4.3
Quality2.6
Difficulty79%
Would Retake108
Reviews79%
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What Students Say
“This class is an easy A”
ENVS103 - 4.0 rating“There impossible to past unless you loveeeee Oceanography”
OCEAN110 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
62%
Textbook Required
44%
Grade Predictor
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Grade Distribution
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BIOLOGY
5.0
(3)ENVSCIENCE
5.0
(1)ENVIROSCI
5.0
(1)ENVIRONMENTAL
5.0
(2)BBIBIIII
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
OCEAN110
5.0
ENVSENVS
4.0
MARINEBIOLOGY
4.0
GESC105
3.5
BIOL100
3.5
Reviews (108)
He is very friendly, understanding, laid back and reasonable. He was always welcome to what we students had to say. Very fun teacher! He very passionate about what he teaches. I very much enjoyed his class and would definately take a class taught by him again!!!!! =)
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AWESOME teacher...tried to get me a job in the field...great guy, even if he's not your teacher
I love you Woody!
He didn't seem to really know the material that well. Had favorites in class and didn't treat everyone equally.
Nice guy, always willing to help and answer questions, knows the subject extremely well. However, beware his tests study HARD! One question can be worth like 20 points, tests can bring you down bad.
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Ok, so I love Woody Moses with a great and burning passion. Take this class because it rocks and so does he. You seriously will want to treat the environment so much better and just realize how your actions affect everything else. plus, you will have a hot teacher to look at. i don't know what it is. but something about him, i can't quite figure out, everything he does is beautiful, everything he does is right.
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Awesome class, got 4.0 offered extra credit, not too bad.
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AWESOME TEACHER!! I was dreading taking a bio class, but his class ended up being my favorite. He's enthusiastic, loves what he does, and I learned SO much. Definitely take his class!
He teackes in a easy way and the tests are pretty easy. The labs are very easy and he is willing to give points as long as you hand it everything on time. Put a little bit of effort and you'll get 4.0
The class was easy. I pulled a 4.0 without having to study much. He's very organized and very straight-forward as to what he expects from you. Hand in everything, show up for quizzes and exams, and you'll ace the class. He played favorites, though... and it was annoying.
Take Mr. Moses, he made this fun and easy class. Tests are very easy, if you study. Also, ready the book! And attend the class everyday!
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I hate how he tests. He only gives us an hour for each exam even though the period is 2 hours. He let us use a notecard, but they were essay exams (hard). For the lab practical, he only gave us 2 min per question and actually stood there with a stopwatch in his hand! That was ridiculous. He is a good lecturer, and fair on grades though.
He is a terrible professor!All my work was was A work but because his exams were all over the place I ended up with a B in the class.The average grade for the midterm was less than 60% and the final was 70%.There were questions that all the students missed and he actually blamed us.On a couple quizzes I missed a question and when I confronted him w
He is an amazing lecturer!!!! Makes everything interesting test are a little tough on the conceptual side though!
I highly reccommend NOT taking his class.
Excellent instructor. He made the subject very interesting and easy to understand. I went into the class with a vague knowledge and interest in environmental science, and came out of it wanting to study it further. Fair grader, with clearly defined expectations for work and tests. If you attend class, take notes and do your work, you'll be fine.
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I took environmental science from him, and would reccommend him and this class to anyone. He's a great teacher, and makes learning fun.
I loved Woody, he makes you earn your grade and really know your stuff, tests are a little hard but the key is study for tests and quizs. go to class everyday. Don't be afraid to ask questions. overall he is straight forward with what he wants and very organized.
He is a really easy teacher to take this calss with,he makes bio enjoyable and intresting. i would recomend taking this class wit him if you esp dont like or dont think bio is your fav class.
He is the BEST science teacher. Everything is uderstandable. Tests and quizzez are very fair over class discussions. To get a A all you have to do is come to class, turn in all work on time, do all the extra credit, and most important study for the quizzez and test. He lets you use a ote card for the test!
