Very confusing, disorganised, and not really helpful in office hours. But would get an A for being a life coach teacher, does share words of wisdom.

Worst 100 level class I have ever had to take. I am in my third year and have never had to put so much effort into a course before. Carlos is terrible at explaining his lectures, it easier to read the textbook. His quizzes and tests are nothing like he explains them to be. They are very random and off topic from his slides. DONT TAKE HIM.

Worst prof I have ever had. He is not clear on what he wants you to know for midterms/final. He skipped translation and transcription chapters, but still expected us to know them in detail for the final. None of his test questions directly relate to anything you learn in lecture, I studied ALOT, and didn't know how to answer over 1/2 his questions

Carlos is a very nice person he cares very much for his students, he is a very prof but he does quizzes every lab. Just study your quiz and you will do fine on your quizzes however his midterm and finals are very detailed and different from the quizzes. The exams were very tough.

His exams and quizzes are not based on his lectures. Took this in summer and found out I didn't have a passing grade and it was too late to register for fall. He took my love for biology and shredded it, now I'm switching majors because I'm too behind in biology. Administration should fire Carlos, he is not ready to teach uni level courses

He takes forever to mark things and give them back. Will deduct points for pointless things even if you got the questions right. Can be difficult to understand sometimes and not the best at explaining what he expects from you to get the best mark. Good luck getting an A

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS periodt

Carlos is not a prof I would take a lab with again! I took his Bio 111 lab course and was so annoyed by the way he treated his students. He loves yelling, thinking that somehow that will get our attention more and thinks that he is always right. He also likes to call on people randomly and does not respond to emails.

This is was an extremely difficult class to focus in. His powerpoints had 90-100+ slides and he expected you to know everything on them for the exams, even though the questions were completely different. The slides he uses are not his own so his lectures are all over the place. Due to his heavy accent, it was difficult to understand him as well.

He is the most useless prof @ufv and he will mess up any plans you had majoring into Bio. This dude does not know how to teach and if there is anything that I can tell you it is that you should stay away from this prof and don't take his class as it will hurt you and your future.

There are so many things that I would like to say to tell you to stay the f away from this incompetent quack but to summarize everything, STAY AWAY FROM HIM IF YOU ACTUALLY WANT A CAREER IN BIO. This dude will screw you up and worse he will act as if he did nothing wrong. UFV NEEDS TO FIRE THIS LOSER ASAP

I use to like bio. Not anymore. I could have cured cancer, but because of this idiot, we will never know. Gonna solidified my major in Chemistry now.

If you are reading this, please stop teaching. You're not helping anyone. I thought the comments were kinda mean in the beginning but after attending your class, I completely understand what they were trying to warn me of. Don't take his class even if you have too. Wait for another prof and you'll be fine. SO just as a summary, DO NOT TAKE HIM !!!

I guess they let anyone become a prof these days. I would highly suggest that you just stop what your doing and drop his class ASAP.

I find it ironic how he talks about trans fats and unhealthy food and at the same time, will also go to triple O's and eat a burger with a large chocolate shake. Pretty bad teaching style.

He clearly doesn't know how to teach and he should really just stick to research. Generally, I'm a pretty chill person but all the reviews people have made about him are 100% ACCURATE. He should admit that he doesn't know how to teach and move on with a new career. He needs to understand that this class is a prereq for future careers.

Maybe one of the worst profs I have ever had. I already have my degree in Physics and this man's teaching style is the worst of them yet. I would not take his class. I've looked through the rest of the ratings and I can say that they are all correct. I would avoid this person as he doesn't know how to mark and can possibly ruin your GPA.

should not be a prof, came to every lecture and still did not know anything along with the rest of the class which has a 50% avg. Had to do majority of work myself

I had a Bio 111 Lab with Carlos, and it was an absolute nightmare! Carlos always rushed us to finish our experiments as quickly as possible, and he was still irritated when students would ask questions when need if clarification. I felt incredibly discouraged after completing this course. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!

Idk how he achieved being a prof, this guy is so lazy with his teaching and unorganized. Loved bio prior and now hate it. Horrible experience. Final exam in less than 2 weeks and hasn't even posted the 4 last chapter lectures for the remainder of the semester. Hasn't marked quizzes from a month ago and idk if we'll get 2nd midterm mark b4 final.

I think Carlos makes BIO 111 a terrible experience, and it seems I am not alone with that. All of my classmates have told me the same thing: very dry and uninteresting, very hard to understand, and gives us very little resources or explanations for anything. I cannot imagine how much worse his BIO 111 lecture class would be.

