I'm still taking this class but so far, this class is extremely doable! Very little homework and plenty of access to study materials for the exams (footnotes of lecture slides, TA discussion slides, practice problems with online textbook). There are 3 exams and she drops the lowest one! Lectures are a bit fast-paced but she posts slides.

Overall, Dr. Engler's class was very manageable. Grade is comprised of quizzes and exams, extra credit opportunity during every lecture. Textbook and discussion were the most useful resources. Drops one exam out of three total, no final, and exams are pretty easy. She's very nice except for when she threatened to change her exam drop policy.

One of the best professors I've had! She's a good lecturer, but she is also very accessible outside of class. She was very happy to write a recommendation for me. Attend her office hours, even if just to talk. Made understanding the material very easy. If you have to take genetics or another of her courses, I would definitely recommend her!

Dr Engler was probably the best professor I had this year. Her lectures are very well organized and rather engaging, you get extra credit opportunity every class, and her exams are very fair. Her quizzes are online and open note (homework) and you can take each quiz twice. 10/10 prof would 100% take here again if she taught another class I needed.

She's a very sweet and energetic teacher, however her lectures where a bit confusing. Overall her test where very fair (like quizzes) and she has extra credit opportunities during each class. As long as you read the textbook and attend discussions you will be fine :)

The lectures go by pretty quickly and are quite fast paced but the class itself is actually very manageable. There are three tests, one is dropped, and take home quizzes online quizzes where two are dropped. The TA discussions were really helpful before the test. Dr. Engler was also very helpful during OH and walked us through our questions.

Loved Dr. Engler! Her grade was based off of 2 exams (3 exams but 1 drop) and a couple of quizzes, so it is definitely a class you have to keep up with. Her OH were the main things that helped me get a good grade in the class. she is super approachable! In comparison to what I've heard of other genetics profs at UT, she was definitely a lot easier

This class was by far the easiest bio course I've taken at UT. Though her lectures were a bit difficult to understand at times, the tests were ridiculously easy. Quizzes weren't bad and you get 2 attempts. Office hours with Damini were amazing and were honestly the most helpful for test prep. Stay on top of things and this class will be a breeze.

loved her!! so glad i took her! she made genetics seem easy

Read the book before class if you have the time to do so (it will make quizzes and tests literally free) !! Great teacher, great lectures and omg the TA damini was the best I have ever had. Both teacher and TA are very charming, supportive, and intelligent people and will be there for you whenever you need them.

I really enjoyed this class. Grades are the majority the three exams (with one drop) and the quizzes (which you have 2 tries for). She's clear on expectations and the content is super interesting. She is so nice if you go to office hours, and if you want to get into research labs or other things she'll do her best to help you. Lovely person!

Such a sweet professor who genuinely cares for her students. As a new professor, she did great - she was clear on expectations, had helpful slides (with notes), and her tests and assignments were extremely lenient (though this may change in the future).

I don't know how anyone could rate Dr. Engler bad. She is so caring and extremely passionate about the subject. The class has homework but it isn't graded and take-home quizzes with 2 tries where the best attempt is the one used. The subject can be difficult but she posts her slides with detailed notes. If you can, TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Engler just started teaching and is already the best genetics prof here. She has a daughter in college and I think that's what makes her so understanding. Overall the class was great, my advice is to go to the discussion sections, they really help for the exams and do the hw. The trend is hw is hard, quizzes not bad, test are derived from both.

I absolutely loved her and this class. The TA team was also really efficient and discussion sections were worth going. Definitely do the readings and practice problems; They're not required, which I really appreciated because you can do them at your own pace, but they do prepare you really well for exams and content unlike other classes.

Great lecturer, content was very organized. TAs were AMAZING! Go to recitation before the exams for a clear overview of every topic you'll be tested on. Exams were very straightforward and resembled online quizzes. Go to class for extra credit. Genetics is a very content-heavy class, but she made it very enjoyable.

