Teaches Biol 41 - Microbiology, Biol 45 - Nutrition, and Biol 40 Lab - Anatomy & Physiology. She is an excellent teacher, tests are sometimes difficult but if you work hard you should do well. Great class website too that is beneficial.

Great instructur. Very clear and to the point. Classes are fun and interesting.

ms. holcroft is super sweet! :) she makes the class intersting and fun...never boring! unlike you know who!

cool professor!!!!!! smart one believe me!

I took her for Nutrition during the summer and I got my first A of the program. She teaches you a ton and is so organized that it just comes easy to you. I liked her so much that I took her for Micro. She is great. Take her!!!

Great teacher, very clear and organized. Lots of extra credit. I thought I'd hate microbiology, but she made it fun.

Great lectures, smart lady! However I had to work 3 times as hard as usual to get an A. She wants you to be well-read and assigns a TON of reading, and you never know what she will get nit-picky on for tests. Work hard & keep up!

She is one of the best teachers I ever had!!! Took Micro and Nutrition with her.

Prof. Holcroft knows her subject matter well. She's an extremely intelligent lady,and great role model. She is also fair and her tests are straightforward. However, the class should be worth 10 units not 5. I don't believe this is her fault. I think the department sets these standards.

Super smart, organized, grades fast. She makes lectures fun, and she's such a cute lady! Just study and you'll do fine.

Class should be at least 7 units instead of 5, maybe even 10 units. The upside is that she is an excellent prof. Very organized, very fast grader, and she makes the class fun and has a sense of humor.But you better be willing to put in lots of time in this class. Her tests are straigt forward.

She is perfect teacher, very smart. Be sure to get in her lab class too.

Lots of reading. Don't fall behind and you'll do fine. Very interesting subject. Learned a lot of useful information that can be applied personally. Do as much extra credit as you can.

Her nutrition class should be 5-6 units, not 4.The double work comes from external readings beyond the course text as well as her very hard and demanding exams-multiple choice with identification.She doesn't curve despite of a very low average/mean of student scores=72.I had to drop to keep my good GPA and I've never dropped a course before this.

Holcraft is a tough teacher! Her lectures are entertaining and she does know her material. Her exams are multiple choice and are NOT EASY! You really need to KNOW the material inside out. Regurgitate the material 300 different ways before taking her tests. Was a straight 4.0 student- ended up with a B- shy of 8 correct answers on my final!

Professor is well organized and tests are fair - I agree with the previous students ... you MUST study and work outside of class. I felt the class was easy and slacked and ended up just shy of an A == really if you make a moderate effort she does the rest of the work, I lost my A fair and square - class time goes by fast.

I dreaded taking Micro, but she was the best professor I have EVER had and it ended up being the favorite class that I have ever taken! She is so organized, clear on what is required, and her use of the Etudes website incredibly helpful. It's not an easy class, but don't slack, study the review notes (on the website), and you will do fine.

Professor Holcroft is an excelent teacher. Her lecture are interesting as well as her lab. She makes a microbiology, a difficult subject, intersting with her animated lectures. She is also a very attractive woman so paying attention is not difficult

Awesome teacher just makes you want to come to class and learn.

It is a very difficult subject and a lot of information in a short time but let's be fair, the teacher is ok.

She has a knack in making learning fun! Yeah, you have to do a lot of research on your own, but it's very rewarding in the end. She is also very nice and approachable.

Her online greensheet is unorganized and confusing; be careful or you may miss an assignment. She assigns way too much online reading at multiple sites, which is a majority of her tests, but she does not lecture on those readings, so you need to really study the material. I felt she rushed at end of quarter.

She's one of the best and nicest professor i have ever had. She's very clear and precise. Her lectures are actually fun and she's very animated, you wont get bored listening to her. Micro is just a tough class, dumb people hate her because they are dumb. Just study what she tells you and you are fine. By the way she's very cute, super hot

I enjoyed her classes and learned a lot from them. She is very knowledgeable, and if one is really interested in learning the subjects rather than focusing on the grade, take her classes. Definitely have to put in A LOT of work, but she also puts in a lot of effort to prepare the course and teach the subjects! Exams and assignments are not easy!

