I took AOS 1 with Professor Seibt in Spring 2015. I have several opinions regarding the class structure and the professor.

First, the class material was relatively easily. We studied things like the greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, atmospheric and ocean circulation, ice ages, the IPCC, and other typical environmental topics. I enjoyed the material but I have heard other students say that it was tedious and at times difficult to comprehend (such as the Coriolis effect). The only thing I really despised was that the material was never really set. The professor gave us a tentative syllabus at the beginning and we did not discuss half the topics listed on it.

Second, grading is pretty fair and yet confusing simultaneously. The structure was 30% midterm, 45% final, 25% homework. We used the infamous and costly iClicker 2. The iClicker questions are graded 50/50. 50% comes from answering 75% of the questions in class, whether you answer correctly or incorrectly. The other 50% of the clicker points comes from answering "quiz" questions. She said that iClicker could replace half of the midterm score, and I assumed she did so. However, there is no set grading scale so I do not know if the class was curved or not. I believe it was considering the averages on the exams, though.

Side note...
Averages for exams:
Midterm 83%
Final 62% (I have no idea why this was so low considering she gave us two days of review...)

Third, I think the biggest thing I realized disliked about Professor Seibt was how disorganized she was. The syllabus was not really clear in grading nor content and I feel like the homework assignments were drawn up last minute.

Also, I took the lab, and some of the assignments were just plain silly. The last lab was to write a review of the class. The labs were not hard, but just seemed like mundane assignments that didn't really teach me much. Another lab had us "google" what soil erosion was and write a half-page summary. I honestly wish the labs were thought of much better.

Overall, the class was not too hard. The professor is extremely friendly and approachable in office hours, but she is extremely disorganized. Professor Seibt will also try to make class fun and engage students which makes class better.

Final Grade: B+
Lab Grade: A

This class is very easy and Dr. Seibt is super extremely kind and funny. I miss this class the most:( This class was so nice and very easy... The TA's were also extremely nice and hard working... Everyone was so nice... I really miss class and highly recommend this class to anyone who is looking for an easy GE :(

An average professor. Hard to not doze off in her lectures, so make sure you go to discussions. Final is a bit harder than the midterm, but still doable.