This teacher is very knowledgable about this Biology world. Genetics is her specialty. She takes the time to explain everything. Tests are fair. Don't miss labs, they are an easy way to boost your grade. The project and paper are also great grade boosters, dont blow it off.

Professor Warpeha is an erudite of a sensible, modern nature. She takes ownership of her students’ disadvantages and concerns as if to empathize on a great scale; coming form a student with a number of handicapping barriers she along with the aid of her lab associates help to facilitate a vigorous and productive locale to thrive in. Yet, do note r

She was helpful in her reviews. Labs are very important. try to get oliver for TA. this class was similar to a high school bio class. however, to pass the tests a couple hours of studying is required!!

she is very anal about school policies and procedures. labs are easy, but you have to go to them. the tests are kind of hard...You really have to study for them!

hard but learned about the environment, physiology, and the best is genetics and family trees. Get to lab on time. It's a lot of work but worth 5 crediit hours. professor will meet with students.

Very good speaker, lots of material but easy grading on exams. Must go to class. She had office hours and good reviews

This is definitely a class where you have to go. She will basically tell you what to focus on... so she'll basically tell you what's going to be on the tests. I printed out all notes prior to coming to class and took detailed notes. She is always there to help students and is great with students who have a disability. She wans people to do well

I am currently taking her. This class is about following directions. She tells you what will be in the exam! how much better can it get?!?! She is very organized, post slides the day before each lecture, always there for office hours, wants to make sure that ALL students are doing good in class. I would definitely take another class with her.

Warpeha makes you go to class for credit.It's easy points and it's helpful for your grade but it's idk frustrating.The thing about her is she's trying to get everyone ready for med school-even if u're not going.So her tests are killer! She takes off for spelling errors and if the answer is not short enough. So even if u study hard u might not get A

Very nice and helpful professor who always means well. However, her speech pattern is horrible: Repeats the same concepts hundreds of time and thereby confuses students. Should work on her lecture outline and in class presentations. Her slides follow the same yo-yo approach. Her exams are fairly easy, meaning it's not hard to get a B.

Never miss lecture, take notes during lecture, study the lecture slides at home, read up on information you are not sure about in the book, and try to go to her exam reviews. Look over her lecture slides like 5 times a few days before exams and UNDERSTAND what they mean. Exams are not hard, very straight forward. Class average was mostly around 80%

She's an AMAZING Professor! Very knowledgeable and extremely willing to spend a whole hour explaining something to you. You should definitely take the initiative and go to her office hours. She's a very charming lady!

I had her for Bios222 also. I think this class is harder but it is very useful if you want to be inPharmacy or medical stuff. Essays are similar to Cell but plant and animal physiology.

She is a great professor! All the lectures and tests are well organized. You will know exactly what to expect on the test, which is mostly multiple choice but essay questions as well. She will let you know what slides are important (which will most likely show up on the tests), and does not test on info from book that she did not talk about.

Very reasonable, clear, and fair. Exams are straightforward; just take good notes in class and pay attention! Office hours are very helpful so make use of them (and not at the last minute). Mostly 95% of her exams are straight from lecture notes. This course will teach you how to study effectively and will prepare you for grad. school!

She's an AMAZING professor. Very clear, incredibly helpful at office hours (which no one goes to, unfortunately) and very honest in her exams. There are no trick questions and everything is straight from the lecture slides (just like she promised). I wish I could have every bio class with her....

i had Prof warpeha for 2 200 level Bio Classes. 222 and 240. Not the EASIEST class but who said 200level bio would be?! Her tests directly reflect the class slides. Shes clear, and humble. iclickers were a big help. Shes fair and a Great Prof.

Her class is fairly tough, but she's actually not a bad teacher. She presents a lot of info, so it's hard to remember everything. If you attend class everyday and put in a reasonable amount of effort, you should be able to get a B since she curves the grades at the end. Her demeanor in class is rather strict, so she didn't come off as friendly.

shes a good speaker and knows her stuff. very knowledgable but way to strict when it comes to hw and exams. she expects you to know what shes specifically talking about and you cant write more than she asks or points off.

VERY HARD class. 4 overall test. she drops the lowest one. thers alot of memorizing.

