chad is an interesting critter. you will literally not learn a thing unless you go to his office hours (all of the important content is taught there) he begs us to come and ask questions, then makes you feel bad for asking. some extra credit, REFUSES TO CURVE and no partial credit whatsoever, and our exam averages are all well below failing. DONT!!

Never gotten below an A until this guy. I can't make office hours and he refused to help me in other ways. Discouraging when you get things wrong. Wants you to fail, makes fun of students who are confused. Saves good teaching for office hours. Worst professor I've ever had - not a good teacher, rude, and insensitive. Hate him and will be retaking.

Do not take him unless you want to dedicate your whole life to reading from a textbook and spend hours on one textbook homework problem. He doesn't teach in lectures - atleast not what he tests on. Only teaches in office hours that I can't attend due to other classes - so basically no point in even going to class. Would not recommened.

His lectures are the most bare minimum information that you need to know and then expects you to do homework problems that he can't even do in a timely fashion. If you actually want to learn all the important information is in his office hours and if you can't make it, don't expect to do well in his class. Tests are very hard and cannot complete.

BIO325 is a disaster. The lectures are minimal and unhelpful, leaving students unprepared for ridiculously difficult exams. The professor is condescending, mocks students, and offers no support. With harsh grading and no partial credit, it's a course designed to crush your spirit. Avoid it at all costs!

Tests are 70%, first test average was a 57 and he refused to curve it and blamed it on the students. You only learn how to do problems if you go to office hours where he gets through 2 questions in 90 mins, then expects you to answer 20 questions in 50 mins on the test… also is the rudest professor I've ever had. Gonna lose my 4.0 as a junior

Chad's teaching is ineffective; lectures are the bare minimum and not at all similar to test questions. The average exam score was just 59%, with no curves. He blamed it on us instead. He rushes through lectures and mocks you whenever you ask a question. If you don't go to the office hours (because we have class btw) you will fail.

Absolutely do not take him. Worse than Fischer but even she curves her tests. This is the worst class I've ever taken in my life. Bald and mean to students.

Chad's tests are nearly impossible to finish on time, and there's no grading curve. Even when the average is well below failing. He mocks students for incorrect answers, or asking questions. Overall, if you value support and a fair grading system, you might want to look elsewhere because Chad Brock is definitely not it.

NEVER in my life have I had a professor that makes you feel bad when you ask questions. Chad has a curriculum that makes no sense. No keys are posted for the practice problems unless we go to office hours, BUT even then he refuses to solve some problems. His lectures don't prepare you at all and exams are difficult and long. DON'T TAKE!!

All the other reviews basically take the words out of my mouth. It feels like no matter how much effort I put in studying, I will still fail. His class is basically designed to fail you.

Literally horrible. Both test averages are failing and refuses to curve them. Extremely condescending.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! 70% of your grade is dependent on the average of two of your three midterms and so far the mean/median has been in the 50s for both midterms. exams are extremely difficult for the time constraint for a 50 minute in class exam. i had never seen a full class take the whole time until taking this class and he refuses to curve

How am I still failing the exams even when I put aside my o chem homework just to prepare for the damn exams ?? for 3 weeks straight it's been nonstop nonsense. do not take. this class is structured horribly and i've never performed so lowly in a class.

He's the typical new professor that transfers to UT expecting us to be smarter. The class is literally structured to make you fail if you don't do good on the midterms. You can understand exactly what he's doing in class but none of it matters if you just don't do good on the midterms. take fischer if they're the only two options.

gives us 15-20 minutes per problem in class then gives 15 similar problems on a test to do in 50 minutes. the workload is so much higher than other genetics professors and our test averages are much lower compared to the department. two test averages that are well below failing is not the fault of students but the professor & his exams

I would say take any other genetics professor if you can. His exams are mostly free response and extremely difficult. He also refuses to curve even though the averages for the past 2 exams are failing scores. Going to all the lectures, discussions, and studying for weeks in advanced does not pay off in this course.

Whoever is giving him a good rating are literally bots. Exams are long, difficult, and FRQ. Only gives 50 min to complete. Nothing covered in lecture is on the exam, but attendance is mandatory for quizzes. He has office hours, but will only cover like 4 questions in the span of 2 hours. Even TA's get lost sometimes doing the questions during OHs.

This is by far the most difficult class I have taken at UT, as an all A student I am scoring 40's-50's on these exams there's no homework grade you have 3 midterms one gets dropped, those saying "PUT IN THE WORK" girll...... we are ALL trying, you really think we all want to fail, the average was a 56...

