Very enjoyable class. Professor genuinely interested in her students. Fairly easy if you listen to her lecture and read the text. Needed minimal studying for a 4.0. Enjoyable Labs. All around great class.

Mikelle is sweet and a decent teacher, not super engaging though. The class itself is REALLY hard! I typically do well in science classes, but this one is just based on rote memorization. The tests are poorly worded and questions are phrased in a way that is intended to trick you. I would not recommend this class.

Personality-wise, she isn't mean, rude, or unhelpful. But the class is not easy at all, not that I was expecting it to be. I feel like to be successful in this class you have to have prior knowledge of oceanography. And she doesn't grade anything, it's all on the TA's. If you feel prepared for the tests, you're probably not.

Interesting and easy class. If you go to lab and do the assignments you will be set for the tests, which are really easy. The class never goes very in depth into any specific topics, it just goes over the basics of a variety of stuff.

She wasn't the teacher, but she organized the class with different guest lecturers and wrote all the exams. As long as you do the homework and attend lecture, or watch it online, you will easily get about a 3.8. She did a fantastic job making sure everything stayed cohesive and her tests were very straight forward, exactly like the homeworks

I received a 4.0 in the class even though my test scores weren't perfect. I definitely used up office hours with my T.A. to further explain some key points. Youtube better explained a lot of things for me. The key thing is to review all the slides, go to labs, get all EC, and utilize office hours. If you do all that, you should be fine.

Mikelle is willing to take time to clarify concepts for her students. Always looked forward to going to lecture. It's not a super easy course, and takes some time especially if you are not in the Major, but I found it interesting. Overall, a very caring professor, and nice class.

Got a 3.7 in this class with minimal effort. You only need to study 2 days before an exam reviewing the study guide to get above average. She records all her lectures but has days where she gives participation points out to the class so I wouldn't skip lecture. Only downside is having labs in the oceanography building. Labs are easy though.

This is a great class to take! There is hardly any homework, and all her tests are based off of her lecture slides. Just review them well and you will be set for the test. She is very nice, and wants her students to learn. DONT BUT THE BOOK! you don't need it. But do pay attention in lecture even when things get boring.

Lectures are very discussion oriented but not mandatory. She does make her tests tricky but she is great at clarifying anything. A little extra credit is given to boost GPA further. Would recommend some interest in science. Weekly homework given, completion time varies based on understanding and interest in topics.

Everyone in my class thought she was great and a lot of fun. It was so cool to watch someone who loves their job so much and is so enthusiastic about what they're teaching. I've heard bad things about her in other classes but the class I took from her was a lot of fun. I did reasonably well not reading the textbook and not studying for tests.

Really loves what she teaches and has a passion for her job. I thought this class was extremely interesting and pretty easy too. I would definitely recommend this as an easy elective class.

Great professor and really fun class. She does get off topic a bit but everything she lectured about was interesting and applicable. Labs were fun and easy and helped to better understand lecture topics. Mikelle was always willing to help and very accommodating. Great class and great professor!

She is a fun and super nice teacher. She loves what she does and the classes she teaches are fun and not too difficult.

Professor Nuwer was great! Helpful, enthusiastic, caring, and her syllabus and workload requirements were easy to understand and very manageable. She also encourages a lot of feedback from students on how to improve the learning experience. Highly recommend!

I love Ms. Nuwer sooo much. She helped me decide that I really want to go into oceanography and she really means it when she says she'll help you with anything. The class is SO MUCH FUN take it!!! It's interesting even if you're not heavy on science.

Mikelle is super enthusiastic and really helpful. I would recommend taking one of her lectures even if you're not into Oceanography! She made an effort to get to know the students- even in the 200 person lecture.

Mikelle Nuwer is an excellent professor. She is knowledgeable, and her lectures are clear, logical, interesting and helpful. This professor cares about each student, and makes an effort to get to know everyone in the class. She is fair and reasonable in her assessments, and she continually works to improve this course. Highly recommend.

She's super easy as a professor; if you're taking a couple harder courses, this one is good to boost your GPA. Honestly, her lectures are dull. The information is very easy and she takes too long to cover it. I only attended class for exams and came out with a 90% without even trying. She's really nice, but it's boring sad to say.

She's a really passionate and enthusiastic professor, and the material was really easy to grasp. The only thing is that she knows so much that she goes off-topic in lectures a lot. Prepare for a nice and passionate professor, but also prepare to be a week behind in content. Don't worry, she doesn't put anything on tests you don't cover in lecture.

I took her my first quarter of freshman year and she made me fall more in love with the ocean. Over thanksgiving she invited any of her students who had no where to go to join her, mind you the class was probably over 100 students. She was very informative and clear when she spoke. She was great!

Professor Nuwer is super nice, and while lectures were often long and boring for me, when I studied for her (pretty straightforward) exams, I realized just how much I actually learned about the ocean. It can be an easy A as long as you study lecture notes and do the weekly assignments. Grading is lenient!

I had her for a beginning oceanography class and I really enjoyed her lecture. She is a good presenter and knowledgeable on her subject. She doesn't hesitate to get involved with students and make the subject matter interesting. Out of all the teachers I've had I really enjoy listening to her lecture. I'm really interested in oceanography now.

Really easy class all you need to do is study the lecture slides, otherwise go to your TA if you have any questions. Didn't even need to open the textbook (which i regret buying by the way). She throws out candy to make you participate but personally i could have cared less. I put in the most minimal amount of effort yet in the end still got an A.