Prof Warpeha is a drill sergeant and barely 5" which is comical. Lots of info to memorize but she spoonfeeds you exactly what's going to be on the exams. Great class for non majors. Dave the TA is totally laid back and very helpful.

She uses power-points, which are straightforward. The only thing is that there are a lot of materials you have to study/memorize. Other than that, she literally tells you what is going to be on the exam. She definitely understands that this is a Biology class for NON Majors, so she makes it very easy!

I took bio 104 lab. At first I didn't pay much attention and didn't study for the 1st exam-and got a 64. The next text I was told to ONLY study her powerpoints, and I got an 86. She tells you what is on the test, and the labs are extremely easy. I recommend this lab to anyone who wants to fulfill their lab requirement. Don't buy the book though

DONT BUY THE BOOK! Waste of money I wish I had never rented it! I didn't crack it open at all. All the tests are based off of her lectures which are on blackboard, but it helps to go to class because she tells you whats on the exams. Easy class, would recommend.

Don't buy the book. Only buy the lab manual. Exams are all from the PowerPoint. She does review before the exams which are helpful. Go to lectures because she tells you what's not going to be on the exams. And the lab sessions can help your grade. And there's also that research paper.

She is such a good teacher. Her explanations of lecture are crystal clear. She tells you what's on exams, what more could you ask for. Just study slides. Willing to answer questions. Tries to come off as strict, but very nice in person.

Amazing teacher. Alfonso on the other hand...

Warpeha is an amazing teacher who cares about the subject and the success of her students. Shes really nice and will help you do well in her class. Alfonso on the other hand... prob one of the worst professors you'll ever take

Such an amazing person and teacher (though she seems strict in class). She has become easier (unlike comments below), but maybe it's just that her teaching is that good. I highly recommend her. You won't regret it. You have to try to do bad in her class.

Her lectures are crystal clear with the explanations she provides. Reading the book helpful, but her exam questions come straight from the lectures.

Her class is easy if you attend the lecture because her exams are very straight forward unlike other bio professors like UIC. I didn't think I would ever say this but I think she is one of the fairest and clearer biology professors that I had at UIC.

She comes off as harsh to students who never talk to her, but she is SO helpful if you have any questions. Her lectures and exams were incredibly straightforward. Go to class, the exam is 95% material right from lecture.

Her lectures (things on powerpoint slides and things she says)=all of exam content. I wish she taught the whole course. She's really nice when approached.

oo-rah. welcome to the Marines. She is very strict, but I think the good habits paid off for Cell Bio grade. You have to go to class and take notes and I liked the boards. If you don't go to class she Knows.

Proff Warpeha is a phenomenal science professor and I wish she taught every one of my classes. Extremely thoughtful lectures meant to make the exams a breeze. She cares a lot about the success of her students and you''d have to be truly awful to not get at least a decent grade. 1010 highly recommend

Awesome professor but very strict. get to class on time and don't leave early because she'll call you out. She teaches you only the information you need to know and skips all the fluff that isn't important or won't be on test. Like other 200+ level bios if you don't do well, then consider switching majors or get better study habits

Everything you need for tests happens in class. You have to go, and you can ask questions. The book helped for background but i shared. Tests not hard if you go to class, totally on the lectures.

Had her for Fall2014 and earlier for BIOS240. She can seem like she's in a rush most of the time and she relies on her TAs a lot in terms of managing students (grading, questions, etc) but she is also there to help. Lectures are straightforward and she uses a lot of information from books. Expects you to know your stuff and study.

a lot of reading, work. but crystal clear and good for mcat and anything science. you have to go to class.

Great Professor! Very helpful!

Her lectures are abysmal, and the one she provides online arent useful either. She expects you to read and attend lecture despite the lecture not being as useful as the book.

Amazing Professor! She truly cares for her students. Power points are very straightforward. Exams are a breeze if you attend her lectures. Very approachable outside of the class. Highly recommend

honestly if youre not passing cell bio with warpeha you're not very smart. Out of all the science professors that I had(I have my fair share of extremely hard professors) Warpeha is the easiest out of all of them. You still need to do the readings and put in effort but other than that her test is very straightforward.