Dr. Engler is a great professor. She is not easy. Her lectures are informational, but boring. She LOVES instapoll (study them for your exams). This course is fine but studying for exams...its rough. One exam could cover over 360 slides of content--there is no study guide. Damini TA is only helpful in one on one office hrs otherwise very moody.

Dr. Engler is the best teacher ever. She explains her lectures very well, and her exams cover everything she talks about. No quizzes, and homework is kind of different from her lecture but super easy. She gives some extra credit and really cares about her students.

If u can learn thru lectures, take her. in tests, study EVERY lecture. its exhausting if u wait till last minute. we use Pearson for homework (easy). needed to buy a textbook for a code but no one reads it. tests are 17% each (3 unit tests, no final). lots of partial credit on test frq. bio 311d is easier than 311c so dw (i had partridge in 311c).

I LOVE Engler. There are 3 midterms and extra credit available for all. No final. Discussions were helpful for having the material stick. Use PPT lectures, discussions, and Instapolls to study for tests. I always crammed for them and did well, so it's def doable though I recommend studying in advance. Excited to take Genetics with her!

Dr. Engler is an amazing professor! Take her if you can. The exams are based on her lectures, and you can do well if you study her slides and go to discussion to make sure the information sticks. There is a lot of content in her slides/lectures, so try not to wait last minute to study or you'll be swamped.

Amazing prof! heard she was disorganized before I took the class, but that was not an issue this semester. Encouraged learning, I skipped every class after the first exam and was fine. Fair grading, good lectures, discussions, HW, review material was helpful, everything on exams was from her lecture slides! Taking her again for genetics!

Loved this class! Her exams cover the material from her slides, so study the slides and show up to lecture and you'll be fine. Definitely review her instapoll Qs too. Homework was manageable, as she encouraged learning over grades. Such a sweet and caring professor that really cares about her students - highly recommend!

Professor Engler is the best professor i have had, i dont know why ppl r saying her class is easy the content is not very easy but she makes it digestible and is the best lecturer i have ever had, its crazy how she is new and is the only great bio professor in the department. do all the extra credit and the hw (which is hard) and study all slides!!

Dr. Engler was the best professor I have ever had. She genuinely cares about her students and how well they understand the material. There is many opportunities to get extra credit and she makes the topics sound super interesting. She made me love my major again.

Engler is the goat fr

engler is the best genetics professor here (the bar really isnt that high) quizzes arent that bad, you just have to keep up with her schedule and the tests are exactly like the homework in quizzes. youll learn how to study for her class TAs are great!!!

I really really liked Dr. Engler. The class was structured in a way that worked well for me and the exams were very fair and based on content we'd see in class or on the homework. Her lecture technique is great and every class you attend there is a chance to earn .5 extra credit points for the exam. Definitely recommend!

Dr. Engler is hands down the best genetics professor there is!! She makes the content so straightforward that as long as you do the homeworks and quizzes you should be set for the midterms! There is no dropped exam but your lowest grade gets averaged out. Grading scheme is very generous and it is definitely possible to pass and do well.

Honestly I was so scared about my grade in this class. Failed the first exam and felt doomed. Her lectures are very content heavy and include interesting, but unnecessary info. Homework is difficult and much harder than the actual material. Exams are much more similar to the quizzes. There was definitely a learning curve in this class but doable

Good class! Likable prof. The lectures are not comprehensive though, you NEED to be going over quizzes and attending discussion sections (the TAs are awesome) on top of reviewing lectures if you want to learn the content. Most of your learning will be outside of class. Grading scheme and exams were not tough; you get EC from attending lectures.

Very, very generous grading (exam EC for going to class, open-note quizzes with 2 attempts), a walk in the park compared to Chad or Fisher's class. Consequently, you aren't forced to do much learning unless you're gonna take the MCAT or you're very interested in the topic. Exams are very easy (all MCQs, similar to quiz Qs). Really nice person, too

Take Engler for genetics!! Easy at-home quizzes (2 attempts) and un-graded homework. Lectures prepare you for the exams, which were pretty fair (pay attention in class/review slides and you'll be fine). Dr. Engler does a great job at making some of the complicated concepts easy to understand! I've taken 311D and 325 with her and have no regrets!

