Please note most positive comments on him are from freshman O&E. He is probably the worst science prof Ive had at stockton in 4.5years. His notes are sporadic gibber-and tests are from the twilight zone. He should not be teaching any upper level molecular material.Stockton should refund all IntCell people,and apoligize to this class of Jun&Seniors.

Total Nightmare-Horrible-Lectures are incomprehensible, notes look like a third grader, he is nice though. However I would not take him for anything again.

WORST CLASS EVER..this guy has no clue and its extremly frustrating. You will be sick to your stomach if you take him for any upper level BIO..just dont do it!

Do not take him for anything-You have been warned-Has no natural teaching ability. Confuses the entire class to the point of despair. The school should do something about this mess!!!!

STAY AWAY FROM THIS CLASS IF YOU CLASS 1)HE TEACHES NOTHING 2) YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO CLASS I NEVER GO TO CLASS AND I JUST READ THE TEXTBOOK AND I DO OK ON HIS HORRIBLE EXAMS AND QUIZZES THAT HE MAKES UP I LEARN MORE FROM THE TEXTBOOK THEN HIM, HE CAN NOT EXPLAIN NOTHING RIGHT THE CLASS IS JUST HORRIBLE IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT THE DON'T!!!!!

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This class was the biggest joke I've ever encountered at Stockton. The professor belongs collecting garbage, not teaching.

The tests are completely subjective, in other words, if you are liked-you pass. People with higher grades, got a lower grade on their transcript-go figure. If you take him for anything, you are a fool and deserve to have your money taken.

Where do I begin. As suggested by some, read all, study all, know all, gets you an easy A. I also know the meaning of life. Go to office brown nose/smoose will also get you the A. Again the suggestion that 30 people wanted an easy A is utterly ridiculous. Grow Up.

One word. Godawful.

Literally a joke. Doesnt follow through on any commitments, asks for your opinion and then says its wrong, makes you feel invalid and unappreciated or unheard. His tests and quizzes are ridiculous, asks for specifics but isnt specific himself.

Worst professor Ive ever had and does not deserve his job. David Burleigh is a rude, unorganized, and uncaring person. He sent out nasty emails that were supposed to go to other people or classes, did an awful job at explaining topics, and is condescending to those who ask questions. He takes months to grade assignments, and the quizzes are a joke

Dr Burleigh's lab was hard for no reason. He can be nice sometimes but he had his favorites. When explaining the lab he would rush through and I would be lost. Don't take his lab. There is a quiz in every lab based on the homework from the week before but they're unnecessarily hard. Even if you studied and showed up every lab you would barely pass

Dr Burleigh is a very difficult professor who gives unfair exams and quizzes. Every class he would explain the same thing differently which would make it super confusing that I had to teach myself most lessons. His quizzes are all open ended and he is very particular of what you put and takes off points for everything.

This professor was such a nice guy but he's really not good with helping you after his confusing lessons. I had him for bio. lab and lecture,he was often taking him time in labs and then rushing at the end and not finishing. This was so confusing and then he would test us on the homework adding questions from lecture,Very hard to get help.

As someone who gets all a's and ended with a c+ in this class, he is not a good professor. he takes points off your quizzes and tests for no reason, never posts grades on blackboard. You only ever know your class grade after he hands back exams. He never answers questions properly. He only writes on the whiteboard, no slideshows, no extra credit.

Do not take it! I have no idea what my grade will be next month, but my entire class is either failing or dropping out! He makes things harder than they should be. He does not use the textbook but then says to read it. He does not answer emails. Lessons are not clear—lecture-heavy. Not available outside class time. Teach better!

Probably the worst teacher I have ever taken in my life. He never understands or answers any questions you have an often makes it more confusing. He marks his weekly quizzes incredibly hard, although he drops 3 but it doesn't even matter as the rest will be around the dropped grade. He favours groups and helps them more than others. DO NOT TAKE .