Good teacher-take him!
I reallly like him because he's an understanding teacher. He's young,hip,fun but is good at teaching his stuff! If you wanna take a Bio 230 class, you should take it with him!
Very fun quarter. Wish he taught other classes
HE is a really awesome teacher. He gives us time on tests and lets us use a note card. I would highly recommend taking this teacher.
He is a very likable guy, but his class is very hard. The homework assingments are easy as is the discussion boards you do but the tests are rediculous. There impossible to past unless you loveeeee Oceanography. I recommend that you take science classes online. Igor is the best, as he allows you to basically raise your grade a letter.
Moses is laid back, and east going. Very understanding and he knows his stuff! Excellent professor!!!
Woody is a great professor.He will keep you interested. Do not buy the textbook because you don't need to use it to get an A in the class.I got a 4.0 and never once used the textbook. Study for the quizes each week because they are tough. Good Luck you will learn lots and want to change some of your choices about how you impact the environment!
great
Great teacher, going to Belize with him this summer can't wait!
Based on few comments above, his teaching is going to influence you to change your lifestyle. This is the first class that I felt like time passed so fast. Hard? Yes, he is. And it is GOOD. As long as you pay attention in class and take notes, you will get out of class with a B+ or higher. If you want to learn, he is one good candidate
Excellent teaching style, has fun! Show up do the work and you will get a good grade!
Excellent teaching style and getting through the material! He makes it fun and it is a great class! Show up do the work and you will do good!
Good teacher. For an introductory course, he did a pretty good job of giving us an over view on Marine Biology. His lectures are interesting and keeps you from dazing off. Overall, easy class. Just pay attention and do some studying! The killers are the online quizzes! Read the book if you want to do well!
He is goofy as heck but it makes the class more fun. He is very clear and uses modern day examples and analogies to help you understand complex concepts. Great professor and I would take another of his classes any day! :)
Incredible. If you have the opportunity to take a class with Woody DO IT. Environmental Science is the best class I've taken at HCC in my 2 years. Homework isn't awful, you go on 2 field trips, and you learn things that will affect the rest of your life. Stop debating over classes and take one by Woody! You won't regret it!
Pretty good guy, fairly easy class if you try.
Woody is an awesome professor! I would highly suggest taking a class from him. Although he can be intimidating sometimes, you can create a strong student-teacher relationship if you work hard and are proactive. He has a dry sense of humor and knows what he's talking about.
Professor Woody is good. all the quizes are based on the notes and ppts. the midterm and final are kind of hard tough, they aren't trick questions. besides,he is willing to talk with students not only about class but also if you have a lot of concerns. he told me how to study effectively and ecourage me a lot!
Great teacher! all the quizes are short answer questions, but not that hard! he explains well, and he really cares about his students! will definitely recommend him!
Woody is a chill bro. His exams are very straight forward.
Absolutely loved class with Woody. Fun to learn from and bounce humor off of. Knows what hes talking about. Not too hard if you try, but you have to put time and effort into it. One of my most favorite professors!
Woody is one of the best professors I have encountered and taken a class from. He has a good sense of humor and he genuinely cares about his students and that they are comprehending the material being taught. He is easily approachable and doesn't have a problem with explaining class material multiple times.Take notes, ask questions and study.
Love this guy as a teacher! He loves what he does and is very clear about it. What he lectures on is what will be on the test. You go on about 3 field trips and its just an overall fun class.I barely had to do anything for this class. If you're looking for an easy science credit this is it!!! one of my favorite teachers! Highly recommended!!!
He's a really great teacher and he explains his subject matter very clearly. There is a heavy homework load but he gives us ample of time to complete the assignments.
OMGAWD! I LOVED WOODY! He's such a good teacher,and he really engages his students and answers all their questions. Marine Biology was the funnest class I've ever taken at Highline. He's flexible with due dates,and he's an easy grader. He gives a fair amount of homework but also a lot of time to complete assignments, Take him you won't regret it!
