Comments:CHE 4341 - This was by far the hardest but best class I have ever taken. Let me start by saying that Dr. Jonklaas is truly a great guy and professor, and I truly pity anyone who does not take him. That being said, this was one of the most rigorous classes I have taken. With it being an entirely flipped class, it is up to you to learn the material BEFORE coming to lecture. He posted some of the course content about 2 weeks in advance of the class start date for if anyone wanted to get ahead -- if he still does this, take advantage of it. I cannot tell you how many times I wish I would have gotten ahead on the course material, because once you get behind, it is incredibly difficult to catch back up. Based off of my own experience in combination with recommendations from my colleague who did extremely well in the course, I would recommend keeping yourself 1-2 weeks ahead on the lecture material. This way, you can already have a good foundation on the material before group office hours (GOHs), and you will be well prepared for EOC quizzes and structure quizzes (When in doubt, draw it out!!). Each exam (n=5) was worth 100 points (including the final) and the lowest midterm exam could be replaced with the final, structure quizzes were 15 points each (lowest dropped), and the total points on the EOC quizzes were capped at 75 points. We also had these things called other assignments which were a means of boosting one's grade (10 points total). Dr. J also gave numerous opportunities for extra credit on exams and the final as well as some additional opportunities towards the end of the semester. For all biochemistry classes, you are graded on a +/- scale (womp womp). Make sure to do especially well on the EOCs and SQzs as they will greatly help your grade. Study hard and stay on top of the content; don't be like me! Goodluck!  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:4342 - I have no idea what the past two comments are talking about. First of all, Jonklaas is not involved with research; he is literally a lecturer and he loves his job. Secondly, he has never said anything bad about vaccines. He is very enthusiastic about the material and is extremely helpful and kind to anyone who spends any time getting to know him. The flipped classroom format is impossible to get around just because of the sheer depth of information that this course covers. I did not do so well in this class because I had a lot of stuff going on during this semester (18 credit hours, thesis work, etc.) but without a doubt it was doable IF YOU HAVE TIME. He provides a lot of opportunity for extra credit and there is a lot of wiggle room if you don't do the best on exams. I highly recommend this class to anyone who wants to LEARN.  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:4342 - He obviously hates to teach and would rather do research. His videos for the flipped classroom that he implements is TERRIBLE and in a lot of his videos there is horrible audio or he is in a car. This class you can only make an A+ in if you are autistic. He pretends to be kind but obviously shows signs of judgement. He has an energy drink addiction and is all over the place.  - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:4342 - I really enjoyed this class, but Dr. Jonklaas is a little strange at times. He's vaccine-hesitant, which was kinda weird for a biochem prof. That said, his slides were super helpful. Every test question came directly from the slides. No textbook needed. Test questions were hard, but if you literally memorized the slides you were guaranteed a 100%. Definitely a lot of work but from what I hear he seems much much better than the other options. The flipped lecture recorded videos are pretty low quality at times (i.e. he recorded some lectures while driving on a noisy interstate) but not bad.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4342 - Dr. Jonklaas is probably the most dedicated professor I have ever met. Not only is he an excellent professor but an incredibly good man. He is passionate, empathetic, approachable and always helpful and there are not enough good things I can say about him both as a teacher and a human being. This is a very challenging course. If you are loaded up on science classes I would not take it. However, if you have the opportunity and feel like you can fit it into your schedule, I promise you will not regret taking Dr. Jonklaas. The workload is heavy, you will spend several hours per day studying for the class, but that is to be expected with a course like this. Although it may sound intimidating, Dr. Jonklaas makes learning about the content super interesting for anyone going to grad school or med school. Structure quizzes are your best friend, studying for them is studying for the exams and they will be very high yield when you take the tests. He will give you hints throughout the lectures that highlight where you should focus your studying. For most content, I found that drawing out the process was the most helpful in memorizing content. If you straight up try to memorize everything, you will not do well. Memorize through understanding. Overall, after taking this course I feel much more prepared and confident in my knowledge than I did before. Please take Dr. Jonklaas, I am so happy that I did.