2.6
Quality4.1
Difficulty22%
Would Retake103
Reviews22%
Would Retake
103
Reviews
Rating DistributionOfficial
5
15
4
20
3
19
2
16
1
33
What Students Say
“and a few MC on the quizzes”
BIO202 - 1.0 rating“Its a hard class in general, but she makes it 3x harder”
BIO202 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
84%
Textbook Required
36%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.10 avg changeRatings by Course
CHEMISTRY115
5.0
(1)MH577
5.0
(1)CHEM421
3.7
(12)MICROBIO202
3.1
(7)CHEM423A
3.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CHEM115A
5.0
M118L
5.0
BIO202
4.6
CHEM120A
4.6
BIOL202
4.5
Reviews (103)
Dr. Overstreet is a sweetheart. She tries her best to grade fairly and gives the opportunity to help her students as much as she can. I never opened the book and studied straight from her lectures/slides. I totally recommend her for biochemistry. The class requires a lot of memorization but is totally doable.
Really good professor. Very passionate. It is a hard class and you will have to study a good amount but she will give you opportunities to improve your grade. Cares about her students
Professor Overstreet is pretty tough don't get me wrong but if you record her lectures, follow her powerpoints, and STUDY, you will get the grade that you deserve. She is extremely helpful during office hours and cares about her students. there are 3 exams&(3 hwk packets) + 1 final and quiz every week.
Be ready to do A LOT of studying but know that you have the BEST professor at csuf! Dr. Overstreet is an amazing lecturer and she's extremely helpful at office hours. Record the lectures, study her power points, be able to connect different mechanisms and you'll get the A. This class is a must take with Dr. Overstreet!!
This lady loves to teach, but she lacks teaching skills. She can't complete a sentence, she gets all her words mixed up and she would teach us something one day and correct herself a few days later. Its pretty easy if you memorize everything, I got an A but I do not recommend taking this class with her. So annoying going to lecture!
I defended her when classmates talked negatively about her, but I'll never again.I ran into her last week,&she gave me a hateful stare.That was very unbecoming of a professor.I have NEVER talked to her outside the class,so I don't understand why the hate.I did fail her class ON PURPOSE because I wanted an A.If that was why she stared at me, then...
Super strict. Lots of homework. She goes over the info quickly and during the activity, she tells the activity instructor not to help the class but instead let us all line up and wait behind 20 other students! Not helpful. Speaks to you in a condescending manner if you have a question. Overall just inaccessible. Don't recommend her at all.
She is super sweet. Whenever I had a question, she would answer it even after having me wait a while, due to her answering other classmates' questions. I recommend her. Because of her, I learned a lot of information which prepared me for other chemistry classes. Now I am even interested in the subject, that it has caused me to consider a minor.
Spring 2013- She is super sweet. Whenever I had a question, she would answer it even after having me wait a while, due to her answering others' questions. I recommend her. Because of her, I learned a lot of information which prepared me for other chemistry classes. Now I am interested in the subject, that it has caused me to consider minoring.
Her exams are straight forward. Reading the book helps a lot. Also, before an exam she gives practice exams to see how well people do. Somehow the class averaged above 80%, which she found phenomenal considering overall scores of other professors who foreshadowed to her how half the class might fail . I recommend her.
She reads straight out of the book, just rambles on without asking for student feedback, hard to maintain focus. She's very boring, and isn't reasonable when it comes to her online quizzes that she posts and removes without warning.
Worst teacher I have ever had. The hardest part about the class was unlearning what she "taught." She is completly incompitent, of no use as a teacher, and barely know the material herself, seeing as how she can't explain it clearly. What chemistry teacher cant say Aluminum? Stay away from her class until CSUF finds a way to fire this "teacher."
One of the worst teachers I have ever had. half of the time it seemed like the class was teaching her. her voice is extremely annoying and she cant even pronounce aluminum. the amount of homework she gives is ridiculous and she expects you to read the book that she says is not mandatory. DO NOT TAKE HER!
This professor was one of the most unclear teachers I have ever had in college. She promised a study guide for a test and the final, but refused to give it to us because she felt it was "unnecessary". The only person that understood the subject fully has taken many classes like this already. I advise that you think twice before taking her. :)
Overstreet is such a nice woman, but as a professor, I could not stand her. She promised many things that were never delivered like study guides and extra credit opportunities. She also said things would not be on the test, and then it was on the test. Try to find another teacher if possible! If not, good luck :)
Sweet lady, but expects 20 hours a week dedicated to chem! Outrageous amount of homework. 40-60 online questions with 4-6 sub questions each. So around 160-240 questions of HW each week. This discourages even doing them thus failing tests. 60% class average on tests. Quiz twice a week! 50% average. Don't take her, expects to much from students.
