tests are very hard and lectures are painful. He goes through notes very fast but sometimes puts them on blackboard. It doesnt really help that he can barely speak english. Although his class is ridiculously hard, if you go to him for help he is very gracious. Nice guy, just needs to work on doing his job a little better.

hard to understand at first but otherwise good. tests are difficult but come straight from the book. very helpful if you go talk to him. nice guy.

Dr.Tenjo is a great professor, his tests aren't to hard but he lectures quickly and power points gives very little information His English isn't also the best. If you have any questions he is very approachable and happy to help. Read the book if you want to get an A.

Read the book. Go to class. Do the homework. Take EVERY quiz. Go to office hours. Get an A. That was my formula and it worked. People that couldn't pass the class blamed the teacher but some people are just not ready for college. Fairly easy when I took the time to apply myself. Homework and extra credit are a key to a solid A.

Dr. Tenjo is AWESOME. He genuinely cares about his students, and is more than willing to help if you seek him out.... often he will seek you out if he sees you on campus, always asking for feedback from students. He truly wants students to succeed. His tests can be tricky, but pay close attention and don't breeze through them. Dr. Tenjo RULES! =]

Dr. Tenjo is a fabulous professor! It is a valuable asset to VCU's Biology Department. I thoroughly enjoyed his cell biology class! He is always available to answer any questions students may have! Dr. Tenjo is the best!

Read the book and you will get at least a B

Super easy tests/quizzes - multiple choice only. Great guy, cares about you. Go to class for clicker questions, write them down because they are the test/quiz questions.

He was GREAT! Dr. Tenjo really cares about his students! His accent can be hard to follow at times, but he was always willing to help whenever you were unclear on something. I would definitley recommend taking him for anything he teaches!

Dr. Tenjo is a very caring professor. Genetics is a challenging course, and is the student's responsibility to also put in the work to understand the fundamentals - not only the teacher. Study the book, come to class, pay attention, and work the problems. There's your A. Dr. Tenjo did his part very well. He doesn't GIVE A's, you have to earn it

He knows the material. but to articulately communicate his points is a bit of a challange

Dr.Tenjo is a good professor, but you must put in the effort as well. Study the textbook, go to class for cliker points, and go to SI sessions, and you will have atleast a B. Thats what I have in his class. Try to have him not at 8 AM

Dr. Tenjo was a good professor and he offers students many oppertunities to bring up their grade. His accent can be a little hard to understand but he definitely knows his stuff. Very great person and if you care about the class and your grade, he will care about it as well.

Dr. Tenjo is such an amazing professor! He cares about his students and is extremely helpful if you ask him for help. Read the book thoroughly (use powerpoints as a guideline), go to class for his CPS attendance points, do the extra credit assignments, and you'll be fine. He also curves the exam grades and is big on written answers.

GREAT JOB TENJO

he is so funny. he is willing to help if you just talk to him. very approachable. not arrogant or conceded like some teachers. easiest bio teacher in all subjects

Great teacher and easy to talk to. Show up to class, study and do the extra credit and you'll be fine. Also make sure you don't talk in class, that drives him crazy, but he has a great sense of humor and cares about his students.

A wonderful professor. This is my second semester in a row, and he is typically fun, his lectures are good, and he is very helpful. GREAT for MCAT practice. CAUTION! Dont treat his class like it is not a priority to you...he wnats his class to be the most important you take!

He is the nicest Professor you will ever me if you treat him with respect. He is always there for you if you need him even though he is busy. He is understanding and will do his best to make you learn and get the grade you want. Seriously if you need a Genetics class then take it with him! Thank you Dr. Tenjo for everything!

His English needs a little perfecting, because he likes to say 'asteroids' instead of 'steroids.' His glasses make him look like a cute little turtle.

This guy knows his stuff; his accent is hard to understand at times, but he shoots straight from extremely informative power points. Read the book too! YOU MUST STUDY ANYALYTICALLY; do not just memorize!! His tests are VERY challenging! But you CAN get an A if you try! He gives a lot of extra credit b/c quite a few fail his class.

Awesome

ONE OF THE BEST TEACHERS I HAVE EVER HAD! His lectures are great although his accent is quite heavy. All of his assignments were related and attendance is important since he does clickers all the time! Exams are worded in a difficult way but most of the material comes off his slides. His si leaders are helpful but grades take a while to come back!

Great professor!! Nice guy!! Tests are extremely hard straight from the book. STUDY! Do the extra credits, do good on the quizzes attend every lecture for CPS points and there is your B. Take good notes because the quizzes are straight from his slides. Gotta work hard for that A though.

