I had her for my BIO-181 lab and loved her! Her grading system can take some getting used to but once you have it down, it's a piece of cake! The class itself is really interesting and fun.

I just finished my first semester of Bio 181 Lab and to be honest this classed scared me at first. It took some adjustment and getting use to but once I did it really pushed me and furthered my knowledge of Biology. I strongly recommend this class She is a wonderful teacher and hilarious. She truly does push you to do your best and don't miss class

Not the most approachable, but she was very helpful whenever I asked questions on homework. Sometimes she'd get a little sassy if my questions were not very well thought through, but over all she was a great lady. She is very particular with how she likes her lab reports formatted, which made the class a little difficult, but not too bad.

Gail makes you work for your grade, but it is rewarding in the end. Her tests are easy, but you must make studying a priority. She is knowledgeable about the subject. Her powerpoint and lectures are the best I have ever had. Would take her again if I could. I highly recommend taking her for your BIO201.

Mrs. Francis is the sweetest person ever! You can tell she really cares about her students. The labs are very straightforward and she tells you what she expects from you. She is a tough grader on the lab reports, but she gives specific feedback for next time. She definitely made my lab experience better.

Gail Francis has been by far my favorite teacher. She is easy-going and very nice. She is passionate about her classes and would help you out anytime during her office hours. However, she has also been the toughest grader of all my teachers. If you are not afraid of a challenge, I would say take her because she will push you to do your best.

She was very attentive and knowledgeable. Helpful to those who care about their education.

Take her class she is great! If you pay attention you will understand the material and if you do have a hard time she has office hours. She tells you exactly what you need to know, I would definitely recommend her.

Coming into this course I was scared because of the rates & reviews, but I am so happy to have had her as a teacher. Who ever complained about her, you probably deserved to have failed. Easiest class I have taken. Participation is required & you have to study, its college after all. I would HIGHLY recommend!

BIO 181L can be a hard class if you don't show up. Mrs. Francis went through powerpoints before each of the labs that reviewed the material. She was willing to answer questions and review your work. She was tough on lab reports, but very clear on her criteria and would read your entire paper if you went to office hours, so you could get an A.

Francis is a very nice professor that cares for her students. She is willing to help her students during office hours. She is a tough grader but she gives you every little detail that you need to get a 100 on assignments, if you follow what she tells you, you will do great. Reading and taking notes on the book before class will help.

She is a great person,kind and caring. However, you really have to be dedicated to taking time outside of class to work and meet with her. She is available for help and if you attend her office hours and ask questions the likeliness of receiving a better grade from taking that time is very high. She will change your grade based on effort.

I will totally recommend this professor! She is willing to help you if you take school seriously. She is a totally different person outside class. She is super nice and caring! I learned so much from her. If you go to her office hours for feedback on lab reports, she will help you so get an A. GO TO HER OFFICE HOURS AND YOU WILL PASS!!

She has the kindest heart and truly care about the success and health of her students!

Prof. Francis is one of the nicest professor I have ever met during my freshman year. If you go to her office hour, you will do good on your lab report. She explains thoroughly if you have any question related to the lab that you did. GO TO HER OFFICE HOURS AND YOU WILL DO GOOD.

Francis was one of the best professors I've ever had. It's evident that she's so passionate about what she teaches and truly cares about her students. Her resounding laugh is infectious! She can be a bit of a tough grader but is always available during office hours to help with anything you need. She knows what she's doing. Take her for this class!

Gail is a great professor. She is a very tough grader, but as long as you go to her office hours and get your work checked, you should get an A on everything. She does seem a little rude in class sometimes, but she is honestly a very sweet person. Just visit her in her office and she will help with everything! Highly recommend taking her.

I loved this professor, she knows what she is talking about and gives clear guide lines on assignments. GO to her office hours, she truly cares about her students and is willing to help in any way that she can. She was very helpful for me as a student and extremely helpful. She lays out you lab reports for you, you just need to follow her direction

I learned a lot in her class! If you show up, pay attention, and study, you will do fine!! The only thing that sucks is your whole grade is determined by basically 4 exams. Overall, she is a pretty good teacher, and she is very clear about what will be on the exams. She can be a little condescending in the way she talks a lot of the time though..

Professor Francis is an amazing professor. Her study guides are VERY helpful so do them more than once while studying for exams! She genuinely cares about her students even though she seems strict in the beginning. I highly recommend taking her class.

She always offered help!! Very funny and caring. Always read my lab worksheets and lab reports. Her lectures in class were very inspirational!!

Work for your grade. Take notes when she explains how she wants the lab write up and you will get an A. Bonus: see her during office hrs and you get brownies points. Nice lady, ask questions during lab!! the class sucked, lots of lab write-ups and she expects you to do it RIGHT. BUT this helps you for bio182

I had her BIO-181L and she is very knowledgeable in the topic. Her personality was hard for me to warm up to, but by the end I liked her. She is a tough grader on lab reports as she is head of this lab department, so she knows what she wants to see in a report. Just follow the rubrics very closely and you should be fine. Good luck!

