A good class to take if you need to fulfill your science GE. All exams were online, open-note, and timed. They were really no sweat and you had more than enough time. I believe we got like 2 hours to answer 40 questions on the final. Really an easy class that was also fun and interesting. You learn about the ocean, climate change, ocean laws, etc, etc...You have weekly online quizzes that are not timed, and she drops THREE of your lowest quiz grades. THREE. And, they were really easy. There is also a Lab Final (So, in total, 1 midterm, 1 final, and 1 lab final all open-note, and timed) which was actually low-key tricky but it was worth literally 8% of your grade, so you are chilling. And, she gives EC which is free points for going to the aquarium or where-ever. She is also super nice and cares about her students. The midterm was taken around the time of the shooting threat and to alleviate our stress she gave us an extra hour to take the midterm.

She's super cool and really nice! This class isn't as interesting as you might expect because we went a lot more into the details of the oceans themselves than the animals living in them, but we also learned about the marine species later in the course as well. Exams were online because of COVID, and they were open-note and open-slides. I definitely recommend it if you need a science GE!

Professor Treude is a very kind, engaging instructor who truly cares about her students. Based on previous reviews, I was not looking forward to a good experience in this class at all, but I can say with confidence that this was my favorite class this quarter. As long as you pay attention to all the lectures and at least scan all the readings, this class should be an easy A. All of the exams were straightforward (although the lab final did have a few challenging and quite specific questions). I definitely felt that the second half of the class (which was more heavily focused on marine biology) was more interesting than the first half (which covered stuff like plate movement, seawater chemistry, sediments, etc). I really loved that Professor Treude constantly updated us via Canvas--acknowledging that it has been a tough quarter for us and even making certain accommodations (like extending the time given on our midterm + final). If you need a science GE, take this class!!

This class is pure memorization the whole way through. The lab sections were painful, and if you're even 2 minutes late, you can't take the quiz which accounts for 30% of your grade. Honestly the class was painful, but lecture attendance isn't necessary since Professor Treude reads off the slides. The end of the course was jumbled by the COVID crisis, which is why my grade majorly tanked. Had to attend my lab section to take the lab final, even though campus was shut down.

It is true, you do not have to attend lectures, although lab is required. Tina is an incredibly boring lecturer. She just reads off the slides. However often the content is interesting itself. Midterm and Final are both multiple-choice and fairly easy if you review the slides. Labs are way more informative but make sure to actually do the readings. I would like to mention that often, Tina was not very accommodating and rude to students who asked questions. Keep in mind the quarter I took this class was the beginning of the COVID crisis. She was not very understanding.

I took this class winter quarter of my freshman year. I went to lecture only 3 times and still got an A because Prof. Treude posts the slides online, which is nice. It's good if you read the textbooks (20 dollars total), but you're ok just by reading the slides online (there is a summary at the end of each lecture). If you only study the day before from the slides summaries, the tests are not too easy but still doable. The COVID-19 situation helped with finals though, otherwise it would have been harder for me to get an A. This class also satisfies the lab requirement. The labs are a pretty important part of the class, as you have a quiz every week (best 6 out of 8 will count for 30% of the final grade). Studying for the quizzes is the only work on a weekly basis that you have to do. I had my lab at 11 and usually by just studying the same morning of the quiz I managed to lose only half a point. The content is super boring though. TA Hannah Tandy is super good and nice.

I honestly couldn't give you much insight into Tina as a lecturer because I literally never went to lectures. She even said on the first day that coming to lectures isn't mandatory. Her slides are posted online and she just reads off the slides so. . .I bought the textbooks because they were cheap, but I never used it. The labs brought me bad to middle school labs and the tests were very elementary school - esque. You basically just have to make sure you found a great quizlet, memorize all the terms, and then you're good.

The extra credit is stupidly easy. You just go to a museum/aquarium, take a picture, write 2 sentences, and then get 10% added to your grade (with the midterm and final respectively lowered in grade distribution). Also the final only covers material from after the midterm, so it's all pretty manageable.

The only issue is that you do have to take the time to study before each tests and the content is boring as hell. But overall, a great GE that gives you lab credit.

Tina seems like she's fun in class. Her powerpoints are filled with pictures of her on adventures and she ties them into the lecture. However, if you have ANY concerns/problems/accommodations that require you to email her she is a BEAST ( and not the good kind). She was very rude to myself and a lot of other class members who emailed her about many different things (accommodations for people during the COVID-19 madness, material being covered on the midterm that she specifically said would not be covered, not being able to go to lab for family emergencies, etc). The lab quizzes were kind of difficult in my opinion because I did not have time before every lab to completely memorize the packet of information we had (in which random stuff you read in one line somewhere would be a question on the quiz out of 8 points so if you do bad you're basically done for). Her midterm was fine but the final was harder because you had to know specific details written in small font on her powerpoints that you probably would not have thought twice about. She gives generous extra credit though, which is why I ended up with an A-. If you're debating taking this class, I wouldn't waste your time. Take another class. If you need a lab take GEOG 5.

Some parts of this class are really interesting (tides, tsunamis, coral reefs, etc), some parts are a drag (sediments, seawater, micro-organisms) but I'd definitely recommend this class if you need a life science lab. Some of the lab quizzes can be tricky (and detail-oriented) but the lowest 2 out of 8 are dropped so they aren't bad at all.

I have never gotten lower than an A- until I took this disaster of a class. I have never fallen asleep in class until I took this class. I had never failed a quiz until I took this class. Treude is by far the worst teacher I have ever had. I know she's smart and kind, but her lectures were incredibly disorganized and impossible to pay attention to. I had no clue how to study. I had to switch to Pass/No Pass so that my GPA didn't get annihilated. Please, I am on my hands and knees begging whoever is reading this, do not take this class. Trust me. Please. I took the time out of my day to add this class to Bruinwalk just so that I could save someone from the fate that has befallen me. I am only saying this because I care deeply about whoever is reading this.