Alot of material but I felt I learned it well. Explained things really well (crystal clear), and helpful on essays. Questions on test fair. Knowledgable and willing to help me understand.

She can seem all over the place during lectures at times but she really focuses on you understanding the diagrams. Her tests are extremely straightforward. Most quizzes are basically free points. If you go to lecture and study from the book you'll do great. She had a genuine interest in her students doing well.

She explained things really well, and good thing because the class is huge. Share the book, not worth buying but you do need to read. Kay made you know definitions, Dr Warpeha asked about figures and terms too. willing to help and go to office hours. Too many quizzes but you can drop 2. You really have to go to class. Excellent class.

Difficult class, a lot of material. Really good explanations and clear tests. Team taught class I don't like but I did think class good for MCat. Go to office hours.

need to have the book. excellent lectures, take notes, attend class. go to office hours.

hands down best class and lectures. tests from lectures. TAs and prof willing to help every week.

Dr. Warpeha is an excellent teacher for this class if you are newer to cell biology or haven't taken it for a while. She is very clear in what will be on the exams, and the tests only come from Lectures. If you take good notes and listen to the lectures, an A is easy. The textbook is a good supplement but not necessary. Some extra credit is given.

Great professor! I like her no nonsense attitude when it comes to kids talking in her class. It shows that she cares about your education. Just come to class and take good notes and you'll make an A. I unfortunately had a bad professor for the second half but thankfully her portion saved my grade.

Dr. Warpeha is a great professor. I enjoyed her lectures, especially on the ones on plant cell biology. If you attend lectures and watch her lecture captures, you will do awesome!

Warpeha is great - shes monotonous and her lectures are boring - she expects absolute silence during class (which I loved!) You must take good notes - she makes her tests solely based on the slides she presents in class - nothing else. Listen to her lecture captures and study the slides an you will do just fine! I highly recommend her!

It was a huge class, terrible UIC! but the professors made it quiet (no talking or phones) participation and drawing out things in class, and had alot of office hours right outside clas. Go to office hours. The tests got harder but this was the best class for the mcat and I just liked that it was QUIET. very knowledgable and got me into research.

I felt well prepared for exams. Did not feel like a big class, prof willing to meet with students. exams really organized and straight from lecture. good class, 2 professors.

Dr. Warpeha co-taught this class with Dr. Saxena. I honestly thought she was one of the best professors Ive had at UIC. No bs, doesnt put up with talking in her lectures. Super straightfoward with content, and exam questions are straight from lectures. She uses lecture capture, so only showed up on exam days, got an A. I would highly recommend her

She's straightforward, offers extra credit for attending lecture, gets straight to the point, only puts stuff on the exams if she talked about it in lecture, and makes everything easy to understand. She seems uptight when you first meet her, but it's only because she's trying to manage over 300 students at once. She's organized and gets stuff done.

Crystal clear lectures and clear slides. Wish she taught the entire class (class is team taught). Wish she taught All the bio classes. She knows how to explain things. Exams right off slides and lecture. went to office hours and this helped.

Dr. Warpeha is easily one of the greatest professors I have had in my life. She is very clear about what is on her exams and the whole class is based off her lectures. All lectures are posted online so you don't have to come to class, she offers 4 extra credit opportunities, and the A is set at 85%. If you put in the work, this class is an easy A.

Dr. Warpeha was so far the easiest teacher I've had for a 200 level bio class. Her questions were easy and straight forward to a point where I scored a 100 and a 95 on her exams. Linns portion of the class was alot more challenging but I would recommend going back to lecture capture and write everything he says and studying it and you'll be fine.

I'm only here to reminisce on how I took her for granted before taking microbio. Appreciate her. She's probably one of the few bio profs left at uic that isn't useless.

I wish I had Dr Warphea earlier at UIC. She is the only professor in Bio that actually can explain things so everyone understands. She also gives extra help and she let me volunteer in her lab, which was great. Bio needs to get more professors like her who know How to teach. Online book and materials were excellent.

Dr. Warpeha is an amazing professor. The material she teaches is interesting and she teaches it well by taking her time and explaining it thoroughly. She tells you exactly what you need to know and what will be on the test, so make sure to study that. If you put in the time and study hard, you will do good. She is also a good person and is caring.