I took microbiology with her she was the best bio teacher in all my nursing classes, Very smart. she knows more than most professors i've met in community colleges. Tough, but you learn so much in her class, it's good for you. Especially nursing major students... if u are gonna be a nurse u better know this stuff!!! dont be a dumb nurse! she is h

Don't be fooled by her sweetness! Carolyn gives the hardest tests I've encountered. Make sure you study the objective questions IN DETAIL or you will never make it. This is for your own good. Also, take some time to explore the class website because it's pretty disorganized and you'll need to find important papers later on.

Currently taking her for both Bio 41 & 45. Let me say this, NOT EASY! I've been a straight A student at Foothill this whole year. I love her courses but she is tough! So all I can say is study and know your stuff. Don't get behind in the reading for Nutrition and really comprehend the material.

She is a good instructor: interesting, knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. She doesn't cover everything you need to know for the tests in depth, so be prepared to spend a lot of time studyng and researching on your own. There is a ton of work, so much that you barely have time to absorb everything unless you study several hours a day.

Very nice, but very tough. Not an easy class at all.

Carol is a very helpful and clear teacher, who is trying to fit a rediculous amount of information into a single quarter class. The test schedule did get rediculous near the end of the quarter, but it is by no means impossible. This is a weeder course: it's hard, and if you can't do well here, you won't do well further down the medical path.

I think she's a great teacher! She knows the material so well and is wonderful at teaching those of us that haven never encountered it before.

She is very helpful. Her lectures are good and well organized. I think the material itself is hard. I learned a lot in her class. I think everbody should take this class for good health, hygiene, and prevention from diseases.

Very good teacher. Lectures at breakneck speed!

I took Dr. Burn's class this past Spring and though it was a lot of work (A LOT to cover in one quarter), I was amazed on how much I learned. She gives ample extra credit points and I did have to study quite a bit to earn the "B" I got in the class. Dr. Burns was approachable and very willing to help her students.

She is not that bad. Yes, a lot of work, but you do learn. She is good at reducing big concepts into digestible morsels. She is not stingy in giving out praises and is quite responsive both in class & online. And she is one of the younger, and more energetic professors among her profession.

Despite what others say, Burns is very organized. Her class does include a tremendous amount of info, however she breaks it down, and the students can definately take away what is important and useful in future careers. kudos to her background in nursing.....a huge asset!

I think the extra work helps you with your grade. Gives almost 40 extra credit points if you pay attention. She gives topics for review for tests and everything, so I don't see why people are complaining. Great teacher to have.

Loved, Loved, Loved this class. Took her for Nutrition and learned so much. Yes there is a lot work but you end up coming out ahead if you just suck it up and do it. Just study her notes and pay attention in class and you should do fine. Assignments were pretty simple and interesting. Exams were multiple choice and short answer.

SHE ACTS LIKE THIS IS YOUR ONLY CLASS. PACKS 2 QUARTERS WORTH OF TALKING INTO ONE. SHOULD BE 10 UNIT CLASS. DONT TAKE HER. EXAMS ARE LIKE A COMPREHENSIVE FINAL. EXAMS ARE NOT CLEAR. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR LOOK FOR SOMEONE ELSE. IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE HER PREPARE TO WORK YOU BUTT OFF FOR A LOW GRADE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!

Dedicated and interesting professor. Don't take her classes if you are lazy. If you are genuinely interested in learning the material, she will go out of her way to make sure you learn the material. Her tests are hard, but if she gives you a very generous amount of extra credit opportunities and many assignments that are easy to get high marks on.

Dr. Holcroft's nutrition class was tough, but rewarding. I learned stuff directly applicable to my life and had fun. This was the best of the five bio classes I've had at Foothill but I have to admit that earning a good grade took a heck of a lot of work. You get four units but it feels more like six units of work. There's a lot to absorb.

