Professor was very nice but not the best at explaining information. The lab sections were terrible and we didn't do any real experiments. Instead the lab work was entirely worksheets that felt like busy work. Tests had some trick questions but were not too difficult overall as long as you did a lot of memorization.

I took this class for my lab GE, and I do not like science. I found this class pretty boring and didn't pay attention or take notes half the time during lectures, but I never skipped a class or lab. The labs weren't too hard and I usually finished at least 30 minutes early. Lab quizzes were every week, but were fairly easy as long as you read over the slides before class. She also drops your two lowest quiz scores. Both the midterm and final were multiple choice (about 60 questions) and easy. I studied maybe an hour for each and got a 92% on the midterm and 88% on the final. She offers extra credit to just go to an aquarium which was fun and easy! If you don't mind sitting through boring lectures, I think this is an easy A for a lab!

This class serves as a good introduction to oceanography, but lectures were at times boring and unorganized. It was evident that although this was the case, Dr. Drake was passionate about the subject and well-versed on the material. I went to office hours frequently to clarify information that I was confused about and it was helpful. The labs for this class are graded based on completion, but there are quizzes every week that directly relate to the previous lab. It was a bit inconvenient that the answers to the labs were not posted on CCLE, but only in the Geology building. Other than labs, there are three exams total in the class: one midterm, a lab final, and a lecture final. Although the lecture final is not cumulative, the lab final has information from all ten weeks of the course. Overall, this class is not too difficult, and there is an extra credit opportunity that is easy and enjoyable. I recommend taking it if you have an interest in the subject.

I really enjoyed this class. While the professor's lectures were often times boring and confusing, the subject itself was enjoyable and interesting. The professor uploads all of her slides on CCLE and she includes summaries at the end of each of them which were really helpful when studying for the exams. There are 3 exams: a midterm, a final, and a lab final. Additionally, she offers an incredibly easy extra credit opportunity. Overall, I think this class was fairly easy with minimal workload.

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I feel like Professor Drake cares about her students and really tries, but this was just not an enjoyable class. The lectures were really dull and dry and unenjoyable. The tests weren't hard and I should definitely have studied more, they were all multiple choice - one midterm and one final. There was an extra credit where you go to an aquarium or a beach clean-up event and submit pictures. There were also weekly lab quizzes that were super easy, and a lab final that was pretty simple too. It's a pretty easy GE that you can definitely skip the lectures for.

The fact that I didnt finish with a flat A in this class really bothered me because it was so easy. I hate science things so I thought this class would be the easiest science I could take. I was right but the class was a lot of memorization. You have to learn about all the different things in the ocean which Ive honestly forgot already. The final and midterm are 25% of the grade if you do the extra credit which takes 20 mins and is a free 10 points. Lab quizzes were hard at first so my reccomendation is

Dr. Drake was a great professor and a nice person. Her lectures were engaging and interesting and the tests were pretty easy, a lot of it is just memorization. There were a few questions from the textbook readings on every exam, but the focus was mostly on lectures.

I thought this was a relatively easy science GE overall. The lectures were a little boring, so I tended to just take my own notes from the slides she posted on CCLE. You do have to go to lab section once a week and complete a lab, but those are mostly for participation. The midterm and final are both fair, and there's an extra credit assignment where you get to go to the aquarium! Overall a good class!

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I love Professor Drake! I took EPS SCI 15 as a GE as a very non-sciencey person during my first quarter at UCLA. The class definitely moved fast and covered a ton of material that was really unfamiliar to me. I took it as a class taught by two professors, and I greatly preferred Professor Drake. She was extremely approachable and I attended a few of her office hours. The textbook is 100% not necessary for this course. I highly recommend going to office hours whenever you can and utilize the professor. This is definitely heavy for a GE, but an A is definitely attainable!