He's a funny Canadian. As long as you learn the material you should be fine. His tests are less challenging than the other BIO142 teachers but they're very ambiguous though he's quite helpful during his office hours

took him for summer physiology. Good teacher. Test and exams are very doable. take it

He's entertaining and approachable. He's also really willing to help and extremely patient. Everything is 100% multiple choice, so if you're good at that, go for it. If it's not your strong suit then I wouldn't advise taking his class.

Coolest dude ever. Corny. But cool. He's really helpful during office hours, and you can tell that he cares. You don't even need to talk bio with him during office hours. All of his tests are 30 multiple choice, and if you payed attention in class, you won't see anything on the test that you haven't seen before. But read the questions carefully.

Exciting,Very Intelligent, Clear. REALLY cares about student’s success. Devotes lots of time and effort formatting presentations, slides and material (Class audio&slides online). Excellent job condensing and explaining all complex subjects.Fun and Informative class. 1@home quiz every Fri. 3-tests (30q M/C). Nicest Guy and Best Prof. Take Dr.C-100%

took him for bio--class was hard because I am not very good in sciences....however, very funny, goofy guy with a dry sense of humor. very easy to talk to and always willing to meet with students. if you are pre-med or taking a science based major, highly recommend! if just taking for a lab, be prepared to study, but still great guy

great professor, but some test questions were honestly thought to be misleading.

Cafferty was kind of weird, but definitely nice. He wanted his students to learn, but his tests are quite hard and cover a lot of material. His final exam is cumulative and accounts for almost all of your final grade. Would recommend overall.

Has the best/most helpful powerpoints ever made. Download/print them out before class so you don't waste time drawing/writing what's already given to you. Just add to what he says. Tests are fair, all MC. Final is a big chunk but it can redeem you if your midterms didn't go well. Good lecturer, funny, and helps a lot in office hours.

Cafferty's teaching style was good, and his midterms are reasonable. The final is worth A LOT (50% of your grade). Definitely study hard, and the tests are doable (They are all MC). He is very helpful during office hours.

Clear, enthusiastic lectures. Great slides. Questions in class and on problem sets often come up again on exams in a different form so pay attention. Just participate in class, practice the questions, and you'll get a great grade.

Good, interesting professor. A little quirky, in a good way, though. His tests are all multiple choise, but the final is weighted more 50-55% of your final grade. A LOT of memorization... good lecturer, it's just a lot of content to go over, so don't fall behind. Not easy but not impossible.

Take Cafferty if you need to take bio142. Nicest guy ever. Tests aren't tricky but you may not get an A everytime. helpful problem sets, helpful SI, helpful lectures and online podcasts of all his lectures. How can you go wrong with that?! Take him if you want to actually learn some things about biology and like it.

One of the best professors I have taken at Emory thus far.He really cares about his students and goes above and beyond what is neccesary to make sure people understand. He is super helpful in office hours and he is also a cool person to sit down and talk to. If you have an opportunity to take him...DO IT!

Dr. Cafferty approaches physiology from a pretty interesting perspective. He's always engaging the class pretty well, and doesn't shy away from talking about other cool stuff as well (Viagra gets mentioned). His powerpoints are nice, but often leave the big picture stuff up to the student. Make sure to stay on top of the material in his class.

He's one of the most caring professors that I have come across at Emory. He is very good during office hours. However, be warned, he has gotten a lot more difficult this year. His exams are 30 multiple choice questions and he is very big on application. It's very manageable to get a B on the exam, but hard to aim for that A!!

Great guy but test questions can be ambiguous at times. Not bad for an intro class, but choose him with caution for upper levels.

Dr. Cafferty is a really enthusiastic professor, who is willing to help students. However, his tests are really, and most of the questions are application-based, so they are tricky.

two 30 MC tests and then Final was 50% of grade, huge amount of information. Very few MC questions are simple straight from memorization. Have to know concepts backwards and forwards to be able to apply them and there are also detail oriented questions. Overall he's helpful and lectures are clear, but be prepared to study a lot for tests

Voice kinda grates on me, but my classmates don't really have a problem with him. His lectures are clear cut and although I didn't go to any of the undergrad TA sessions, his grad TA sessions are pretty helpful for reviewing class concepts. Make sure you don't underestimate the tests, they'll surprise you.

He's clearly become a lot harder this semester.

Cafferty is a fantastic professor. His lectures are amazing and he is able to fit a ton of information into one semesters worth of classes. His tests are multiple-choice, and if you are good at taking MC tests and you study hard (not cramming last minute), you will do well. I would recommend for students who know that they love biology.