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE4342 - I did not do well in this course. (I actually haven't gotten my final grade yet, and I'm hoping for a C....) BUT I didn't do well because my foundation was shaky at best. Dr. Jonklaas provided (almost a month before the the start if the course) review information of biochem 1 that would help with the course. He recognizes the difficulty of this course AND that many of his students took biochem 1 with a different professor who may have taught differently. He regularly provides reviews of information from Biochem 1 that is necessary to understand biochem 2. He provides AMPLE opportunity for extra credit, but you do have to put in the work. He provides the opportunities but he will not hand it to you. He is very transparent regarding his expectations and your probability of success in his course. He starts every class with a meme or personal anecdote, which I believe contributes to a generally happier classroom environment. He does use the flipped course method where you are required to watch quite a bit of content external to class time. Additionally, exams are taken at random times outside of class time (I understand that this is so we can use class time to cover more information) but it was terribly inconvenient and difficult to have exams at 7PM after a 12 hour academic day on Thursday. (My biochem class was MWF) Genuinely though, exam times are my ONLY complaint. Biochemistry is difficult, by the nature of the course. It requires a lot of work, studying and effort. Dr. Jonklaas recognizes the difficulty of the course and is one of the only science professors I've had at Baylor (as a senior) who is an actual human being. He cares, he understands, he wants you to succeed, and he is absolutely clear with you about his expectations, standards, and plans. Biochem is brutal. but if you have to take it, I highly recommend Dr. Jonklaas. Even as someone who didn't do well, I recognize his empathy, passion, and effort. I hated the content but very much enjoyed his course.  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:4341 - Allow me to preface: I was beyond scared having read through these reviews before the first day of class. But, I can say after taking the course that it was my FAVORITE class I have taken at Baylor so far. Yes, it is a fast-paced class that requires serious time management skills and hard work (whether watching lecture videos, taking notes, preparing for daily in-class quizzes, or studying for exams) in order to get an A. Yes, it can be overwhelming, as he covers an abundance of information over short periods of time. But, it indeed was SUCH a helpful class. I never walked away from a lesson wondering what is the point of me taking this class (*cough *cough genetics and ochem for me). Also, his class is not ochem heavy at all. I did not do very well in ochem and that had no impact on my performance in this class. Taking Cell and Molec before this class was also superrr beneficial (it is just a deeper version of it imo). I think the flipped classroom was great, as I could put his lectures on 1.5x speed and pause them and rewatch parts with ease when I needed to. Also, his EOC (end-of-class quizzes) held me accountable for the material - I never felt like I was scrambling to study before the exams. I already knew most of the material from studying for the quizzes. I never thought his exams were outrageously difficult, only at times very speicifc. Quizlets and whiteboards were my best friends that semester. I also rewrote important concepts in the lectures and made charts/grafts to organize material in a way that I better understood and could visualize. Overall, I do not know if I would encourage EVERYONE to take him over the other prof (the woman who is supposedly easier), but I will say this class shouldn't be feared. All of his quizzes/exams are MC. He offers extra credit points through various assignments, and his final is not bad at all. Bank points and do not underestimate how valuable the EOC and RS quizzes can be in boosting your grade. Memorize the slides, understand the concepts at hand, and you will do JUST FINE.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4342 - As a person, Dr. Jonklaas is an absolute gem of a human being. He's very fun and engaging and a talented lecturer who does an excellent job verbally explaining difficult material. He really tries hard to get to know all his students and just comes across overall as very kind and non-judgmental. That being said, his class can be brutal if you're not prepared. I was lucky enough to have taken biochem II as my only hard class in an otherwise light semester, and I urge anyone taking Dr. Jonklaas to do the same. This class WILL take up a lot of your time. A lot of what the previous reviews say here are very much true (high workload, no office hours, super detailed lockdown exams, etc.) so keep that in mind when considering Dr. Jonklaas's biochem. I will say, however, that he is well aware of the high workload that this class demands and he makes his expectations very clear early on. He also balances out the high workload by having very generous grading policies that give you ample opportunity to buffer your grade. There is a short quiz after every lecture which is basically free points if you paid attention in class and watched the videos (he also caps the score after a certain point to make it even easier to earn full credit), and both structure quizzes and exams have very forgiving grade drop/replacement policies. Overall, take his classes especially if you're pre-med because while you will have to dedicate a lot of your time to learning and studying material, you WILL learn a lot of biochem and will be much better prepared for the MCAT/med school. Yes, the workload can be daunting, but Dr. Jonklaas is more than willing to meet his students where they are and wants them to succeed, even if his classroom format may not be everyone's cup of tea. Also as a quick side note to consider: Dr. Jonklaas is very religious and often brings up his religious beliefs in class. I personally am not bothered by that whatsoever but I do want to mention it since some people may take issue.