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Reviews (137)
Professor Aqeel is such a great professor. I took his Micro class and I learned a lot from him. If you're really into Micro, then this is the class for you. He goes into easy-to-understand details. He's hilarious and made the class interesting, but a tough grader. Just come to class, take notes, and you'll do just fine.
He's a great professor! He's extremely helpful and will do just about anything to make sure you succeed. If you are worried about taking microbiology for any reason then TAKE hem. You will do great!
Very good professor, I liked him.
HORRIBLE professor. He'll only be able to teach at a community college for students who don't care about their work. I received high marks all semester above 90% and he gives me a B in his class. Barely speaks English and reads strictly off slides. ALWAYS unprepared and unorganized. Don't email or challenge him, he'll take it out out on your grade.
Excellent teacher.
Very good.
He doesn't know microbiology. He couldn't decipher between the dermis and epidermis of the skin but easy he gives all the answers to test Pop quizzes and he lets people cheat on tests
Dr. Aqeel respects the individual learner, and expects people to take personal responsibility for their education. Do your part and you will get an A.
I took this class over the summer. It was easy class and I got an A
Reads off slides, does not provide explanations beyond slide even when asked (the book describes better than this guy). Learned nothing from him and everything from videos/text. Tests are meticulously detailed. Word of mouth review is unreliable (will say one thing, test on another). Tells material, does not (cannot?) teach. A body if nothing else.
Thump Up! Some people comment here even before the semester end!. Overall I am happy with his professor. I took the class over the summer and got an A.
Good professor!
I didn't learn much of anything from his class. I took him this summer and all he did was read off slides the whole time so it wasn't even necessary for him to be lecturing. I would never take one of his sections again.
Awesome!
Excellent professor.
Overall, I am satisfy with this professor.
Dr. Aqeel is an awesome teacher. His classes are hard, but if you follow his advise on studying you'll do fine. You must spend A LOT of time out of class preparing for his exams, but you'll leave knowing you've actually learned something.
This professor is the one of the most chill professor you will ever come across. His class will not(nor should it be) be easy. It will need you to read the book daily and your attendance. I am in nursing program now and am still using the book for my class. Definitely recommend him.
One of the most understanding profs I've ever had.
BORING
Great prof.
Dr. Aqueel is a great professor! The level of work is reasonable: He gives 6 quizzes, drop the lowest grade; 4 exams, drop the lowest grades. Fun lab every week. He's great at answering questions in class and via email. Grades are posted quickly so you always know where you stand in the class. I loved the subject and found the textbook interesting/
Great professor, I liked him.
Dr. Aqeel is one the best professors I have ever had. You will no doubt enjoy the class even if the material doesn't seem that interesting to you. The best class I've taken at Bergen . If you can take a class w/ Dr. Aqeel, TAKE IT!!
Easy class, no homework!
This was honestly one of the hardest and most stressful classes I've ever taken. He does seem to be a bit disorganized, breezes through slides, and is often not clear on labs. Sometimes he can be nice, other times he can be moody & impatient. I had to teach myself everything from the book bc I didn't understand what he taught in class. Not easy!
Professor Aqeel seemed to make the class more difficult than it needed to be. There were about 10 quizzes in lecture and lab, 5 lecture tests in lecture and one lab accumulative final. His lectures were very disorganized at times and he didn't really give the class feedback with our grades. Labs with him were enjoyable but the final was difficult.
I liked the class. He gave us many opportunities to pass and dropped the lowest test and quiz.
His lab is fun, lecture a lot of material but I survived it with A
The syllabus is straight forward and really well organized. If you don't have a problem reading you should enjoy the them. Give him a chance, he's good.
There is a fair amount of reading, but the lab can be interesting. You will be asked to submit presentation assignment. It's not hard if you stay on top of it.
I really enjoyed the course this semester, it really give notice to critical thinking at the end of each chapter/test, don't worry they are extra credits. I would love to take a similar course with him.
It is somewhat hard, at least for me it was. Despite what I got in the class, it's my fault, not the professors. He taught everything properly, cared for his students and explained everything thoroughly. Put in work!
Can be a little boring but I think that's the material not the prof. Really strives to make everything easy to understand and follow.
He cares his students a lot. Excellent Prof!
He is so funny and his class is so much fun, he has a bit of an accent but he is easy to understand. His tests are pretty straightforward and grades fairly.
Very engaging and consistently helpful when explaining things
Best professor I've had by far! Cares about his students and makes Micro easy. I could not ask for more.
Very good prof. I liked him. Lab is fun. I learned a lot.
This prof is the best prof I had. This is my second time taking micro and I passed with good grade.
There is no homework, quizzes are easy, give study guide.
The lectures are heavy. But if you study on time, sure you will pass with good grade.
I think he is a fair grader. Quizzes were online. I liked that.