He is def. helpful if you go talk to him. His exams are basically like his homework/classwork. Many people have a hard time understanding him, but I thought his explanatios were fines. He posts his powerpoints, gives extra credit, drops your lowest exam.

Tenjo is a great teacher, his slides are helpful and he gives plenty of extra credit. His tests are pretty tough and he expects you to understand the material not just regurgitate it but it's all straight from the notes/book. He WILL bust cheaters in front of everyone and expects you to pay attention in class. Also has a thick accent. cool dude.

this class is very easy...a lot of people in this class think it's hard but they only think that because they never come to class or talk/sleep through it. he's very helpful if you help yourself.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Dr. Tenjo. He's an awesome guy. I had him for Bio 101 and passed with flying colors. He gives plenty of extra credit and I thought his tests were very easy (got A's on all of them). Just go to class, pay attention to the clicker questions, and go over his powerpoints (which he puts up on BB) before the test and you will be fine.

Great Teacher, his exams are not easy but he offers tons of extra credit. Just show up to class, pay attention and take notes. He will call out people who are talking with their friends or using their laptops for things other than taking notes.

He is very nice! all tests come from lectures and powerpoints so attend class

Are you kidding me? Prof Tenjo was da bomb!!! Awesome teacher, loved covering material. Got irritated when unserious students talk during lecture. Actually expected you to read the material. Very fair exam, everything on the exam was taken verbatim from the note and text book. Expected students to actually study the textbook.

Cell bio with Tenjo was a pain I hated the class. Tests were difficult. You have to read the text book to do good on them. Attendance was mandatory and clickers were used. Tenjo is a really good professor tho he just makes you work hard for a good grade

Everyone complains about his accent however he is usually talking directly about the slides so I don't know why people have so much trouble if they actually pay attention. Grading was very fair he give's partial credit and exam's are a little challenging but they can be done. Read the slides and the book!! He is also very available for help 1on1.

I see a lot of comments saying how bad he was, but I had him this past summer and he means well. Yes he's a bit hard to understand, but he knows his stuff and he honestly wants you to understand it, and if you don't speak up then it's your fault you didn't. He really tries to help people understand the material.

His class was very interesting. The tests were not really that hard, just a little tricky but it wasn't anything impossible. He really cares about his students learning the subject and if you show that you are committed to his class he will remember you and is more willing to help you out with catching up with work or giving some extra credit.

Took 2 classes Cell bio and genetics. I hated cell bio with him. There was alot of reading, hard tests and annoying clickers.Then I took genetics with him and i absolutely loved it! He was extremely helpful and genuinely wants his students to master and understand the material. So i would def recommend him if you are taking genetics.

Really stand up guy. Cares about his students and tries to fit in humor in his lecture as much as possible. He will make an effort to learn everybody's name! I wish more VCU professors were like him. Tests are hard, i mean its a 300 level class. All short answer but he tries to give you as much preparation for them as possible.

Professor Tenjo is the best teacher I ever had. His class is very interesting and his classwork will help you understand the material. I would take another class with him

I took Dr. Tenjo during the summer. He is a good professor, a little bit hard to understand because of his accent but you will get used to it. All of his classworks are exactly what the test will be like, so as long as you study those you will do well. Overall a very interesting class and I am glad I took it with him.

Dr. Tenjo is really nice and you can tell that he means well and wants you to learn, but this is not the class to take if you are taking Organic Chemistry at the same time. You need to devote lots of time to the power points and if you're in Organic Chemistry II studying for the ACS at the same time, you will be miserable.

not that hard and does not expect that much for a 400 level class and he gives a lot of extra points on the test. slides are the bare minimum he does have a thick accent. but I took orgo 2 same time , barely studied got an A. just go to class and pay attention. you dont need imunology you ony need bio151 seriously,

Tenjo is a great guy. His classes are really tough so don't expect an easy A but he's the kind of guy you could go to 2 years after taking his class with a question from another class and he'll sit you down and walk you through everything. Tests are short answer. Material is difficult. He's super helpful and extremely approachable. He's a 10/10.

Taking genetics over the summer was fun with Tenjo. Most quizzes and exams are all free response, which may be terrifying at first, but at the end of the day, it all works out because of partial credit! Focus on the practice problem packets he gives and you should be fine. Not much emphasis on the textbook, unlike other professors. It was great!

If you're organized, meticulous, and have a solid background in math, you'll do great. I showed up, did the classwork and homework, barely studied (literally an hour before each exam) and easily got an A. Exams and quizzes are free response, but almost exactly like the classwork. Go to class and pay attention!

