Exams are ridiculously difficult. Listen to the lectures and study her outlines backwards, forwards, and upside down. One the exams, eliminate the wrong answers instead of figuring out which option is correct. Throughout the semester, I studied nothing but Physiology! This is how difficult this class is.

This class was awful. She crams all the info down your throat and if you ask for clarification she looks at you like you are dumb.Outlines have NO organization.if only Dr.Yard could teach this class Im sure everyone would want to go to lecture and actually learn.I would rather take it on a saturday with another professor then suffer through this

She does not know how to present material in a way that is understandable for the students. I attended almost every single lecture but still found myself wondering why. Over half of the class FAILED the third exam.I would NEVER recommend this class to anyone. I wish Dr. Yard still taught physiology!! More students would at least pass then.

Sometimes has an attitude and makes class so so so much more difficult than it should be. Honestly ridiculous.

HORRIBLE results!! Before taking this class I had a 3.8 GPA I am a student who tries very hard, but this course is the hardest course I have ever taken. Clark is HORRIBLE she prides herself in making this class impossible to do well in. If you can take this class else where do that, because she is the WORST!

She was an awful professor. Not very helpful and tests are nearly impossible.

THIS CLASS IS RIDICULUS. Her lectures can be helpful SOMETIMES, but most of the time if you haven't taken bio k101 andor 103 then you are pretty much screwed. Her exams are usually too detailed instead of making sure you understand the big picture. She isn't really direct with what you need to know for the exam. ALOT of people are failing..

DO NOT TAKE. She does not teach. Reads strictly from the power point. Covers general information and does not explain the processes and material. She tests over in depth information she does not teach. Be prepared to read the textbook and use Mastering AP material because you will be teaching yourself everything. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Worst class I have ever taken. Tests are written for students to fail. I have never studied for 3-4 hours per night different ways only to get a 60 on every single exam. Passed first time, but this class is NOT tuned for a 200 level class.

Be prepared to go to unhelpful lectures and spend hours reading and studying to fail every test.

Her tests are nothing like the handouts she give. Her lectures never relate to her tests but she say you don't need to know the details in the book. So basically you're on your own and you need to teach yourself. She's absolutely terrible.

Lectures go over information that is exponentially easier than the information on the tests so you're thrown into way harder material than you've ever seen before when taking the exams.

Worst class I've ever taken. I would study for hours on end and still receive 30%s on classes along with the majority of the class, needless to say the majority of us will be in summer session. Her tests are unclear and basically nothing can prepare you. She doesn't curve either...

If I could have I would have given here 0 out of 0 for easiness, helpfulness and clarity. I would rather take 3 courses at Ivy Tech (Anatomy and Physio 1-3) then take her again. You'll study all night and day thinking you understand the material and leave with a grade that's lower than low, and there is no way to save yourself. Get ready to fail.

Reads directly from slides, does not do a good job at keeping the class interesting. Is not at all clear. Not very understanding and does not care about the students. Rude. While the class is difficult, it's not impossible, but this class would be easier if she was not the one teaching it. 0/10 would not recommend.

I wish there was another professor here that taught physiology! I can't focus during her lectures because they are so monotone. I'm glad they're recorded online so I can listen to them on my own. Overall, the classes' average exam score is usually a D and most students I've talked to have to retake it. Maybe I need smart friends.

I would not recommend taking this class to ANYONE. Pat Clark is a dry and boring professor and I never got a thing out of her lectures. If you are a visual kind of person, you're screwed for this class. Lab is totally irrelevant and the tests are HARD. I've never spoken to a person who enjoyed her class/ had anything nice to say about her.

soooooo boring ! also coughs so much in the echo mic that it hurts my ears.

Dr. Clark has a tendency to just read from her powerpoints. She doesn't really highlight important points, & when she does they often don't even appear on the exams. Her exams are poorly written & seem like they are designed to confuse students. I relied on the book at the start of the semester. I got an A, but it was b/c I taught myself.

Dr. Clark's class is the hardest class I have ever taken, and it didn't need to be. The material given was difficult to understand. However, the way the material was presented to us was very difficult to learn. Her outlines were unorganized and vague, and she just read from them in her lectures. I basically had to teach myself the material.

