Her teaching and tests take to getting used to, but she is really a good professor who cares about her students and truly does want them to pass. Very easy to approach! The class overall was not difficult; she taught the most pertinent information and mainly tested on what she taught!

Ms. Powell is a great professor. she is willing to help students after class or in her office ,she is always available for her students.tests come from the lecture, but to be in the safe side read the book too, it is very helpful. attend si session she picks question from there sometime.i would take her again for futher class. nice and very helpful

awsome teacher, very nice and freindly with the students, tries her best to make the contents clear for everyone. test are not hard, just make sure to read her powerpoint and and lecture and u will fine. highly recommend her:)

Go to SI and do the questions at the end of the chapters and you should do fine. I would definitely reccomend her for Genetics and anything else she may teach.

I don't understand anyone saying she is a terrible teacher. I am enjoying her class. She is very clear and very helpful. She tests on the material covered in the notes and in lecture. She is very friendly and approachable. She even gives you some of the questions that are going to be on the test if you show up for lecture. She is a wonderful teache

I had her for genetics last semester. Her test questions come from her lecture, powerpoint slides, and example exam questions. She is very bright and helpful. The people on here calling her an idiot may want to check the mirror because I had no problem with her class. You just have to show up for lecture and do a little studying. I made an A w/o SI

I am so shocked to read some people's reviews of Dr. Powell! I think she is a much higher caliber teacher than most UAB has to offer. She is knowledgeable, helpful, and interested in her students learning. The material covered was as in-depth as it could have been, but I took a graduate course cross listed as a 200 BY. I think she's a great prof

easy to follow, very helpful

About the same as most professor for this level course, trying to weed out the ones who aren't dedicated to it.

Powell does not make you attend lecture, but must to take notes. She has 5 tests and no final, but her 5 tests are somewhat difficult. Overall a hard and tedious class. The class is really in depth and requires a lot of studying in order to do well. She does not scale, but gives a few extra credit points on a few tests. Be prepared to study hard!!

This class is pretty difficult. Her tests are pretty detailed and really hard. The study guides only help if you attend leture. Which is BORING...but shes super helpful and she will help you out grade wise if she sees you put in an excellent effort to improve.

The first 2 tests were difficult but the last 3 were pretty reasonable. Class attendance is a must, tests are straight from the notes. Use the exam study guide. Easy to see her for help in office. She makes class pretty interesting with real world applications and metaphors. I enjoyed the class overall but studied hard for an A. Would recommend.

VERY easy tests. Yes, several slides to know, but the material is really easy. You simply have to read a couple of times the slides before the tests. A good advice too, even though you don't need the textbook nor to read it, still buy it and do the problems at the end ONLY to make sure you got the material remembered for the tests. Easy A class.

Very hard class. Cell Biology is interesting with her, but it seems impossible to pull an A in her class. The tests are all short answer and fill in the blank or drawing structures and diagrams. Overall super hard.

All of the test material comes directly from lecture. You don't need to purchase the book; however, you have to go to class. Tests are all short answer that includes some drawing. Not bad. I pulled an all nighter on one and still made an A. Write your notes over 2x & you'll be fine.She's the only professor I've had that's passed out candy in class!

Pretty difficult class because lots of material. Write down everything she puts on the board a bit of what she is saying and draw all diagrams. Your only source will be your lecture notes. Make sure you review early enough so you can ask her for clarification before exams (which are very specific-but nothing not covered in class, so show up).

Dr. Powell was very helpful, and as long as you attend the review sessions before each test, the exams are not bad.

Dr. Powell is a great professor. She's really nice, and she clearly tells you what you need to know for the test. Her tests aren't bad if you study your notes well. Go to class.

This class was a good class for anyone who have to have a biology credit yet do not care much about biology. Her test are the only hard thing about the class but thats college. Show up, do the few homework assignments, and study you should do fine.

Dr. Powell is a good professor. Don't bother buying the book, because it sat in the corner of my room. The tests are pure lecture, and if you record the lectures and are able to understand what she is saying, as well as answer the study guides that she posts, you should make an A. Test is 35 questions of all free response and fill in the blank.

Dr. Powell lectures with power points (material from the book) and she supplements that with drawings on the white board. The were 4 tests, each 25% of the lecture grade (the class grade is 70% lecture 30% lab), but there were bonus quizzes in the lecture before the test. Would take again. Tests are hard unless you study go to SI and mock exam!!

Her powerpoints she posts on canvas are what you need to study for her exams, as well as writing down her notes during lecture as she goes through the power points. Exams are heavily application-based and the lecture grade is based on just the 4 exams. Very little extra-credit opportunities.

