Colleen Higgins - Virginia Commonwealth University

Professor: Colleen Higgins

Department: TBD

College: Virginia Commonwealth University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOZ310
• 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:

Not even exaggerating when I say she is the worst professor I have encountered in my entire life between school and college. I truly cannot believe she is even allowed to teach, she makes you do wayyy too much work for a 2-credit class and will never own up to her own mistakes. She doesn't care at all about student concerns. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOZ310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Incredibly disorganized professor with little sympathy for the current circumstances. TAs are either lost and don't know what they're doing or on some power trip. The grading is so subjective and slow you won't even know where you stand in the class. For the sake of your sanity please don't take this class unless it's absolutely necessary.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOZ310
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This prof is lost. she doesn't know what she's doing. Her tests require math work yet she gives little time and a bunch of questions. A 2 credit lab section SHOULD NOT be this difficult and frustrating to be in/learn. I would not recommend anyone to take her. Im not a slacker at all, this lady will maker your grade suffer. DONT DO IT!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If S.I is offered... GO also you will need a tutor. The questions are conceptual so simply knowing what everything means will not cut it. Attend office hours immediately if you are struggling.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's not a good professor, Bio is my best subject and I barely got a B, even though I studied, went to every class, and went to extra study sessions and still struggled.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

THE WORST LECTURER. Extremely boring and monotone. Her lectures are so broad and almost do not relate to the tests she gives. Shes a nice but so boring. Quizzes were taken from home, but tests were actual hell. Did not retain anything from her lectures. Even after TUTORING, still failed tests. Dont take her especially if youre a STEM major.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIOZ310
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Colleen does not care about her students. PERIOD. I took her for a 2 credit lab. when classes were shifted online for COVID-19, she never replied to emails, she made exams and quizzes so much harder. she is just very rude and refuses to take students feedbacks into consideration. She does not give EC or round the course. stay away!!!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Higgins was good. I was in environmental science, and we had class like every three weeks. Most of it was actually online, as well as exams and projects. Honestly, I was lucky because i didnt read a single thing or study and still got a B. Exams were super easy, I got a B on the midterm and Final. Id recommend

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took 3 levels of bio before this so I was at the subject. I thought it was really easy considering how lenient her test policies are. If you are new to bio, it is all about how much you put into it because her lectures can't make you smarter, you have to put the work in. Biology is a memorization subject, you can't expect logic to be your friend.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOL101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Shes a nice lady who knows whats he stalking about. If your class requires a textbook, that textbook is your best friend! Her in-class lectures are just far too broad and vague to use as your sole studying component for tests. Quizzes were online and relatively easy (if you read the chapter beforehand!) but remember, Quizlet is also your friend

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you have taken AP Bio or have done really well in Biology before her class, you will be fine. If not be prepared to do the absolute most. Her classes are lecture and powerpoint heavy. She expects you to have already read the chapter before showing up to class. The tests are concept based. So prepare for the class, attend S.I and tutoring.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIOL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's very nice but she reads straight off the slides which are nearly identical to the textbook so don't buy it!! She also reads in a monotone voice so if you struggle to keep focus you'll have a hard time. She explains topics in the most difficult way so definitely subscribe to the amoeba sisters on youtube because that's how I passed her class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• 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:

Do not take BIOL 101 with her. She isn't good at teaching the info and doesn't care to explain the material. The quizzes are very simple but they don't effect your grade much. The tests are nothing like the material presented during lecture and the "study guides" don't match the test material either. You're better off taking it with someone else.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Do not take Colleen Higgins for BIOL 101. She reads word for word powerpoint slides, and bases the tests off of information only provided audibly during lecture. Her online quizzes aren't too hard, but they don't count for too much the grade. TopHat the minute class starts AND ends.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took her class for Environmental Science. The class is online and fairly easy. MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP FOR PEARSON CORRECTLY. However, good luck trying to get ahold of the professor. She either takes forever to answer or will have someone else answer for her.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I liked this class because there is lots of homework so if you aren't good at testing, you can make up for that. It is never an excessive amount, though. The tests/ class are on online. This means that quizlet is your friend. Just be very on top of deadlines. Definitely glad that I took this class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Everything everyone else said-- and save your coins because you definitively don't need the textbook

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Attendance is important (!!!) & it's taken every class, but she's reasonable with it and knows you won't be able to come to EVERY class (I think she allows 5 absences?). Lectures are dry, so bring a snack and ditch the distractions. GO TO THE SI SESSIONS and study! study! study! If you don't review the material before an exam, you won't pass.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

There was actually no book for my class, but that's why you need to study the material she has on tophat. Miss class and only sign-in? You won't learn a single thing. Okay-ish with explaining concepts and material prepping you for tests, but I would DEFINITELY go to SI sessions. Some things don't make sense no matter how many times its exaplined

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Go to the lectures!!! She takes attendance every single time and sometimes more than once, like at the beginning and the end. The quizzes are a good way to keep your grade up.