Karen Guzman - Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC

Professor: Karen Guzman

Department: Science

College: Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO334L
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Even as a lab instructor she's just as much of a nightmare as you'd expect. You won't get any help from her during the Unknown Project, she marks off for even the slightest vagueness on the lab quizzes, and you most definitely won't be able to visit during her office hours without there being a line of students. Failed the lab and switched majors.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOL201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She expects far too much in an undergraduate 200 level course. She is inconsiderate of students need to balance other course work on top of her own. She is a very intelligent woman but her teaching is not helpful. She can also be condescending towards students who display a genuine desire to learn - very discouraging.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO201
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took BIO201 back in 2015 and failed the course. I transferred to UNCW and am now covering the same material in my BIO465 (Biochemistry) class that I did in BIO201 with Dr. Guzman. I still have the ppts from BIO201 and they're nearly identical to BIO465 at UNCW. BIO201 will prepare you as a biology major, but you need a solid foundation.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO201
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I respect Dr. Guzman's high expectations. She doesn't make it easy on you b/c she wants you to truly learn the material and I can appreciate that. However, she goes above and beyond to make a 200-level bio much harder than it has to be. Every little detail is fair game and the exams are very difficult/next to impossible. The only C I've ever made.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO201
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Guzman was very nice and wanted to be helpful but really wasn't. She was hard to get a hold of in her office a lot and always had people waiting so you didn't have time to ask lots of questions. I failed the class with her because I wasn't just taking cell. Took it over the summer and did fine and learned a lot that is helpful in other classes.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CELLBIO1
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO201
• 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:

Nice/intelligent person, but not so great at teaching.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Guzman means well, and she is a good professor. However, her tests are very challenging, and most people do not pass them. But if you put in the work and study, study, and study, you should do well. Her lectures are essential to your understanding of the material! And it's a good study habit to draw out the processes with all the steps!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL201CELL
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Cell Biology is definitely a challenging course. Dr. Guzman seems to target it towards preparing Bio majors for what they would see in grad programs. This means she covers a ton of information and all of it is fair game on exams, and I do mean all of it. Labs are long. Schedule in a light semester. I got an A but my Calc grade suffered.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOL201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Class isn't as hard as everyone says it is, although the open ended questions on tests were a bit tricky because she is one of those professors that if your answer has just the slightest vibe of being vague, she will count off for it not being specific enough. She expects you to learn the material and I really enjoyed that.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO201
• 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:

Hardest class ever. I went to every SI, every exam review, and her office multiple times and still did not do well. You can stay up all night studying and know every single topic but her exams will still trip you up. I am a bio-pre med major with a very high GPA and this is the worst I have ever done in a class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO201
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is very nice. Really not a bad professor in terms of trying her best to help us understand the material. However, her tests are extremely difficult. You may study for hours on end and feel completely comfortable with the material and still end up making a C on exams. Many trick questions and makes a relatively easy class extremely difficult.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO201
• 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:

Worst Class Ever taken. Majority of the class cries in their sleep due to this class. She doesn't teach. Your GPA WILL DIE!! Take over the summer. She is a nice person but as a teacher NOPE!!! Also there is no SI, but S2. Don't know what it is ask a cell student.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not clear on instruction, but inspects you to know everything and basically read her mind on what she expects for assignments. GPA killer.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIOL201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is not impossible, but a lot of people will say so. This class was definitely challenging, and the tests really make you think. But it has done a great job preparing me for upper level science courses. I would say that this class requires a bit more effort, but if you are willing to put in the work you will do fine.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO201
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Trick questions, overall lack of clarity for what is expected on tests, and vague grading policy for short answer questions can all be expected. Real kicker is that when i went to her office on 3 different occasions she sent me away because she was "busy". She goes out of her way to make the class harder then it needs to be. .

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIOL201
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you want to do terrible in Cell bio, take Guzman. If you want to do good, take it during the summer. Started taking it with Guzman in the spring and failed the first test after being able to take it home to do corrections. Dropped it after that and then took it in the summer with a different teacher and made a high Bl

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOL201
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This isn't an easy class, but if you pass it you actually know the material. The class was really fun and informative. The class did drag on once in a while, mainly on rainy days, or days I had a test before class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 201
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Guzman is a horrible teacher. I'm amazed she is still working at campbell. She is the worst, if you have a choice go for any one else. Seriously, absolutely worst teacher I have ever had!

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

She loves what she does, I just don't think she's a good teacher. She expects you to already know everything before you show up to class, I learned more from my tutor and other students. DO NOT take her for lab. She grades ridiculously hard on lab.