I have never performed so badly in a class before. I am going to have to q drop this class which sucks. I WISH HE KNEW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY STUDENTS IN THE CLASS THAT ARE NEW TO PROBABILITY OR STATS! I do not know what he expects from his students, it is his first year and he needs to calm down. TAKE SOMEONE ELSE.

WHAT THE ACTUAL... this teacher isn't a good teacher at all he doesn't explain concepts well and will make fun of the whole class if we do not know the answer to something. He gives a tiny amount of extra credit. I will be q dropping because it's impossible to get an A or even a B after the first two exams when the exams make up 90% of your grade.

He likes to brag about how he needed to request bigger rooms for his office hours... THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING!!! You can only succeed if you attend, but we're all busy with class and other things. Even if you attend, we're expected to do the same problems he takes 20 minutes to do, but 18 of them in 50 minutes on the midterm. DO NOT TAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did the homework, discussion questions, and even re-did questions we did in class AND attended office hours. I can explain all these concepts from front to back. Yet, when I finished the exam... a big fat F. I'm on academic probation and might get kicked out unless I drop this class. He should make these tests a little more realistic...

He is a sweet, caring man who is excited and passionate about this subject. I have fun in his class and can actually stay awake because he's engaging and funny. But... his tests are lowkey insane and really difficult and I'm failing... I know he's new to this but I would like to stop crying over this class.

Sorry but you can't defend his exam averages being in the 50's and not curving it idc about the bonus points at the end of the semester it's not enough. He won't take accountability and realize students doing bad are because of him

Number 1, upper quartile on the test was a 74, meaning 75% of students got below a 74 which is bad. Number 2, you should not have to go to office hours to be able to get proper lecture from Chad. People saying you just need to go to office hours; that means he doesn't properly teach you everything you need to know in class and that isn't right.

BEWARE of UNREALISTIC class expectations. Hw and class problems take him 20-40 minutes to do each but expect you to complete 18-19 questions open ended in 54 minutes.

While there are similarities between the homework/ provided problems, they don't adequately prepare you for the exam. The free response questions are time-consuming and since they are often linked to one another, one wrong answer can cost 5-15+ exam points. His teaching style doesn't land well with students as seen with exam averages in the 50s.

I cannot believe how terrible this professor is. Almost all his students are failing his class and his tests are impossible to finish on time. No curves for tests, pity amounts of extra credit, and times pop quizzes. Don't expect to learn anything unless you plan on sitting in his office hours all day and neglect your other classes.

He's an okay teacher. However, you cannot succeed unless you go to OH. If he didn't make it that you had to go to OH to learn the exam material, his reviews would be better. I definitely failed the first midterm because I didn't know that OH was necessary. For the second midterm, I didn't even get to finish the test on time. Would avoid if you can

Chad's lectures are oversimplified and are no preparation for his exams. His homework is insanely difficult and he takes an hour to explain 2 questions in office hours (I'm not exaggerating). His tests are insanely difficult and very limited on time. I'm taking OChem this semester and Genetics is 100% more difficult. Don't take him.

Class is insanely difficult; I do everything and more and I am barely passing. So if you want a kind of funny professor and don't care about your grade, listen to the good reviews here and take him. If you want to actually get a good grade and not have to dedicate your soul to this class, listen to the bad reviews and don't take him.

I feel so unmotivated to study for this class after the second test because I feel like no matter what I do, I am failing. I can't drop this class because it offsets my four year plan and as a pre-med I'm terrified that this class is going to tank my GPA. Genetics is a hard class but it shouldn't be this difficult. I agree with every bad review.

The class is difficult and professor is rude and condescending. Both tests had averages below 60, instead of curving he said that even if we do everything right to succeed we can still fail and he refuses to take any accountability. Honestly was going to try to ride it out but the latest announcement blaming students was the last straw

This class isn't designed for you to succeed the way Chad structures it. What baffles me is that you get one exam drop but your midterms are still 70% of your grade and final 20% of your grade. No way UT should approve of exams being more than 100% of students grade(ideally without the drop)nor deal w/ Chads nonchalant attitude towards our success.

This class is a nightmare. Most of us are failing despite putting in effort. The grading system and exam difficulty make success nearly impossible. Chad's messages are disrespectful, and he offers no real help. Many students are dropping this class to avoid failing.

Midterms are worth 70% of your grade, and they're much harder than what's covered in class. The exams are impossible to finish in time. He said you can put in max effort and still fail, and he's right—just not in the way he thinks.

I am going to have to drop this class. Despite the INTENSE effort I've put into this class, I am failing because Chad refuses to curve the midterms that have averages in their 50s. He is insane and condescending. You're better off putting this class off if Chad is your only option of a professor. DO NOT TAKE!!