Genetics is a difficult subject, so do not come in thinking it will be light work. Dr. Engler structures the class to be very forgiving. Lots of EC opportunities and tons of practice problems! Just put in the work and you'll be good. I got an A even after bombing the first midterm.

Dr. Engler is the best!! She is so funny and makes genetics very fun. She offers extra credit on exams through class practice problems that you can do in a group. HW is not required, but it is helpful tool for quizzes. The grades are roughly 40% quiz and 60% exams. I loved this class, and I did not need to study a lot to make an A.

She was very nice and passionate about the content. However, lectures felt a little boring and disorganized at times. If you review lecture slides and get most of the extra credit during the lecture, you will do fine.

Genetics with Engler was very straight forward. Quizzes were very similar to homework's, and exams were very similar to quizzes and lecture examples (exams were usually easier versions than the problems). Very lenient grading and LOTS of extra credit.

Genetics can be difficult, but Dr. Engler and her TA's had many opportunities for office hours and discussion sections. If you do HW's and quizzes, you'll be good for the exams. Lectures weren't the most interesting at times, but attendance was extra credit for exams.

the tests were pretty straight-forward. go through her slides in advance. i never really used the textbook or did the practice homework. attendance is not mandatory but you can get up to 5% extra credit on each test if you go to class

Engler was phenomenal; her lectures were always very interesting, and the TA group was very helpful. The course grade is composed of quizzes and tests. The quizzes/ optional homework are very similar to the tests, so definitely should be the go to when studying. Overall not the hardest class, just show up to lectures even thought its optional.

I love professor Engler so much! She was so caring, funny, and approachable. She doesn't grade homework and homework is self led but is super super important to get good grades on quizzes. Extra credit offered every single class day helped me get a 105 on the first test. Best class I've taken at UT so far!

I really enjoyed Dr. Engler's class. Since we ended up not having a final, our grade was only quizzes and tests. She had a lot of TAs, so there were many options for office hours. Extra credit was offered every lecture so go to class!! I suggest going to discussions and doing the optional homeworks.

My plan to help me do well in this class was: read the chapters and do practice hw before class, EC group work and regurgitate material during lecture, and take the online quizzes afterward. For exams, study quizzes, QOTDs, and the discussion slides. Dr. Engler is great (highly recommend her) and so was the TA team and their review sessions.

I LOVE her already! She is literally the best and sweetest professor I've had so far! I hope I get her for genetics next semester! Her tests are very similar to the slides, discussion assignments, and instapolls. Her tests are also not that hard and her UGCA's and teaching specialist Damini is so good! Totally recommend!

Love Dr. Engler. Her Exams are not hard at all and she offers a lot of small extra credit opportunities. She wants you to succeed. There are instapolls but a lot are for completion. If you go to class you will be fine. I love her so much I am taking her again next semester!

loved how she encouraged us to answer questions as groups during lecture. lectures are really fast, but going to office hours is probably helpful. she cares a lot about her students and it shows. slides were easy to understand and informative. she explains concepts fairly well. exams were very reasonable and pretty easy to study for.

Her exams are pretty average/ on more difficult side (coming from someone w a 4.0). I think people just claim they're easy bc they've already taken AP bio, but engler cannot do anything about that. Her job is to teach bio, and if you already know the info and its easy to you, thats great! but her content definitely isnt a walk in the park. gives EC

I love Dr. Engler shes literally the best professor ever, she is just the best idk what else I have to say. Take her class and you will see what an actual good professor is. I love her TA Domini she is so chill and understanding, would retake it a thousand times if I could.

Dr. Engler is amazing! She is super nice and you can tell that she wants you to succeed in her class. Her tests are pretty easy as long as you study the review guide, and she drops the lowest test with the average of the 3. She also helps students with different opportunities outside of class, like research and pre health stuff.