TAKE HER! Her tests are soo easy! She holds review sessions and goes over the specific topics to review. She basically copy and pastes her lecture slides for questions on the test. Extra credit if you come to class, which is great.

Clear explanations. Grades are on scale but one exam is dropped. very straightforward and I appreciated no-talking-allowed in class and lecture capture is such a big help for reviewing. Extra credit based on attendance and boosted my grade into A. she had reviews for tests.

She is one of the best professors at UIC. She gives you an idea as to what she expects you to know for the test.

A lot material covered. she was excellent at explaining things compared ti the other professor. She is very clear.

I wish I took this class before I was a senior. Dr warphea and Dr kay are the best at explaining anything in Bios. Notes are serious--they test from slides and lectures. They are thorough, and helpful and answer questions. go to class because of quizzes and go to office hours.

I like her section of the class more than Kay's. She tells you exactly what you need to know for the exam and will sometimes tell you what she'll likely ask on there. 450 total points, 400 are exams and 50 are pop quizzes. An A is 88% but doable. Her exams are easy if you take notes on/study everything she says in lecture

Rude to students but great professor! Tells you exactly what's going to be on the exam & sometimes even tells you the Qs she'll ask. She explains everything clearly and saves you time by telling you what not to look thru. Dr. Kay is the complete opposite! he taught 2nd half & lowered my A to a C in the class bc of how tough his exams were

Dr. Warpeha is very caring and wants her students to succeed. She explains topics in biology in a simple way so that students can understand.

Dr. Warpeha is probably one of the best professors out there. She is very caring and wants her students to learn, and this is why she explains her lectures in a simple way and also tells you what's going to be on the exam. She isn't mean or rude to her students as people say, she is just strict in class because she wants her students to learn!

the natural chemicals class is the most interesting class I have ever had at UIC. It's like a mini-pharmacy class mostly on plant chemicals. great lectures and clear explanations.

Dr. Warpeha is truly amazing!

Dr. Warpeha is definitely the best professor for BIOS222! I would highly recommend than any other professor for that class. She cares for her students, as long as you show her that!!

She cares about her students. She is very clear about what she will ask on the exam and wants all her students to succeed. Study for the exams and do the assignments. You will get an A.

This class was pass/fail and about plant metabolites. We only needed to show up and do a final presentation (8 slides). Guidelines for presentation were super clear. Prof was super nice and approachable (brought tea and coffee every week for us).

One hour and fifteen minute lectures at 8am aren't anyone's cup of tea, but Dr. W made them bearable. Lectures are content heavy. The material is not difficult as long as you take notes (print out the lecture slides and take notes directly on them). Your grade is based only on exams, participation, and short one-page essays. DO NOT BUY THE BOOK!

Cares a lot about her students, and is super helpful. Sent out a bunch of links that would help students during the COVID-19 crisis so shows how much she cares. Exams were straight from the powerpoints, but make sure to study!

She is a very caring an understanding professor.

The best professor from the biological sciences department!

This class is an absolute joke. There are only four assignments! The 2 exams are just responding to three questions from readings (each response is a page long). The 2 mini-term papers are just one-page responses to the assigned readings. For a 400 level BIOS course, this class is easier than any BIOS course you'll take. Dr. Warpeha is awesome!

Dr. Warpeha is the best professor out there. She is very caring and wants her students to do well. She has a good personality and teaching style.

Very passionate about cellular biology. Did not require textbook purchase. Her exams were completely original and gave out extra credit. Lecture slides/videos were also completely original while still being well detailed. Additional resources were provided to help learn the topics. She respected our class during my time taking her course.

I have yet to have a professor that is as passionate and caring as Dr.W. She really wants her students to learn and her content is engaging. Also with covid, she has been very understanding and has made the class very stress-free.

She is a good professor just seems very inpatient at times, especially when students have question. Other than that if you study for exams, go to the mandatory class days, and do the miniterms you'll pass

Dr. Warpeha is an excellent professor and truly is passionate about the courses she teaches. She also provides numerous opportunities to earn points (ex. one-page mini assignments, drawing lectures etc.) Although she may come off a bit harsh at times, she truly cares for her students and wants them to exceed in her class.

