Super awesome prof. I loved her class, offered extra credit and changed the way she lectures so more people would excel on the tests.

Once she got in the hang of teaching she was amazing and her teaching has helped me to understand everything very well. She is helpful and her notes are very detailed making the class easier. She also makes jokes while teaching and it lightens up the class' mood. "Fertilization, Something none of you have practiced" Highly recommend her!

Professor Trathnigg is an amazing professor. She consistently asks the class how she can make the class better and is always available to get your questions answered. The class itself is not easy and requires a diligent work ethic due to the amount of reading and the difficulty of the tests. Put in hard work and you will get a good grade.

This class truly is not as terrible as everyone says. Trathnigg explains the content very well and makes it easy to understand. She is a great professor and truly does care! Dont pay too much attention to the bad reviews, bio 181 is hard class and general and a lot of the heat goes onto the professor, but as long as you study you will do great!

I enjoyed the lectures, she made the content easy to understand, as this is a hard class (going to SI helps).

She's great! BIO 181 is a hard course, but she makes it funny. She is a stickler for no phone use and people paying attention, but that's reasonable. Like, you paid for this, pay attention!

Shes hilarious and makes the class fun ,but she also gets down to business. Bio 181 is tough but her lectures help out a lot just make sure you're paying attention in class!

For me Trathnigg took some warming up to. 181 is a tough class but although in the beginning she seemed like she didnt care or see us as students, now we can really see that she goes out of her way to help us succeed. She makes plenty of review material for the tests which are really helpful! If youre struggling attend SI sessions!!

I dont understand why there are so many bad reviews. Dr. T is a true gem. She may be intimidating at first but she really opened up. She explains everything clearly and tells us what to expect for exams

She's fun and explains concepts well, but lectures can really drag on sometimes. Her grading distribution is pretty easy and straightforward. Overall a pretty good professor.

At the beginning of the year, people really freaked me out about Professor T but as the class went on she became my favorite professor. She made learning BIO fun and really helped you out when you needed it. She's always cracking jokes and trying to make the class fun for you. Do not miss class through because she shows you stuff not in the book.

I dont really understand the low score on here. Trathnigg gives good note outlines that you print and fill in during lecture, and those have been super helpful for studying for tests. The topics are hard but she has a good sense of humor and makes it enjoyable. She provides the resources needed to succeed in her class.

This was overall a great class. Heidi is a challenging professor but if you put in the work, you will pass. Show up to class because the clicker questions appear on exams and also go to SI sessions because questions from the kahoot and quizlet will be on the exams. She can be goofy sometimes and it made the class more enjoyable!

Professor T is a great professor, at first I thought that I wasn't going to pass. By the time going, she opens up. She makes jokes in class and cares for her students to pass and understand the lectures. Her notes are great and explains information clear. Attend SI sessions, you gain more information one-on-one. She also affords extra credit.

Professor T gave great lectures that were incredibly informative, however she makes students take incredibly detailed notes by hand. The course is incredibly homework heavy, there were assignments due almost every day. Although she gave great lectures, outside of class she is hard to approach as she's pretty rude about students asking for help.

Despite what other comments say, I actually really liked Professor Trathnigg. She is very clear in her lectures, she provides guided notes, and all of the homework is very relevant and helps you learn. Also the tests are very easy if you just study for an hour or two the night before and review the study guide. Great teacher for a beginning class.

I loved her class! She was such a fun and caring professor. She gave the class a ton of extra credit and she changed her teaching methods to suit her students. The material is a little bit difficult, but as long as you show up in class, you'll be fine.

Hard material but if you study and go to the SI's you will do fine. Stay on top of the reading assignments, concept maps, quizzes, and vocabulary along with doing all the extra credit. Definitely a lot of focus outside of the class.

She knows what shes talking about and is really good at explaining difficult subjects. Either way its a bio class so some of the concepts will be hard. Homework counts for her class and you will need to study but she really sets everyone up for success if you do what youre supposed to

A lot of people complain about how hard she is but honestly as long as you show up for class, do all the work, do the extra credit, and study you'll be fine. Her lectures are super helpful and she's an amazing teacher. To pass you do not have to go to SI sessions, you'll be fine without them.

