teaches straight from her notes. very explicit on what she wants for test. no T/F, easy 50 question scantron tests. no quizzes. roll only taken on the lab day, which she lets you choose from about 5 options. very into the subject. loves her job, you can tell. very enthusiastic. overall good class

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whoever rated her as bad for 311 C probably ranks in the lower 25% of UT, becaues this class is incredibly, incredibly easy if you put ANY amount of effort into it. In high school were you one to study a lot of details for biology? If so you'll get an A on everything and feel like you wasted your time. It's not even necessary.

She is a great teacher! Anyone who has problems with her probably don't study or are the students that she gets on during class. As long as you know the figures and understand the material, you will do great on the test. She's not a rude woman, she looks after the students best interest. You fail 2 tests you should drop the class.

You definitely have to read your book and learn to take good notes in the class because basing only on lecture isn't going to help you. She gives 6 pop quizzes so you can miss some class once you figure out her pattern, but I advise going. Tests can be a bit difficult, it's the usually, a few essay, some fill in the blank, TF and mult choice.

I am taking her current evening course (Intro to Bio - C311) and she is hands down one of the best science teachers I've ever had. Funny, thoughtful, considerate. Not sure what everyone else is talking about here. She stays until long after class is over to answer questions (and class ends at 9 PM). Highly recommended.

She is very knowledgeable and even though she is sometimes long winded, she fully explains the material at hand. Her exams are straight from power points and is readily available to help anyone who asks. Good professor!

Hot and helpful would take any class from this professor

Animal Behavior was easy! It's interesting, too. Exams were straight forward, discussion was basically just talking about a paper section by section each week. There is a group project that was a bit time consuming because you need to do 10 hrs of animal observation.

I LOVE Dr. McClelland. Her BIO 311C class is tough, but equally rewarding. In this class, you get out of it what you put in to it. Her tests are very fair and she makes lectures interesting. Her powerpoints are key to studying! If you take McClelland, you won't regret it.

Best professor for BIO311D. She blends lectures (end of monday content reviewed beginning of wed). She posts slides, which is best thing to study for midterms (study slides golden). No HW. Midterms are 51% of final. Final is 23% and cumulative. EXAMS SLIDES. 40% of exam FR (will give 10 questions couple days before, and quiz 2 picked randomly)

Great lecturer. DO NOT TAKE HER IF YOU ARE PREMED OR BIO MAJOR, its not rigorous enough. The class is way too easy, I study for 4 hours day of test and consistently make 100s by finishing tests in 20 minuts. Haven't taken bio since 9th grade. Great if you are looking for a passionate elective course as an engineer. Ditto on studying the slides.

One of the best science classes I've taken so far! McCllelland is such a sweet and funny lady! Her tests are based 100% on her powerpoint/lecture notes, so if you study these you'll be fine. Highly recommend this class.

Shes such a cutie. Her lectures are iconic and her tests are extremely fair. You'll be asked the important points and details, not that one thing on power point 6, slide 20 in size 4 font. If you get biology, you'll get the grade you want.

Great professor! I attended almost all the lectures (which I highly recommend). She posts her lecture PowerPoints prior to the start of class so she makes it really easy to follow what she is saying in her lectures. Tests/Exams are worth 81% (other 19% is online quizzes & discussion attendance). An A is definitely attainable & tests come from ppts.

I went to about half of lectures. Just read her powerpoints, took notes, Anki'd anything unclear, got an A. Goes on bizarre, somewhat crazy Trump rants, but who cares. Very high lecture quality, reasonable grading.

BEST ANIMAL BEHAVIOR PROFESSOR EVER! FUNNY AS WELL!

I really loved professor McClelland. She cared so much about her students and was willing to stay after class and answer any questions. She was definitely one of my favorite professors and if you put in the work it will definitely show in your grades which I think is great!

Take Dr. McClelland for Animal Behavior! Her tests are straightforward! Just review the PPTs, learning objectives, and study guide and you will do great! TA Caitlin is so awesome! The group project will pick up your grade a lot so don't fret if you have 1 bad exam score! Hilarious and clear grading criteria! She adjusts the grade boundaries! Good!!

TAKING COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE ANATOMY RIGHT NOW! LOVE HER!

Dr. McClelland is a great lecturer, just know all the information on her slides inside and out and you can make an A. Bought the book and never even opened it.

Great class! 2 midterms, the final and the group project make up the bulk of your grade. Each exam is worth more points than the one before it so try to improve each exam grade. If you follow the rubric closely, the group project is easy. She mentions a lot of stuff verbally that she doesn't have in the powerpoint so don't skip class too often

Love her! Smart, funny, hot and sassy! Two midterm exams , final and group project. Exams are easy ( go over the powerpoints and bold words in the study guides). Group project is easy. Really helps your grade at the end. She also curved the class at the very end! Take her, shes amazing and not hard to make an A.

I would not recommend this class if you need a lab credit. This class is stressful because the lab quizzes are hard. You've had to remember so much and they're every week. No drop lab quizzes. The grade booster is the online Canvas quizzes. The exams are pretty straightforward. Dr. McClelland is hilarious and only 3 people went to lecture not me.

