Wade Worthen - Furman University, Greenville, SC

Professor: Wade Worthen

Department: Biology

College: Furman University, Greenville, SC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Take his class! He is a fantastic professor who is happy to help outside of class. You will gain a great foundation in biology by taking this class. He is very detailed oriented, and you will be well prepared for more advanced courses. I also found him to have a kind personality.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• 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:

AVOID THIS MAN!. He is not only a tough grader, he expects students to remember small details for full credit. Be ready to study for 6+ hours and barely pass quizzes. Also very rude and unhelpful when someone asks a question. Blames students for failing. No homework grades to cushion the terrible test scores so half of my class had to withdraw.

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He is specific and asks for a lot, making it hard to perform well. He uses every minute of lab, but you wont do things for the majority of the time (half of the time he likes to listen to himself talk). The nit-picky-ness and avid fixation of details made me dislike Biology and turned away friends who were majors. I worked hard for my grade.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid him if possible. Prepare to study 8 hours for a quiz and get a C on it. Nice guy, but does not understand that this is an intro class. Even though it is a weed-out class, it is unreasonably hard. Must know everything in DETAIL, not conceptually like he claims. He does, however, put all the lectures online which is nice.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• 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:

Avoid this him like the plague

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Other students have commented that it is expected for him to be tough. But there is a TOTAL DIFFERENCE between being tough and being unreasonable, beginning level chem classes are "tough" other entry bio classes are "tough", whereas this class will make you fail even if you do put in the effort. Take another professor or don't take bio at all.

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

If you still want to have a soul or good grades do not sign up for this man's class. A weed out class where he is specific does not grade fairly. Takes of lots of points off for missing tiny details.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Difficult professor, but very nice guy. Obviously passionate about biology. Expects students to know a lot of details, to the point where this obviously becomes a weedout class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Definitely a weed-out class, and it worked. More than half of the class dropped out. He is very unhelpful when people have questions, and there is no reason to listen during lectures because the tests are made totally from the online material, which is full of irrelevant information. Avoid BIO-111 with him if you value your GPA and your time.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS MAN. Picks out tiny details from the notes and expects you to have everything memorized. Is very nice but goes on long tangents. I studied 7 hours for each quiz and over 20 for each test and still didnt do well. Everyone is doing poorly and he thinks its the students. I recommend taking another professor. Save yourself!!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

All the lectures & study material are online, no textbook. Might miss a few things by not being in class but you can mostly catch up on your own. Read all the lectures, do the study questions, and listen to the audio lectures and you will be fine, but it is VERY time consuming. And he is honestly not that helpful overall. Harder than it needs to be

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Great professor and has a love for what he teaches. There isn't any homework, but you should stay on top of the material (readings) and take notes during lecture. Don't plan on skipping class because you will miss important information and grading criteria. Study the "study questions" but make sure you understand the readings clearly.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Nice man, difficult class. Bio-111 is hard across the board @FU for some reason and this class is no exception. Hard tests with specific details and he utilizes every minute of lab. I would suggest using the study questions he wrote for each lecture if he continues to use them. They're as close as you'll get to the test questions

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FYW1272
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Worthen is very passionate about biology and conservation, and it shows. Class had less to do with writing and more about Biodiversity. He did spend an entire lecture talking about how Christians and republicans are ruining the world and hates both. We also had a final, which was odd for a FYW but it was easy, and he graded papers pretty easily

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• 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:

This class is terrible. He puts things on the test that you NEVER go over. he expects you to know way more than necessary. If you're pre-med it also is kinda irrelevant since he focuses on evolutionary biology. please save yourself and do not take this class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst professors I have taken. He lectures endlessly and continually makes things more difficult than they need to be. Get ready to read because he picks tiny details out of his lecture notes and lectures to test you on. Very nitpicky and difficult to understand. Be ready to cry and feel like a failure. Labs are terrible and long! Avoid!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's a tough grader, and it can be hard to tell what he wants you to put on tests, even if you know the material. 2 tests, a final, and a few quizzes, so there's not much to cushion your grade. A great teacher and you'll learn a lot, but tough tests.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Dr. Worthen is very passionate about biology, and his passion is really infectious. His lectures are interesting. We only had two tests before the final, so if you didn't do well on one it pretty much screwed your grade. Tests and quizzes are difficult but his study questions are very helpful. Overall, a difficult but doable class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO111
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love this man. All of his lectures are video taped and posted online alongside lecture notes, study questions (with answers), and powerpoints. There is no textbook because of all the online resources. He is a very clear and engaging lecturer and he's super funny. If you study the materials, then the tests and quizzes are definitely do-able.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECOLOGY
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He gives you notes with every powerpoint lesson. Then he gives you sample questions for tests and quizzes. He takes questions directly from those for tests and plus some new ones. If you study the material he gives you and understand it you should be completely fine.