I loved professor Trathnigg. She would play music at the beginning of class, it helped me wake up. The reading doesnt require to notes but definitely understand the vocabulary!Understand the vocabulary then youre set to understand everything. She also gives her own practice exam questions, I suggest do those because they will be on the test.

Professor T was a great instructor. I was in her class and later worked for her as a TA. This class is difficult, but is manageable if you engage with the material and attend lectures. 181 has plenty of resources to help students succeed, don't be afraid to ask for help!

Yes, she lectures, but she gives out worksheets so that you can take notes along with her. A good combination of lecture and interactive content. I really enjoy being in her class, and have learned a lot so far.

This professor is great and clearly wants her students to succeed. The biweekly quizzes are very important in your grade so prioritize those.

While there is quite a bit of work for Bio181, Professor T is extremely organized and the class is very well planned out. She is an amazing lecturer and finds many ways to keep us involved. It's not a hard class to pass if you simply do the work. She gives many extra credit opportunities and grades quickly. Highly recommend Professor T.

I was a SI for this professor. She has a lot of good qualities that get over looked. She can be intimidating. Her humor is dry but still very funny. She is a mom and a sweet person. She is not a fan of extra credit. Over the alternatives she's the best NAU has to offer. She can be very bio jargon heavy so if you need it dumbed down go to the ASC.

Prof T was my favorite professor, she has a clear passion for bio, and is extremely helpful in her office hours. She is very covid cautious. If you watch her lecture videos before class, go to Si, and study a day or two before each biweekly, you will easily excel in the class.

Dr. Trathnigg was always very supportive. She let myself and a classmate interview her for another class as well as write a letter of recommendation for me to study abroad. Big high school teacher vibes and super nice!

I took her for BIO 182. She assigned a lot of readings and work through the week but none of it was tough. For tests just review the post-assignment questions and in class lecture notes. She drops your lowest assignment, exam, and quiz when grading and is responsive to emails. Just make sure to get to class on time or your seat will be taken lol

Professor T was very solid in BIO182. I really enjoyed her style of lecture and having practice questions during lecture allowed for active recall. Bi-weekly quizzes really were not that hard as most of the questions were covered in the same lecture. Exams are fairly easy as long as you study based off of lecture notes and SI Practice exams.

Professor K is probably the best out of all the 181 professors. If you take notes and pay attention, you will pass easily. The workload is somewhat a lot but it's all relevant. She's very caring and understanding - just don't talk during her lecture.I would highly recommend her if you're taking BIO181.

Easy class if you take it seriously. Everything is very clearly outlined on her course page, and students are given ample time to prepare for exams. If you actually take the class and course material seriously, passing should be a breeze.

Dr. Kloeppel's grading is incredibly forgiving and clear- you will know why you have your grade. BBLearn is updated and the course structure is modular in design. She knows how to teach and lectures are involved with iClicker, which can be used to gain extra credit. Some test content is not taught, though. Take her over the other Bio professors.

Dr. K was an amazing lecturer! Using the slides she posts weekly to take notes and study off of makes studying for exams incredibly easy. There's a decent amount of homework per week, however all the weekly quizzes can be taken as many times as you want to get a 100%. Lowest scores on most assignments are dropped, lots of extra credit opportunities

You should be able to do well in this class as long as you take notes, study, and do the homework!

material was made easy to understand in notes but when it came to exams it felt very confusing.

Lecture heavy class, but if you take good notes you will be fine. The tests are only on stuff that we learn in class so if you review your notes you should pass the exams. She sets up the workload nicely so that its not to much out of class work and its the same routine every week. She was a great professor!

Its the same homework every week. Exams related to the notes and practice questions she gives you. As long as you study a little before the exams you will get a B minimum! Going into this class I was nervous because in high school I wasn't the best at biology but I ended up getting an A in the class before she even dropped my lowest exam grade!