Sweetest soul ever. so caring and genuine. everyone needs to take her. she gives the perfect amount of work and cares so much. Exams aren't hard

So sweet! I came in without AP Bio and thought that the difficulty was just right. The TA team led by Damini were always helpful and getting the help you need takes little to no effort. Such a welcoming environment. Dr. Engler also mentions academic and career development opportunities. Instapolls as participation/attendance, but reasonable.

Engler is probably the best Bio311D professor at UT. Her tests are pretty easy with mostly mc then some frq, coming from someone who didn't take AP bio. The workload was also super light compared to what I dealt with in Fritz Bio311C with no quizzes and two hw assignments a week (easy to get 100s). There's a ton of memorization and instapolls tho

do yourself a favor and take her. enough said. she is the best professor. she is the most caring professor I have ever had.

She is the sweetest professor ever! She always makes lectures as engaging as possible and usually starts class by sharing relevant information or news to us - mostly pre-health students - such as research opportunities or minors/programs we might be interested in. Her exams are honestly really fair and she offers enough extra credit too!

very kind and approachable which made it easy to ask questions in class. tends to read off the slides a lot which also doesn't really keep me engaged as i found it pointless to take notes as everything was already on the slidesdeck. plus the fact that dr. engler has a super soothing voice, i would get real sleepy real fast in class.

Overall very good professor, Dr. Engler is extremely nice and one of the best professors I have had yet. As long as you study the material, and listen to the lectures, you will do good in this class. Dr. Engler is also very good at giving good feedback if you ever need help.

Dr. Engler is an amazing professor. She is responsive to student emails (even on weekends), is extremely hardworking, and genuinely wants to see her students succeed. She's very kind and empathetic. I've always had a great deal of respect for Dr. Engler, having had her for both Biology and now Genetics. She's everything you'd want in a professor.

Listens to student feedback, exams are very fair. The exams are at least 50% quiz questions / instapolls, and questions of the day, which you can review anytime. It's pretty easy to predict what content will be on it because she emphasizes key points. Of the genetics profs, she is EASILY the most attainable A. (Little EC is the only tradeoff)

alr bro the people that be complaining and giving this awesome lady 1 stars have a skill issue. THE CLASS REQUIRES STUDYING. but i can promise you, we dont have to study as hard compared to the people in other genetics classes. Use her resources she offers and you chilling. tldr: ppl complaining about the class being hard don't know how to study.

Dr. Engler is the best professor. Not only is she great at teaching, but she's also a very genuine person at her core. This class is hard, but manageable if you put in the effort. Also, just wanted to add that Julian is the best UGCA. I have personally told him myself that he needs a raise. Whatever he's getting paid is not enough.

Engler is the goat of genetics, comparable to Iverson for organic chemistry. Take her if you can for genetics, and if you can't, push it back so you can take it with her.

Dr. Engler is hands down one of the best professors I have had at UT! She is so kind and cares so much about her students. She is easily available to ask questions, and she makes the content super fun to learn! The genetics content can seem hard, but she makes the concepts feel simple and easy. If you can, take Dr. Engler!!!

Everyone took the first test and is mad they werent prepared. Dr engler is an amazing and caring professor, and if they put in the work instead of expecting an easy A, then they would have done better. It is not her fault that they expected it to be easy. Genetics is hard, she makes it bearable.

Dr. Engler is a really great professor! I was really struggling in genetics, but made the effort to go to office hours bc I knew it was a competitive and difficult class from students I talked to last year. Also, I was really scared for the exam 😭. She is always available to help, and it's clear she wants her students to succeed.

The class was really hard, but what else can one expect from an upper division bio class? Engler fostered such a healthy learning environment and she truly cared about my success. Make sure you study and go to office hours because it is test heavy, but if you do that you will be fine. I would definitely take a class taught by her again.

Dr. Engler is such a nice professor and was very helpful when I met with her outside of class. The first test was lowkey very hard, but because I met with her and went through the slides thoroughly, I felt pretty prepared. You def have to do more than the bare minimum to do good!!!