Professor Francis has high expectations for her students but she is very caring! Most of the weekly work was completed during class with a project every other week. Very manageable course load and she expects you to work hard but an A is very achievable.

This course is somewhat difficult with all the RATs and CAPPs, but Prof Francis is one of the most caring Profs on campus and she is always willing to talk to you and help you.

Professor Francis is very caring and kind. The course itself is easy. There are projects due every 2 weeks but they are pretty easy, just require a little bit of effort. She has office hours every week throughout the week. The rubrics for every project are laid out and detailed. The pre-lecture readings are not hard, just try & you'll be fine

Professor Francis is energetic and cares for her students. Sometimes she is a little too much, but it comes from a good place. She grades right off the rubric, so if you follow the rubric then you'll get a good grade. I wouldn't take her for BIO 181 because when asking a question I was commonly met with "think harder" which would be frustrating.

She is really supportive and understanding. She knows that things happen in life and is always there for you. She grades assignments based on the given rubric. The tests are a little tricky, but if you put in the effort you will do fine. I recommend getting to know her as a person because she inspires you and gives you the confidence you need.

Professor Francis is amazing - she goes the extra mile to get to know her students and show them how much she cares about them. Her class was much more challenging than expected, but I learned a lot. You HAVE to stay on top of assignments, especially the RATs and CAPPs. Those points add up really fast! But if you work hard, you will do fine.

Awesome professor, I would definitely take her again. She goes above & beyond making sure you understand the material by posting extra loom or youtube videos. Always has the class do Kahoots which is a great review. She's very accessible outside of class & you can go to her about anything. She's tough but makes sure you understand the class!

Dr. Francis uses lots of pre-made loom videos and PowerPoints to make sure her students have a better understanding of the material. In addition, she provides zoom reviews for tests and youtube videos to watch. She does care for her students, you just got to work for your grade. Listen well in lectures and use her resources, you'll pass the class.

From the first day in Mrs. Francis' class, I knew I would love her class. The class is difficult and requires determination, but Mrs. Francis provides you with all the materials needed to succeed, and more. She is personable and clearly cares about each student, and she goes out of her way to make sure students understand material before exams.

Professor Francis was very caring. Everyday we had a quiz in class over the reading and every two weeks we had a project due.

She is such a sweet person and I enjoyed her enthusiasm for a 7 AM class, however, don't take this class super early. If you miss a day, you cannot make up any work. There is a test everyday and though it isn't super difficult, it can be an inconvenience when you have personal issues and need to miss class. Overall, good class but lots of projects!

Gail was awesome for SCI-150. The course is tough, but she made it bearable at 7 am and she made it clear what she needed. The course itself sucked, but it is a Gen-Ed for most science majors

Professor Francis is an engaging science teacher, but you will have to work hard to keep up your grade. She has office hours and zoom preps before tests and quizzes that make it possible to succeed. However, it is a lot of work and you really have to study to do well. I would take her again.

Francis is super nice and cares for her students. Her class is pretty tough but shes really approachable and easy to ask questions.

Francis is a very sweet lady that you can tell cares about her students. She provides a lot of extra help like kahoot study sessions and is available in office hours.

I had Dr. Francis for a 7am bio 181 class and loved it. She was very clear with all of the processes of biology and was always open for office hours. She was also very enthusiastic which kept me up at 7am and was very sweet to all of her students and was very open to people asking questions in class.

Not gonna lie its 100% that the class is hard not the professor, she explains the material really good and class alone is a good study guide. Participation is mandatory, but thats every class at GCU now. She sets up review days too that are helpful.

this is a very hard class but it doesn't fall on her. She is a kind teacher and the class is very lecture heavy, but that is what is needed for the course. She does her best to explain things and is engaging in the class. she provides youtube videos, websites, and other material on top of her lectures. she provides everything you need for tests.

Prof. Francis was real solid. This class can be very boring if you are trying to just get through it, so I do recommend making friends and getting engaged in the class because after all, college is a lot of money.

Lectures seemed long sometimes, but if you apply yourself to understand the curriculum you'll do fine. Review guides were an easy way to get points as well as study. Francis is super sweet & caring, but I definitely had to study some things more in-depth on my own outside of class. Prof wants you to pass but also wants to see you're working for it.

Prof. Francis was super nice all semester. She did spend a lot of time talking about her life throughout her lectures, but overall she made sure to cover the content for the week. Participation matters a lot and make sure to get all your assignments done on time and this will be an easy class.