Dr W is great and an amazing lecturer. But here's what you're here to know: 4 Exams (no final), 4 1-page papers on a topic relating to the lecture (20 pts each), 4 in-class assignments (only days attendance is mandatory, 4 pts). 440 pts = A. You are allowed one sheet of notes on exams and she typically tells you what topics to cover. Great class!

Really good class! Attendance isn't mandatory, though there are labeled attendance days. The lectures are clear and the powerpoints are super helpful. She makes things easy to learn and has good resources to help memorize things. She's a bit strict but does a lot to help students get good grades (a lot of extra credit and easy point assignments).

Dr. Warpeha is great. Though lecture isn't mandatory, her lectures and PowerPoints are straightforward and really helpful for exams. She does have strict deadlines for the assignments but they aren't too challenging. Overall, she really cares for her students and wants them all to succeed. Go to her lectures and you'll succeed. Loved her class!

Dr. W's exams are very straightforward, and the participation points she gives on select class days are easy points!

I wish I had taken this class before genetics class. The lectures are recorded. I had 305 too with DrW. There is no textbook which I appreciated since most textbooks I barely opened in bio classes. If you show up and do the non-test things, it lifts the grade but she is strict on deadlines. She explains things really well, really clear.

Allows a cheat sheet for exams--this is everything. Explains things in easy to get-it way. 8AM is too early but still good lectures and there was 20% participation easy work, 80% exams.

The cheat sheet. If you show up and make an effort it pays off. Strict on deadlines. I feel like the cheat sheet really made me remember things for exam. I didn't even look at it during the exam.

Cancer section was best classes. The cheat sheet makes a big difference but if it is not detailed it would not help because exams are often involved questions. I espially liked: 20% of grade was more participation. DrW had drop in hours. She helped me make a better cheat sheet after first test.

Dr. W's class has a fair grading system - cheat sheets allowed for exams, easy participation points, and manageable assignments. Lectures are helpful, though attendance is mandatory. Using Unstuck AI alongside the course materials can make study prep a breeze.

She seems strict, but she is genuinely very understanding and is a sweetheart. She allows cheat sheets on the exams and literally tells you what's on the exam, it's just about actually paying attention and attending the class.

she does talk a lot so the lectures are pretty boring. but whatever she says is verbatim on the exam. she allows for cheat sheets on the exams and gives a few extra credit points every exam. GO TO THE DRAWINGS!! they genuinely are such a mindless way to boost your grade

Best Profesor for Cell Bio. Do not take anyone else

Lecture is not mandatory (but heavily recommended) outside of drawing days. she's very stern but nice, lectures are very content heavy and get boring towards the end so just thug it through. exams aren't that hard if you study she gives you a cheat sheet as well it's one sided paper but it's really not necessary if you just do the work and study.

took for Bio 305 and 222. Very strict on grading but if you put in effort it matters. lectures good and she let me do research too. Very clear explanations.

Awesome professor. You can tell she's super knowledgeable and passionate. Her assignments are clear and graded leniently. Lectures are recorded so you can go back and fill in notes. Allows a cheat sheet for the exams. Tells you pretty much what's going to be on it too. She can come off as strict, but she's actually really nice! Would take again.

Summer class is accelerated. It was over 8 weeks and like being in Marines but tests were open notes. She had a lot of meeting hours. There was a TA so help available because it is a lot for 8 weeks but glad I took it.

only good thing about this class was that attendance was not mandatory. there were 4 drawings that gave you points, 4 exams, and 4 written assignments. the drawings and assignments were easy points, but the exams were hard and a cheat sheet did not even help. class is curved though

Attendance required to keep up even though recorded. it is a lot of material. I started out with a D and she and TA met me in drop in hours to help me with my cheat sheet=Test scores went up. There is 100 points of assignments and drawing in class really upped grade. Class is on a scale. She said she would curve if exam had low mean (they didn't).

She was an amazing professor! The exams themselves were not very difficult, but the cheat sheets still helped a lot. She came off as very strict at the beginning of the semester, but she is actually very sweet and does want her students to do well. Lectures are recorded. She gave basically free points with 4 in-person drawings + HW assignments.