She is a good chemistry teacher ,but horrible when explaining the math component to chemistry. I do not suggest taking general chemistry with her.
Professor Overstreet is a bad professor. Lets start off w/ the fact that for the whole semester, she was teaching Chem w/ a Bio book. No study guide, We had quizzes once a week, and once when I had an excused absence for missing a quiz (i had a lab fieldtrip) she refused to let me take it even though I had a note from my professor, don't take her
She is a very sweet lady! You can tell she loves her job. She had quizzes every week that were a drag to study for but it helped when the exam came around. You just need to take the class seriously. My favorite part was not having to read the textbook. I studied hard and it paid off. Don't be afraid to take her class.
Dr. Overstreet was a great biochemistry professor in my opinion. It's in your best interest to study consistently and record her lectures. She gave us so much leeway and possibilities for extra points (you have to earn them) that I received an A+ in the class. With that said, you'll have to work in this class, and you'll come out learning a lot.
Extremely difficult class, you better be ready to study and memorize everything! He lectures are pretty much just rambling and for her tests you need to memorize every little detail on the power points. She will give you some credit on tests if you attempt to answer the question but still very difficult. Seems like a nice lady but terrible teacher.
This lady has the most annoying voice I have ever heard. She will lecture and the class will have to correct her ever lecture. She is very available for office hours and is willing to help, but lecture is hell again because she doesn't fully know the topic and has the loudest voice in a small class
Prof. Overstreet is the BEST. She has won numerous awards for her teaching. It is obvious why she deserves them. She is smart, super-educated, dedicated, clear, passionate and really committed to her students. If you want to master the subject, she is the Prof. to take! If you want to whine about why you didn't get an A without go for it in RMP
It's true that microbio is a tough class but it is very doable if you work for it. She is detail oriented so when studying her powerpoints, make sure you know the information very well. You don't necessarily have to memorize it but just make sure you can recall the information rather than just recognize it.
She is very interested in the topics, good explanations, exams are about34 written 14 mc. Be sure to write thorough and understand concepts well, questions r detailed and require crit thinking. Studying for an extra hour a week goes along way in this class. Powerpoints were EXTREMELY helpful and well written. She's nice and very 'to the point'.
Getting an A is very hard if you are going full time for the semester, this class will be your life if you want that A. The good news is that her PowerPoints help a ton, but literally know them all the way down to the subscripts of the tiny pictures (NEVER trust her when she says 'I won't test you on this') passing with a B still requires some work
Expects you to remember everything in detail. Tests are in written form w/ very few mult. choice questions. To pass you REALLY need to work for it by teaching yourself (read the textbook). Study guide helps but you basically remember a ton of material when a lot of what you study is not on the exam. I wouldn't recommend her, but she's doable.
Tests are extremely hard. Mostly short answer and very specific. Memorize everything. Don't need the book. Final is cumulative including the lab. Attendance is mandatory. Lots of extra credit. Nice teacher. Grades fast. Responds to emails fast. I would not recommend her though, because her tests are too hard. I got an A, but I tried so hard.
Record her lectures. She gives plenty of extra credit. Her tests and quizzes are insane, memorize everything. Be able to explain things in detail. She wants you to do well if you put in the work. Grades fairly. Take notes on everything and READ THE BOOK BEFORE CLASS.
Probably the hardest class I've ever taken (finishing up my junior year as a bio major), but I got the A+. Bottomline is if you want the A, you're going to have to push yourself hard. Tests/quizzes based on lecture notes/powerpoints. Go to office hours! You'll need to study a lot outside of class. Learned a lot & earning the A was the best feeling!
She's a regulatory T cell, but if you pay close attention in class, study her ppts in detail, ask questions in OH, and tolerate self-cells, you should pass the thymus and develop into helper Ts or even CTLs. Its smart to have fellow immature T cells as study buddies. If you don't drop, you'll understand. Do extra credit and attend for iclicker pts.
Dr. Overstreet is a good professor. She really knows a lot about micro and does her best at teaching a difficult subject. THIS CLASS IS TOUGH!! Its a hard subject regardless of who your professor is, but this is by no means an easy A. Her quizes and exams are mostly free response, but if you avidly study the power points, youll do just fine!