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4342 - I had Dr. Jonklaas for both biochem 1 and 2 and he has been my easily one of the nicest teachers at baylor both as a person and with grading. I don't understand the hate he gets on here because he gives a GENEROUS amount of bonus credit and assignments that are pretty easy. There are MANY drops for quizzes and a final replacement for a test. Overall very straightforward classes almost entirely identical. The tests don\'t try to trick you that much and he gives many practice tests with very similar problems. Only thing is if you have a WEDNESDAY NIGHT activity you may need to reconsider because his tests are at night 7-11 for 2hrs. If it\'s on the slide it\'s fair game and I couldn\'t stress that more. this class does do +/- and he curves and has bonus on every test and the averages were better than most science classes at baylor. For 4342 there are two essays which are kind of poorly timed with one being due right before finals, which isn\'t ideal, but they were graded very nice. Overall the only downside to this class is workload, but I think that gets overstated by a lot of people and coming from a person who\'s not usually topping every class. He does do flipped classroom dynamic, but you really don\'t need to watch the videos. I only looked at slides for both classes and I did fine. The videos help, but I\'m just not going to watch 2 hours of videos 2 times a week when I could read it in 30 minutes or less. They are helpful if you don\'t understand the concepts, but the info is the same on the slides so don\'t feel like you\'re missing out on info.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4342 - Some details on tests can be very specific. There is a lot of content, but the course is structured much better than 4341.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE 4341 - This class will occupy all the time you have available... The flipped classroom dynamic does not follow the appropriate dynamic compared to other professors such as Tandy or Parizi but is used to excuse egregious amounts of content. Additionally, the "Group Office Hours" concept is absolutely ludicrous. DO NOT expect any availability from this professor. You will take quizzes in your RS sections so don't expect any value to come from those. Your exams will be either late at night or early in the morning, and will pull from the deepest recess of the lecture powerpoints. Avoid this class at all costs.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:4341 - I took Jonklaas for biochem I and I am now taking him for biochem II. Despite the other comments, you have to work really really hard in this class. I would not advise a heavy workload while taking this class because a lot of your time will be spent studying for quizzes, exams, and watching video lectures. Dr. Jonklaas makes his expectations very clear within the first week of class so there isn't a lot of confusion about what you should expect from this class. Because a lot of time is required outside of class, I found this more conducive for my learning environment and studying. If flipped classes are not your forte, I would consider a different professor because Jonklaas expects you to come to class having already learned most of the material. In terms of exams and quizzes, there is quite a lot to study for. Jonklaas gives four exams (no drops) that are very detail oriented. Anything discussed in video lecture or class is fair game. To prevent cheating, a lockdown browser with webcam is used with zoom monitoring as well. He gives you two hours to complete a 50 question exam and each exam took me the whole two hours. Dr. Jonklaas expects that you will be able to apply what you learn in class to exams and quizzes. There is an "end of class quiz" every class period to ensure you are keeping up with video lectures. THESE ARE FREE POINTS! As long as you watch the lecture or even pay attention in class, you will get most of the points. Finally, there were around 5 structure quizzes that were pretty difficult, but if you set aside 3 days to study, you will be fine. I think it's important to remember that biochem is a hard class and you have to dedicate time and effort to understand it, but Dr. Jonklaas really tries to help you understand the material and give you points so it is definitely not impossible to get an A.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE 4341 - dr. jonklaas is by far the best science professor i've had at baylor. he absolutely cares for his students and is so accommodating. i had to come on here and make a review because the people who are saying bad things about him just did not learn well with his teaching style. yes, the video lectures and daily quizzes are a lot. yes, the tests are difficult. BUT dr. jonklaas truly provides what you need to succeed. if you follow the instructions he emphasizes repeatedly on how to do well, you will do well. he goes over high-yield test topics in detail and provides exam practice. i am studying to take the mcat very soon, and dr. jonklaas's class has been extremely beneficial. the memes are great. they add some relief to an overall grueling course. in addition, dr. jonklaas is a genuinely kind person. he notices everyone and remembers names. also, it seems like he may change his syllabus policies often, but this semester grading went like this: 4 exams + final (each ~15% of your grade), daily quizzes (~11%), structure quizzes (~11%), and other assignments (~1.5% lol). he does not drop an exam, but he will replace an exam with your final section for that unit. all exams are mostly multiple choice with some calculations. take dr. jonklaas.