MerriLynn Casem - California State University Fullerton

Professor: MerriLynn Casem

Department: TBD

College: California State University Fullerton

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL151
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is not a very clear professor and her tests are very detail oriented. Her lectures cover the general concepts but never the details which is very important.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO151
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr Casem is an amazing biology teacher. The assignments she gives will really help you to understand and retain information for her exams. Her lectures are interesting and she is always willing to explain concepts further.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CNSM101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class was honestly a waste of my time, I felt like I learned nothing and wasted money. Besides that, the professor herself is a great person; she is always willing to help in whatever circumstance. It is just the course itself that is useless, I am sure that if she taught a different course, the class would be clear and concise.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL151
• 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:

Dr Casem, shes very passionate about biology. She does iclickers. She had two papers and worksheets and guided reading to help with studying for a grade. She also has 5 exams/one is dropped. She gives EC occasionally, depending on classs average. TIP:theres diff books, look up topic in index. READ BEFORE CLASS, class is more of a review in depth

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO151
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Casem is a pretty great professor. She provides all the resources you might need to pass the class, from posting all her lecture notes to providing the topics the quizzes were centered around. A lot of the work though is based on your work effort, so if you study, read the textbook, and go to SI, you'll be good.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL151
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Casem is amazing, she truly cares about her students success. She does expect for students to put in the work. She assigns a lot of homework and her tests can be a bit difficult/confusing. She makes lectures great by adding much needed humor. She does requires student to either go to office hours or SI every week but it really helps

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO172
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If I could take her over and over again I would. She is the best, seriously.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO465
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Casem is a great professor. She makes you apply your critical thinking skills while giving you all the tools necessary to succeed. For example, we had an assignment to create a hypothetical discussion for a paper. She looked over all three of my drafts and gave me constructive criticism on ALL of them! She is a true gem to academia.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is funny and out there. Test are weird and hard but she gives tons of ways to make up the points. Take advantage of extra points in the beginning. This was a tough class, but I think it is suppose to be. (big dr. who fan)

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO151
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's silly and will go off topic a lot. Print out her lecture slides and be prepared to write down everything she says. Exams are heavy on her lectures, her workbook, and your own understanding. Definitely go to as many SI sessions as you can. Do everything she asks and don't miss out on easy points.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL151
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

really abstract teacher

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO151
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Take every opportunity for points she gives. I got D's on all of my tests and ended with a C- . I could have gotten a B if I took advantage of her office hours and read the book before I knew it actually helped. Her lectures are great and she's a kind lady, but her tests make you second guess.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Things are not very clear, seems overwhelming at times. Also, exams are extremely difficult even with putting a lot of effort to pass. Extremely tough class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Study. Don't procrastinate. Gives lots of study tools, I would recommend doing the Weekly Q and Learning Targets before each quiz and test. Actual grade in the class is unclear until end of the semester, and little behind grading. Test questions are weird and specific to her "mind" so try and think of the most right answer. Good luck!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO172
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her tests are tricky because of the wording and she doesn't have clear multiple choice answers--theyre all somewhat right or sound right just one is the MOST right. She's also the type of teacher to post a reading on titanium and check on her computer if you've read it yet or not--without emailing you to do so and then grades you for it. 30 pts...

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO173
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I've never had a professor so disorganized. The tests weren't meant to test you on what you knew but how well you could get past her tricks. She's nice as a person and if you ask for help, but the lectures are horrendous.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO172
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Casem is very passionate about what she does and I actually enjoyed lecture BUT her exams ARE tough. I got 2 D's, 1 C and one B+ (87%) on the 4 exams and my overall grade was a B+. You cannot get by in this class if you do not review notes. I really liked Dr. Casem and she was a huge help in office hours but be prepared to study every day.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOL172
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

"Tests are tough"- couldn't agree more with this tag! She definitely makes her tests hard even though you mastered the lectures and the book. However, after the first midterm, you can predict what type of questions she's looking for. The class itself is a lot of work; 4 midterms, 1 final, research articles, case studies... so you need to work hard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO172
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a nice lady. Lectures are fine exams are what kill you. She changes stills every semester so you don't know if your exams will be frq or mc. Lab was easy. No curve at all. She has assignments due for her class that just take up your time. I had a 69.1% in class and 95% in lab and she didn't pass me despite emailing her several times.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 172
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No gonna lie her tests are tough BUT she is a really good teacher. I highly recommend reading the textbook before her lectures. She gives you the little details in class that help you tie it to the reading. She has an awesome teaching style that makes the harder concepts a lot easier to understand. Hard class but you learn a lot!