Woody is my FAVORITE teacher. Take his class. Yes you have to study a little but you will learn a lot of really great information. I enjoyed all of the labs, lectures, field trips and the homework wasn't bad. He does grade your science journal so take good observations and lab notes. If you are an average-good student you should get at least a 3.0+
I love Woody!! He is so entertaining and most importantly knowledgable! Ask him about the circle of life. In this class we got to grow plants in the greenhouse and conduct an experiment. I learnded a lot about dirt, ecosystems, biology, and plants. If you need to take a science class and want interaction without the brutality of chemistry or micro then take this class.
Took the class with another teacher and I failed due to his poor communication. Then took the same class with Woody, 3.0. Great teacher, loves and lives the job.
Woody is a great teacher he is straightforward and gives two extra credit opportunities. There are weekly quizzes to do but he does drop the lowest quiz grade so its all good. Class was pretty easy as long as you read the lectures he posts, TAKE HIS CLASS, YOU WONT REGRET IT!!!
He's cool,take him! He makes the 1h 50min. class fun and not seem long because his lectures are very interesting & the topics he teaches are relevant. Assignments aren't too hard & the time he gives us to do them are reasonable. Quizzes are about what you learned that week which should be easy because he teaches in a way that's easy to understand.
Woody makes lectures really interesting. He's hilarious and super helpful plus there is no cumulative final! Out of all the Bio classes in the series I received the best grade in his class. I definitely recommend Woody HE IS AWESOME
The course load is pretty light. They are a few assignments here and there that all mainly have to do with the group presentation that students have to give at the end of the quarter(15 min).There are quizzes every monday worth 30 point and are super easy if you study. Also the only tests you take are the midterm and final which is non-cumulative.
This is for international students. I took his class before and i wan tot say he is one of the best teacher at Highline. I was really weak for science so always struggled and confused. But his lecture was clear and easy to understand, tests was not tough if you study enough. Best thing for me was he listened us carefully and gives us amazing reply.
I loved Woody! Everything was very clear. His lectures were fun and he made the subject interesting. The tests are very easy as long as you do the reading and watch the lectures. I loved his discussion questions. The topic is really interesting. He does make you write a term paper but he breaks it up so you write it through the quarter. Great dude
This is the second class I've taken with Woody and I've had so much fun. I hate biology but this class was fun and interesting. You do have to do a group project but it isn't too bad. Quizzes every Monday but they aren't hard at all if you study a little bit. He is a great teacher and really cares about his students.
Probably my favorite teacher on Highline campus. Would take him again. I love him. Really funny too, and is great at teaching.
Mr. Moses was a great teacher, he is really easy going and understanding. The class was fairly easy, he has recorded lectures and power points each week as week as discussion. There is a 10 page term paper. He gives lots of opportunities for extra credit. I really enjoyed this class and learned a ton, I would recommend this class.
I never had a better teacher. He makes you be Environmentalist like him. He is very resourceful. He invites you to events for extra credit and he is precise like an anesthesiologist when grading. You will not earn 0,5 points more or less then you deserve. He is amazing and wild human. He is pro future. Be prepared for workout and humor.
Woody is the best professor I have ever taken at Highline. This was a 2 hour class that went faster then my 1 hour class. His class is mostly based on lectures, but all the notes are posted on canvas on which the quizzes are based on. You will need to study the word definitions for the quizzes which will be on the final and midterm.
Woody is seriously the best. I hate science and yet enjoyed this class. He's funny and makes 2 hour classes fun and lively. Would definitely take any class he teaches.
I chose Woody from due to his ratings and I can honestly say they hold true. He knows how to keep your attention for a two hour class. Weekly quizzes were a breeze if you took good notes and study the night before. Great sense of humor and super easy grader with assignments. Final is a group project worth 220 points, pick a good topic!
Charismatic. Take him, maybe not in combo with other hard classes. Best of the best.