Very interesting class, i would definitely take it again. I though it was easy because all you have to do is study, but i know a lot of people find this class difficult. Lectures are not mandatory, all you have to do is read the book and powerpoints. And there is tons of extra credit. Lab is fun and easy.
this is a really difficult class, studying for a quiz or a test the day before WILL NOT WORK, study days in advance. the study guides never helped!! you pretty much have to memorize the powerpoints (which is a lot 50 pp a chapter) but its the only way you will do good on tests. going to her office hours and asking specific questions helps.
great teacher, she cares about her students . lots of online homework but enough time to do it. quiz every week . lots of extra credit , 4 exams total.
She's amazing at making sure everyone understands the material. She gives ALOT of homework but this is where you redeem yourself if you did bad Else where Gives 2 quizzes every week 1 extra credit quiz that goes to your next exam score. A lot of doable work, Easy to get an A. Very organized usually posting scores within 3 days.
This class is A LOT of work, but she's a great professor who really does care. The tests and quizzes are kind of insane, like she wants you to know so many details. She does offer a lot of extra credit though. There is a presentation, which is easy points. READ THE TEXTBOOK. Go to class, because the lectures do help clarify things. Do study guides
Basically, weekly quizzes, 3 exams, 1 final, 2 papers (easily graded), NO HW. She curves quizzes and exams, and does an exam placement based on your total quiz scores or final exam score. Her lecture is pretty long and boring, but she does go over the material really well. Although she's not using Echo next semester, it was very helpful.
Overstreet is very passionate about what she teaches, but this actually ends up making life harder for her students. She covers a ton of material but then tests on very minute details. Lab is fun and engaging, but the lecture component is much harder than it needs to be because Overstreet tends to nitpick on her exams and quizzes.
Test are all written out, fill-in-the-blanks, short answers, no multiple choice. Takes off points for little mistakes. A lot of materials to learn. The first exam that I took covered six chapters. Quizzes are more like mini exams, very hard also.
Just a bitter old lady. Not very nice and not picks everything.
Professor Cathie expects a lot from her students. YOU have to STUDY A LOT which is not good if you're taking other classes because this will be YOUR LIFE if you want that good grade. READ the textbook; PAY ATTENTION in class; STUDY for about two hours everyday after class...
She was an okay professor. She sometimes over explains things and confuses people. I liked her bc she gave a lot of extra credit opportunities. There are quizzes & homework every week. She creates he due dates depending on when the exams are. The homework is online and there's a lot of questions for each chapter. you don't need the textbook just mc
Gives about 45 minutes to explain a topic, then you are tested on it. Messes up examples and confuses everyone, doesn't explain fully how to do a problem, doesn't give answers to in-class work. over half the class remains confused and angry at the end. Don't take her! You can't even teach yourself since graded on things learned that day in class.
Be prepared for a lot of frustration & stress. Her exams are by far the most unfair part of this class. She gives you study guides and then the exam is 50x more difficult or doesn't relate to the s.g. at all. Exam averages are always very low (like 60%) and she doesn't curve. She also times the exams and most of the class never finishes on time.
Professor Overstreet is clearly an intelligible person. She knows a lot about Chemistry and is willing to teach anybody who is willing to learn. One thing that may be is a problem, is that she may begin to use words that a lot of people who do not have a background in Chemistry might not understand. Ask lots of questions if you need clarification!
She is a very hard grader. There was either a quiz or a test every week. Go to her office hours. Show up for iClicker points. Offers max 10 points extra credit (if you're lucky). Final is cumulative (mainly on final chap. but includes stuff from lab - don't underestimate lab). Record her lectures. Three homework assignments. Easy disease project.
Very difficult while grading. She does not keep track of what she says will be in the exam and quizzes. You must study daily and prepare for weekly quizzes or exams. She offers iclicker and easy homework points. However, youll get a low C at best if youre dependent on those. Dont try and fight your grade, she will dock it more if you do.
Hardest class I've ever taken. Even though I earned an A-, I literally dedicated my life to this class bc it was def not an easy A. Test/quiz EVERY Monday. Primarily fill in the blanks. 3 fairly easy homework assignments. 1 disease presentation. Show up for iClicker points. RECORD LECTURES. This helps SO much. Say goodbye to your social life.
There are only 1-2 weeks where you won't have a quiz or test for her, Cathie will literally consume your entire being and life. However, you do end up learning a lot. She is the most meticulous grader, be extremely detailed. I saw my grade rise after attending her early office hours. CITE EVERY SENTENCE IN YOUR HOMEWORK. DON'T. FORGET. THIS.