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - The biggest mistake I have ever made in my life was to take Dr. Jonklaas. I was prideful and thought "oh it will help me for the MCAT" but no. This man is horrible. he cares more about memes than his students. He has 4 tests and a final, a quiz every day, and a lot of BS structure quizzes. His class is flipped so you will be watching a lot of lectures (recorded from 2020 because he is too lazy to update them) that are about 2 hours long. He won't respond to emails and only has group office hours so if you have more questions outside of that, well, good luck charlie. I found his tests to be nearly impossible, even after studying for hours and hours. His tests are all application so you will spend hours attempting to memorize the sheer amount of content and he will take it a step further. This man is lazy and unorganized but puts on a facade that he cares about his students and it is complete BS.His practice exams all have notes at the end because he just reuses stuff and if he finds something wrong in a question he won't update it. One time, a test question had no right answer (and he admitted it) so thanks for that. if you want to work your butt off studying hours and hours just to be disappointed in your grade, dr. jonklaas is the guy for you! oh and all the A's you see below? that is because he used to give a crap ton of extra credit but took it away. so youre working with no curve, no extra credit, and no office hours and overall a teacher who doesn't give a frick about your wellbeing. have fun with that one. this man made me cry almost every day. do not take him. pls save yourself.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:CHE 4341 - the class is phenomenal. jonklaas does NOT over complicate anything... its literally just a complicated course. jonklaas is probably the best professor for this course bc compared to other students in other courses, it just seems that one in jonklaas' class has a better understanding of certain topics. as known, it is a flipped classroom. just watch the videos, take solid notes and you will be fine. its def harder to get an A in jonklaas course than other lecturers, but its worth it bc having a B+ or B in biochem but being able to have the tools to ace the bio/biochem section of the mcat is just... worth it? hmm. he isnt the best at responding to emails. if youre soft and want things spoon-fed to you, dont take jonklaas. you gotta work for an A, even an A-. shoot, even a B+. its doable. goodluck. take jonklaas..  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE 4341 - This was an incredibly discouraging class. First and foremost, we need to discuss cheating. The exams are all online at home on lockdown browser, so naturally this will happen. Outside of class, I recall overhearing a convo between two other people that were in this class and they both admitted to cheating. In fact, they went further and discussed how a large portion of my class was cheating. I have already let Jonklass know this via email, and he has yet to get back to me. But hearing things like this and seeing the exam averages are usually around an 83, I almost completely gave up in the class. Of course, there were other factors causing my poor achievement-I likely overestimated myself considering I ended genetics with Miles with a 95 and hphys with a 93. Considering I did well in these historically difficult classes and then getting demolished in biochem says a lot about this class. There were also daily quizzes. Sometimes they were incredibly difficult and other times they were a free 3 points. This lack of consistency really screwed me up. On top of this, the daily quizzes would encourage me (and the other few who were getting through this class legit) to prepare for one quiz, immediately forget everything, and prepare for the next one. It did not contribute to my learning; it ruined it. The way the material was organized was also seemingly all over the place. I managed to make connections with a few things, but other very important connections were completely lost in the sheer disorganization. In the slides, we would jump from one topic to another, and Jonklass would introduce one fact while ignoring the bigger picture. At the end of each video, I kept asking: why do we have to know this? or why does this need to happen? Had the information been better organized, I likely would have scored better on the exams. What really made me angry was how Jonklass made simple things complicated. For example, the syllabus was 14 PAGES LONG (this is not counting the mandatory Baylor pages). Upon reading it, I quickly realized it could be condensed into 3 pages max. He does the same thing with simple concepts in the material. On the bright side, Jonklass is pretty helpful in class, but he has no office hours. Personally, Jonklass is a nice person and fun to talk to. But for biochem I would recommend you avoid taking Jonklass. Push biochem back to another semester if you must. Unless Jonklass switches to paper exams and does not overcomplicate everything, take Lahousse for biochem. Her exam averages are much lower, but she does paper exams meaning everyone is on an even playing field. Also the "memes" made an already discouraging class even more discouraging.  