Very good
Awesome I liked him a lot
Dude. I don't know where to begin. I have to teach myself the material! There is a quiz at the beginning of every lab, very disorganized, grading is confusing. He doesn't include everything together (lab reports/quizzes, lecture exams) on moodle so you have to do the math yourself. Gives fill in reviews online- doesn't go over it in class. I'm ded
Very tough professor and class. He gives out way too much material, and it is just unfair. For instance, students will have an exam on 400 powerpoint slide presentations, which is absurd. No organization and everything annoys him. Horrible professor and class. Half my class if failing, and he doesn't care. Don't take this professor lol he sucks
This professor is Fair grader. The grades are distributed between test, quizzes, lab report, unknown. You will pass with good grade if you do your part.
Tough grader. Exams are too hard. It's not right to have 50% of the exam multiple choice, which is an exact replica of his study guides, but then to have the rest of the exam really really hard open ended / chart questions. I have nearly a 4.0 GPA and I failed every one of his exams. Too tough for no reason.
Hard class. Professor makes it more complicated than needed. Maybe it's because he has his phD so he expects students to know it all. Idk lol he is telling a lot of students they should consider dropping the course. Nah man, just do your job right and no one will drop.
I found this professor is caring and a very nice person. He helped me passing this class. Microbiology is hard class if you are not ready for it.
A lot of reading materials, the lab can be interesting. You will be asked to submit presentation assignment. It's not hard if you stay on top of it.
Professor is very unfair, and has a malicious attitude towards everyone. Very disrespectful, and always gives sarcastic answers... very very rude every class.
Refuses to engage with you whatsoever, if you need help or have questions he will not help you. He will just give you attitude, and treat you like you are a bother to him.
His teaching style is a joke. It's almost impossible to pass this class. Don't waste your time. Does not care about his students.
Class was pretty bad overall. Would I take him again? NO. Very hard teacher.
Reviews don't reflect what's on his exams. He tells students they're bothering him. Dude that's ur job, have some respect for the school and the students, bc guess what, they're partially paying for your salary so stop
You won't pass unless you're literally a genius. Hardest class ever, even though its an intro level class at a community college. He makes it impossible
This Professor has a horrible attitude. Anything can get you on his bad side, and when youre on his bad side he WILL take it out on your grade. Beware, teacher is very unfair. The class isnt impossible, but this professors attitude definitely is.
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS He gives a LOT of information in one lecture which makes it hard to understand and this course is hard already as it is. His study guide for the exam basically gives you the answers for the multiple choice but the open ended is so difficult and worth 60% of the test. The 1st exam all of us got between 40%-60%.
This professor just reads off of the powerpoints. He doesnt do a really good job at explaining things, so you willlll have questions.. but dont expect him to help you. He just gives you attitude, as if youre bothering him with a simple question.
This professor is very good professor. He is caring, and is very funny at times. The comments below appeared to be from the same person who may failed the class!
This class is nearly impossible. I passed but barely got through. I had a similar experience as most of the other students. Very very hard.
Youre kidding right? This class is exactly how a professor should NOT conduct a class. Very unorganized, and always has an attitude. Ridiculous.
The class was alright. Biology is a interesting topic, but a hard one to learn if the teacher doesnt teach it right, or make things clear enough. The test were.. I would say a 8 of 10 in difficulty. The class would of definitely been easier if the professor was more friendly to approach about things. I would not take this class again.
Worst professor I ever had.
Horrible teaching style, only reads off slides..
This professor is an excellent lecturer. He is really knows his stuff and teaches it very well. Very informative.
He is very clear, very helpful, covers all aspects of microbiology.
Overall I am happy with my grade and with this professor.
The semester do not finish, yet. But I am happy with this professor so far. The tests are easy.
I loved the online exam.
I learned a lot from him. He is a good professor.
Dr. Aqueel has provide excellent test guide-material to review for each test. I strongly appreciate how caring is Dr. AQeel with his students. As well as very methodical and organized.
the way the lectures were presented by hitting main points .he gave self study questions to help us prepare for test.
He was genuinely interested in the material, making me more interested in the material. Energetic but clear. Able to simplify complex information and highlight important concepts.
Lectures are three hours long but I was engaged the whole time. He really helped and took his time explaining each detail. Labs were always interesting and I enjoyed them.
Professor Aqeel is very passionate about the field and you learn a lot he makes things easy and always encourages questions and help. Very clear on what he wants
I just finished his class over the summer. It was a very comprehensive class, but I pass with A
He knows his stuff!
He is a very good professor. I like his teaching style.
I had so many teachers in my life. But he is the best one I had, I liked micro after him.
The lectures are so heavy. The textbook is very helpful. He give extra credits on the test but they are hard!