Although entertaining, I thought lectures were disorganized and I had to self teach myself to study for the tests. The tests require a lot of memorization from her powerpoints. Your "attendance" points come from randomly scattered in class activities which involves you answering her questions on pieces of paper. The final was like another midterm

Took her for BIO 311D; it's an easy A as long as you PAY ATTENTION IN LECTURE. I typed my notes because it's faster than writing, so my notes were pretty thorough. Everything on her tests is from lecture, so I literally never read the textbook. Definitely one of the better BIO 311D professors! 10/10 recommend

Dr. McClelland is super nice, and her lectures match up with her tests, so as long as you put in some effort you will do great. You have to be careful with her grading system though and make sure you fully understand it, or you will end up with a lower grade than you think.

Professor McClelland makes her tests based off of her PowerPoints so there's not a surprise factor when it comes to tests. Show up to class, because randomly asks you to answer questions on a notecard to turn it in for credit. Great Professor, super caring, and wants you to succeed. Pretty easy A.

She has this sarcastic sense of humor that makes class pretty entertaining. IMO, her lectures were really interesting, despite what some of the other reviews said. You definitely have to study for the exams, but she's really good at clarifying what is important. This semester, she had really good TAs so that helped as well.

Blinda is such a cutie! I love her outfits and personality! Class is pretty easy, and an A is easily attainable if you show up and take notes. TAs dont have office hours, so thats a little annoying, but shes still so fun! 10/10 Id simp for her.

Honestly, just put in the effort, and Blinda matches with full finesse. She's such a cutie, I love her outfits! She's studied biology for so many years, yet she simplifies complex topics to the level of a cute, little embryo. For tests, all you need are her beloved PowerPoints. Couldn't imagine a better 311D professor.

Attendance isn't mandatory, but she focuses on very specific examples during lecture-- which tend to show up on the test. The content of the tests make them pretty easy, unless you miss class-- then the questions specific to class examples may be pretty difficult.

She's super cool to talk to outside of class! I'm glad I had her and would take BIO346 again with her if I needed to. At least for this course, the TA is very quick to respond to emails, and the quizzes can be tricky but not awful if you take good notes in lecture. She's a fair grader and adjusts the curve at the end based on how everyone does.

Her human bio class was fascinating with current and relevant information. The class had 7 quizzes with one drop, which made studying relatively easy, but quizzes can be difficult. I studied by rewatching her lectures.  She is a bright woman in STEM who was pleasant and humorous as an upper divisions teacher but she hates freshmen.

The TA Anne is amazing for help on the quizzes pertaining to the discussion sessions. Seven quizzes total, one drop. Quizzes are lecture based only, but can be specific with tricky questions. An A is doable if you take good lecture notes and discussion notes.

Love, loved this class! The content is interesting & relatable, and I enjoyed listening to her lectures. She's kind, understanding, and makes jokes throughout her lectures. There's 7 biweekly quizzes which are mostly "select all that apply" questions, but the questions aren't intentionally tricky- I normally study by rewatching lectures & do well.

She is a great professor, but the exams were mostly select all that apply questions that feel like you're being tricked and make up the bulk of your grade. Took this in the summer and did not get used to her exams until towards the end. These exams made the class harder than it needed to be considering the material was pretty easy to understand.

Dr. McClellan is great. The quizzes are not as easy as they initially seem. But if you show up to class and pay attention, you'll do well. You must attend discussion session, there is an important group project you work on only during that portion of the class. If you just put in effort, an A is easy.

Dr. McClelland is an amazing professor, however her class is a run a bit difficultly. Your grade is determined by 7 quizzes with select-all-that-apply questions only. The discussion sections help boost your grade, but there is no other homework or extra credit for this course. I did enjoy the topic though, her lectures are interesting!

I truly enjoyed her lectures. She doesn't go fast at all and spent a lot of time talking about the topics we're going over. You can tell that she's passionate about the stuff she's teaching. Her quizzes weren't too hard as long as you go to the lectures and discussions.

By far my favorite lecturer at UT. In the 3 years I've been here, her 9AM class is the only one I've actually WANTED to attend. She's very engaging, and her course material is so relevant, especially if you're going to take the MCAT. Overall, she is personable and quite funny. Your grade consists only of 7 quizzes, but most do well.

Absolutely loved her human bio lectures and her personality. The quizzes are formatted w/ select all questions but as long as you go to discussion and attend her lectures, you'll do fine (they're not as scary as you think). Make sure you understand all the concepts before taking quizzes. Grade was based on just 7 quizzes and discussion. Recommend.

Nice woman and interesting class. 80% of your grade comes from 7 exams that are mainly choose all that apply questions, which makes it difficult to do well. Exams were closed note, unproctored at home. You cannot skip class if you want to do well as she doesn't record lectures and a lot of the exam is based off what she says, not slides.

This class only had four grades, three test and discussion session participation. Overall, I liked the class and thought the professor was funny and had a good personality. The lectures were interesting to me and I was never bored. However, I didn't like her exams because she would test what I thought were irrelevant/ fun facts.

Fun lecturer and a very sweet person. My biggest issue with the class were how the tests were formatted. Most questions are "choose all that apply" questions which feel like they're meant to trick you. To make it worse. your grade is entirely determined by 3 exams so try not to do poorly on any of them