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:4341 - Disgusting, absolutely disgusting. From talking with him, Dr. Jonklaas seemed like a very nice person. But his actions as a teacher were the complete opposite. Let me first talk about how unorganized his class was. First of all, he did not complete the syllabus until the middle of the semester. Then he showed the class some of his poor BUbook ratings and made up excuses in order to defend himself. Instead of learning from others' ratings and becoming a better professor, he chooses to argue. He is also extremely uncaring and unfair with your grade. The class average for every exam was failing. Like between 50s and mid 60s. The high would be in the 70s or 80s. It was really bad, but Dr. Jonklaas refused to give a curve. Instead, he let the class drop two of our lowest exam grades with the final. But this was extremely unfair to the people who were actually doing decent on his exams. People, including myself, were scoring well above average. If there was a curve, I would have had A's on most of the exams. Then came the final. The final exam average was in the low 40s. It was absolutely terrible. The replacement policy was not helpful at all. So you would think he would give a huge curve for the final exam and make up for not curving any of the regular exams. But no, he gives a 10 point curve on the final, which was absolutely useless. It does not even apply to the replacement policy. So no one in the class made an A. On top of his extremely unfair grading, he makes his exams as difficult as possible. A huge reason why the averages were very low. He LOVES to put trick questions and try to get you to answer incorrectly. Each question had around ten multiple choice answers. And the question and answers were filled with typos. There are also always errors on the exam and quizzes, which he would always have to go back and fix them. If you do not spot the errors yourself, then you would just get those questions wrong. Even though you answered them correctly. He is also extremely unhelpful as a professor. He will NEVER respond to emails. I lost count of how many times I asked him a question via email and he never responded. He is the most unhelpful professor I have ever had as well. The workload is a lot. The exams were over two hours long and they were online. The exams also took place on days when we did not even have class. Structure quizzes were filled with trick questions as well, so you had to really study as much as possible for those too. And this is not even all of it. He has a recommendation letter policy where you have to score an A+ in his class. This is around 97 or above in percentage. When I said he was unfair, I meant he is also the most unfair professor as well. Not only does he have such a ridiculous policy, but he doesn't even grade fairly. Unfairness at its finest. Don't even think about obtaining a recommendation letter from him. I had high hopes of him going into his class because he seemed like a nice person from talking to him, but I am severely disappointed. I highly suggest taking a different professor because this is the first time I wrote a BUBook rating for someone.  - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:CHE 4341 & 4342 - I have yet to make a BUBooks rating in my entire time at Baylor but for a class as important as Biochemistry, I thought it was worth it. To start, Dr. Jonklaas is one of the most genuine and kind people on campus. I think any student who has taken the time to have a conversation with this man would agree. As far as the class goes, Biochem is a senior-level chemistry course that is one of, if not the most important classes to take for a pre-med student. Aside from just learning biochem, you will also learn about pretty much every science-based concept that shows up on the MCAT whether it is physics, gen chem, or bio. As such, it is taught this way. It is an insane amount of information and if you get behind, you will find yourself in trouble. I was in the T/R section and there was usually about 90-120 minutes or more of lectures that had to be watched before each class. There are quizzes at the start of every class on the assigned lectures that he modified this last semester that basically ensures you get a 100% on that part of your grade. Not only that, if you actually study and try on the quizzes, retaining the information for the exams is not difficult. However, since he made these quizzes so you can work with others, many students don't watch them and it will show on your exam. The class is structured with 800 points total. 150 of those come from your daily quizzes which essentially guarantees almost 20% of your grade. Additionally he has "Structure Quizzes" which are basically quizzes where he gives you a set of structures such as the 20 amino acids and will ask you to memorize it. There may be one question on there that can be tricky, but really, if you take the time to just write them out a couple times, they are no issue. This is another 150 points that really are not difficult to get the majority of. Additionally, he will drop your 2 worst scores on these. The other 500 points are 4 exams and the final. Each exam is out of 106-108 points so even though there may be a few unfair questions, this is accounted for in your grade and I knew many students still scoring over 100 on these. The material comes straight from his powerpoint notes and his lectures. It may be subtle, but everything on the test comes from these lectures. I am by no means the typical 4.0 pre-med student. I didn't do well in some of the pre-requisites but I got over a 97 in both Biochem 1 and 2 just by watching these lectures repeatedly. He gives plenty of extra credit and in fact, there was almost 90 points of EC available in Biochem 1 (which is a lot when the class was only out of 750). Also, I really don't understand the previous rating who claims that everyone was failing his exams. The final exam average for Biochem 1 was a 77 and an 83 for Biochem 2 which is extremely reasonable for this level of class. Additionally, Dr. Jonklaas only writes letters for students that get a 97 unless he knows you well. This is outlined in the syllabus and should come as no surprise that he wouldn't write them for students not doing well in this course as described in the rating. Overall, if you want to learn biochem (or have to for the MCAT), Jonklaas is your guy. He teaches this as if it were a medical school course but the material is fairly easy to learn and it is very interesting for those pursuing medicine. While there may be a lot of information, watch the lectures every day (make sure to use that x1.5 feature), ask questions in class and you will be able to get an A (even though it is a 93+). While his class is not easy, I can not recommend him enough for students trying to go to medical school. Last comment: TAKE biochem 2. Not only do you get an additional minor, but it was more interesting and useful for the MCAT as far as review goes in my opinion.