At a first glance this class might seem like an easy A but it definitely does require more work than anticipated. Professor Brown is engaging during her lectures and makes the content enjoyable to learn, but she does tend to rush through her slides a bit. The labs were very hands-on and pretty cool as well; every week you complete a packet with questions about fossils that you examine. We had a small project due in lab towards the end of the quarter but it was simple. The weekly online quizzes were not bad and you can retake them as many times as you want. The midterm was mostly multiple choice and a few short answer questions while the final was entirely multiple choice. Brown provides study guides for both and I found them to be pretty useful. I would recommend this class to anyone looking for an interesting GE, but be ready to put in the effort.

Lectures had a ton of information to know but a review guide is given for both the midterm and the final. Students this year collaborated to finish the guide together which helped everyone study. Midterm was multiple choice and a few short answers while the final was entirely multiple choice. As long as you study the information it shouldn't be that bad. The lab for this class was scheduled to be around two hours but if you work with people to get the work done early you can leave early as well. Labs were every week and the lowest score could be replaced with a museum trip.