I personally loved Powell, but her class is not easy, especially given lab, and you need to really know the info. If you go visit her during office hours, she can be more helpful. Very big on application, especially with metabolism, since that is one of her passions. If you go to class, she'll recognize you and will be more willing to help you out.

Only grades are 5 exams all multiple choice. Buy the textbook and do the mastering homework for each test, you'll get 5 bonus points added to each test. She reads off the powerpoint in lecture but tells you what you need to know for exams so it's beneficial to go. No attendance. Exam questions are not that hard if you study the ppt, straightforward

I don't understand the bad rep Dr. Powell gets. I took her for BY124 this summer and I thought she was great. Tests were 55-60 MC questions and everything you needed to know for them was in the textbook. Read the chapters, go to supplemental instruction, and an A is easier to obtain than not.

I took microbiology and enjoyed it. Lectures didn't involve much information that wasn't on Canvas, but it was still informative. I think you could possibly get by without going to lecture much, but there were sometimes bonus points. It was also possible to get 2 extra percentage points on each exam for doing homework on Pearson.

Biology at UAB is tough in general. In lecture, you're only graded on four tests. Dr. Powell did give extra credit for the final exam. I recommend taking biology by itself in the summer if you can.

Grade is calculated solely from exams, so you have to do well, but they're pretty easy! Just take detailed lecture notes and study those. However, her lectures weren't the greatest, and were often slow, but I am willing to attribute this to the online formatting. She's super sweet and very understanding and willing to work with you if needed.

Lectures are okay and tend to be long. Powerpoints come from the book and are great review materials for the tests. Powell does NOT deserve the bad rep she gets. She is always willing to help outside of class and will sometimes reteach concepts (trust me, seeking help from her is MUCH better than b*tching and complaining over GroupMe).

Lectures are okay and tend to be long. Powerpoints come from the book and are great review materials for the tests. Powell does NOT deserve the bad rep she gets. She is always willing to help outside of class and will sometimes reteach concepts (trust me, seeking help from her is MUCH better than complaining about your grade over GroupMe).

Dr Powell is the best professor you can have for Biology 1; You will definitely learn more than you will from anyone else, and you can get a good grade with a little effort; I definitely recommend taking Dr Powell for your biology 1;

People are being dramatic when they say shes awful. She gives both video lectures and a real lecture, but live lectures are better. Focus on the material in the slides and use lab to help solidify the info and youll be fine.

Attend lecture, read the textbook, and use the active reading guides that go along with the textbook. If you put in the work and do decent in lab you will be fine in this class. She is also friendly and helpful in her office hours.

I liked Dr. Powell. She stayed on track with her syllabus unlike some of the other bio profs at UAB. Some people say that reading the book is better than attending her lectures. I used her lectures like a study session. She tests more heavily on the things she covers in class so be sure to go over her powerpoints when studying.

The biology classes are very difficult if you don't put the work in. The material can be understood if you ask questions and go to BLA's or TA's. Use all resources honestly. I didn't read the book for real but it is very helpful to understand some of the more difficult concepts. Powell was great, she tried her best to make sense of the topics.

If you want to succeed in this class you have to dedicate at least 2 hours to read each chapter. There are around 28 chapters covered in this class. Lecture is just a light coverage on what the reading is on. If you go to Lecture you will have a better idea of what will be tested. Her lectures are decent, but they do not coveral all concepts.

Dr. Powell was great and very passionate about biology but if you don't like biology you will not enjoy this class.

I was able to get an A by creating flashcards based on the lecture PowerPoint. reading is helpful, but you only need to know what is in the PowerPoint for the tests. lectures got somewhat confusing at the end of the semester, however, she gave extra credit on tests which makes up for that.

She is very nice and goes through the slides pretty fast. I can tell she is passionate about biology and that shows through her lectures. Attendance is mandatory but you get bonus points at the end for perfect attendance. Literally just read the textbook chapters and you should be fine and take the practice tests in the book as well they help.

Homework was excessive. It was ridiculous. The exams were pretty easy and straight forward. You need to read the textbook to understand all of the material, but you can make an A studying off of her PowerPoints. You can get an A with like 4 hours of review before an exam. People made it out to be way harder than it was.

Her class is pretty test heavy but it is easy if you just do the textbook. People fail her class because they dont focus and make it hard for themselves. The lecture is pretty fast though so you do need to keep up.

Dr. Powell is really passionate about Biology. The class grade is based on exams so you really need to study for those exams. I didn't really focus on the lecture, instead I did the reading guide and practice problems, which helped me a lot. Don't listen to people who says the class is hard, because if you do your work, it is easier than a AP Bio.