Easiest class I've taken. I can get the homework for the week done in one or two sittings (est. 1-3 hrs). Anyone giving Kloeppel a bad rating has poor time management skills because this class is easy, very informative, and offers extra credit. Tests are tough. Someone paid me to do 5 weeks of their homework and I got it done in 4 hours.

Ive had this professor twice now (181/182) and both times thought the classes were laid out clearly with many opportunities to earn points. The tests are straightforward and about the material learned. No trickery. It is easy to work ahead on HW because it's always due the same days every week.

BIO 182 was a tough course for me, but Professor Kloeppel gives a lot of resources to help you study the material. Her lectures weren't very helpful to me unless I read the chapters beforehand because she goes pretty fast, and I would usually study the book instead of the lecture notes for tests.

By far the best professor I've had. I took her for BIO 181 and 182 and her grading criteria is the same all around. Very understanding regarding late work due to personal and valid reasons, gives out a study guide that includes every single concept on the exam. Very flexible, helpful, and caring towards students!

This class was really lecture heavy, but the test were very clear and related to the material online other professors. Even if you get bad grades on the exams you can definitely pass with a C+ or even a B+. She offers extra credit and when you go to class you do iclicker questions and thats extra easy points towards your grade. Take her!

Heidi was an amazing professor. She answers everyone's questions and does not make students feel lesser for asking questions. The reading is heavy but that is going to be for every bio 181 class. I took her 181 and 182 courses and would definitely take another of her courses if she offered. Overall she is a good choice.

She moves very quickly through the lecture, but will answer all your questions. I felt stupid for asking all the time, but she never made me feel bad for it! Textbook and participation are mandatory, and the readings took so long to do, but I liked the professor herself.

loved her class, super consistent , good questions, tests are easy if you study, SI sessions are easily accessible. definitely recommend.

While this is a hard subject to learn, Prof K makes it super easy to understand! She posts notes for each unit that you can print out and follow along with, and there's a lot of pictures and diagrams for visual learners. She wants her students to succeed, and she will always answer questions! If you attend the lectures and study, you'll do great!

Overall a great class, very easy to take notes as she does it with you. There are a good amount of homework assignments but they are accepted a week late for full credit and aren't very hard. The grade isn't very dependent on a good test score.

Make sure you aren't on your phone or talking during class or she will call you out!! Other than that, her notes are easy to follow because she does them with you. In addition, she accepts late work for up to one week and the test scores don't make your grade tank. The only downside was the amount of reading.

wants you to succeed and sets the class ip for you to not fail. a lot of weekly assignments but takes five mins most for each except for the reading ones. offers so much extra credit and drops your worst exam grade. go to class and follow along with notes and the exams are easy. si is amazing too especially the practice exam sessions.

great prof, classes are always lectures with after lecture work, the Iclicker attendance haunts my dreams haha. tests are based on lectures. study the reading assignments and DO THE PRACTICE TESTS! 9/10 the same questions will pop up.

Basically all info came from lectures but if you make an effort it's not bad

She provides all the information needed in lecture and is straightforward to understand. The class is set up for you to succeed; if you pay attention, you'll learn all the necessary material. She can be somewhat intimidating but don't be afraid to ask questions, she will help you. Don't be on your phone in class.

BIO181 will be fairly hard no matter which professor you take. Her notes are hand-written on a projector. She has 4 big exams & a final. She drops the lowest exam score. Personally I learned much more outside of class than inside, but attendance partially makes up your grade. Not super homework-heavy. Make sure to learn the material though.

I love this woman. she cut the stupid mcgraw hill things WAAYYYYYYYYYY down. she is a queen, an icon, an NAU LEGEND.

This professor was great at lectures and is very knowledgeable on what she is teaching. The only downside is that she isn't very personable and can be intimidating when trying to ask questions. I gave her a 4 because to me, if a professor is an excellent teacher, it doesn't really matter if they're the nicest person in the world.