DO YOUR STUDY QUESTIONS! Tests/quizzes are directly from those packets. In the online course you could retake the quizzes as many times til you got it perfect! There is a lot of info, but it's important stuff that you MUST know in a medical field so suck it up. There's a lot of "class participation"(online), but hw is easy and lectures are clear.

Her lectures ARE pretty general but she requires you to know things more in depth on tests. Textbook is a must. My only complaint is that things would be on tests that she mentioned VERY briefly. Review Q's-very helpful, practice test tests are nice as well. Only thing is I think she has a thing against us guys...

One of the sweetest and nicest ladies ive ever had the pleasure of interacting with. She loves class participants and making lessons fun, so talk whenever you can and be nice! I never once saw her be mean or even too strict on a student, no matter how they acted towards her. Very calm lady A+ to her

This online class is hard and time consuming. There is a lot of detailed info. You have to know EVERYTHING for the exams and the there is a lot of HW. Advice: Take only if this is your only class and do all the study guides. Do not fall behind on doing discussions or HWs. Overall, info is very relevant for allied health majors.

I took this class online and it was very informative. You just have to stay on top of the text. It's not too difficult because it has to do with daily health and nutrition, so you encounter it anyway. She assigns a couple group projects which are fairly easy. She gives out weekly quizzes, but you have unlimited time. It's impossible to do poorly.

Very meticulous and knowledgeable instructor. In my experience with her for both BIO 41 and 45, she is not nearly as hard as people here are making her out to be. In fact, for my BIO45 class (spring '11), there were 18 either A+s,As or A-s out of the 40 students that finished the course. Also muy caliente.....

Took the class online. There was a lot of work but none of it was difficult. If you can express yourself well in writing and put in the time you will do fine. I really liked her online "lectures." They broke down complex topics very well and were easy to read. Instructor gets behind on grading frequently. Overall good class.

Microbio is going to be difficult, no matter who teaches it. Carolyn did a good job, she made things pretty clear and her expectations of students where plain (although still not easy). I went to med school after taking her class, her teaching did help me there.

Dr. Holcroft is super nice, great at lecture, and very helpful! Even kind of foxy for her age haha! Her class does take a fair bit of studying though. Take her if you want to learn and be around a great person. Don't take her if you just wanna BS your way through Biology cuz that's not gonna happen.

I took her on line nutrition class and it was a lot of work but not terribly difficult. A lot of writing. She did a great job of keeping us engaged and motivated and involved which is tough on line. She writes a lot of the reading herself and it's very easy to understand. HIGHLY recommend her. She's funny and knows her stuff. I learned a lot.

Carolyn is amazing. She is extremely nice and welcoming to her class. Just come to class and do all the essays, quizzes, homework, and classwork and even if you do poorly you can get at least a B-. She also remembered me when I ran into her which I feel a lot of teachers can't do. I would recommend taking her class, it's fun and you still learn.

She's crystal clear of what she wants. A lot of writing but they are fairly easy---6 discussions + 11 analyses (your grade depends on these) and 3 exams + 11 quizzes.

Holcroft is an incredible teacher! She's funny and helpful. If you want to actually learn about Nutrition, take this class! You have to work for your A. Each week you do an extensive analysis of one part of your diet (carbs, protein, vitamins). Weekly quizzes that you can retake unlimited number of times. No final. Some discussion assignments.

Took a fascinating honors seminar with her. Super helpful and cares about her students understanding the information. Best science teacher I've had at Foothill

Professor Holcroft's online Human Nutrition class was fun and interesting. Her lectures were provided via websites that she put together with pretty straight-forward reading material. Weekly dietary analyses are very time consuming but they really help you learn. Expect putting in about 8-10 hours a week for an A grade.

Dr. Holcroft cares so much about her students and is highly approachable. She will send you reminders if you havent take a quiz. She will allow you to stay after class if you want to keep working on the in-class assignments; however, she needs to upgrade the online quizzes and some links that she provides, since we don't use any books.