Don't need to show up to class but his teaching helps you to understand the material better. He's always willing to answer questions and is a nice guy. Weekly quizzes online are pretty much straight from the powerpoints. I pretty much only studied his powerpoints and did very well on the tests.

so... the class is extremely structured which is something I look for. There are slides that are posted that you can study off of (did not buy the textbook), and problem sets, and online quizzes etc. Tests are poorly worded at times, but I didnt do well in midterms and ended up doing fine in the class. Attend class - clickers and notes are useful!

Lectures were posted online this semester, however still go to class. Tests and quizzes are heavily based on learning catalytic (LC), POGIL, and problem set questions. If you have a good understanding of the concepts behind each LC question, you'll be fine on most of the exams. Study more of the little details for the finals. Very willing to help

Dr. Cafferty is a really nice guy with a pretty funny voice and tries his best to make BIO 142 interactive. I was borderline at the end of the class but i think he put a nice little curve to make up for his relatively difficult exams. Great guy altogether and promotes activity along with learning.

Cafferty is overall a good professor. It's just that his exams are fricken hard. You think that you know your stuff in and out but he torches you after you take the exam.

Honestly, he is one of the best professors I had at Emory. He REALLY cares about his students and he only wants the best for his students. He is also REALLY good at teaching and you will understand everything. Looking forward to taking human physiology with him. freaking love this man.

Dr. Cafferty cares about what you learn in his class. He's organized and excited about getting to know students. He gets mixed results about how students feel about him, as do most of the intro bio professors. I primarily learned from the textbook and used his lectures as aids to those. He tries hard to keep the students entertained.

I really don't get why everyone thinks his tests are unreasonable. They're completely doable as long as you work hard, and are intelligent and highly motivated. Emory is a tough school and if he didn't give harder tests to prepare us for the MCAT, then why should he be paid? He's very kind as a gentleman, and is very thorough as a lecturer.

BEST PROFESSOR EVER!! He genuinely cares about his students and how they're doing in his class to the point that he offers "active office hours" designed primarily for getting to know his students better. His lectures are interactive and interesting, which makes it a lot easier to remember the information for his (mostly) lecture-based tests.

Dr. Cafferty is one of the best biology professors at Emory. He cares for his students and is extremely accessible outside of class. His lectures are a bit boring ocassionally as he just reads off the powerpoint slides, yet that is all the material that gets tested and the exams are very easy if you look over those slides. Would highly reccomend

If you dont like Dr. Cafferty... then that is your fault. The man literally does everything to ensure our success. His slides are so well detailed, and if you know them, you are pretty much guaranteed a B at least.

Dr. Cafferty is very passionate in what he teaches and he gives good lectures. However, don't be fooled by the online assignments and mastering bio, these won't raise your grade that much. The grade will be determined by 3 tests and a final, and they get pretty hard. Some material won't be covered in ppts so make sure to read the textbook.

Out of all the bio professors Cafferty's lectures are by far the most concise and straightforward. His tests are all multiple choice and true/false questions and majority of then come from lectures or worksheets. He's always open to questions and genuinely enjoys teaching.

Cafferty is great! The material is interesting and he explains it in a way that just makes sense. His tests are all multiple choice, but they're fairly easy as long as you keep up on the reading and do the weekly quizzes. He uses LC for attendance. Go to the TA mentor sessions for help! He's also adorably awkward, which makes going to class fun.

Didn't take him for bio 141/142 but took 336. Great professor. Records his lectures so you can listen to it again if you were confused during class. Test is all MC and memorization heavy.

Professor Cafferty is great. The most organized professor I've ever had. Seeing lots of reviews calling him uncaring, etc. - I'm not sure where that's coming from. He expects his students to work hard but 100% gives them lots of opportunities and is accessible for extra help outside of class. Lots of material and memorization required to do well.

Very engaging and straightforward lectures that I enjoy listening to and are recorded if you miss class. Many opportunities for office hours but tests do not reflect the material at all. The class is VERY memorization heavy but test Qs are all T/F and MC but are worded in an extremely confusing and vague manner.

Dr. Cafferty's lecture functions to grasp important points in the chapter, but you shouldn't expect him to cover all. Read and memorize the textbook, and you will be fine. His class activities, attendance, homework worth 20%, and are easy to get. He has no annoying pop quizzes, but he has some challenging weekly assignments.

This course was quite rigorous it was lecture heavy and timing on exams was difficult for one of the exams. The exams required memorization and application, but if you complete all weekly problem sets, you shouldnt have many issues. Cafferty did a very strong job in explaining course material and all of the resources made the material engaging.

Dr. Cafferty is a spectacular professor. His lectures are comprehensive and his passion for the content shines through. In order to succeed in the class, pay good attention to his lectures, keep up with problem sets, consciously do the weekly assignements, and find a study group that works for you. Extremely helpful for the MCAT. Would take again.