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - For the past three years at Baylor, I’ve been very reluctant to create an account on BuBooks to give professors a review. But with Dr. Jonklaas, I had to create a BuBooks account. Let me start off with his exams. He LOVES to put trick questions on the exams where there is a big chance for you to do badly on the exams even if you studied very well. His questions are multiple choice, but there are around 10 answer choices per question. So he makes his exams as hard as possible. My class average for an exam was around 55% with a high in the 70s and another was around in the 60s with a high in the 80s. But Dr. Jonklaas would never curve those exams. He instead thinks that it is fairer to drop your two lowest exam grades with the final exam, but that hurts people who are actually doing fairly well on the exams. Plus, the final exam was insanely difficult and there was no way the replacement exam option was going to be beneficial. The final exam average was literally 40%. He actually did give a curve, but only 10 points. And those 10 points don’t even factor into replacing your two lowest exams. Plus, a 10-point curve for a 40% average exam is absolutely nothing. So at the end of the day, NO ONE made an A- or higher in his class. He is the most unfair and unorganized professor I have ever had. He is a very nice person to meet and talk to, but his actions speak otherwise. He never responds to emails, so you have to go up to him in person to actually ask him questions. And don’t even bother getting to know him and trying to get a letter of recommendation. Because many people have tolerated his actions and spoken with him a lot to get a letter of recommendation. But he would not write anyone a letter. This review is not only my perspective of his course, but the majority of the class’s perspective as well. We HIGHLY suggest taking a different Biochemistry professor if you have the option to.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:4341 - Here is the rundown of Biochem with Jonklaas. I will preface this with the fact that this was the most challenging course I've taken at Baylor because of how much work this course requires of you. This course is points based which at first I didnt like because your grade on Canvas is not an accurate representation of how youre actually doing in the class, but it definitely helps in the end by giving you the highest score possible. He organizes the course as a flipped classroom which I really enjoyed. There is SO much material and it was really nice to be able to watch the content as many times as you need. In actual lecture it was a group office hour where you can ask any questions regarding the video lectures, homework, or practice exams/ multiple choice questions he posts for us. The class was set up with us having a Lockdown quiz everyday at the end of the lecture. This is a bit overwhelming because I had to do work for this class literally everyday, however it forces you to keep up with the material. These quizzes are out of 100 points and it is super easy to get extra credit because for every 5 points over 100 you got it would be one point added back to your tests. There were also structure quizzes and the lowest two got dropped. The tests were not easy. One thing I really did not like about the tests were that they were posted at 7 p.m. At that point in the day I'm ready to eat dinner and wind down, but instead I had to force my brain so stay on for a whole exam. I never felt at my best mentally for these exams bc my brain was tired by the time he posted. Also, Dr. Jonklaas as sweet as he is cannot post anything on time if his life depended on it. It was really frustrating as a student bc he expects a lot out of you however cant even post a test or quiz on time. There is also a 100% chance of error on his tests and quizzes which was really annoying bc at some points I had to keep track of how many points I was supposed to get credit back for. Other than the numerous test errors and late postings he is a really kind man who cares about his students. He gives us as much extra credit as possible and that really goes a long way. I promise the material itself is not hard to understand, there is just so much of it so pls keep up with the class! Good luck if you are taking this class, it is totally doable but I would not take it again!  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - Dr. Jonklaas uses the - grading scale, which is annoying but also ends up being helpful since an 89 is an A-. This class is a lot of work. The flipped classroom style ended up being much better than I had anticipated as it allows for questions to be asked during the course, already having gone over the information once. Every day, there is a quiz, but once you hit the 100 point cap, they start counting as extra points added to your final point total. The exams were challenging, but as I began studying for my MCAT, I noticed questions from his exams were in my Kaplan books verbatim. This class will be more work than other professors, but it is worth taking Jonklaas.