, the lab is fun! Chris Murray is a great GTA.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Guyer is one of the best teachers I have had at Auburn. He talks slowly so that he can say everything right. He gets very enthusiastic about his field and he tells some pretty funny stories. I loved his class. He is also a fair grader. If you can choose between Vert/Invert, take him for Vert because he is amazing.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: VERT4020
• 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:

It's a tough class that prepares you for the amount of memorization you're going to encounter if you continue with an animal based major. Luckily, Dr. Guyer genuinely gets excited about what he's teaching and is very helpful with any questions you may have.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4020
• 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:

Really interesting class. You learn a lot of cool stuff about a lot of cool animals. Tests are pretty hard, you really have to know all the material and old tests have little in common with the current test. All exam material is from the notes so the textbook is unnecessary unless you just want to have it. Lab is a lot of fun, practicals are hard.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Time flew by so fast in that class. No need for a book really. I learned so much in this class. He is very, very helpful during office hours and genuinely cares about your concerns and progress in his class. Do well in lab though, because his exams are tough. He is a somewhat picky grader but a B is easily attainable.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Possibly the best teacher ive ever had , EVER. The tests are tough in a sense, very possible to have an A overall, the labs are simple. Alot to learn, But very easy to make An A in labs. Daves a great TA, old tests would help alot. Guyers pretty much the man when it comes to verts..

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great zoology class. Definately a must.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

THE best zoology professor at Auburn! Every zoology student MUST take one of Guyer's classes or they will not get a complete science education. The tests are difficult but if you go talk to him during his office hours he will help you make sense of any questions!!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

GREAT PROF. HE'S ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS WHEN HE GETS EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING, LIKE HOW FAST CHEETAHS COULD RUN EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE LEGS! AWESOME CLASS, YOU'LL LEARN AND REMEMBER WAY MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU WILL

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ZY402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the best instructors I've ever had. Awesome class!!