Brian Hentschel - San Diego State University

Professor: Brian Hentschel

Department: Biology

College: San Diego State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst class I've ever experienced. He is rude, boring, and enjoys degrading students and blaming them for failing his tests when the average was 50% with no curve. He makes way too many sexual jokes and doesn't allow laptops or phones in lecture AT ALL. No study guides for exams that are insanely hard and way too specific. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was the worst teacher I have ever had in all my years of school. His lectures were extremely boring and he read straight from the slides. He was passive aggressive as well as degrading towards the entire class, he essentially called us stupid. Exams were impossibly hard with no study guide or guidance to prepare yourself. Truly an awful teacher

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO515
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I think I was one of the few people to enjoy this class. I can definitely see the fear in taking a class about boring invertebrates, but the fact that there are live specimens for each class was a complete game changer. The only annoying thing is his quizzes at the beginning of each class period, there's A LOT so they can make or break your grade.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you are easily triggered by sexual references please do not take a class with him. He made many people feel uncomfortable with his phallic jokes up to the point where people skipped class. He also placed TAs to catch anyone who had additional clickers, so you will want to make every class. Do yourself a favor and take this course with Ekdale.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I dont have enough expletives for this sorry excuse for a man. The worst professor In existence.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Take this class with literally ANYONE else. Avoid him at all costs. wait for the semester when Ekdale is teaching. His tests are ridiculously hard with no guide of what to study and on top of it he makes the entire class feel stupid for not knowing the material. Don't ever talk or even breathe wrong in his class or he'll call you out for it.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• 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:

Don't ever take your friends clicker into class or use your laptop/phones/speak. He is a bully and rather spend lecture making the entire 300 student body anxious and uncomfortable than take time into teaching and helping us. He is condescending and flat out mean and his tests are incredibly hard. Don't bother asking questions, he won't answer them

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

It seemed that "Dr." Hentschel developed an unsettling hatred for our 300 student lecture because a handful of students used their phones or laptops during his deathly monotone and uninspired lectures. This left the entire class suffering for the remainder of the semester, as "Dr." Hentschel is less a doctor/professor and more an insecure bully.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mandatory attendance. With each lecture he posts an outline of terms you need to know EVERYTHING about (300-400/test). He then procedes to ask unnecessarily specific test questions regarding specific animals he covered for about 10 seconds in lecture. 50% class average on first test. No study guides, assuming its bc he knows theyd be useless anyway

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I have had in my entire undergraduate career. Incredibly rude, arrogant and disrespectful to students. He is a horrible lecturer and his exams do not reflect the lecture material at all. Has no desire to help students learn and instead derives pleasure from making inappropriate jokes and embarrassing students in front of the class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

MOST AWFUL PROFESSOR EVER!!! Do not, and I mean DO NOT take him. I have had bad professors in the past, but this is a professor who genuinely does not care about his students one bit. Would rather cause anxiety and stress than help. Gets mad at us when we leave bc he goes past the class time and test is nothing like hw or clicker questions. AVOID.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

all he does is just read off the slides, making his lecture's boring and uninteresting. literally only reason why I went was because of iclicker points. his tests are super specific and he does not provide a study guide or anything. he has a tendency of being rude to students. expect to be called out if you're on your phone or talking.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Probably the WORST professor you will ever experience in your college life. He has no regard for the learning environment of students as he just reads off slides without further elaboration and gives no effort to answering questions. He endangers student safety by pointing lasers at their face. A disgrace to professors everywhere. Please avoid him!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The first half of this class was taught by Dr. Lluvia Flores Renteria (who is amazing!!), the second half is taught by Hentschel. Professor Hentschel is one of the worst professors I have encountered at state. He is mean to his students, teaches such an interesting topic in such a boring way, and makes inappropriate jokes. Very toxic experience

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If i could give him a 0/5 i would. Hands down the worst professor I have ever taken. Takes semi interesting material and finds a way to make it boring. Rude to students. Class average for a test was 50%, you have to know EVERYTHING, because he refuses to provide study guides/hints.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hentschel is one of the worst professors I have ever encountered. He makes jokes that just makes the class uncomfortable, is very monotone, and is one of the rudest human beings I have ever encountered. Try and avoid taking his classes, you honestly won't learn anything and will hate your life. I've never despised a prof so much until I had him.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Just don't!! Avoid this professor if possible. He is rude to students & lectures are very boring. His exam are extremely hard!!! Go to lecture to get the clicker points and do the assignments so you at least have an opportunity of passing the class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy is so rude to students and should not be a teacher!!! You do not need this kind of negativity in your life so stay away!!! In addition to 1000000 hw assignments and clicker points, he tests very hard so it will be a struggle to get a good grade. Probably one of the worst teachers I've ever had just by how rude he is.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO204
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terribly boring lectures as he reads directly off of his PowerPoints and adds no enthusiasm. Class isn't hard if you study for tests. Attendance is only mandatory because he uses clickers. He is very condescending and also makes extremely inappropriate jokes that make all students very uncomfortable. Avoid him if you can, but usually not possible!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIOL204
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HIM. Expects you to know every single thing he lectures. One question on the exam was which group had the least amount of species?! Average for 1st exam was 53%. No curve. Super monotone and reads everything off slides so slowly. Gives clicker questions every class but gives you about 3 sec. to answer. Take with eckdale.