The worst teacher I have had in my entire life. So outdated and power hungry. He grades far too heavy where every student fails his weekly quiz. Never helps and favours certain groups in the lab and only stands by them to answer questions. Doesn't make you learn anything and is a waste of money. Quiz and Lab Report every week. DO NOT TAKE!!

Don't take. Graded by very few things, quizzes and tests are IMPOSSIBLE. No reviews for tests, no powerpoints, only notes are drawings. If you need a definition for something you better hope you were listening, nothing is written down. Terrible at teaching.

NO GRADES on BB, and his grading system is made up by him; only he can understand it as well! Admin does not care either. The whole class was failing, with fewer than 10 students remaining as everyone dropped before the drop date. He lectures and rambles off, likes to draw out most of his notes. Lecture, Quiz, and VERY TEST HEAVY. Stay away!

Had for lab, was awful. There was a test or quiz every week that was impossible to pass. Points system of grading made no sense. Does not use blackboard. He does not care. Unresponsive to emails. And will not think twice about embarrassing you. Awful experience. Do not take.

Holy moly. I have NEVER experienced a professor that was as bad as this one. Weekly lab quizzes that were less than 13 questions every time. It sets you up for failure. Doesn't even tell you what to study for the quizzes/tests. Do not take at any cost.

Poor communication and unresponsive emails hindered any student support. Unhelpful at office hours and a disconnect from the student concerns created learning challenges. Unclear points-based grading led to widespread failure and withdrawals, falling short of expectations for a tenured professor. Would reconsider taking with this Professor.

Professor Burleigh was really bad. Surprised the university still even has him teaching. Between telling us we have to calculate our own grades to zero structure within his teaching. Nothing is uploaded on blackboard and the tests have the most random things on it. Would not recommend Dr. Burleigh at all.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. He actively wants students to fail. If you don't use the exact right wording he will take points off. He's super strict for no reason he will make you redo labs without explaining what you did wrong. There is literally nothing positive I can say about this professor

I almost dropped out of college because of this professor. If you take this class you will suffer the entire semester. He does not teach, does not grade, does not even offer help in office hours. I would rather delay my graduation then take this professor for any class. Do not do it.

Asking questions was almost pointless. Response, vague, unhelpful, or made students feel stupid for even asking. Included material that was never covered in class or barely mentioned. No helpful feedback. Grades were harsh, no curve, even when most of the class did poorly. When students asked for clarification, we were told read the textbook.

It was one of the most demoralizing academic experiences I've ever had. I honestly don't understand how this person is still allowed to teach. They're not just bad at communicating complex material—they seem to have no interest in student success at all. If you have a choice, avoid this class.

Every recent review abt this guy is dead on. He somehow is able to drone on about completely unrelated stuff that has little to nothing to do with whats on the lab. Grading criteria makes no sense, only occasionally grades your actual lab work. Quizzes are genuinely impossible to pass. This lab felt so disconnected from lecture. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Something must be terribly wrong in this man's life that he couldn't care less if his students are unsuccessful when putting in the extra effort. Point's system for grading must be used by NASA. NOTHING goes on BB. He is unresponsive to emails. Lectures don't always make sense. He flips from being personable to rude. Avoid if possible.

DONT TAKE AT ANY COST!!! Quizzes are impossible to pass. No slideshow notes, only whiteboard. You have to listen to every single detail or you won't pass anything. Tests are somehow even worse than quizzes. Nothing makes ANY sense.

Lab was extremely hard. Not sure how his lecture rolls, but nothing matched up when I got to lab. There is a weekly quiz, and it's almost a guaranteed fail. Homework is also graded in an odd manner. If you can avoid, I would recommend doing so.

This class was so unbelievably hard I don't even know how I passed the class. Nothing goes into Blackboard so it's a good thing I changed my major because I wouldn't have gotten a C and wouldn't have known till the last minute.

