L. Brent Selinger - University of Lethbridge,Lethbridge, AB

Professor: L. Brent Selinger

Department: Biology

College: University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Long lectures. No idea what he's going on about half the time. The diagrams he drew were really helpful though

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would not recommend Brent, he is very disorganized in his lectures and most of the material being tested is very specific. Unforgiving marker and very specific in what he expects for written response. Blamed the bad midterm marks on 'lack of effort' from students. A nice guy outside of the classroom, but did not help my success.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He lost himself in most lectures and by the end of the semester; we didn't go over the last 3rd of the module for the final which made us work for it. For this one midterm, there was a short answer which he only explained after the midterm closed which made me mad as it would have been useful to know how to approach it before that.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Brent is an excellent professor that really wants you to succeed! He even gives you the possibility to get bonus mark (5% !!!). AND he is funny and interesting. If you study the lecture notes in detail + read through the textbook + online exercise + mastering assignment then you'll get an easy A. Yes it's a lot but it's a biology class!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This first year course is very dry, and the tests are very specific. Whatever you think is not going to be on the test probably is.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Brent is very unorganized, jumps around a lot in lectures, and very vaguely describes complex topics. He does post summary notes of each chapter which is nice. His exams are oddly specific, usually a combination of multiple choice and long answer, fairly difficult if you don't study extensively. Lab is also very difficult.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Brent was an excellent professor. His exams were relatively straightforward if you actually put in the work. Also, Brent was just a genuinely nice guy that was passionate about seeing students succeed in his course.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not good, can NOT break concepts down or explain well. Lectures are all over the place and lecture slides do not match up with notes given, would NOT recommend

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst. Don't take him. Lectures are awful and he just talks at you. Try to avoid taking him!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• 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:

Worst prof ever. Goes on random rants that are irrelevant to bio. Gives details on personal life we dont want to hear.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The lectures were all over the place and the slides used did not match with the notes provided. The notes were excellent however the lectures were poor. The lectures were pretty boring and dry. I love bio and this class proved to be a disappointment because it didn't excite me anymore. Brent also was extremely rude to a student who had midterm Qs.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Brents notes online are very good, but they don't explain anything on the tests, his lectures are boring and he always tries bringing in excitement in the room by talking about burgers. nobody cares about the burgers as they all want to learn!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Brent seems like a nice guy, but his tests are impossible. I even tried asking my lab instructor what the answer to one of his test questions were and he didn't even know. Brent's lectures have nothing to do with bio, he always talks about burgers.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Brent is brutal. please find a different prof for this class, he talks about everything but bio

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Brents lectures always get off topic, he always talks about burgers. today he went on about a chocolate factory that had nothing to do with bio. He always explains stuff that has no relevance to his tests. study his online notes hard cause the tests are hard.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is one of the worst profs i ever had. Saving grace is he gives word docs with decent notes... But the notes page and the power point hes teaching does match so it doesnt even matter. Going to lecture is useless because he rambles on about random stuff.. Labs are fun but good luck trying to learn anything.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO3210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Brent's tests are awful. They are a combination of random science facts, details, and application questions where he gives marks for ridiculous "common sense" answers. Sometimes his questions are hard to understand as well. Memorize everything there is to know about science and read his mind and you'll be fine. RIP ME

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO1010
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Brent was an overall average prof. Entire course is based on the textbook so attending lectures isn't a must. Lectures can be very boring and he doesn't cover the material as well as he should. Midterms are quite difficult so study the textbook chapters to do well. DO NOT rely on the lectures alone.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO3400
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Brent's lectures are disorganized, loaded with unnecessary information, and his quizzes frequently focus on minute details. He does provide lecture notes of everything you need to know, but be prepared to learn EVERY detail of 200 typed pages to earn that A.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1010
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is ok: not great, but not bad. But it definitely wouldn't be tolerable if he didn't post his chapter notes on Moodle. Didn't read the text, went to lecture about 5 times, BUT I read all of the chapter notes in great detail, and got A+. Seems hard to approach and takes his time to reply to emails. Seemed pissed when I asked a simple Q on final.