Terrible professor, doesn't teach. All his stuff is from the book, test from power point = book. To me he is a terrible teacher because he doesn't teach, class is very dull and boring. His personality is soo boring, I feel like sleeping in there all the time, even if I sit in the front and try to listen *blah*

He reads straight off the powerpoints and stutters a lot. He said everyone in our class would make horrible doctors and he accused the entire class of cheating on his tests, which are impossible.

His Class Was So Hard. And I Was A Freshman. Do Not Take Him Unless You're Like Freaking Einstein Or Something. His Tests Were Really Hard And Confusing. I Went To His Office Hours Because His Tests Were So Hard, And He Was No Help At All. Save Your Grades And G.P.A While You Can. Run!!!!

If you are TAMS, you should be warned that this professor is very biased against the students in your program. Read ahead and take notes well. He's completely useless, therefore the textbook is your very best friend. There are not any homework grades, but still read, read, read. I sympathize with your plight.

I can't focus with his beard. He likes to yell a lot and reminds me of a lumber jack. He will kill your g.p.a. and he likes touching

If your a TAMS student, YOU WILL DIE. He hates TAMS students. He's too lazy to make his own tests so he uses testbanks. He then though will make testbank questions fill in the blank if he finds out students are using testbanks. Then you're screwed because they are VAGUE fill-in-the-blank and his answer is the only right answer.

Terrible teacher!!! Do not take if you want a good grade. He does not teach, only reads from a power point someone else made. Tests are ridiculously hard and he expects you to know everything in the book, everything he has talked about in class, and everything he posts online. Has unrealistic standards for students. I didn't learn anything about biology. The student instructor is very nice and know a lot, however she still doesn't know everything the teacher teaches on. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!!!!

Horrible, horrible human being. His lectures are boring, he basically reads from the book. His tests are difficult and even subjective at times. I understand that some professors feel the need to challenge their students, but he takes it a bit too far.

Hard professor, rarely uses lecture material. Uses knit-picky lecture material (EXAMPLES he mentions). Tests are very hard, even if you know material front and back.

Such a hard professor, only take him if you're that kind of person who only needs to study like 10 minutes before a science test to ace it.

He reads directly from the textbook. His class is impossible really due to a) he changes format of kinds of questions he uses on the test 2) teaches as if its a review for us when its intro for sci majors 3)his TA's are just as bad. No matter what, unless you have an amazing tutor you wont learn anything from the class itself.

His tests are so difficult and he does not help at all during class because he just reads off the powerpoint. Make sure you read the textbook before attending lectures and be sure to know your stuff... everything. He really likes to troll you on tests.

Only knows how tell corny jokes involving helicase and the unzipping of your genes. Don't take him!

I struggled for a C in this class. I learned more in my lab each week than from his lectures (reads straight off PowerPoint). Test averages are ridiculously low so we get high curves. He belittles students when they ask questions, then asks the class why such a low percentage of the class gets certain test questions wrong. Stay away from Burley.

He have no interest in the subject. He will just cover the basics in class and his exams are so high level, class average comes to D's. He then curves up to C. If you have a choice NEVER take him. If you are a TAMS student you have to take him because TAMS will not give you a choice. I guess no one will join in his class and will be without class.

Class is extremely boring. His class is based on him reading the powerpoints, and yet his tests are extremely hard. He asks some test questions that doesn't come from the reading, and if it did, it is something very very very detailed. Take him if you want to enjoy a challenge and see your gpa fall off of a cliff.

I read the books, attend all his lectures, and recorded his lectures but I am still failing. the class average for the first test was a 40 and for the second test it was a 50! that is saying something about his teaching abilities! He is terrible!

Worst professor ever. The only good thing is he curved the class average up to a 70. They were always in the 40-50 range for my class. He teaches extremely fast. Don't take him!

I felt like he didn't cover the material at all. He would mumble randomly through class. The tests are nothing he covers during class.

I studied for many hours a day (over 2 hours per day)and still barely made 60s on all of my exams... If he didnt curve I would be so upset. The course is extremely difficult and he is not that great of a professor .....I would not recommend him.....

Worst professor ever his exams are impossible. I always studied very hard every day yet the highest grade I got in his exams was 60. if you want to fail take him

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!! His tests are insane and you will regret it. I signed up for this class thinking it would be a good challenge, but it isn't at all! It's just plain challenging, and not in a way that would develop better skills! AWAY AWAY AWAY! He does give high curves, though. That is a bonus, I guess.

I honestly feel horrible for any incoming freshman taking this professor. He reads from the slides and although he is very knowledgable, he does not know how to teach. He does not prepare students for the rigorousness of his test. I would seriously advise any person to steer away from taking him.

Take any one else...

