Very funny examples. He tests hard, but fair!

Tests were challenging but in the end you know your stuff! Well worth taking!

Has a passion for the class. Not structured at first but he improved. JUST KNOW EVERYTHING and you'll pass. zoology has to be your life for one semester.

Nice guy, will help you if you ask, jumps around a lot, you will have no idea what will be on the tests or exams so study hard! (don't worry, I still got an A-)

Great teacher! May be tough to get a good grade but you will learn a lot. The concepts of zoology are not hard but you must memorize lots of stuff. He has a story for every animal he talks about.

good teacher, had to work har but over all i liked him good stories nice man kinda hard to follow but if you work you will do good

He's a nice guy, and the class is difficult with all the information covered, but if taking time to study it's not that bad, and he's approachable if tried. Also he knows what he is talking about.

Very, very funny man! Makes for a fun class. Learning Checks are kind of a pain, but the material is rather interesting. Definitely my favorite class so far! "DNA, to RNA, to Protein!"

If need to learn matl - pre-med, pre-dent, PA, etc. - he's AWESOME! KNOWS IT INSIDE OUT!!! If just want A's w/o studying, don't go into prof med career, as it gets ALOT harder than this!!! Take advantage of his knowledge! HE LOVES BIOLOGY (OBVIOUS)! Respect him as you'd want to be. He notices.

I thought his class was extremely easy. Very basic if your major is in this field. He posts all of his notes on Blackboard and only tests on those notes! Basically, if you study his notes and come to class you'll get a good grade. However, don't buy the book! You don't need it!

very easy teacher but only drawback is that he makes his tests up directly from the lectures meaning that if you skip class you will probably do poorly.

I took his ZO class on Beaver island... it was SO hard, but so worth it. he is very helpful if your a hard worker. funny guy, but do not take one of his classes if you do not intentd on studying your butt off!

I took his class and I thought it was great. I did not opened my book once. He tests strictly from his notes which are very clear. Yes, it is a lot of information but hey, thats Biology! I really enjoyed his class. He always made the lectures go by really fast. Take his class for the required U.P. or if you are interested in Biology!

Good class, obviously if you are going into medicine, you have to take this class. His lectures are pretty boring, but make sure you go to class, because at the end he does learning checks which count up to 5pts, if you miss too many the points start to add up. Exams are ok, but you have have have to study! Lots of material is covered...

I had him on Beaver Island for Zoology, and i absolutely loved it. Its true he teaches a lot of material and expects a lot from his students but he is very fair and an overall great guy once you get to know him. If you have to take him keep an open mind and go to his office hours this will really help you out.

He's not as bad as people say its a pretty easy class. He's a really nice guy if you ever talk to him and hes more than willing to tell you how to do well in the class. If you can't do well in it good luck in 218.

Hmmmm, I'm not in the honors college like some of the other raters but I guess I should be because I am doing well in this class. You do have to study hard but that is what we are in college for right? Scheide is awesome! Scheide for president!! He has great lectures. He will tell you just what you need to study and will give feedback on tests.

If he tells you to take a look at a figure, memorize it. Study for quizzes as if it were the final exam. Very tough but you learn a lot. Go to office hours every week or make an appointment to go see him to go over anything that isn't clear.

I'm not going to lie, this class is challenging. However, he is a nice professor and helps you with any questions you may have. He is very convenient to get a hold of also. His tests are a little hard, but he curves his grades for all of them. A little hint...make sure you go to his office hours and look over all of your previous tests for the exam

power-points go online. tests are superrr hard. lab is fun, but not very informational, but this has to do with the lab instructor. in-class mini assignments are easy, and make you want to go to clas everyday to get points. requireded seminar attendings, experiences, and enrichments seemed like they would be a pain, but they weren't difficult..

I think its funny how many bad comments he has...I have went to two other universities (U of M and MSU) and every science professor I had was harder than Dr. Scheide. He knows his stuff, and all you really have to do is pay attention and then go home and memorize the material- typical biology. He's big on ion potentials and membranes, though!

Good prof. He teaches you what you need to know for the exams. Make sure you memorize EVERYTHING. Exams are definitions, matching and essay. Especially memorize pathways. Quizzes every Friday unless an exam so you need to go to class on Fridays. Joking personality and always willing to help.

unlike what others say, it is possible to get an A. i got one. get ready to study almost every day if you want one though. quiz every friday which are as hard as some tests. tons of material.