The material in physio is not challenging, but the way Dr. Clark teaches it makes it so. Going from an A in anatomy, I found myself struggling to comprehend the material. Find a study buddy, you'll need it!

This class is horrible. She is constantly behind schedule and expects you to teach multiple chapters yourself even if you don't cover all the material before the exam. Only perk to the lecture is that she brings dogs that are cute. But it's a tease because you can't make any noises/pet them.

DONT DO IT. Only good part of this class is that sometimes she brings dogs that she is training. But you cant pet them so.... If I wasn't dead set on nursing I would never ever ever ever take this class.

Her lectures are not helpful and she mumbles. she contradicts herself a lot and it makes it all more confusing. She gets kind of frustrated if you ask questions so you get scared to ask her anything. Her tests are so difficult because she says she will ask you 6 questions from one chapter that has like 200 things you need to memorize.

Her tests are a real pain in the ass, and the material is pretty dense. Her power-points are abominable, and she does a terrible job lecturing. Makes the whole experience unpleasant and overly difficult. The same stuff could be taught far more simply, and the exam questions are intentionally difficult to interpret. Avoid this class.

Slightly over HALF, yes you read it right, OVER HALF of the answers in quizzes, Mastering A&P, and even the tests are not remotely discussed at all in lecture, and are absolute nowhere to be found in the textbook. Unless you have eidetic memory to everything she says in lecture, you will NOT find the answers you are looking for.

If you have any interest in the area of ecology, or earth sciences, do not take this class. It will ruin your love and passion for the outdoor world. Skip the lab, you're likely never going to be good enough for these lab reports or in class projects. I would rather take Organic Chem with needles in my eyes than deal with these vague instructions.

Ive taken physics, organic, biochem with tough profs but have never put a negative rating on any prof until her. Vague instructions and takes off an extreme amount of points for very small errors. Do everything possible not to take this lab. She expects perfection & takes off points for things not specified on her rubric. Worst professor ever.

Awful. For an intro to physio class she makes things way more confusing than nessessary. Our class missed one day due to weather cancelation and weve been off track ever since. Her power points are horrendous. At first there was clear grading criteria until about have way through the semester when she started making up quizzes, some w/ no warning.

Pat Clark doesn't set you up to succeed in her class. I studied for this class every single day, and her teaching did not set me up to succeed in her class. Study packets are useless for the tests and quizzes, and this class is basically a game to determine what information Pat Clark felt like writing on the test, not the most pertinent. Good luck.

Terrible grader wants exactly the right thing but does not play out what you need to do.

Her attitude makes class boring and I hated this class. You basically have to rely on your mentors to understand things.

Clark is overall a nice woman, but she still hasn't caught on to the fact that a majority of students don't pass her class because she's not good at teaching material. She teaches as if she is talking to a class that has taken a physio course before and are fresh out of chem. I'm in her class now, and I'm telling you I WISH I took it at Ivy Tech!

Clark is the worst teacher I've ever had. Most of my classmates dislike her as well. She gives an insane amount of homework and assignments per week outside of class, not even including all of the work for lab. She doesn't explain things in a way that you can understand. If you can get a different professor, DO IT! Absolute least favorite class.

Not recommended.

listen here, ive done everything for this class. notes, kaltura, reading... nothing works. good luck passing her exams. ive failed every single one of them and have studied for this class probably over 40 hours a week

Pat Clark is a terrible teacher and has even admitted to not caring about her students or their situations. I would never take her class again. Her powerpoints are the only help she offers and they are complete trash. She leaves blanks so you have to figure out the answers yourself, keep in mind THESE ARE THE NOTES, NOT HOMEWORK. She is awful.

PAT CLARK IS A TERRIBLE PROFESSOR!!! It's time for her to hit retirement and for the man Dr. Yard to take over. Going from Dr. Yard to having Dr. Clark was a complete 180. IUPUI needs to find someone else that knows how to actually TEACH to teach physiology.