Dr. burleson has to be one of the hardest and non-sympethic professors at UNT. You have to study day and night in order to even maybe understand his test. he doesn't believe in memorization so he put questions on this test that you may not necessarily know but"you can figure it out". WORST class I've ever taken at UNT. In life actually.

Dr. Burleson is just that: a doctor. He has no business teaching. He goes through his slides so quickly that you can't write what's on them and he rapidly explains and expects you to know it all when test day comes. This makes it almost mandatory to read the text book he told you NOT to get. His reviews help not at all with the tests.

I am not the type of student that expects to do the minimum, but he is an extremely hard teacher. When he tries to explain things he just made it more confusing. I suggest that you go to the SI sessions if you take him. I read, but I still didn't do well on the tests our grades came from only 4 or 5 tests. There was also little to no extra credit.

He is probably the worst professor I have ever taken. The tests are nearly impossible which is why he gives HUGE curves, and even then it's hard to pass. The lectures are pointless, he is obviously a very smart man but a horrible teacher. Basically know the chapters front and back and be ready to suffer. Especially for freshman, DO NOT TAKE HIM.

DO NOT take this class. This man cannot teach. He rushes everything, sucks at explaining, and has even tested us over things he doesn't ever cover in class. You can tell he is smart, he knows what HES talking about, but he lacks the ability to explain what he means to students. Sweet man, but his tests are ridiculous. Love yourself, dont take him.

I personally found this class incredibly challenging, but for the wrong reasons. The class average was always failing and his lectures are virtually pointless. He skipped 2 chapters because he rambled too much during class and told us to just learn it on our own, offering little to no outside help. He's a smart guy, but a terrible teacher.

Terrible professor, especially for a freshman oriented course. The lectures are bad and you have no homework or practice to go off of. His "reviews" are a bunch of terms and concepts which don't help at all and the one practice exam he posted has no key. Try to avoid this professor as much as possible.

Not worth the stress! You have to put in so much extra work because you learn practically nothing in lectures. He usually starts whispering half way through lectures, doesn't explain things clearly or consistently, and puts concepts on the exams that weren't covered in class. Sit in the front AND GO TO SI SESSIONS!

I went to every lecture, but never retained any of the information. He moves way too fast and his class is very test heavy. I basically had to teach myself and learned more from Khan Academy than from actually going to class. He makes the class more difficult that it needed to be.

Professor Burleson was a very nice man, but not a good teacher. The grades are based off of the tests, and he does not round up nor give extra credit. He never explained the material as well as other professors do.

Dr. Burleson is a terrible teacher. His reads off of a slideshow ridiculously fast, then asks questions that almost nobody understands. His tests seem designed to fail the maximum amount of people possible (which he does well) and there were no other grades in my BIOL 1710 class. He provides no correspondence outside of class. Don't take him!

Omg if you dont know how to read outside of class please do not take this mans class he doesnt know how to teach at all I have to study on my own and watch videos explaining all the materials because this mans tests and exams dont even cover half the material he chooses honestly I wouldnt wish my worst enemy to attend this class tbvh!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Burleson was extremely tough. He is a nice guy but a terrible professor. I have not learned anything from his this semester. He lectures extremely fast, says hell curve and never does, and does not teach what he tests over. He tests heavily on application. Do not try to memorize because you'll fail. You get about 2 days per chapter to know it.

He teaches very straightforward material but his exams are extremely difficult. All his exam questions are conceptual/NEVER straightforward. He does not assign ANY homework- therefore, students have no practice with his testing style. The grade is purely tests. His lectures are lengthy with off topic things. Be sure to screeshot his poll Q on zoom

The worst professor freshmen can wish for. He does not assign homework, curve tests, or offer extra credit. Lectures often go off topic. Reading the textbook is little help, even though that's what the exam questions are supposedly based on. I'm a bio major and I ended up dropping the class.

I don't recommend this professor. I read the chapters, studied the PowerPoints, and attended at least 3 SI sessions each week for his class, but none of that was enough to help me pass. He is very knowledgeable about biology when topics are inside of his preferred realm, but does not make good real-life connections or student-connections.

He only grades tests. There was no other practice or material.

Beware. 5 exams: 50 questions each, 60 mins. No assignments, only exams. Gives PPTs, but they aren't helpful. They're mostly pictures. REALLY have to study and read textbook. Exams are unnecessarily tough "to prepare you for GRE." Some exam content was not lectured on. Uses insensitive examples in lecture pertaining to eating animal body parts.