Dont take him unless there is no other option. Lectures are 130+ slides w/ no pics and he just reads them off. Calls on students & when u answer his question he will pick ur answer apart, whether or not it was correct. Test Qs are all analytical & looks for specific details. He is not organized in lab & barely gives feedback. Not a good experience.

If you like application based questions this is the prof for you. His exams cover a lot of his case studies and wants you to create experiments in about 6 minutes online. Not very lenient with marks, and when you ask him for help he talks over you about a different topic, regretted taking him this semester. He will ruin your GPA!

I wouldnt take his class again. One of my friends had a makeup exam and he didnt even show. What a joke. The only things that count for marks are quizzes and exams. No curve and marks hard.

Lectures are long and boring. A lot of exam questions were not even taught. He just reads off the powerpoints and doesn't explain any concepts. Only things that are for marks is quizzes, mid terms and final. Would never take this guy again, didn't learn nothing.

I wish I listened to these reviews and not taken Carlos. He seems to not care about teaching, since he misses classes to become a minister and go on field trips. His tests have unexpected stuff and his lectures are boring. He is hard to understand. He left an hour early during the final exam to go to a christmas party. His syllabus is also outdated

Doubted the reviews but they're spot on. Can't teach doesn't care & unprofessional. Half awake during class (literally sleeping). Told us he has to leave early for the final because of his retreat at Harrison. Came an hour late to the final. Fought with student services VP bc he came in right when she said we can leave. How is he still a professor.

Carlos has a strong thick accent. He frequently does not use slides, and will teach simply by speaking and drawing 5-6 words on the bored during the whole lecture. I have had to re teach myself everything. When he does (rarely) use notes, he flips through them extremely fast. Midterms and quizzes will have some surprises. he frequently cancle class

for a quiz i got a mark of 5/10, but my quiz only had 6 questions on it. i emailed him about this, he said it was a mistake and i could have a requiz. when i went to re quiz he said it would be 10 questions exactly like the orignal, and he told me to get a blank paper and write down what i learnt about the case study as my requiz.

Terrible prof, the class has been so unorganized. Cancels classes and schedules time outside of the assigned class times, which are hard to go to due to a busy schedule.

Very inconsistent and not on top of things for organizing classes, lectures, and tests. Lectures are pretty long, boring, and note heavy, he will fly by important slides but go into detail about the useless stuff. The quizzes and tests are very different from what we went over in class. I would not recommend this professor, although he seems nice.

Just awful. For the final there was over 1000 slides of pure text. I learned everything on those slides inside and out. The final had nothing to do with 95% of the slides, let alone the course in general. 75%+ of the questions on the final were "Design an experiment to do/find out this...". Glad I had a good understanding of mol bio techniques.

I am typically an A+ student and very rarely struggle in any courses. Carlos' class has been the hardest course I've ever taken out of my entire degree, and it will likely cost me the ability to graduate next semester. No chance to improve marks with weekly assignments, only midterms and quizzes. He's a nice guy but zero connection with students.

This professor is the worst I've encountered. Classes are chaotic and incoherent, assignments lack clarity, and grading feels random. Questions are ignored or met with sarcasm. Feedback is rare or hostile. They barely respond to emails, and office hours are useless as they rush students out. A complete waste of time and tuition. Avoid if possible

This professor's conduct was highly inappropriate, with multiple instances of unwanted physical contact during class that made me and others very uncomfortable. His dismissive attitude toward questions and lack of clear guidance only added to the tension. Communication was poor, and overall, this experience was distressing and unprofessional.

He definitely wrote the last two posts. He needs to retire.

The last two people who rated these are the two white girls that went to "office hours" to raise there grade and something else. Im telling you, don't take this man if you want a good gpa and a career in Biology. man will take this away from you.

Worst teacher on campus, when hes not late hes bragging about how its two days until the final exam and he HASNT WRITTEN IT YET SOO HE CANT HELP YOU STUDY LOL.

Always late, rushing in out of breath with zero respect for students' time. Unprofessional, with weird touching and random religious talk that has nothing to do with class. Tests aren't made until the day before, so studying is impossible. Disorganized, careless, and clearly doesn't care about students' success. Avoid at all costs.

Always late and out of breath, showing no respect for students. Constantly brings up religion, turning lectures into awkward, irrelevant rants instead of teaching. Makes students uncomfortable with unnecessary touching. Tests are made the day before, so no study help. Completely unprofessional, disorganized, and not worth taking.