I love Cathie as a person, but her tests made me want to sail out to the middle of the sea and sleep forever. She's a very tough grader but she does try to give you as much points as she can. The more detailed you are, the better. You need to dedicate A LOT of time for this course. I'm still surprised I managed to pass this class, thought I'd fail
By far the hardest class I've ever taken... EVER! This class had me stressed 24/7! I had a very high A in this class, but I worked so hard for it! Want my advice? Write notes before class, make annotations during class, and read the textbook after class. This process helped me tremendously!! Also, go to office hours; she gives out the test answers!
TERRIBLE! DO NOT TAKE HER. RUN. In class you may feel at ease and that you understand everything shes saying but you would be a fool to think that this will reflect in your grade. Exams may have a max of 2 questions covered in lecture. Unwilling to make accommodations even when my iClicker broke DURING class. Told me to suck it up and take the L.
Terrible. You can tell she's very smart but constantly contradicts herself. She gives you 10 minutes to answer two (long) short answer ?? and a few MC on the quizzes. The tests cover material that you haven't learned. She also grades certain students harder than others and gets angry at you when you dispute her grading techniques.
This class was by far the hardest class I've ever taken! but I did learn a lot from this class as it was pretty interesting. Cathie expects you to know a lot and she gives quizzes and tests every week and you need to write EVERYTHING you know about the questions she asks. I recommend going to office hours as she clears up things said during lecture
Do not take her, she's the pickiest grader ever and expects you to know everything. Its a hard class in general, but she makes it 3x harder. Don't take her
Don't take this class with her.
Overstreet is not meant for teaching. She expects expert level analysis of information that she does not directly teach you. She also grades very harshly and will make you feel stupid in front of the whole class if you try to dispute anything she says, even when she makes a mistake. DO NOT TAKE HER IF AVOIDABLE. Harder than 5 unit immuno class.
Cathie is a kind teacher who genuinely cares about your education. However, do NOT underestimate this class. You must review ALL of the content (focus on slides) to be prepared for the weekly quizzes / 3 exams. Some extra credit opportunities available but do not rely on them. Rewriting notes, flashcards, and study groups helped.
Avoid at all cost. Second time taking the class and it was still so insanely difficult. Do not recommend taking her. Take microbio at a community college. She is not a good teacher. Jeff is a great lab instructor but dont take Dr. Overstreet.
Dr. Overstreetrhas clear expectations and really does her best to make sure her students succeed. You have to work for your grade and study. Everything you need to know is on the slides, and the tests are curved so that the average grade is 70%. Plus there are more points on the exams than the max.
People will disagree w/me, but I enjoyed my semester w/Dr. O. Learning was interesting & rewarding. The class isn't easy, but it's doable as long as you have strong study skills, a lot of willpower, and time. Dr. O stresses this at the start of the semester. If you absolutely have to take this class, study hard & don't give into the fearmongering.
Dr. O is a great professor. Some may disagree but I thought her lectures were pretty straightforward. If anything was confusing, you can ask her during office hours, which was right before class for us so I was always asking questions. She states that you need to be on your toes and study a lot. As long as you take that advice, you'll be fine!
THE hardest class I have ever taken. If you are okay with studying every single day all day, just for this one class, then take it. I can not emphasize how ridiculously hard it is. Some may disagree, but to be honest half of those people taking the class are nursing majors and all GENIUSES. Do not take, trust me.
Dr. Overstreet was an ok prof for gen chem. She does a lot of practice problems in class. She gives partial credit on exams, which is nice. She can be confusing in lecture sometimes, you just really need to pay attention. Actually DO the online hw problems, it helps for the exam. Overall, so-so prof but I did ok in the class even tho I hate chem.
Don't take this professor. She knows what she is talking about and is obviously very knowledgable on the subject; however, her tests and quizzes are too hard and she is the toughest grader I have ever had. Almost no partial credit. She does not respect disability services and is often rude to her students.
was actually the funnest class I had semester, because each class period was spent cackling with others on how ridiculous she is. She is a TOUGH grader. Youwill most likely do bad on your first few quizzes but don't let it discourage you. LEARN HER WAY OF TEACHING AND YOU WILL SUCCEED! GO to office hours as she helps immensely.
This professor was not able to convey the material clearly, her lectures were very rushed and incomplete. Do not take this professor she is not good at teaching the material especially for a general chem course. She is a super strict grader and makes the quizzes very hard. There's a quiz every class period and her tests are pretty hard as well.