If you want to pass his exams you'll have to go to SI daily and study for a minimum of 5 hours every week as well. It's a class where he doesn't give super good descriptions of the content you're learning, he expects you to understand everything already coming in. Read the power points, because that's primarily what's on the exams. Good luck.

didnt teach

Worst professor ever. He lectures too fast. His PowerPoint lectures are too pointless. Often goes off topic. His tests are supremely and not closely related to the PowerPoints and he doesnt even post the lecture pop up lecture questions on Canvas. He was mediocre in the beginning but turned out to be really bad. TAKE HIM IF YOU WANNA FAIL YAll

This was by far the hardest class I've taken. After getting a bad grade on the first test, I made sure to study really hard for the rest. Even after studying I still didn't get a grade I was proud of. If you want to have a good semester, I recommend taking someone else instead. Save yourself the stress.

Not a great professor, rarely helps in class, and very belittling. He is a nice person ,but unless you already have a great grasp of biology it may be a struggle to pass. Definitely a better professor for higher level courses. (don't expect extra credit)

Barely would teach read straight off the power point. Would not recommend.

The only grades you will receive in this class are from tests which he claims are worded like the MCAT. He uses a free online textbook which is nice, but you best read those chapter repetitively otherwise you will not pass his class. He lectures death by PPT and puts 5 chapter/test. If you are not a sponge brain, 10/10 do not recommend.

Was very frustrated when I took this class, PowerPoints are very vague, tests are 50 questions all multiple choice with the 50 minute class period. Most of the class didn't pass the exams, but he was reasonable and he did curve them. So the class passed but most of us didn't understand the material.

Worst professor ever. Dude has no idea how to teach. He doesn't care if you struggle in his class. His words to us if we needed help were "use your resources." he also puts materials on the test that are not mentioned in his lecture PowerPoints. I really love biology. But this professor is making me reconsider my major.

the worst teacher to have!!!! doesn't care about students only grades of test

If you don't have a strong background in biological topics such as: cellular respiration, gene expression, and metabolic processes, then I highly suggest you self study or seek new professor. Lectures off slides which don't help a whole lot, a fast-paced teaching style, as well as, not-so welcoming attitude toward answering questions in class. :(((

I read the textbook, attended all his lectures, and went to SI sessions, and still managed to get 40's and 50's on exams. 5 exams, drops lowest one. Only take him if you have strong understanding of the biology topics like cellular respiration, genetics, biochemistry. When asked questions, he will answer condescendingly and make you feel stupid.

Exam only class; he'll read off vague slides for weeks and then expect you to pass. The textbook doesn't help. Be sure to write down the slides' questions, because they will be on the exams. Most of his class fails, even with the huge curves he gives. He gets irritated that the class struggles, but won't change how he teaches. Don't take his class.

Teaches mainly off the slides he posts. if i have to take this class again im choosing a different professor. Taking this class will make you wish you had assignments.

Don't take this professor class at all costs Your average is based on 3 tests and final exam The wording of the test questions is awful he does give curves based on class average READ THE BOOK DONT SKIP IT! don't depend on his slides to help. He throws in some questions on the slides which you will see on the test SO DO NOT SKIP LECTURES.

If you take his class you will hope that you didn't you will be better off with a course that has actual assignments that will affect the weight of the course but from what I have seen there is only four total grades that will affect the course and at the end he will drop one which is the only good thing about the course

Avoid this class if possible. It's lecture-heavy, and deliberately challenging exams lead to a high failure rate. More than half the class fails. He can get condscending if you try to ask for help, so many students don't even try to ask questions.

Nice guy but might be one of the worst teachers ive ever had. He reads off of slides the entire class period, which wouldn't be bad except they hardly cover anything on the test. He makes his own test questions that are worded in a way that make them almost incomprehensible-class average on every test was in the 50's. 5 star reviews are lying to u.

Nice guy, but class is graded solely on exams. However, he gives very good curves.

Professor Burleson teaches the class as if you're already in medical school. If you do not want to spend 5 hours a week outside the class reading and going through the textbook religiously, do not take his class. Difficult exams with a 55 class average on almost all of them.

Very test heavy, absolute liability in the classroom. No useful material WHATSOEVER. Does not have reviews, no quizzes, no extra credit, or even homework! Grade comes from 4 exams, none of which are dropped. Any review that says they are dropped is lying to you.. Does not allow recording or pictures of lectures. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS BY ANY MEANS.

class is hard but anyone that did not make an A in the class just either did not study or never learned how to study. every exam was curved 15-20 points meaning if the class average was a 70 then you could make an A just off the curve. he shows questions that will be on the exam in class so there's no point in not going to class

no no no no no pass

His lectures don't help, although about 30% of the exam comes from the questions he asks during class. Exam 3, no one scored an A, average was in the very low 60's with the majority of the class making F's. Expect curves but they might not be enough to save your grade anyway.

The majority of the class scored F's and D's on exam 3, with no A's. He does curve exams up to a 70 average. Lectures aren't helpful and the slides don't have enough information on them, the book is useless too. Few other resources for study, outside of outside sources, and he doesn't give any expectations.