Dr. Cafferty is a good choice for intro biol lectures. He does his best to make a 100 person class as interesting as he can, but he's not phenomenal or anything. Solid choice and great guy though!

He's alright, the okay choice for a professor overall. He tends not to really to review or go over quizzes, which can be annoying when you don't understand why you missed something.

Has a sense of humor, and his lectures are pretty engaging. Some of the homework, especially assigned readings and problems, was irrelevant to what would actually be tested on exams, which was somewhat off-putting. Exams themselves were generally fair and not overly difficult though, and he gave significant extra credit. Overall a solid choice.

The class graded mostly by exams but they are relatively easy. He also gives plenty of extra credit. The class is well structured and in my opinion hes a pretty good teacher.

Really nice guy who genuinely cares. Pretty funny too tbh

Dr. Cafferty is a great prof for human phys. He is very caring and has lots of office hours opportunities, and he is very passionate about what he teaches! The tests are very memorization-based, with a few final questions about synthesizing the information. The final is a large chunk of your grade. Make study guides and review the POGILS for tests.

Definitely the best professor for BIOL336. Did not feel much different than intro bio: each class you go over a powerpoint, tests are over the powerpoints, need to be precise on the tests to do well. In-class POGILs help explain the concepts clearly. Cafferty is a great person, makes lectures interesting, and is good at answering questions. 93% A.

Dr. Cafferty is a really solid professor for 142. Grades are comprised of midterm exams and 10-point weekly-assignments. The weekly assignments are a breeze. He can be a little fast during some lectures, but all the slides and the recordings are posted so as long as you keep up with the weekly assignment, exam preparation isn't to intensive.

Cafferty is great for 142! He's a really engaging lecturer and gives a lot of material to prepare for tests. He teaches a lot of the content with in-class worksheets and POGILs. Exams were online and straightforward. Love him so much and would 10/10 recommend for anyone taking 142.

the class structure is predictable and organized. tests are easier than other professors from my experience

A very forgiving person and probably the easiest biology teacher I've ever had. 10/10 recommend and his slides are amazing

Such an easy class with a charismatic professor! He is nice and funny and he makes the class so easy to do well in. Definitely worth it.

I am currently in medical school and am writing this rating because of how well Dr. Cafferty prepared me for my basic healthy physiology unit. BIOL336 is tough (be ready to work hard, study and really take the time to understand how things work), but has truly made medical school easier because of how well Dr. Cafferty teaches critical concepts.

Dr. Cafferty was entertaining and funny during lectures and really cares about his students. We had fun group activities during lecture and the class was pretty engaging. If you ever need help, don't hesitate to go to office hours and/or LA sessions. Both are extremely helpful and necessary to do well on the tests.

Cafferty is very passionate and it definitely comes through in his lectures; he is very engaging, even when the lecture is super dense. The class is difficult with 2 midterms, a combined exam 3 + final exam, and weekly quizzes. Study after each lecture and go to LA sessions, the more exposure you have with the content, the better you'll do.

Great lecturer. Has office hours that are a little unorthodox. I definitely recommend Dr. Cafferty!

Dr. Cafferty is very enthusiastic and kind. He explains concepts well both in class and out of class. Has odd office hours times sometimes. The only difficulty in this class is the sheer amount of material you need to memorize, especially towards the end of the semester.

Dr. Cafferty is definitely the best option for BIOL 336. The class was online over summer so it was very easy to earn good grades, but you still learn a lot of information just by watching the lectures and attending zoom. The course content helped a lot for MCAT preparation as well :)

Dr. Cafferty was a really good professor and very enthusiastic about the material. Yes, it's lecture and test heavy, but you really shouldn't expect otherwise from a Human Physiology course. A lot of his exam questions come from quizzes, PollEv, and problem sets. If you take good notes, you will be fine.

Dr. Cafferty is an excellent professor who always tries to get you engaged in lectures. I found the POGILs and pollens helpful. The slides are detailed and have everything you need to know—if you can remember them. Still, this is a very hard class, and this is the most I've studied for a final, still barely got enough for an A(with EC).

Don't really need to go to lectures as slides are in-depth. Memorize the slides a week before, work the problem sets, go to LA sessions, and you should be chilling for exam. He's a nice guy and reuses questions a lot (PollEv/HW/Midterm Qs). Gets a 4 b/c lecture is too dense and POGILs, while useful, aren't structured the best. Take him if you can.

Nice professor with great in-depth lecture slides, but the class covers so much content that it's hard to study for. Class covers 50%+ of bio MCAT content. The tests require no critical thinking, and it's pretty much regurgitating the information from the slides. Would highly rec taking the class online in the fall if u can bc in-person is hard.