All I have to say is this class was the worst class of my life. Please, if you want to constantly be really stressed then take this class. Important to mention: it wasnt microbio material that was impossible, it was the way Cathie conducts her class. The memories still haunt me, however I took micro at a JC and got a 97%. :)
Never EVER take this class during summer. Or ever really, since my friends took it during the reg school year and said it was super hard. But seriously, this was even harder than ochem. With only 5 weeks, we had big assignments at the same time as each other nonstop till the end! Not to mention quizzes and presentations. No time at all for anything
DONT TAKE THIS CLASS. LECTURES ARE EXTREMELY RUSHED. I know several students who took chem115 with another prof and have gotten A's. Theres a quiz every class and exam every 2-3 weeks. Office hours help a bit but not too much. The exams were extremely difficult and the class average was ALWAYS low. Her "EC" assignments barely help at all.
She is informative and definitely passable but picky with test answers! Tips: Preview the PPTS before class, really pay attention during lectures, write her examples/drawings, review notes after class, use homework for easy points. Study guides didn't really help because she will quiz you on anything. Go to office hours, she'll give away answers!
Not sympathetic at all to being a student during a pandemic - weekly quizzes and there is no clear idea of what to study. Very dismissive of student's questions regarding grading and expects the whole chapter to be known. Take this class at a community if you really have to or at least try to drop while you can. Highly regret not dropping.
Do not take her as a teacher if you can. Her lecturers are not clear she rambles only about nothing, its very unclear of what will be on tests and quizzes specifically. She is rude, lacks empathy, doesnt give credit for late work even if a good excuse. Shes a very hard grader and shouldnt teach, dont take her !
She sometimes give you questions on quizzes that she has never gone over during the lectures and make you able to know how to do the problem. There is always a quiz whenever there is class and sometimes she does not give you enough time to finish. Don't take her but if you're unlucky and can not find another teacher, I wish you the best of luck.
You want honesty? Professor Overstreet is not a bad professor. She cares and it shows. She conducts her class in a way that you have to make sure you do a lot of homework, which is something that you can't control, but all you need to do is do the work and you'll be fine. Simple. Don't be lazy and expect to pass, it's childish. It's Chemistry.
She is the worst. Homework is weekly but then you have group assignments that creep up on you. She gives daily quizzes which are almost nothing close to what she teaches. Her lectures are super heavy. She says she only takes a few points for mistakes but overall she is a hard grader and I tried I really did took her twice and it was the worst
WORST CLASS I HAVE EVER TAKEN. Weekly quizzes every Friday and exams were extremely difficult. She goes over so much material in one class and it can be hard to keep up with what she is saying. Want my advice? Avoid this class at all costs! You're better off taking this class at a community college.
Online Pandemic Experience - Dont take this class with her. She is an extremely tough grader who marks off questions on the smallest of mistakes. I wrote 15.0 on a quiz and she marked it wrong because it was not 15.00. She is uncommunicative and refuses to budge on grades. And is unsympathetic to student situations at home.
Overstreet was a pretty decent Chemistry professor in my opinion. She was pretty sweet and caring despite her hard quizzes and exams. She provides lots of extra credit. Dont know why she has so many bad reviews.
Despite what others say, I think this class is manageable, but NOT easy. She makes you study a lot, but in return you learn A LOT. She's always open to answer questions and office hours are your best friend to get extra help for quizzes and exams. Iclicker is used almost every lecture and the points really add up.
Not the best Professor to take! Even though she shows that she cares, shes just ridiculously too hard on her students. Barely shows sympathy!
Her lectures are incredibly unclear and she tends to ramble a lot. She often comes to class unprepared and on several occasions, students had to correct her on the material she was presenting. Exams and quizzes are too unlike and more difficult than lectures and hours of homework given. She wants her students to pass, but makes it hard to do so.
This class is manageable. IF YOU do the work. Overstreet isnt the best professor but she tries to explain really hard material in the time she has. Her exams are difficult if you do not read the book or go over lectures. Ask questions. You have homework opportunities to raise your grade. 5 exams plus final. Grade is based on exams plus lab grade.
Great Professor for Biochemistry so take her!!!!!!
She is the worst professor I've ever had. She was not forgiving and will not accommodate you in any way. She will try to find any reason to doc points from you. All exams are free response and are very difficult. Studying the slides will not really help too much. She is unreasonable and UNFAIR.