Genetics is an inherently frustrating topic. Dr. Engler was very hands-on and helped me when I asked—the other reviews are honestly misdirected anger. There's limited extra credit due to the force of department's hand on her course. Study the quizzes & instapolls HEAVILY for the tests, and you'll be fine! Talk to Engler 1 on 1, she's a sweet prof!

Honestly so genuine and cares so much for her students, providing opportunities for extra credit or career development. You can see she loves the topic. Exams are easier than the quizzes, can score pretty high as long as you study lecture/TA provided review. Fun class if you like processes and Engler will always answer your questions. Love her

Dr. Engler is very sweet, but the class can be boring. I barely paid attention and skipped most discussions, but self-teaching before exams worked fine. Her tests aren't too hard if you do the homework and review the lectures + qotds. Never read the textbook. An A is definitely doable. Just wish there wasn't a cumulative final lol

She's a good lecturer and has instapolls and extra credit Question of the Days every class. The extra credit has been nerfed down to like 1 total EC point per exam, but it's still appreciated. Class is hard but you get a lot of open book quizzes to help you prepare. Lot of work, but she's still good. Better than the other profs.

Genetics is arguably the second hardest pre-med course, so yes it is not an "easy" A, like Bio 1, but it is most definitely an attainable A. I find her lectures to be amazing, especially when rewatching them before exams, and she genuinely cares for her students so much. The department got on her for extra credit, but still she's an amazing prof.

GOAT. do your hw and quiz questions and you'll be just fine on the exam. also, go to discussion. this class is a lot of work, but if you put in the work, it will def pay off on your exams.

Honestly, not hard at all. Her daily questions are the exams. She's nice and tells you what you need to know for the exam. Offers a lot of extra credit. The first midterm had the lowest average ( which was a high 70) and people still complaining. The 3rd exam had a average of an 89. You'll be fine. Take her so easy.

Spr 25': Her class was pretty fair. Decent amount of content with okay amounts of homework. The biggest breakthrough for me was realizing that a lot of here test questions were similar to questions from the textbook. Studying the textbook questions helped me prepare for her tests the best.

I ended up with over 100% in the course after finals & I'd say it's manageable. I came into this class feeling nervous bc genetics isn't an easy subject, but this is a class where the effort you put in really pays off!! Go to discussion/review sections (especially if Julian is your UGCA)!! Do the homework even they're ungraded. Dr. E is sweet too!

I did not enjoy 311C or 311D, even with Engler, but Genetics is a different story. This class makes sense with Engler and was much more enjoyable than intro Bio courses. Her tests are extremely fair as questions are seen in quizzes/instapolls/QotDs. I needed an A on the final to get an A in the course, but she prepared us for the final well!

Dr. Engler is a sweet professor but can make lectures confusing with the way she tries to explain concepts. You have to teach yourself a lot from textbook readings & make sure to go to discussions- Julian was so helpful! Exams are similar to quizzes & hw problems from textbook. She offers opportunities for EC and replaces one exam with the final.

Very sweet professor. Wish I utilized her office hours and UGCA team more; they are quite helpful. People get mad at her because she was recently nerfed by the department and was restricted from giving out as much EC as before; that's their fault. Study the Instapoll and QOTDs that you will do during lecture. Textbook is mediocre.

Here's how to score well: lowkey forget hw, it's useless -- do the quizzes, instapolls, and QOTDs to score well on the exams. GO TO DISCUSSION (Anthony & Julian are great!), they review the most important content from lecture (only do hw's on discussion slides, those are actually helpful). Don't rely on EC, there's virtually none. Good luck!

I cannot emphasize this enough but GO TO OFFICE HOURS, the TAs go over what will/could be covered in the exams. There is wayy too much homework but its optional and you don't need to do it to understand. Go over the quiz and instapolls and your set! Engler will take take the time to explain to you and genuinely cares for her students.

Out of all the genetics professor she's the best one. Textbook hw is not helpful because it's so difficult instead study QODs and instapolls for exams. Exams are very fair 20 questions but very little extra credit given. Final replaces lowest exam.