Don't be tempted by the few good reviews. He basically requires office hours (i'm in 7 classes, a sport, and a job and cannot go). I know so many people (myself included) that have studied so hard for these exams, and it just isn't enough. A class should never force someone to neglect their other obligations simply to just pass the class.

Chad said in class today that his exams were reviewed by faculty and they were deemed the hardest. don't take this

Don't take him he says he's accessible but he does 2 problems every office hour while our test covers way more than that, he said he's the hardest professor and he's okay with it so just don't take him ever

The exams are brutal—50 minutes for 20 tough questions, many requiring exact answers to 4 decimal places, with no partial credit. No practice exams or resources. Averages are in the 50s, and half the class fails. Avoid this class if you can.

If other faculty determine your exams are the hardest in the entire department, let's hope that they are not worth like 90% of the overall grade or that you at the very least offer a curve…oh wait

80 people Q dropped this class within a two day period, if that's not enough to deter you away from this class idk what else to tell you. he brags that his exams are the hardest in the department and refuses to curve despite over half the class failing. he tried to justify his low scores with last years averages FROM A DIFFERENT PROFESSOR

Extremely hard 20 question exams with FRQ rounded to the fourth decimal, maybe a couple MCQ. Don't take it from me, the Bio Depart. said that his exams are the hardest and Chad has pride in it. No curves, he doesn't believe in them. Exams worth 90%. But I guess he's "nice". So many people have dropped lectures are basically empty, and I'll be next.

A professor who takes no accountability will result in a failing class. So many people have dropped that a mass class has become practically empty. His superiors are constantly investigating him because of the amount of students who have dropped and complained about the course is RIDICULOUS.Chad doesn't care for his students success over his pride.

I'm terrified and concerned about my grade. I wish these tests were easier but Chad thinks that would be a cop out. His exams are very hard. Do not take this class. Literally crying while writing this.

The worst professor I have ever taken at UT. He is rude when asking questions, has the hardest exams in the entire department, and insists that going to office hours is the only way to pass. If he takes 30 mins to complete 1 problem, how can we complete 18 in 54 mins? I honestly think he's getting fired after this semester because of his drop rate.

The worst professor ever. The average for his exams is 50! 100% of the final grade comes from exams, quizzes, or finals. So, you will fail if you cannot do 20 hard questions in 50 minutes for each exam. He took 1 hour to review one problem during office hours but expects us to do 20 in 50 minutes! DO NOT TAKE!!!

difficult exams. not worth to take the class. fischer better.

The depth of his lectures entirely misrepresents the difficulty of his exams. He will assign an "extra" problem for practice that is much harder than anything in the homework, or textbook, and then sneak that on the test. He also felt it necessary to add concepts/methods not in our textbook (ex. three-point cross).

Before our first midterm, Professor Brock told us not to study too much. After all, he said, there is more to life than studying for tests. Professor Brock said he is disgusted by teachers who take pleasure in seeing their students struggle. Professor Brock LOVES population genetics, that was his thing... I am exhausted, diminished, weary.

Dr. Chad is a nice guy, but it is clear something is wrong with the tests he gives and he doesn't care to fix it. My biggest problem was how he would not give the answers for practice problems, and you had to show up to office hours to get them. Show up at office hours and he answers maybe 3, then he's gone. He makes it really hard to study

Horribly unfair exams, he's rude and during office hours he spends an hour on 1 practice problem, but we have 50 minutes to solve 18 of similar difficulty level on the exams. No study resources and refuses to give answer keys or solution manuals to his own problems. Literally rolls his eyes when you ask problems before lecture

If you have no choice but to take Brock for Genetics, wait for a future semester to take it with someone else. Avoid him at all costs. There's no way to put into words how terrible this class is with this professor. There's literally no way he could make it worse than it is, and the midterms are pretty much impossible.

He's a very nice guy, but his class is horrible. The only things you're graded on are pop quizzes and tests. There are QTDs as extra credit. His exams are extremely hard, he's admitted to having the hardest exams, with 18 questions in 54 minutes. A lot of ungraded homework and must attend office hours even to have a chance of doing good. DON'T TAKE

This man is a terrible professor. He's funny if you find being condescending and making student's feel dumb humorous. His midterms are evil with averages being in the 50s. No curve, but he gives QTD points otherwise everyone would be failing. Lectures not useful for exams. Our TA Tharani is a sweetheart though.