Overall, Dr. Clark is a very intelligent professor. It is unfortunate that she lacks compassion as that can aid a student's success greatly. The material itself is not super difficult but being able to find the time to retain it is. You will likely need to put several hours outside of class to achieve your goals in this class. Work hard! Study alot

I did not enjoy this class at all. She likes to ask trick questions during her exams and some way too specific. She has way too much information being passed and way too much extra work. I slacked in all my other classes just to pass this class. I felt like i was supposed to take another class before this one, as if i was behind since day one.

I have taken multiple physiology courses prior to this one, in which I excelled in. Clark's class was terrible. Easiest way to put it. Don't even bother reading the book-she just goes against it. Listen to her kalturas, but even then, she changes the wording of material during the test to throw you off/confuse you. Good luck.

Clark is the absolute worst teacher Ive ever had. The only reason I got almost an A was before of the mentors and tutors outside of class. She completely ruined my confidence and made me feel stupid despite me excelling in every other class. Clark has affected my test taking skills a semester later because I no longer feel confident in myself.

not easy to get a hold of if taking her class online. shes not a kind woman at all. avoid taking this class with her. she almost too smart for her own good & finds it frustrating when you dont understand things on the same level as her. she wrote the textbook she requires for the class.

Prof Clark is very disrespectful and its very hard to get ahold of her. She wrote the text book and just expects you to know things, even if she didnt lecture on it. Try to take this course with someone else. I honestly dont know how she is still aloud to teach this.

Professor Clark has been very hard to approach when trying to ask questions. She answers in a way that she thinks that you should already know the information and doesn't clearly help you with answering questions. Grades are submitted a month after you have turned them in and she is not easily communicative with emails. Her office hours are TBA.

Easily the worst class I have ever taken. I took physiology in high school (where I got an A), and only got above a 70 once. I watched her kalturas extensively, but on her tests, she tries to trick you. Her tests are extremely difficult, and don't bother reading the book-she goes completely against it. good luck.

She flies through the lecture, and depending on her mood, it seems like she gets annoyed when you ask questions. After coming from Dr. Yards class to this one, it's rough. She doesn't really explain anything that well and kind of just expects you to be on the same page as her. Go to mentoring.

Professor Clark is not good at teaching the actual material, she just lectures at you. I understand the information is hard to learn but I will spend 9 hours a day 6 days a week studying for this class and taking notes and still fail the exams. If you don't have to take her, DONT DO IT.

Worst professor I have ever had. Her tests are extremely difficult and full of choose the best answer questions. Lectures are long and complex and do not help with the material you see on exams. She is also rude to students, never answers emails, and refuses to help her students. The literal worst.

So hard and no real help offered

Take this class somewhere else if you can it's not worth dropping your GPA for the effort you'll put in

Clark gets a bad rep because she is a bad professor. Physio is already difficult material, but she makes it impossible. Only cushioning I had was HW, quizzes, & lab. I didn't get above a C- on any of the exams and I aced anatomy. She acts like you already know the material and doesn't help you understand it. Take this with another prof if you can.

clark isn't a bad person, but her teaching is downright awful. i am not naturally smart, i studied for my grade. everyone else has already complained so here are some tips, pay attention to lecture and go through the PowerPoints 100 times even in your sleep. go to mentoring and don't give up! its a weed out class unfortunately, but push through

If you are looking to take eco lab DO NOT SIGN UP FOR IT. it is not a required class, and you will regret it. This 2 credit hour class can be easily substituted with any other biology course, as long as you already met the 3labs requirement. You're better off taking microbiology or immunology lab. She is not clear, will not answer your questions.

Do not take it, it's not required to take this lab. Take it with anybody else, anywhere else. Even if you like ecology then you're going to hate this class

Professor Clark grades your lab reports and short answers on the exams based on her own opinion. She favors the overachievers and anyone else is lucky to get a B.

Professor Clark is a very nice and genuine person however I believe that the exams are completely unfair. You will find pathophysiology questions and more than one right answer in the exams. You might study countless hours just to get a 60 on an exam. Do all the homework! Hope for the best and good luck!

GOOD LUCK, she doesn't curve like yard. She doesn't throw out any questions. Exam averages were 50-60, and she gave us extra credit points that brought us up 2%!!!!!