She definitely prepares you for the tests and the practice tests helps a lot! Not very difficult so long as you pay attention and put forth a good effort.

Very straight to the point. Not very personable with students but she has a lot so it's understandable and shes still nice. The lectures and work are very matter of fact. The work is not hard, sometimes tedious but very consistent. SI is helpful for tests. Notes are easy to follow, lenient attendance but its definitely best to show up.

loved the class just like 181. 3-4 assignments per week, if u read the content and actually pay attention in lectures u will ace the class! kloeppel is awesome and provides outside resources like internship opportunities for interested students to

I loved Professor K! I had a very positive experience with her and if I could I would take her again and again. Her lectures are straight to the point, she gives you the slides she teaches from and a study guide for each exam (4 + the final) which are VERY helpful. There are 3 assignments each week but they typically don't take a ton of time.

Dr. Kloeppel is a great professor, and you can tell by her course material that she really cares about the benefit of her students. Her note-taking guides and exam study guides are amazing and target exactly what will be on the exams. If you average at least 85% on the four in-class exams, then you are exempt from the final!

Lots of assignments and most require a due bit of time, however weighted in a way that makes it so that if you do try in the class, it is almost hard to fail. On the flip, you will not pass the class if you do not put in the time and effort. Mistakes are Ok and wont hurt, but lack of effort will be a death sentence for your grade.

A good lecturer who has very clear expectations for her class. The content isn't hard, but its mind numbingly boring withs lots of memorization. She care alot about her students. As you will find in all 100 level lectures the show stops for no one so you have to keep up. assignment wise expect large 50 concept smartbooks and a weekly online quiz.

LOVED Kloeppel. Writes notes in-class as she teaches the material. Goes into detail and explains things very well. People who don't like Kloeppel are those who don't put effort into their learning. Kloeppel is a great professor for those who WANT to learn. Only thing you need to study for exams is to go over the readings and review their questions

Kloeppel is probably one of my favorite teachers at nau

Heidi doesn't deserve the hate but she's usually doing too much. It's very easy to succeed in class- tons of extra credit, dropped assignments, and homework helps you learn. She needs to worry less about participation and attendance but she's usually respectful and honestly if you're not getting it you're the problem.

Heidi is an amazing Lecturer. If you like lectures, this is definitely the class for you. Overall, the class is easy if you just pay attention. The tests, while more frequent than say chem, are easy - as they are based very well off of the material covered in class AND offer extra credit. Anyone who doesn't like her probably doesn't pay attention.

Professor Kloeppel is a great teacher - her lectures are clear and she provides helpful study materials. While the class can be challenging, using resources like unstuck ai makes it manageable. Attend class and put in the effort to succeed.

I loved Prof K! If you keep up with the lecture notes and reading, you will pass this class. Her expectations are straight-forward and laid out clearly. She provides notes that go along with her lectures and the learning intentions on the notes align directly to the exams. She also has some amazing extra credit opportunities.

She is very strict about her phone policy, a little too much personally, she doesn't let you take photos of the board, no computers in class only handwritten notes, she doesn't show you the slides after class if you missed something, she'll call out those talking. She explains a tough subject well and all of her assignments relate to the tests.

I'm not sure why so many people have a problem with her. You shouldn't be on your phone in class or talking to people around you during the lectures. She lectures just fine, and she is very accessible outside of class. She is very helpful and if you don't understand something, she will explain it to you again. I really enjoyed taking her.

Prof K was the absolute best professor that I have ever had!!! Though challenging her class was engaging and thought me many new things about biology.

Okay, a lot of people rate her bad, but honestly she is a really good professor and knows her stuff. If you dedicate yourself to her class and take notes and study, you can get an A. ALSO PLEASE GO TO SI. Genuiely my first test I got a 63% (class average was 47%) and I went to SI and got an 80% next test. You actually need to try and learn to get A

You can turn everything up to a week late and at the end of the semester you can drop and retake 1 of the 4 quizzes taken during the class. the content is hard but she's very forgiving. about 3 hours of reading every week and 5 assignments that come with that reading.