Victoria Turgeon - Furman University

Professor: Victoria Turgeon

Department: TBD

College: Furman University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you are pre-professional do not take this class, you can learn just as much and keep your GPA equal to what you worked for with other R and A professors.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO16
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is very understanding and helpful if you ask for help. She wants you to succeed.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FYW1120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great class. i learned so much about chocolate that i didnt know existed. you definitely have to do your research but its worth it. she doesnt necessarily help you learn to write but you can talk to her at her office hours and they are very helpful.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FYW1211
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You probably wont even touch half the books youre asked for. other than that just make sure to turn in things on time because she doesnt accept anything late.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO22
• 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:

very condescending and not helpful during r&a. you're basically on your own performing your project with a bunch of lazy students who don't care and have greek stuff to do. she will disclose your class performance/grade to your lab partners. WARNING. AVOID!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FYW1120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She gives us a lot of assignment, yet she is not consistent with her essay grade. one day she told me good on the thesis, the next day she will give a bad grade on the thesis paragraph I developed from our discussion. high standard, actually too high for being an science teacher.interesting material for sure though.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Gaps in her knowledge are obvious. Just use the ttextbook and figure it out for yourself.. She would probably be good in other classes that are more in her area.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Meh. Not as good as others have said, but not bad. Would still recommend.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Turgeon is superwoman. She expects a lot out of her students, but her class is fun and worth the effort. She doesn't really use a textbook which is refreshing. Best teacher I've had at Furman, hands down.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Best teacher I've had. Helpful. Clear about what she wants and makes the class entertaining. Makes hard concepts easy to understand. Labs are awesome and she will help if you take the time to ask

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the best and nicest teachers at Furman. Dr. Turgeon is both intelligent and empathetic toward her students and really wants to see everyone succeed. Take her!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Turgeon is awesome! She's a super easy grader and curves all the final grades at the end! Everyone made an A!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO16
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr Turgeon is one of the best professors I've had at Furman. She's really nice and really willing to help and really wants you to understand the material. Class discussions are great and labs are fun and most of them are pretty quick and easy. Gave extra credit to get extra points on test. No final exam! I highly recommend this class!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO16
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

AMAZING! I love Dr. Turgeon. She tries to act tough at the start of term to weed out anyone not willing to do the work, but she offers lots of ways to do well and is extremely helpful. Class discussions were really fun and she was very engaging. I wish I were a bio major so that I could take more classes with her!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO22
• 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:

She is an amazing teacher. She brought statistics down to an understandable level. Our lab failed the first time and she was extremely helpful about getting us started again. She is picky about lab notebooks, but she's so amazing it doesn't matter. Honestly, i would have hated this class if it wasn't for her!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO16
• 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:

The best Prof I ever had

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO16
• 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:

TRIED REALLY HARD TO GET THE CLASS INTERESTED IN TOPICS RELEVANT TO TODAY. MOST OF MY CLASS WAS APATHETIC AND NEVER SPOKE, BUT SHE KEPT AT IT. I LEARNED A LOT OF BIOLOGY AND GOT A LOT OUT OF THE CLASS, EVEN THOUGH I HAD TO WORK PRETTY HARD.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO16
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TAKE HER CLASS. Yes, she plays favorite, and if she doesnt like your views on things, she will dock your grade. And heaven forbid you show up a little late to class. By far the worst non-major class on campus. She goes way too in depth on things for a non major. steer clear of her!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANIMALPHYS
• 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:

don't know if i would take her again. obviously intelligent, but def plays favorites. her class is tough, but activities are varied. learned a good bit, but had to work really hard and put up with her personality, which didn't thrill me.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO16
• 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:

Good prof but class is very time consuming (i.e. a lot of studying required, long labs). Goes out of her way to help us, but it is difficult to do well without studying for hours every day-including weekends (and this is non-major bio)