Steven Freeh - Binghamton University (SUNY)

Professor: Steven Freeh

Department: TBD

College: Binghamton University (SUNY)

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I think Professor Freeh is a great lecturer and does well with the dense material he has to teach. Animal Histology will never be fun but going to class & recording his lectures are how you will pass. I started with my first exam being below average and ended with every other exam being way above the average by studying the lecture recordings.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOL347
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Freeh is a very intelligent and kind man. You have short weekly quizzes that cover about a tests worth of material- EVERY WEEK. The practicals are the worst thing I have ever experienced. The whole class needs to be redesigned so we actually learn something and don't have major anxiety every week. I'm so happy to never step foot in that lab again.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO251
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a wonderful guy, but he is so monotone and quiet when he talks that it is nearly impossible to pay attention. The weekly quizzes are absurd. This is a 200 level lab but is easily hard enough to be a graduate level class on its own. I feel like I learned a lot and enough to help me in the future... but my grades do not reflect this.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Can be a bit monotone but is overall a good lecturer. He cares about his students and will go over a subject over&over and in detail in office hours if you ask him to. Tests can be a bit tricky, but are doable. Make sure you write down everything he says in lecture if you want a good grade. My grades were B+ to A- range but ended up getting an A.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Frankly, it is hard to believe that the overall grade for Dr. Freeh is an "A-" -- it is FAR from truth. If you are not in the first 3 rows, you will NOT hear a word. He will go on tangents about the most minuscule, insignificant things and then test you on them using a strangely worded question. Write down every word, learn notes by heart.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL347
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I did not enjoy this professor at all. He is monotone and speaks very softly, in a large lecture you can't hear him if you aren't in the first three rows (which fill quickly). He ignores in class questions and will only help if you go to office hours which he rarely has. The test averages are 40-50% but he curves them, why not just make it easier?

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIOL 347
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Freeh is my favorite professor. If you ask, he will help you. Go to office hours, or else the practicals will be really hard. Lab takes a lot of work, but it's really worth it. If you put the work in, you will do well. I really enjoyed Dr. Freeh's lab and I learned a lot.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

My favorite bio class in Binghamton. Your grade is 50% tests and 50% lab. The lab section itself does require a considerable amont of extra work though. Put in the work and you'll do good in lab. Freeh can be a bit unclear in lecture sometimes. Key is to go to his office hours and ask lots of questions. Tests are tricky and detailed.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Freeh is an amazing professor! I loved this class so much though it was probably one of the most difficult biology classes I have ever taken at BU! Take really good notes & try to write down every word that Dr. Freeh says. Anything is fair game on the exams.exams are beast! Lab is really fun! Take this class. You wont regret it. Huge curve at end

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HISTO311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Freeh is a very good professor and in the end just wants you to learn the material. Histology wasnt the easiest biology course but it was extremely interesting.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Freeh is very helpful and extremely clear. The quizzes and lab exams are hard, but if you put the work in you will definitely pass. He is always willing to help and explain things to you. Is very nice and personable. I loved lab because he was such a great lab instructor!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIOL252
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Freeh is amazing. Compared to lecture, you can do very well on the lab practicals..just study! He's always there if you need a hand. Read the lab manual and be prepared for those quizzes! They can frustrating but they will help you do well on the lab practicals.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

With a class as difficult as Animal Histology Dr. Freeh has his work cut out for him. Luckily the man is very passionate about what he does and after taking the course I feel like I had a mastery of the material. Impossible tests, quizzes but nice curves. The lab section is absurdly hard, pray you get nice TAs and go to office hours!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I loved Dr. Freeh what a great professor. No tricks, tells you what to expect. Lab quizzes and practicals are difficult but manageable if you put the work in. I learned so much he's an amazing professor, and always willing to help.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIOL251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Freeh is awesome. I had a lot of trouble with A&P I lab, but he was always willing to help out. Quizzes are every week and you'll come to think of them as mini tests because you really need to study that much for them. Some people say they never read the text book, but I found it really helpful--so just read everything if you have trouble.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIOL251252
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Freeh is an amazing teacher who really loves what he does, but unless you are prepared for an impossible quiz every single week, don't take the class! Although his quizzes and practicals are very difficult, he offers tons of office hours and is always there to help. He is enthusiastic and a really nice guy, just go to his office hours!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

really enjoys the material that he is teaching. he lives and breathes this stuff:) he made the class as clear as possible and has amazing TAs working for him. Tests are almost impossible -- history is just a really tough class though.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Freeh is an excellent lab instructor. He dedicates a great amount of his time to helping students, and wants you to learn the information. You really learn alot in the lab section of anatomy and physiology with him.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very nice, but hard tests! But histology is always going to be hard....

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIOL324
• 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

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