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:4341 - This course is definitely challenging, but Dr. Jonklaas helps it not be impossible. There is a quiz everyday, but these are helpful because it keeps you on top of the material. He offers a lot of bonus opportunities which really help out. He is a very fair professor. The tests are challenging but that is to be expected of a 4000 level science course. The material on the tests is nothing you have not seen before. If you study hard and well the tests should not seem impossible. I was a bit worried about the flipped classroom but I honestly liked it a lot. Always follow the class schedule, if there are 4 video lectures to watch in one day, watch them. Otherwise it can be very easy to fall behind. I think he should have a much higher rating. I think the only reason he has a lower one is because the class is challenging. That being said it is super interesting. So be prepared to work very hard but also learn really cool things.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - Jonklaas is an amazing lecturer. I would argue that he is one of the best at Baylor. His class prepares you really well for the MCAT, grad school, and anything else you may possibly need it for. The downside to this class is the workload. There is so much work to do, and having a flipped classroom is THE WORST. Not only do you need to study everyday to be successful (just due to the nature of the material), but the lectures he posts are very long and he gives you an insane amount to watch at once. I would love to take this class in a normal class format, but obviously COVID makes that difficult. If you take him for biochem, expect to learn a lot, but be prepared to work your butt off.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:4341/4342 - 4341:B+ 4342:A These two courses are semi-chaotic simply due to the massive amount of information that is covered. However, I took the DAT (dental admissions test) during my biochem 2 semester and I believe that this class was the most helpful in preparing me for the DAT. The structure quizzes were helpful for me to memorize the material, even though they took a good chunk of time to work on. The exams for this class took the most study time of any course I have taken. I did not use the textbook at all, but I spent lots of time covering the slides. I recommend studying for exams with friends to quiz each other on practice exams. For clicker questions, I usually spent an hour reviewing the upcoming slides to look for potential questions (and while I didn't do perfect on them) I did alright.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341/4342 - 4341- I took Human Physiology with Dr. Tandy right before I took Biochemistry with Dr. Jonklaas. This course CHE 4341 is a very useful course for my MCAT and I did very well thanks to the teachings of Dr. Jonklaas. As someone who is chemistry minded, I truly enjoyed this class. This class teaches you to see all the connections in life and if you think everything is related then this course is the most enjoyable course ever. In terms of Dr. Jonklaas, he is very passionate about the subject and wants his students to do well. He was very useful in office hours and he is very passionate. He understands that learning is a process and he wants you to get to the next level: Medical school level. As taking a tough O Chem 2 lecture, I was very well prepared for the chemistry of this course. I think that using his powerpoints was the biggest factor that went into my success. You need to do all the practice questions. You need to do all the practice exams. His exams were very fair and had multiple choice questions and short answer. You had an idea what the short answer was and it was a very fair exam. The exam rewarded those who chose to put their studies first. I still remember studying weekends before Homecoming weekend and I am thankful he structured it the way he did because he showed who was serious and who was there to play games. THE SI WAS VERY USEFUL (SHOUTOUT TO DERRICK WILLIAMS) CHE 4342- I thought the powerpoint notes were very chaotic. I actually used the textbook and I did well. Shoutout to the two girls that told me to use the textbook. This course towards the middle was more of a medical school level course rather than a undergraduate level. The urea cycle notes were similar to STEP-1 level review notes and I am thankful for Dr. Jonklaas pushing me to the next level. The only thing that frustrated me about the two semesters I took Dr. Jonklaas was the biochemistry 2 powerpoint notes. His practice questions in CHE 4342 were not the same as the questions on the exam. This course is not easy but very doable. I wanted to set something straight: You do not need to take biochemistry 2 to be successful on the MCAT. You need Biochemistry 1 with Dr. Jonklaas to be successful on the MCAT. God bless Dr. Jonklaas and his awesome family. May God bless them. Lastly I would like to shoutout all the brown boy haters that I have. THANK YOU for pushing me to do better and taking your negative energy and turning it into positive energy to do better with my life. You guys telling me I am not smart motivated me to do well. Thank you!  