Lectures are horrible, they don't reflect the homework or tests at all. If you want to have a chance of doing good, you have to go to every office hour and discussion session. Admits to having the hardest tests, with 50 average. Drops 1 test and has extra credit QTD, but its not enough. Delay if he's you're only option. First time I didn't get an A

Lectures are horrible, they don't reflect the homework or tests at all. If you want to have a chance of doing good, you have to go to every office hour and discussion session. Admits to having the hardest tests, with 50 average. Drops 1 test and has extra credit QTD, but its not enough. Delay if he's you're only option.First time I didn't get an A

Your grade is based on midterms, a final, and quizzes. Exams weigh 90%, with averages around 50%. Chad's big ego and snarky remarks only worsen his terrible course. He mocked students walking out of class after he announced no additional extra credit. If your lectures are empty and students keep dropping, maybe it's time for some self-reflection.

If I could give this man a zero, I would. This is the worst professor I have ever had. Everyone I know has dropped this course, including me. If the BIO department and students are giving criticism, maybe you should listen. If Chad Brock is your only option, just wait. Don't take his course unless you're prepared to fail all your midterms and drop.

Literally the worst prof. He gives you all of the materials to do well, but it takes way too much time/effort when people have actual lives. I missed 2 weeks of class because I broke my ankle and he told me I couldn't make up any of the in-class extra credit questions. He said you're either in class or you're not. It dropped my grade // not fair

A student should not have to give up so many other priorities just to study for this class. I have a job, other hard classes, extracurriculars, research, etc. The way this course is structured makes me crash out every other day. He expects us too much. Get a grip Chad. We don't all love genetics and we don't all have the time.

The TA is very helpful, but she runs through things very very fast. The tests are similar to practice problems, and in class problems, but it requires SO much studying. I don't recommend at all.

I highkey recommend against taking his classes. Genetics is supposed to be a hard class, but with Chad its nearly impossible. I went to Sanger learning center for help and they literally couldnt help me because his tests are on another level. Not everyone can afford to go to every office hour that he has and thats literally the only way to pass.

This class is so insanely difficult. I agree with every bad review here. Chad is incredibly rude and condescending. My friend is in medical school and is a genetics tutor and even she couldn't help me with some of the questions we had to do in class. He has really high expectations and refuses to take accountability for his class's failure. Avoid.

BEWARE OF FAKE 1 STAR REVIEWS! THE WORST PROFESSOR EVER! Chad does not know how to teach this course properly and is very condescending to students.The exams are insanely difficult, no time to finish, and EVERY exam average was FAILING! I hope the university takes action, investigates him, and gives credit back to those who dropped his course.

This professor is outright terrible. DO NOT TAKE AT ALL COSTS. He openly admitted having the hardest exams from the genetics professors and our averages are 50%. Majority of students are forced to drop the class. He's a condescending and rude professor. Made one of my classmates cry right in front of me. JUST DO NOT TAKE!

Very very difficult. I struggled the first half a lot and prof brock is a very demeaning character and i never once felt motivated until i broke up with my ex and became an academic weapon. don't take him if you can help it, but if you must go to OH and pay attention as much as possible in lectures (even when he yaps)

DO NOT TAKE CHAD BROCK. He is one of the worst professors I have ever had. The grades are based on the tests and borderline impossible. You have 54 mins to solve 18 questions that would traditionally take 5-10 mins to solve 1 of them. He gives unrealistic expectations and that's just the beginning of it. And to top it off he never helps!

this man is horrendous. if you got stuck with him I honestly would recommend just moving genetics to the following semester because it's so bad. if you absolutely have to take him, i'd say do all of his homework, attend all of his classes to get the extra credit because every point matters, and attend office hours.

I've never had a professor so unwilling to listen to their students. Genetics is a hard subject and having Chad as a professor made it ten times worse.

AVOID!! Genuinely the worst academic experience of MY LIFE and I don't think it could get any worse than this. Even some of the TAs CONFUSED. I would study for an exam for 3 weeks. FAIL. Studied through the day and night until I had to take the test. FAIL.Treats office hours like it's mandatory (all sessions) when lecture is unhelpful.

Genetics is supposed to be hard. However, Chad makes it so much worse. Must attend basically every single office hour to understand anything. In Office Hours, it is likely that 1 problem will take the entire time. I'm not a math wizard, but when it takes a century to do 1 problem, doing the exam in 54 minutes is unrealistic.Great TA, but good lord!

I know that genetics is already supposed to be a tough course, however taking it with Chad made it way more difficult. Not only was he not helpful when it came to answering questions, but his exams were extremely difficult. He gave extra credit points that really saved my grade at the end, but other than that I would not recommend taking Chad.