Best Class I ever took! I actually enjoyed learning due to the way that the instructor presented the information. Take this instructor and you will not regret it! Weekly Quizzes. Very approachable. Wants students to succeed. Would be great if other teachers used this kind of teaching style.
Mr. Woody is a great teacher! he is very caring and respectful. take his class you wont regret it !
Super kind & respectful. Actually makes care about the subject. Interesting lectures + hands on activities. He really knows his stuff & he's passionate about it too. A few essays & HW assignments but he's an easy grader. Lots of small presentations throughout the quarter & 1 massive group project at the end. This class was amazing. Take it.
This class is an easy A. I did the entire weeks worth of work in one day, every week. The only thing that required any effort was a 10 pages research paper at the end of the quarter. other than that, an easy A.
You can really tell Woody is very passionate about Biology and he's one of the teacher's you meet in high school where you can vibe with but more smarter and cooler. I highly suggest you take this class
The class was a ton of fun. You will read almost the whole textbook, but as long as you study it's an easy A.
Great guy, loved this class!
Prof Moses is amazing! He does a weekly discussion board + replies and a weekly quiz. Discussions are easy 25 points. Look over lecture notes, the quiz answers are all there! Midterm should be an easy A. There is a final term paper but you work throughout the quarter, so it will only hurt you if you procrastinate. Great feedback- highly recommend!
This class is awesome! Woody is a great professor and I would recommend this class to anyone. Attendance isnt mandatory, but you should still show up. There isnt to many assignments, but there are weekly quizzes. Quizzes arent to hard just make sure to study.
Professor Moses is amazing! Love the guy! He's very understanding and will help you out as long as you reach out. Grades are based on weekly discussions and quizzes. The work is pretty easy and doesn't take much time. Only assignment that takes up time would be the term paper. Also try not to procrastinate all the time. Highly recommend Moses!
Woody's lectures were engaging and the topics were covered in depth. I wish his study guides for exams were more detailed than being just a list of topics covered. Would definitely recommend going over the lecture notes and doing the extra credit (20 points max). It really helps!
Mr. Moses is nice and tries to keep labs interesting. However, sometimes the labs didnt really encompass marine biology. There was a drawing lab once, that had nothing to do with marine life. There are tests every week in addition to a midterm and final. There is a 10 page research paper, and he is very clear that there are no extensions
Fun guy and overall fun class. Has journal checks every now and then. Checks for lots of things including a 50 species list that needs adequate drawings. Lax and gives extensions often.
Best professor I have ever had he is so kind and understandable, his models are clear and he is a really good grader! If your a running start student I definitely recommend!!!!
Professor Moses is my favorite professor I've taken at Highline. He really knows his stuff and gives engaging and helpful but still entertaining lectures. His class style is not super structured and you are graded on a few things without a lot of "homework" assignments, which I personally liked. The exams are reasonable and he is really friendly.
Best teacher at Highline. I'd take every class he offers if I could. He explains things so well and lectures are super straightforward and easy to understand. Quizzes/exams are easy as long as you pay attention in class and read carefully. Funny guy!
I can't believe people told me to take biology for my general science classes. This class was a cluster and I don't think I gained anything from it. He seems like he's just trying to be a student-pleaser without actually teaching. Super disappointing
He's cool as a person, but after the class I was like.. did I actually learn anything or was it a bunch of busywork and doodling?
Amazing professor and lab are soooooooo interesting A research paper should be done which is challenging The lab exam is challenging Easy exams and all online in canvas will be learning about various plants and must memorize their name field trip to a park to see plants and take nore
"the paper should be 10 pages long, which really means 9-11." Dont take this guy. he tries to fit an english class in a level 100 science class. you do more writing than in engl 101 or 102. class is much harder and time consuming than it should be.
Amazing professor, I took him for Environmental Science, and it was an experience that had to be the most fun I have had at Highline, he starts to sing about the circle of life and makes learning fun and easy to learn on his humor and interest in the topics he discusses in class.