Super nice and helpful guy! If you're lost, just let him know. Stay late a few days, go to office hours - your grade will show for it.

His accent is really not that thick, he is super easy to understanding I have no idea what people are talking about when they can not understand him. He is a genius and a great teacher, but sometimes not the most organized. You need to do a lot of independent studying for his class, felt like I learned a lot.

I took Honors cell bio and genetics over the summer. Dr. Tenjo is AWESOME. He is passionate about biology, and cares about his students. He makes sure that everyone learns, and willing to slow down material. Biology naturally has a lot of material, so you have to study! He is disorganized though and doesn't know his deadlines.

Dr. Tenjo was a great professor who cared more about his students learning the material thoroughly than just getting through all of the material. All of his quizzes and exams were written response only, which initially made me nervous in the beginning but if you practice his classwork problems the written response questions will be easy.

Tenjo is an angel. Suuuper nice guy. Class can be difficult if you just try to memorize problems and not the concepts behind them (make sure you understand meiosis VERY early on). Just don't get behind and the class is easy, tests are based on classwork. A little hard to understand but you get used to it. I ended with over a 100.

Tests are very critical thinking, and practical applications of what is taught in class. Takes a few weeks to understand what information he wants you to know.

Gave enough assignments to due well. There were quizzes and exams along with ungraded assignments in class. Those assignments were very helpful and usually similar problems would be found on the exam. Also he gave practice exams. He was awesome

Dr. Tenjo is an amazing professor who really cares about his students, and is willing to work with them. The class was 3 exams, 5 quizzes, a presentation, and miscellaneous classwork. Put effort into the class and you will see results, he truly wants students to learn. Very highly recommend.

Hes amazing! One of the best professors ive had! He is clear, he is fair, his lectures are well sorted. His exams have some free response but hes grading style is fair and gives partial credit. He also had some extra credit questions on the exam which is my favorite kind of extra credit! Also, there are hw and quizzes to help your grade.

Quizzes and tests are mainly based on the key concepts he highlights during lectures, and focus more on critical thinking than plain memorization. The concepts he highlights will give you a better understanding of biology. The accent is a bit heavy, but understandable for the most part. He curves all assessments by a few points on a flat curve.

Literally easiest bio class you'll ever take. don't need the textbook imo, attending class is enough but it is mandatory because there is graded classwork. Didn't take time to study for it outside class! Very easy and Dr. Tenjo is super friendly!!! Eaaasssyyyy A

Professor Tenjo was one of the nicest professors I've ever had, he answered emails quickly and was super helpful with any questions I had. If you take notes to the best of your ability during lectures and do the practice material online, you will have a perfect understanding of the content. He is such a sweet guy and really wants you to succeed.

He usually only teaches honors, and the best way to learn the material is to ask as many questions as you can to engage with the material. Sometimes his lectures aren't clear and you need to ask clarifying questions which can annoy him. Quizzes got increasingly harder (eek), but exams were moderate in difficulty. Quiz 1 was also hard FYI. No HW.

Tenjo is the best professor for Biology at VCU hands down. Despite struggling in Virology, he made the subject so fun to learn and honestly this was the best professor and the most caring one I took at VCU. Just listen to his lectures and pay attention to get an A in this class.

He was completely fair with his workload and criteria for grading. I never had to study outside of the class as long as I paid attention to the lectures. The assessments were completely fair with their material and structure, plus extra credit opportunities. Never really had to use the textbook that was provided.

It is easy to do well if you put in the work, and this can honestly be said about any class. Dr. Tenjo is a great professor with your best interests at heart, so the way to do well is to give him the same respect he gives you and put in your best efforts towards the class.

Tenjo is an engaging professor who encourages understanding over memorization. Though his accent can be tricky, his classes are well-structured with helpful assignments. unstuckstudy and the free textbook were great study aids for this course.

I loved taking Professor Tenjo! He is so interactive in classes and makes the content fun! The class is set up easily, and the quizzes are online, open-note. He does a final project instead of a final exam, which is a plus! I definitely recommend his class!

Dr. Tenjo truly cares about his students and always tries to make his classes entertaining! His grading criteria is fairly easy as well. Just attend lectures, and you'll do just fine!

Perhaps the most memorable professor I've ever had. He's very kind and easygoing, and he's passionate about what he teaches. My only advice is to be strict when it comes to taking notes for lab + taking pictures, those will help you later. I also highly advise against taking days off willy-nilly.