Frank Percival - Westmont College

Professor: Frank Percival

Department: Biology

College: Westmont College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO005
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a nice person but is very confusing. He expects you to know extremely detailed information about the material. Study hard for his tests and you might pass. When you ask him for help, he is very verbose and doesn't do the best job of clarifying.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHM113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Had Dr. Percival for BIO 005 and really did not enjoy it, so I was dreading this class a little. It was a pleasant surprise. Loved the class a lot, and Dr. Percival was a great professor. Just make sure to study every day, especially when you get to metabolism!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO005
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was my advisor and I took Bio with him. I felt like he didn't really care much about my aspirations and basically was the guy that made me give up on my dream of being a Nurse Practitioner. He kinda made me feel unintelligent. Wasnt too helpful when I visited office hours. Didn't respond to emails promptly either.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very difficult course. Lots of memorization of cycles, reactions, mechanisms, and regulation. Percival does a good job explaining things, but can be a little hard to understand before you get used to his teaching style. He recognizes that his course is difficult and is a fairly easy grader.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO05
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Percival is a great man, but his teaching style was a little hard for me to understand. He is willing to do whatever in order for the students to understand, though. So take advantage of office hours.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO005
• 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:

Wonderful professor. He caused me to change my major from chem to bio. He loves his subject and will help if you go to office hours. Tells you what is on his tests, but they are very all-inclusive. If you want to pass you must know everything down to the smallest detail. I would recommend him to any science major.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO005
• 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:

He is a super nice guy, but his lectures are really boring and his tests are hard. In my opinion, reading the book and going to lab is a lot more helpful than attending his class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

he is not the best at explaining things and his tests get bogged down in minute details, where if u describe something a little different than he might have u will get pts off..

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Tests were fair-covered the material given and pretty straightforward. No need to go to lecture-he basically reads off his powerpoint slides which are all online.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO05
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Seriously his lectures are pointless. He's a great guy and personality, but I had to drop the course way late in the semester b/c his tests were amazingly hard even if you did study. If he actually explained difficult topics with examples or in lamens terms, it would be a lot easier to follow.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO5
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

his hand motions are great.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO5110114
• 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:

Dr. Percival is the epitome of a Westmont prof. He truly loves his field, his work, and his students. Take at least one class with him and see!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: LIFESCIENCES
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOLOGY
• 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:

Great teacher, goofy, and caring. MUST STUDY!! he has some tricky multiple choice questions, has weekly quizes, but its easy! a good way to help your grade out! overall the class was very enjoyable!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO005
• 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:

Percy is freaking awesome. Sure you can learn more from the book than from his lectures, but he can be pretty entertaining. The gen bio tests aren't bad if you remember anything from high school biology. He's just a good man overall.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO5
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is SO boring and his lecture notes are so out-there they're hard to follow. You have to do a lot of work outside of class or you will have a hard time. Make sure you get a good lab partner because half of your project grade depends on them! Tests and quizzes are intense! Boring class!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MICROBIOLOGY
• 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:

Wonderful prof with a great heart

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOLOGY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His class is very boring and his lab quizes are tricky. Study hard and detailed for his tests.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO5110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I will always consider Dr. Percival to be the greatest professor of all time. He truly cares about his students and wants to get to know each of them. He is one amazingly intense and serious prof, but you can't help but love him.