"40hrs of study time outside of class, not including hw, project, or quiz" Woody is a nice professor, but doesn't really teach anything in class. Basically have to teach things to yourself even if you have a 2 hour lecture. You get up to 2 absences on lab days or you'll fail the class. There are weekly online quizzes, two exams, and group project.
Woody Moses is a great teacher! Just do the readings and study for tests!!! Lab days are fun and also mandatory. He is also very funny and can make lectures exciting, which is a plus. This course is not easy, but you should be fine by studying and working hard.
The class was relatively easy but the 10 page paper seemed a bit excessive. There are more lively ENVS professors at Highline but I would still take his class again if I needed to.
I saw great overall great reviews that's why I chose him but he wasn't that good. Didn't really learn anything from him. Would just sit, listen and get out and think "what did I learn?". Not a great lecturer, horrible quizzes and exams, blamed class for low average score on midterm and we had to pretty much teach ourselves. Don't recommend.
For the most part, he's your standard bio teacher but you can really tell that he cares about the students. I would recommend this science lab class if you need the credit for all the nonstem majors. Pretty laid back and approachable :]
Moses is a fine bio instructor, but a wonderful professor. You must work to learn the content. Moses teaches exactly how to succeed in his class (and he makes it easy) AND college. He doesn't just teach biology, but how to do well in college. There is a midterm and final, he allows a 9x5 notecard, study and you'll do great, promise! 100% recommend.
He is a great professor. Very easy going his assignments are so easy and he gives clear instructions which helps you do the work right way!
Don't think this class is just gonna be an easy A. There is a lot of studying required. He even mentions you should be studying multiple hours outside of class. Tests / exams every Tuesday.
He was nice at first and super funny but until we had a final project, super strict about public speaking. interrupt us mid-presentation and told us to stop. He had attitude and called our group out saying we were the worst group. He made smart comments about things during our presentation and just rude and so entitled.
His lecture videos were from 2016 (date visible at the bottom of the video) which was a bit disappointing because I'm sure there's a lot of new information. We had to write a 10 page paper with little to no guidance. I wasn't sure about the expectations, what can or cannot be included etc.
The weekly assignments are simple with a discussion post, reply, and multi-choice quiz and 20 extra credit points. The midterm had about 18 free-response questions, which was unexpected, but the final was a mix, mostly multi-choice questions. He had checkpoints for the 10 paged paper but didn't provide that great of feedback. Overall not bad.
Woody mostly explains well and grades easily but many quiz/exam questions weren't taught well or at all. I ended with an A but had a 70-85% for most of the course. The online resources can be hard to understand. Lab days are required. I would consider a professor with clearer explanations of their course if that suits your learning style.
Professor Moses makes the class engaging, but it requires consistent effort. The lectures are informative, and he provides helpful study tips. Unstuck AI's practice quizzes complemented the textbook well for exam prep. Overall, a solid choice for fulfilling a science credit.
The way he teaches makes it fun to learn. He's always available to help and he cares about his student grades.
Very interesting fun lectures and great professor overall
I enjoyed Moses's online class overall. I found it to be fairly easy, though there was a significant amount of work. One downside was that a low quiz grade could really impact your overall score. However, I appreciated his lectures and learned a lot. He was responsive to questions and graded fairly.
I would for sure take this class again, the professor is very good with the late work assignments, no joke make sure you show up to class.
Mr. Woody is a teacher who makes the class entertaining, explains things very well, and always gives appropriate feedback. I really enjoyed his oceanography class and I would definitely like to take classes with him again.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
62%
Textbook Required
44%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.12 avg changeRatings by Course
BIOLOGY
5.0
(3)ENVSCIENCE
5.0
(1)ENVIROSCI
5.0
(1)ENVIRONMENTAL
5.0
(2)BBIBIIII
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
OCEAN110
5.0
ENVSENVS
4.0
MARINEBIOLOGY
4.0
GESC105
3.5
BIOL100
3.5