Very glad this semester is over. No idea how I passed. Attended office hours throughout the semester and it was pointless. Avoid.

Already not good at science, this guy just made it even harder. He doesn't care that his class was all failing at one time. His advice is just "change your way of studying" Good luck!

Impossible. Lack of concern was unreal. There goes my 4.0! Lecture heavy, yet unclear. Unavailable for office hours. No responses to email. Does not use Blackboard. Proceed with caution if you MUST! Can't believe I paid for this. The majority of the class withdrew or failed because he doesn't care. Takes academic freedom to the limit. BEWARE!

Dr. Burleigh struggles to effectively communicate and educate the students in lab. Grades come mostly from weekly homeworks and quizzes. Questions feel random and unrefined while being arbitrarily graded with points coming off for small vocab choices different from what he prefers even if still correct among other grading quirks.

Quizzes every week. he is so picky on the quizzes/hw answers. This man ruined my gpa. I tried my best by studying the lab but this man would mark an answer wrong by not using his word preference (words that even have the same meaning) and won't give any partial credit for attempting. Labs are done in groups and homework is always assigned.

Weekly quizzes and a rigid grading system. He marked answers wrong for not using his exact phrasing, even when the meaning was the same, and did not offer partial credit. Despite thorough preparation for lab questions, this lack of flexibility in grading, combined with group labs and consistent homework, negatively affected my academic performance.

Dr. Burleigh is a very hard professor to work with. He is lecture heavy, does not use Blackboard, lacks communication and if you do ask what to study, he will always say, "study everything". Has office hours, but you better pray he is there if you ask him for a private. Good luck to others who take him, you're better off with a different professor.

i'm not even joking i genuinely felt schizophrenic taking his class nothing made sense.

Run and never look back. If you are reading this, it is already too late. Drop this class. transfer schools if you have to. I entered this class full of ambition, bright eyed. left broken, unrecognizable, in a shell of my former self. He grades us like he's punishing us for sins we committed in a past life. Do not enroll. This is not a warning.

I read these reviews when I was registering for classes last semester and didn't listen because I thought it was all student error. Well it seems God has punished me for not listening because I am on the cusp of failing. He lacks communication skills, does not post grades, will not spare even 5 minutes to answer a question you have on a hw/quiz.

By far one of the worst professors I have had. Doesn't let you ask questions, you must see him after class. Doesn't help you. quiz every lab and you must answer in the exact words he wants. Will find anyway to give you points off. Did not use blackboard. will not tell you where you stand. It is a game with him. He does not care for his students!

DO NOT TAKE ANY OF HIS CLASSES. This man does not care about you. He can't even find 2 minutes to answers any questions you have. mind you he will have you sit in the lab the entire class holds you with your quizzes so you don't leave , even when your done your lab. Terrible professor, made my last year here a sad experience.

DO NOT TAKE HIM! He doesn't teach, doesn't answer questions, and leaves you lost in lab. His grading is terrible and he won't post anything on Blackboard, so you never know your grade. When I emailed him to ask about my grade, he refused to tell me and said to come to his office. He makes things harder than they should be and the support is awful.

DO NOT TAKE AND RUN AWAY!!! One of the WORST classes I've taken. Almost the end of the semester and he hasn't entered a single grade, so you have no idea where you stand. When I asked, he just repeated my quiz and HW scores and didn't tell me my actual grade. Weekly quizzes are graded unfairly, you must use his exact wording to get full credit.

This was one of the worst experiences of my life. If you want to feel unheard, unseen, not cared about. then take this. If your smart RUN. He will not answer questions if he does he makes you feel stupid. He will glance at your work you bring him to office hours and say yeah thats what you have to do and then give you a c. He doesnt care one bit.

Genuinley the worst professor I've ever had. If you aren't willing to read two hours a day from the text book you won't do well in the class. He will include questions in exams or quizzes that he doesn't go over in his lecture and will never tell you what will be on them. Get anybody else for biology please!