Ken Belanger - Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

Professor: Ken Belanger

Department: Biology

College: Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Explained lectures clearly, tests came directly from lectures with no reason to read the text

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

AWESOME AWESOME professor, super clear and funny. Presents notes in a way that are understandable and easy to study. First exam was much easier than the final two- wish he could give out a study guide.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOL212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor to teach intro Bio. Very clear in lecture and helpful in office hours and a really nice guy on top of that.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CORE166
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took discovering biology with him and could not recommend a better scientific perspectives course. Extremely easy, interesting and fun. We is hilarious and the work is minimal. Tests are based DIRECTLY off of class notes. He is really helpful and loves the subject as well.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors at Colgate, hands down. I've so far taken two classes and a lab with him and I plan on asking him to be my advisor. He is incredibly fair, easy to follow, and he never assumes you know more than you do. He's also a great person to just have a conversation with. If you're interested in bio at all, take a class with him!!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you ever take a biology course at Colgate, make sure it's with prof. Belanger. He is so understanding and helpful, and really wants you to do well and enjoy learning the material. He's also brilliant. This kind of teaching is what you're paying for at Colgate. HIGHLY recommended

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CORE124S
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Excellent. Understands that his students are not generally science majors, but the class is still interesting if you do enjoy the hard sciences. No surprises on tests. Concise interesting readings that take at most 30 min the night before class. No surprises on tests, emphasis on in class notes(which are clear), some broad reading questions.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is the best professor out there in the bio department! hands down. super approachable and helpful and his lectures are really clear. The tests can be challenging but if you do the reading and attend most of the classes, you'll do fine. Take any class with him and you'll love it!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

gives lecture outlines and excellent in class notes to go along with them. very approachable if you have questions and is very fast to respond to email. tests are difficult but he's a fair grader.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

AMAZING PROF! gives out notes. tries to help you as much as possible. DOES NOT INTEND TO FAIL. great office hours. tests are hard if don't study right way. very approachable.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 212326
• 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:

Amazing Prof. Taking another class with him next semester. Honestly, one of the strongest in the dept. I don't know anyone who doesn't love him. He'll take the time to help anytime...his tests are hard, but he loves to answer questions and see you outside class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO212
• 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:

He will answer any question you have through email in detail. Gives lecture outlines every day, and elaborates on the concepts therein by drawing pictures on the board, so there is a lot of notes to study. Exams are long and hard, but fairer than what some of his colleagues come up with. Would recommend for any Bio class, if you want to learn.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher, very fair, clearly explains everything you need to know in class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Belanger makes biology interesting. Class is engaging. Workload is fairly minimal. Great class to fill science distribution. Also, he knew the name of everyone in the 80 person class. Really nice guy.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

if you're doing pre-med, don't take this course.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Ken is very nice and will answer questions until everyone understands. Very passionate about what he is teaching and approachable outside of class. Even though this class was large he knew everyones name. If you don't take a class with this professor you're missing out.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIOL102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

GREAT teacher. i hate science, and just took it to fulfill a science requirement. And he makes the material easy for those of us not majoring in the sciences. A very nice man, adorable, and very passionate about teaching. Highly recommend. The class is also very easy if you do the reading and keep up with it.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

very helpful and nice...good professor

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO212
• 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:

Really great. Doesn't care if he sticks to the syllabus as long as students need help understanding the material. Really helpful and so nice.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CELLBIO
• 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:

He is a very nice professor but he has a female bias; he prefers to take female students for his research tutorial, I guess because they are more hardworking.