Try to stay ahead the best you can. Use youtube! She asks very specific questions and the test are confusing. She purposely tries to confuse you during tests. Lab attendance is mandatory. She does curve tests and curves the class at the end of the semester. The lab instructors will help you learn lecture material the best they can. Good luck!

honestly watching the lectures is your best bet and reading and writing powepoint slides. make sure you do super good in lab to even out your grade in the end. i did terrible in lecture just try to get at least a 60 or above on the exams and lab TA are very nice and generous just get really good lab quiz grades they count more than the actual lab.

Do a little bit better at teaching

Did not enjoy the class at all! She's a tough grader too especially over small things. Takes forever to get lap reports graded and she is fussy with lab reports even if you did exactly what she asked for. I worked really hard in this class which wasn't good enough for her! There's no textbook. The exams are some multiple choice and short answers.

This class is meant to be hard as it is an entry level course. The lab helps your grade significantly as well as the quizzes. The exam averages are all around 50% the entire semester and the exams are harder than you think. There are extra mentoring and tutoring for outside of class, but be willing to spend a lot of time understanding the material.

Such a nice person but I can't deal with having to be a student in her class. Physio is hard enough but her teaching style will drag you through mud. If you take this class, it is all up to you. If you don't put in effort, you will 100% fail. If you do put in effort, you will probably still barely pass. I now have a deep hatred for this subject.

good luck if physiology is required for your major because this is the only teacher for it :) she sucks and lecture is so boring i'm writing this while she speaks right now

I wish IUPUI would offer a different proff that actually breaks physio down into a more simpler form especially since physio is already a difficult subject. Quizzes are online and and nothing like notes so they are difficult. Lab is very easy. Exams are difficult and you never know what to expect. A bunch of hw that doesn't help your grade at all.

This class is extremely hard. The averages on exams are very low. You're grade is basically determined on how well you do on lecture exams. Lab is only worth 20%. Hw assigments, online quizzes etc are not helpful towards increasing your grade. Don't take physio at iupui, take it at ivy tech.

Dr. Clark is genuinely the worst professor I have ever had. My GPA was 3.8 before taking her class, and her class alone dropped it to a 3.4. The lecture slides make 0 sense, and when she asks questions and no one answers she just moves on. She purposefully tries to trick you on exams; our class average was NEVER above 65%. TAKE THIS AT IVY TECH!!

Can confidently say one of the worst biology labs that I have taken at IUPUI. There are numerous field trips that are required and the professor gives no time for you to get to the location. Her exam was more difficult than the lecture exam and her lectures are brutally boring to sit through. Would recommend to never take her class again.

Terrible teacher. I

Honestly the worst professor I've ever had. Purposefully tries to trick you on exams which makes no sense because the material is already hard enough. Never clear about what will be on exams and you could spend hours studying just to still fail. Good luck because she's the only professor that teaches physio.

I feel so bad for you if you have to take Physiology with her. The tests are worded like riddles, as if physio wasn't hard enough. The lectures are super confusing and she's very muffled on the mic. No matter what you do, how much you study, you'll never get the grade you really want. She never curves either! :D

IUPUI needs to seriously hire a new professor for physio. lab portion is easy. lecture is very difficult. her notes for the material are not good at all. the notes doesn't explain anything... and having 6 exams for this class is VERY stressful. her teaching isn't good at all.

Horrible. lab is easy. her lectures are a waste of time and you're better off teaching the material to yourself. she will go on about the same topic FOREVER causing the class to become behind then it never gets tested on the exam. very disorganized too.and she's on probation too from the school due to the amount of people who have failed the course

She is very accessible outside of class if you want to meet with her to discuss your exams, however, it seems like the content taught in lecture doesn't align very well with the exams given. There is so much content given at once, it is hard to actually understand everything. She brings in service dogs that are entertaining to watch during lectures

My mother, a doctor, told me I would love this class since I enjoy the "lore." of things. Oh.. how wrong she was. I should have heeded the warnings that told me to take this at Ivy Tech. Relatively simple material is presented in a way that makes it difficult to understand. She's very smart, but she should not be a teacher.

She over complicates and is not a good instructor. I had to teach myself the majority of the time