Good prof. Helped me alot

Dr. Scheide challenges you more than any other professor I have had. It is definitely not an easy class, but if you put forth maximum effort, you can find success. People don't like him because he is "hard," but he just wants to push his students farther than most professors, and I admire that about him.

Tough class, tough teacher, but he is fair. Study hard, learn a lot, and you should be fine. Crack the "Scheide" code on tests and it will help you with what to study.

MamPhys is HARD. This class is hard with every professor, Sheide included. His tests cover basically the entirety of his notes and his note are LONG. You will have study for this class and it will be hard. He will answer any specific questions you have but he gives only a few hints as to what will be on the test. Go to review with questions ready.

This class is hard! You have to study the material everyday and actually understand it, not just memorize. But, Dr. Scheide is a great person! He really cares about his students and is very intelligent. A lot of people don't like him because they think he purposely makes the material hard, which he doesn't, he doesn't spoon feed the material.

This class is so easy, if you are failing this, then you should probably go back to high school. His notes cover what's going to be on the test and he curves. All you have to do is go to class and you get free participation points

This is a hard class, but definitely not impossible. If you study, it is very easy to get an A. There are weekly quizzes that are very helpful for the exams. Exams are all handwritten, but every questions comes right out of his notes and powerpoints. I am not an all A student by any means, and I received an A.

Exams are easy, but the quizzes can have trick questions. You get a lot of participation points if you show up to lecture. He tends to go off topic or talk about stuff that you don't need to know but his study guides cover all of the exam. He assigns a lot of reading but you don't need to do it to pass the exams

Professor is engaging and easy to learn under.

Dr. Scheide made coming to class at 9:00 in the morning amazing. He's a very funny professor He gives a lot of information and you need to show up to lecture! You will get participation points if you go to lecture to answer i-clicker questions. Lecture can be heavy, but it is all important info. Overall awesome experience!

Make sure you go to lecture or read the book if you want to pass because it's a lot of information. He gives a term list for every exam. If you know all of the terms on the list, you should do pretty well on his exams. He does i clicker questions as a form of attendance, so go to lecture or you'll lose points.

Dr. Scheide is not as bad as everyone is saying on here. Yes, he is a very difficult grader but if you put in the effort you will get a good grade in the class. Memorize the powerpoint and lecture notes and you shouldn't have an issue. He normalizes the final exam as a surprise at the end of the semester. Always willing to explain things to us.

I took BIO151 with prof Scheide, and it was one of the best classes Ive taken. His lectures are very detailed, and the exams are all based off of those. There are online quizzes which are very easy. There is a small written portion on the exams, but if you study they are really easy.

Read the book and recopy youe notes. He points out the important points and ask questions to clarify. Very flexible with exam times and understanding student lives. Go to class for iclicker and gets to retake bb quizzes. Pulls mostly definitions and less concepts. Makes some bad jokes but easy to look past. Multiple choice plus written exam.

He is a nice guy, but he reads from the slides the entire lecture. The slides are posted on bb as well. He doesn't give you any days to miss, so be prepared to lose i-clicker points if you are gone. He does curve the exams though.

A lot of people will tell you not to take his classes. He is sort of fast and sometimes hard to follow. But I like that he is clear about what he is looking for, his lectures are very to the point and he is very forgiving with grading. He normalizes all of the scores and he usually drops more than he says he will. He can be scary but he's nice

Personally, one of my favorite professors. He does tend to just read from the slides and rambles a lot, though. Very forgiving with grades.

Awesome guy. May be hard sometimes but he cares about each individual and wants everybody to pass. Super nice and understanding. Would highly recommend.

Awesome professor, wish I could have him teach all my classes. Never a forgotten moment, always pushed me to my best.

Though difficult, he is very caring and is responsive to emails. During Covid, he'd send out a message almost daily to remind us on what to do. For exams, though hard, as long as you MEMORIZE the powerpoints and take good notes you are good. Definitely write down everything from the projector or take a pic. Lots of info and studying required.

Professor Scheidi was so nice! I had him for Bio111 and he always responded to emails promptly and was understanding and considerate of any issues we had with the online format. This class was almost entirely prerecorded lecturing but he tried to make them entertaining and the exams reflected the lectures pretty well.