I loved taking her class, it was fun and easy but most of all she inspired me to pursue oceanography. She was a good teacher and at times got a little confusing but over all I learned a lot.

Mikelle Nuwer is among the finest professors at the UW. She is smart, thoughtful, and integrates tons of material into one class. I recommend her highly.

dr. nuwer cares so much about the material and her students. she is so sweet and understanding and works hard to find interesting lab material. there is a lot of reading assigned every night, but if you do the work and keep up with the material, it is easy to get an a in her class

One of the best teacher I have ever gotten! She is so energetic in every lecture and even passes out candies for good participation! I love her!! Such an amazing teacher ! If she taught another subject i would totally retake her again.

Mikelle is a really nice human being and the lecture is super fun, but sometimes she goes off topic.

Mikelle is fantastic and passionate about her subject and her students. Her grading policy is incredibly forgiving, with assignments, participation, exams, etc. having lowest grades dropped. As a result, she doesn't accept late work, so some folks below are upset about that. However, she's fun and engaging, and her class was easy and interesting!

Professor Nuwer is really sweet and enthusiastic about her class, she's by no means a tough grader or unreasonable with her assignment expectations. She drops your two lowest assignment scores and gives plenty of extra credit opportunities so keeping up a good grade is pretty easy.

shes great! really passionate and you really can tell she loves the subject. its an online class and she still puts more energy into it than most in person professors.

Very Enthusiastic Tests are easy and weekly quizzes are online Overall the easiest class I've taken at UW

Mikelle was very passionate about her job and extremely knowledgeable in Oceanography. I enjoyed her lectures and the labs for this class were pretty fun. I personally felt that the exams that she gave for this course were a little easy, but that is to be expected in a 101 course. Nuwer was overall a great professor, who Id love to have again.

Mikelle is so passionate and connects her lectures to relevant topics. If you pay attention you won't get lost in the lecture material.

I love Mikelle & her love for oceanography! Dr. Nuwer is extremely passionate and excites interest in her students. It is essential to her for the class to be engaged and for ALL of her students to understand the material. She remembers student's names & conveys information in a fun way. Easily one of the best professors I've had!!

Mikelle is very nice, and she is there for her students. I loved taking her class

I had her for OCEAN 101-- a Professor who has captivating lectures and is very passionate about her work. Cares a lot about her students. Tests are difficult at parts but she's very understanding if you go to office hours. As long as you participate and ask the questions you need to ask, it's a really cool class-- fully reccommend it.

Awesome class. I didnt know what to expect with an oceanography class but it was all interesting info. As long as you do well on the exams and quizzes youll be good.

Nuwer is a really good professor! Super nice and caring. Taught the content well. There was a lot of readings and reading quizzes in the class but it wasn't too bad. Tests were fair. A great class for easy NW credit. Would take it again.

Easy A class. Nuwer teaches the class well and grading is pretty fair. Easy NW credit. Would take it again 100%.

She is so nice and supportive. Incredibly accessible and even as a freshman she has already helped me to make connections within the field.

Mikelle is one of the best professors I've had at UW, she's extremely caring and loves to chat about oceanography. I felt like I had a lot of support and could engage with the material well.

I took OCEAN 210 last fall and it was easily the best ocean class I've ever taken. Though the first few weeks are tough, the last 2-3 weeks were so rewarding as all of the concepts we learned finally tied together. Mikelle is so caring and passionate about oceanography, and she's dedicated to making sure every student understands the content.

Mikelle is really kind. This class is really to connect incoming Oceanography/Marine Science students with the all the resources in the department. There are 3 assignments all quarter and you have to show up to 8/10 classes. Very little work, basically and advising class.

Never actually met the professor, but online canvas page was extremely organized and made it easy to follow. A lot of online lectures and lecture quizzes but you have unlimited attempts at those. Really take time on homework because it's 25% of your grade.

Easy online natural science class. Grading policy is great, lots of your lowest scores are dropped. Most course material is also on the internet. My only complaint is that mandatory quiz section was a complete waste of time.

Professor Nuwer is great. She puts a lot of effort in the lectures. A good thing is that is was all online. The only negative is that the quiz sections are boring and don't really help.

Mikelle is one of the most caring, invested professors I've seen so far at UW. She loves students who ask questions, engage with the readings, and attend her office hours. There were times where were behind on the readings because Mikelle also has a tendency to get off-topic quickly, but overall, I would 100% take her class again.

Kind-hearted, motivated and thorough. While this course is outside of her offerings for oceanography, she, alongside others, developed a meaningful program for recent community college transfers. Says she likes when ppl visit during office hours! Other reviews may lack some accuracy, as cohorts in the program only had positive things to say.

Easy online class with fair grading. Lectures are organized, and homework is weighted heavily. Unstuckstudy was a helpful study tool. Would take again.

Overall a pretty easy class with one big final assignment. Not a huge time commitment but it felt like a total waste of time. Extra credit opportunities given at the end of the quarter.

makes sense shes a middle school mom. her lectures are fine, she struggles w tech a bit. the workload isn't crazy, hw long but none test weeks. quiz section is graded really harshly - if you get 1 thing wrong, forgetting 1 unit, you can only get 50%. 3 midterms no final. need to make ur own equations + force diagrams for a lot of test score. polls.

Dr. Nuwer is delightful! Content is not too difficult if you have a solid physics, chem, and biology background. Grading is tough on weekly problem sets, but peer tutoring hours are pretty helpful. Came into this class as a freshwater focused fisheries major, and now I know so much about oceans!