I would highly recommend Professor Francis for SCI-150. She cares deeply for students and only wants the best for them in the future. This class is mainly spent doing assignments to research your future in the science field and graduate schools. easy to pass as long as you simply turn in the work

Prof. Francis was great! I really enjoyed her class. She is a tough grader but it is easy to get an A! She will always help during office hours, ensuring an easy A on the assignment! Overall she was great, I would definitely recommend her!

Do the weekly assignments & attend class and you will do fine. Her lectures were longg at 7am and she very rarely let us out early, but she often brought up some good points to consider if you are pursuing grad school. She gives you plenty of time for all the projects and they were easy to do well on if you follow the instructions carefully.

Prof Francis is knowledgeable in biology, but this class was not easy. I would take this class again because it prepared me well, but don't think it's an easy A. There are quizzes basically every other week, four big exams, and a group presentation. I have heard that Moses' bio 181 class is easier because of his tests and no oral presentation.

best bio professor, shes the course lead so she knows whats going on in your labs, and she is always willing to help you in both classes. From what ive heard about others shes the best.

She is very lecture-heavy as all the classes are spent with her reading straight from the PowerPoint or taking exams. This is definitely a class that you will have to learn to study for and dedicate time on your own to learn the material. Other than that, she has such a kind soul and is so caring. GO TO HER OFFICE HOURS, it makes a huge difference

Professor Francis is an amazing person at heart and is very energetic and happy even at 7am. She knows what she teaches and teaches it well. It is 100% on you though to learn how to study and retain the information. I recommend printing out the study guide and completing it before going to lecture and using the back to take in class notes.

Professor Francis was amazing! Many of these reviews misrepresent her as a professor. If you put in the effort, you will do well. If you don't, then you won't. Regardless, Professor Francis is always accessible outside class, knows/explains the content well, and makes the quizzes/tests easy and straight from the material.

Gail is very outgoing and cares about her students deeply. She can be a hard grader so make sure you follow the rubric exact and always ask questions to clarify! She doesn't make you feel stupid for not knowing something. She shares a lot bout her faith which I loved and could always relate to! She grades hard on the CLC so make sure you're ready!

She is very friendly, but is decently no nonsense. She is very thorough about the information in the course and can easily help you get whatever grade you would like as long as you are willing to put the work in. Overall she is a good teacher, and if your goal is to get a deep understanding of the content, then she will get you there.

I had her for both BIO-181 lab and lecture. She stays pretty consistent in both classes, teaching wise. Extremely informative lessons and can give key details related to quizzes/exams if you're listening. She provides study guides, due weekly, posts practice quizzes in announcements and before exams. Super easy to reach with very open office hours.

Take this professor for BIO-181! Lectures are clear and usually cover all the information in the slides, if not loom videos will be posted for you to watch. There are weekly practice quizzes, study guides, and zoom meetings on occasion to answer questions. Gives really sound advice to freshmen, and will give plenty of hints for quizzes and exams.

Prof. Francis is a kind educator. You can tell she enjoys working for a Christian school and applies faith to everything which is great. The class requires participation in the activities but nothing is ever too difficult. The few projects in the class are not too hard but just require some good hard work. She clearly wants the best for students!!!

Francis is a sweet, no nonsense professor and does not hesitate to take off points for small errors. However, if you go to her office hours and have her review your assignment before submission, she will tell you everything you have to fix to get full points. She wants you to succeed but won't make it a handout. Put in the effort and communicate!

I really enjoyed Professor Francis and you can tell she cares about her students and is very enthusiastic when it comes to science. Majority of the assignments in this class are completed outside of class and expect a few big projects scattered throughout the semester. Overall, this class is great for grad school prep and very straight forward.

Only Professor Francis can carry that much energy into a 7 am biology lecture. Avoid taking this class at 7 am. She is very caring, but also no-nonsense. Her class also lays the foundation for studying at a high academic level, so you should listen to her advice.

Professor Francis is probably one of the best professors I have had at gcu so far. She can come off as strict ig but she is caring and really gets you ready to put in the work for med/grad school and gives you a "wake up call" Just show up, participate, do your work, simple things really for SCI150. Would take her again but for an actual bio class.

An Okay Professor. This class is really entertaining, she has a strong personality. Exams are heavy, you need to study to get a good grade.

Prof. Francis is definitely a hard teacher with high expectations. If you do your work and don't mess around in lab she will have no problem with you. She makes so much time for office hours, which is great. You can come in and she'll completely peer review your lab reports and tell you everything you need to fix. Definitely take advantage of that!

Prof. Francis was a great teacher! A lot of kids didn't like the class itself but I really enjoyed the class discussions. There are four really big assignments so make sure you don't wait till the last minute. She also was super kind and helped me weigh my options when deciding to switch from pre-med to nursing.

This professor is a good teacher who genuinely cares about student success. They are approachable and explain the material clearly. There are pop quizzes almost every week over reading but are allowed to use notes and four major assignments during the year. Each quiz begins with a prayer. The course includes interacting with people around you.