Would not recommend. Lectures are long & boring and sometimes his English is not so good. It was difficult to retain info. Also, study guides were about 5 pages long and took days to complete only to find out that most of the material I spent a lot of time on was not even on the exam. If you are good at self studying this is the prof for you.
Professor Aqeels lectures arent that bad actually. Theyre not as boring as people would say they are but there are ALOT of problems that come with him . 1) you will have a presentation (15 mins) 2) his lectures are not reliable 3) his tests are off of quizlet so you dont know what to expect. If it wasnt for Covid i would have failed .
Cannot ask him questions if not he will get mad at you. If you space out a minute and ask him something u missed he will be rude to you .
Really rude when asking questions his tests are hard and due to covid have gotten only harder his teaching is not reliable as he has a strong accent and his presentations do not help at all. I made the mistake of listening to all the good comments here, please dont make that mistake and find yourself a better professor bc this one is not it
One of the most unapproachable people at Bergen. Hes extremely rude when you ask questions and is not clear on directions. Do not take him whatsoever trust me I worked my butt off to get a solid C not worth it. He doesnt help anyone and his study guides dont help. RUN from this professor, Im sure all the good comments written, are by him 100%
Dr. Aqeel is extremely unapproachable. He gets mad if you ask questions and isn't understanding with any issues that came up with the online format once we had to switch for COVID-19. His lectures were sometimes hard to understand. Extremely rude over email sometimes speaking to me extremely condescendingly. I do not recommend.
DO NOT CHOOSE THIS PROFESSOR FOR MICRO! Hes the rudest professor Ive ever had. Labs are difficult, and he becomes frustrated when you ask him questions. Study guides are useless because theres so much info info on them, but nothing that you study is on the actual exams. All of the good reviews he has, HE WROTE THEM HIMSELF. Dont be fooled.
Prof Aqeel is a great professor! He expects a lot from his students, but he also gives a lot to his students. He is very thorough in his lectures, which you learn quite a lot from. I took him online, & there waa heck of a lot of quizzes & lab assignments, but he was great, & to get an A in micro is tough, yet I did it! Take him, you'll thank me!
This is the worst professor I have ever met. When asked, he answers poorly, is very unfriendly, and does not care about students at all. It is not intended for teaching students. Recommended for self-taught students, but not for professor if you want to learn something. This is the worst professor.
Very hard professor. Hard to understand lectures. At least 16 lecture quizzes. 4 Exams. 5 Lab Exams. 5 lab reports (a lot of questions). 1 final lab and 1 final lecture. Online quizzes and Exams are time. Time is very limited. EX: 10 questions within 10mins or 80 questions with 2 short answer in 80mins. VERY HARD AND NOT UNDERSTANDING!!
Rude, heavy accent, he won't replay students emails, won't answer students questions. If you ask him any questions, he will become really cranky! He will personally changing the test and quizzes due date! He let us-- fall, 2020 students to watched his recored lecture videos. Materials are unorganized. The worst, don't you dare take Micro with him.
I believe you will learn so much from him and he genuinely cares to build a relationship with his students.
The worse thing was that he doesn't give feedback so you never know what you did wrong. It's also a little difficult to understand him. I don't even want to talk about online prerecorded lectures. lots of lecture and lab quizzes. exams are pretty heavy. labs were fun, but TAKE NOTES. You will need it for unknown bacteria report.
He thinks he is a genius but will constantly make mistakes when explaining the chapters it is better if you just read the textbook than listen to him because he will just confuse you more. He will take 2 days to respond to an email while sending emails to the entire class but expect you to respond instantly. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!!
I took his class last Fall. The lab was on campus. The lab was interesting and I learn a lot about viruses. He explains COVID in an easy way to understand.
The class seems to be a lot of busywork. There is an unknown project at the end of the Lab. Other than that, study the study guide and you will pass.
I liked the online class
I have to take this class for the nursing program.
The on-campus lab was good. You have to study to pass. The exams are not hard but sometimes the questions are tricky.
The lab was easy and fun. I learned a lot about COVID
This Professor literally is always late to class whether its lab or lecture but demands his students to be on time. His PowerPoint dont help what so ever. He goes really quickly so its hard to understand. And dont get me started on his accent. He also is very impatient and a lot of the things in the syllabus are inaccurate.
I am almost at the end of this course and its safe to say I have learned absolutely nothing. He goes through the lectures way too quickly and his explanations for questions don't make sense. His accent makes it hard to understand what he is trying to say. He is not an approachable teacher. You will have to do a presentation. I DO NOT recommend him.
Gives hundreds on all Lab work as long as you hand it in including the 10 page one which combines to be a free 20 %. Plus he didnt take any points off from the presentations. Just study the study guide for tests and you will do great!
Well overall I liked the class and the Lab was fun.
The exam is like the study guide. I got easy A in this class.
I loved the class. I am doing research this summer.