You have at least 1 quiz per week but the quiz was what you learned the day or two prior, tests are given study guides that very much help with the test if you do it , given a lot of in class papers but you work it over with her and kids in the class , if you do the work in class you'll be able to pass gives extra credit great explainer and caring
The worst professor I've ever had. Her grading is not fair. On exams, she would give certain students credit for RE-WRITING what was in the problem and the ones who actually tried, did not get any. Attend office hours? She will not help you. Raise your hand in class? She will ignore you. Two quizzes a week and extremely unclear lectures. THE WORST.
You will most likely NOT get an A, but you leave with a greater understanding of the content because you'll have to teach yourself EVERYTHING to pass. She's a respectable professor, but an incredibly fast-paced lecturer who claims everything is "intuitive" so she'll move on quickly. AVOID unless you have the time to teach yourself!
Prof can be very confusing and seems a bit disorganized. You should study on your own often. She does give a lot of opportunities to get your grade up. Attendance is not mandatory, but you benefit a lot more by going or else there's gonna be a lot of content you won't understand.
She gives a quiz out every week and some of the information was not taught to us. Also for the most part she made us learn the information on our own instead of fully teaching us. Made constant mistakes in which the students had to correct her.
Gives an unnecessary amount of homework both online and on paper. Quiz every week that you cannot make up but drops the two lowest ones. Tests are long and difficult. If she offers extra credit TAKE IT. I was 4 pts away from an A but, she doesn't round. If you don't have prior chemistry experience do not take her unless you have time to study.
Professor Overstreet is not the terrible person that people make her out to be. She isn't the best teacher for students who have no chem experience because she goes very fast, is a tough grader, and lots of the learning is made to be done on your own. There are lots of assignments each week, mostly on paper and then online, and theres a quiz daily.
DO NOT take this prof. Grading is somewhat fair but gives a lot of passive aggressive attitude. Told us she would not focus on the students under 90% which was most of the class. Made me hate chemistry and if you didn't understand something in a previous lecture, she wouldn't explain again and say u should've known. avoid her at all costs
Not as bad as the reviews say, but I would say that this class is basically HS chem with additional topics. She doesn't quite go into depth about things, and there would be things on the online hw that we did not learn at all. A bit of self teaching I would say
Genuinely the worst professor I've ever taken. Grade is determined by daily quizzes and 3-4 exams. Extremely homework heavy with packets for each unit. Genuinely is just horrible at teaching and lacks basic empathy. Literally told a student "I didn't let a student in the hospital retake it so why should I let you?" Cared for her morning class more.
The professor's way of teaching isn't very clear or helpful, she will go over something that should take a good 30 minutes explaining and only spends about 5 minutes explaining it. She does give out a few extra credit assignments, do them all, you will most likely need those extra points to pass the class.
Harsh grader who often doesn't thoroughly explain the content. Often favors her morning classes and the students who sit in the front or who have a high grade in her class. Do any extra credit when offered will help your grade in the long run. She will encourage you to go to tutoring. Seems nice at first but she clickbaits you.
Cathie Overstreet's class is challenging, but engaging if you put in the work. Lots of quizzes and assignments, but she offers extra credit. unstuck AI was a big help for study prep.
Having retaken Chem 115, I can confidently say Professor Overstreet should be avoided if possible. Her lectures are quite difficult to follow sometimes, especially if you lack prior chemistry experience. She is very test-heavy, gives sizable amounts of homework, and can be a bit insensitive to her students.
Avoid this chemistry course if possible. Professor Overstreet is kind, but is a tough grader. Only one student passed, who had already passed AP Chemistry. To succeed, attend office hours or seek tutoring, as lectures, materials, and exams are heavily weighted.
This is like high school chemistry, so nothing too surprising. As long as you are on top of your assignments and study the material you should be fine. However, she has frequent quizzes (one almost every week) and exams are weighed heavily.
Wouldn't recommend taking her. She clearly wants students to learn, but her teaching style just isn't effective for most. Quizzes are tough with little prep or guidance. You'll spend hours on a complex topic and be tested almost immediately. She also skims over slides that make up most of the exam and focuses more on less relevant material.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
84%
Textbook Required
36%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.10 avg changeRatings by Course
CHEMISTRY115
5.0
(1)MH577
5.0
(1)CHEM421
3.7
(12)MICROBIO202
3.1
(7)CHEM423A
3.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CHEM115A
5.0
M118L
5.0
BIO202
4.6
CHEM120A
4.6
BIOL202
4.5