Michael Erbe - Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH

Professor: Michael Erbe

Department: Biology

College: Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO2222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Erbe is a fantastic teacher, who is very passionate about what he is talking about. His class is emphatically NOT easy, and you have to do a lot of work to pass. As others have said, he is passionate about forcing you to learn the course material. A word of advice: if you don't think you have to study for his tests, think again. They're all essay.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO2222
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

As a non-science major, I struggled immensely. It was a really interesting class. But, 80% of the final grade comes from the three exams and the other 20% is from the three papers. Even when I kept up with studying I only passed the first exam with 68%. This class made it hard to keep up with work for my other classes.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO2222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

very smart knows what hes talking about. passionate about teaching. makes it easy to understand the material. definitely taking him again

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO1171
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a very good professor. The class is a little lecture heavy, but if you do exactly what he recommends you will be fine. Make sure to read, record lectures, and take good notes. He will tell you exactly what is on the test if you are paying attention in class. Would highly recommend creating a study group with people from class, it helps a lot.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO2222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Erbe is a very knowledgeable professor. This class is very reading intensive, and he forces you to learn the material. However, it is well regulated and he makes his expectations clear. I loved having him because he is very passionate about what he teaches. If you can keep up, you have the opportunity to learn a lot.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO1171
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Erbe considers himself to be the hardest teacher in this course, he lectures for a long time and does not offer any extra credit. However, he prepares you for harder biology classes that you'll have in the future and you learn a lot in his class! Also he is fun to listen to if you like evolution!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO2222
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

BIO 2222: Evolution. This is a 3 credit hour class but requires intense studying. I have had this Professor for two other classes; the biggest mistake students make is in having low expectations. He passionately believes in forcing students to learn course material. I think this prepares you for more serious courses!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO1270
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

BIO 1270 is the second biology course after 1270. If you had Erbe for 1170, then you know what to expect. IF not, a word of warning: Don't walk into class and expect power points with the test questions highlighted. I had classmates who never even opened the Campbell textbook because their 1170 instructor just used PP. Read, record, study

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO1171
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I highly recommend Erbe if you are a Biology major. If not, take one of the other Professors. He does not use Power Point, and others do. In fact, some students in other classes get an A or B and would fail Erbe in the same course.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO1171
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a good teacher, but a very prideful and arrogant person. If you can stomach his personality and separate the teaching of the material from his plug points to brag about himself or call people who don't think like him stupid then I would suggest taking the class. It is not an easy course, but it is also very doable if you put in the work.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO2222
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You can tell Erbe loves his job and is passionate about science, that makes it very exciting to learn from him. Tests are all essay questions, so you really have to learn the material! But if you find Evolution interesting it won't be difficult to learn. He was by far my favorite teacher I've taken at Sinclair! Be ready to work, but I recommend!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO2222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is tough but fair. He also expects students to behave like adults and take responsibility for learning, but aids you in every way he can. He all but spells out what will be on the exam, and what he doesn't tell you the study guide will. Tests are all essay questions, but he always points out the main points for lecture based questions. 247

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO1242
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took this anatomy and physiology II over the summer and I do not recommend it. The information and lectures are good and reasonable but the exams are tough. Recording lectures is recommended. If you do take this over the summer with Erbe, don't take any other classes with it if you can avoid it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO1171
• 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:

Don't take this professor if you 1) are VERY religious or you don't believe in evolution 2) don't like studying 3) are easily offended Personally, I think he's a wonderful professor. He uses the book a lot so pay attention to what pages he treats. In my opinion, his tests are not hard if you study well for them. I respect him a lot.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO1171
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Erbe is a tough teacher and will not feel sorry for you. He is a believer of you get what your earn. Don't expect sympathy or extra credit. He is hard but he is a great lecturer. I would recommend having a recorder for the lectures and transcribe from those lectures. Study only what he goes over and study hard. Toughest test ever.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO2222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have take two classes with Mr. Erbe. The first was in person, the second was online. He did a very nice job for both classes, but excels in his lectures. If you like biologyevolution, he is the best teacher you will find.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO171
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I am about to graduate from college and I can honestly say Erbe was the most disrespectful and least helpful of all professors. He completely ignored covering any biology and for that matter almost every evolution topic to make a point of being anti God and Anti- Christian. Several times he even went as far as try to coerce God in class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO1721
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of my favorite teachers I've ever had, his lectures are entertaining if you're a sciencey kind of person. If though you are very religious i'd consider taking someone else

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO1171
• 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:

He is the best professor I've ever had! He teaches straight from the book and his tests are exactly what he teaches. He makes a difficult class a lot more understandable. His interest in the subject is also a plus. I would recommend him to anyone! In fact, I'm taking him for the second half of the two-semester course!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class is HARD! Im not sure is its the content or the teacher. Im struggling and science is normally one of my favorite subjects. I SWEAR IM PRAYING FOR A "C"