He is one of the most respected professors in the biology department. To get an A in this class, better study hard. Labs are amazing, you'll learn a lot of things, choose lab partners wisely because every procedure relies on teamwork. Exams are 100 multiple question format(few open-ended). A week before exam he gives the questions and answers.
I say the class is hard but he is an easy professor.
This professor gave us extra credits. It helps me get A. The presentation project was easy and I learn a lot from it.
Amazing labs. He knows his stuff and tries his best to have his students learn. He helped us in labs, very easy to reach out to when you need help with your lab activity. I definitely recommend him. Very considerate in the final presentation
He comes off as strict on the first day, but he warms up as the semester goes on. Long lectures, corny jokes, but he means well. Can pass with a B and higher easily. Gives extensions and has clear grading rules. Expect to get out of lab an hour early. His accent is very understandable. Def would take him again. Gives a study guide for each test
Does not care for those who take some time to process information and speeds through presentation. Tries to fit 2 chapters each worth about 100+ slides into one lecture. Exams are long. Very disrespectful and calls people out for not understanding "a simple concept" in front of the whole class.
Dr. Aqeel is a wonderful professor! I recommend him 100%. If you actually want to learn micro take his class. Labs are fun and interesting.
Dr. Aqeel's lab activities were very interesting really enjoyed it. study guide was helpful for the exam. 50% is on the test. attendance is also graded. veryhelpful
Big regret.Simply reading PowerPoint slides,No clear pronunciation.He like to interact with native students. when i ask doubts, he ignores me, and occasionally, his replies are vague, leaving me confused.uncomfortable learning environment. Exams are hard.Despite providing a study guide with 100 questions, only 15-18 questions appear on the test.
He is a very respectful teacher and funny. I learned a lot about microbiology. He is helpful in the office hours.
Despite being a challenging course, I find it enjoyable. The exams consist of multiple-choice questions, and the lab sessions are engaging and enjoyable. I highly recommend it.
The exams can be hard but he is very generous when grading. On a test that I got a 72% he gave me ten extra points. This made me very happy because I felt I deserved a higher grade because I studies a lot. I highly recommend renting the microbiology textbook it will not only help you but guarantee a better score on the tests and quizzes.
I liked the course and his teaching style. The lab was fun and chose you group wisely.
The summer semester was brief and intense, with a lot to study. Overall, I'm happy with my grade, though I believe I could have done better. I recommend it.
He is an awesome professor don't get me wrong. He is quite funny too. His lectures are super long and his exams are all multiple choice
Study guide for lab and lecture are not accurate. Reads through slides. Still can manage to pass his class but you will most likely figure it out on your own. You always have something to do in lab. Quizzes for every chapter. If you study on your own then you're fine. Attendance is definitely mandatory.
I take him during the spring. There was a lot of studying, but I learned new things.
his study guide is not accurate. lockdown browser required for quizzes. attendance mandatory. cannot understand his accent.
The lab is really interesting. I enjoy hands-on activities, and I recommend Professor Aqueel for microbiology.
Amazing professor—the best I've ever had. I highly recommend them to other students.
What I like about this professor is he's caring and accepts the late submissions. The quizzes are all online. The lab is fun.
Professor Aqeel brings an engaging approach to BIO104. Labs are fun, and he's generous with extra credit. Staying on top of the material and using Unstuck ai for test prep made this class manageable.
I took Dr. Aqeel at MSU as my Lab instructor for Bio230. Lets just say he had an exceptional way of breaking down complex topics & connecting them to real-world applications, making the content easier to grasp &incredibly meaningful. He is tough but wants you to learn-hard to find professors like him. If you want to learn to understand, take him!
Great lab and great lecture
All the chapter exams and quizzes are online. I enjoy the lectures, while I could have done better, I'm happy with my grade.
Nice guy, but lectures were so boring, he just read off slides too fast. Labs were fun. There was two lecture exams online and two in person- very similar to the study guide. Quizzes are all online. Lab midterm online, final in person. A lot to study. You'll pass if you study hard. Be ready to teach yourself.
The one time he was able to bring up SpongeBob in lecture lives rent free in my mind. He goes through the lecture fast but he's high energy. Very clear grading criteria and gives study guide for exams. Lab was fun and he can also has links to connect you with other academic opportunities which is invaluable at a CC.
Absolutely the worst professor I've had here at BCC. He rushes through the material. Gives wrong answers and false information for study guides and gets upset when called out on it. Is very rude, demeaning, and nasty to students. Overall he sets up his students for failure, has tests that dont correlate to the material, and is just an awful person
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
98%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.25 avg changeRatings by Course
BS102
5.0
(1)BIO108
4.7
(3)BO104
4.5
(2)BS104
4.4
(49)BS108
4.0
(4)Difficulty by Course
MICRO101
5.0
COS126ECON238
5.0
MICRO109
4.0
MICRO104
3.5
BIO104
3.4