Just don't take him... Unless you're taking relatively easy classes or not that many hours, sure you may have enough time to dedicate to this class. But if not, a 94 cutoff, terrible exams, and lack of willingness to help students... heard his drop was more than double fischer's too...

He is rude, unprofessional, makes his exams too hard and the cutoff for an A is a 94. Need I say less. Literally even the TA's were so confused & Chad likes to roll his eyes at students with genuine questions and belittle them. Please avoid this class at all costs it's been such a burden on my semester and genuinely a horrible experience.

Before this class, I at least had somewhat of an interest in genetics. His convoluted approach to teaching along with condescending attitude made me hate this class. He has a huge superiority complex. On top of this, the class was extremely difficult (50 averages per test) and the only way to do good was to go to every single office hour. dont take

please avoid at all costs. everything the bad reviews are saying is true: tricky tests, long problems w/ no partial credit, failing averages, chad is condescending, rude, and gatekeeps answers. managed to get an A but only after spending way too much time on this class and constantly crashing out. doable if you have a TON of time. otherwise run!!!!

Course is graded on 3 midterms (lowest dropped) and the final, and that is it. He adds up to 30pts EC from in class quizzes and that saved me, but I would NEVER take him again. He gives no review content & tests are taken in an impossible timeframe. His only saving graces were the TAs.They were so nice to makeup for him being rude & a bad teacher.

Chad really was something special. His tests are ridiculously difficult, and he had no issue with our averages that were way lower than other professors. Yes, he provides extra credit, but this only raised the exam averages to the mid-70s, and exams and the final are worth a combined 90%. He is also condescending and rude in class, don't take him!

This teacher was terrible. His test averages were 50s on the first 2 and then barley like a 70 on the 3rd. The final was also extremely hard. The only thing that saved practically the entire class from failing was his extra credit. Overall, terrible and do not recommend.

after our first exam majority of the class failed and when a group of us went to go speak with him about what we can do better he said "put in more effort its not getting any easier." I was spending 5-6 hours in his office hours a week where he would go over 2-3 questions in an hour. tests are so difficult and he's rude to students who are confused

I would rather fossilize myself in Antartica for 100 million years than take this class again. I feel like I age every time I stepped into the classroom. It was so much work and he was always unfair about accommodating students.

I HATED this class. ngl I had to seek out therapy after this class hahahahah :( Stupidly hard class. Yes, I did the readings. Yes, I went to office hours. Exams were still brutal. If I ever see chad again I may cry

Chad Brock is by far the worst professor I have taken. I had to drop this course to save my gpa, I have never gotten anything lower than a B+ in any science course. My first exam, I got a 45 after studying, doing homework, etc. I figured it was A ME PROBLEM, but no, the entire exam got the same score and literally half the classes dropped.

Literally take any other professor if possible. Chad has a constant resentful attitude and honestly never seems happy to be teaching. That would be all fine and dandy if his class actually did good on his heavy weighted exams, but we don't, averages are rarely passing. I wish would've listened to past reviews before I was forced to take his course.

He acts like he is being forced to teach this class and has no interest in building any relationship with students. This class made me lose my passion for learning genetics and I didn't get the understanding out of it that I thought I would.

Low exam averages and he's a real meanie. I genuinely do not get it. Even the Biology Department doesn't get it. Why be a professor if you don't have the patience and will to teach students? Chad go back to researching fishies if that's what makes you happy... If you can take Engler or Moon, I highly recommend. If you have to take Chad, good luck.

Would not recommend If you want to keep a good GPA. Do not take him.

Grading policy is WACK. The only things that are graded are the QTDs (bonus) which are too hard to get right anyways, the tests which if you miss 1 you get a 93 AT MOST and the quizzes which if you miss 1 you get a 75. The A range is 93+ which isn't possible unless you make 0 mistakes. As of fall 2025 he doesn't curve at all like not 1 point.

As a (former) 4.0 student, HE SUCKS. He doesn't teach u what u need to know for tests/quizzes/QTDs so u have to rely on the TAs. You can't get an A without getting either a 100 on one of the tests or 100s on most of the quizzes because missing more than 1 puts u in B range (or F if its a quiz). He also deleted my ED discussion questions lmfao

His rating is way too high. He does not teach anything that is valuable for the tests which makes his lectures a huge waste of time aside from QTDs which you will not be able to get right without help. His grading policy is entirely too harsh for most to get an A. Take literally anyone else.

His grades are absolutely final. He will not round. Give up and drop the class by the second exam if u haven't gotten an A on one of the two, it's wraps. 5% extra credit from the QTDs is pretty generous tbh but he's just so difficult to work with. Tharani the TA is the GOAT she genuinely carried me thru everything. She deserves the world.