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE 4342 - Dr. Jonklaas is amazing at explaining concepts during lecture and in his office hours which he held for two hours everyday with only a few changes for unavoidable circumstances regarding his family. If you do not understand the material the first time around, he is more than willing to explain multiple times with a different approach. He keeps students engaged during lecture with his use of memes which is quite refreshing and very much needed as the entire course is a bit much to take in. The work load is pretty heavy considering it is biochemistry II. He has daily clicker quizzes that require you to be familiar with the material in his slides and are truly beneficial as they require you to keep up with the material. He also gives a few structure quizzes which will help you prepare for the exams. Exams consist of a short answer portion that will draw from a pool of slides that he will provide prior to the exam (25%) and a multiple choice section (75%) that draws mostly from slides and lecture. The exam is also split into chapters which is helpful in orienting yourself towards the correct type of material. Make sure to pay special attention to medicines, drugs, poisons, toxins, and inhibitors in each chapter. I did not find it necessary to use the textbook because he does a good job of presenting all of the information you need to do well on the exams in the slides and during lecture. I would highly recommend recording his lectures and understanding the main points that he talks about (usually important slides will be marked with a star). The slides are sometimes just pictures, so it is to your benefit to go to class and have him explain what he wants you to know about them. The final is cumulative and consists of only multiple choice questions. It was split into multiple parts, each of which correlated with the regular exams. He also replaces one regular exam grade if you score higher on the final exam portion that covers the same material. Overall, the class is difficult and tons of memorization, but is also very manageable if you stay on top of the material and use the resources he provides such as the practice multiple choice questions that he posts on Canvas for each chapter. I would recommend Dr. Jonklaas for CHE 4342 over any other professor if you truly want to learn the material and get a solid review for exams such as the MCAT as he tries to make the material very applicable to pre-med students.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - In a nutshell, very helpful and nice professor, but be prepared to work your a*s off. He is the type of teacher that lists "which of these are false" for his multiple choice which makes you even edgier during the test because knowing majority of the info is not good enough for these types of questions. He makes you memorize a crap ton of mechanisms only to ask maybe one of them with some math, which sucks for the amount of time you need to put in to memorize everything. I am taking the summer 1 course, so while he is enjoying July 4th, he put our test literally on the day after. Ill just leave it at that.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:4342 - I also was a victim of the A- game. I agree with the guy below, this is a joke. In the sciences, and with a class this hard, an A- is an unreasonable metric. He is a very nice guy, so that's why it's tough that he will give you an A- with glee. Also his course is extremely unorganized and needs work in that department. Far too many errors. This is it.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4342 - To clarify I got an A- (92 something) which I don't think he should have as a component of his grading scheme for a course this hard. Jonklaas is an extremely nice professor, and he does a great job at putting interesting and practical real-world biochem topics in his powerpoint. I would, however, note that this course is unorganized with frequent announcements on different canvas pages, multiple colors on powerpoint slides (makes determining relevance of material difficult), and tons of assigned viewings which I would recommend not watching. Also, his teaching style of reading the slides leaves something to be desired as does his frequent cancellation of office hours. I would classify his 4 regular exams as challenging but fair (with the third exam being by far the hardest), but I personally found the depth of knowledge required for his final exam unfair. I felt it would have been a better test of our knowledge to ask more broad questions on the material for the final yet Jonklaas was just as in depth. Be for-warned that this class is possible to do well in, but you will have to work harder than you likely ever have before in a science class to do well.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - Biochem 1 - Horrible Professor. He is very complicated to follow and wastes a lot of time in class with memes when he claims that we do not have time in class to cover all chapters. He does not explain things well and his test does not measure what he teaches you. I took him because people had recommended him to me well I DO NOT RECOMMEND HIM TO ANYONE  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:4342 - Oh Dr. Jonklaas... where to start... well, he's probably the nicest professor on campus, but his class is a mess. The amount of information that he requires to be memorized is unbelievable. I know he's preparing people for medical school, but requiring that we memorize 5-10 mechanisms to be able to reproduce 1-2 of them free-handed makes the tests extremely stressful to study for. It's very difficult to get the most important information from his notes, because there is just too much distracting material. It has gotten to the point where its impossible to study all of the relevant information, especially when there's no guide to what we need to know... just hundreds of powerpoint slides. I study non-stop for days before the tests and I still cannot dive deep into the concepts because there is too much surface-level information (that we may or may not need to know). I think he needs to develop a better structure for the class because right now it is a disorganized mess that leads to a disorganized professor and an unhappy student.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:4341 - Dr. Jonklaas is an amazing professor! He cares so much about his students and wants to build a relationship with everyone! Biochem is a challenging class of course, but Jonklaas is a great teacher and is so helpful in office hours! His lecture slides are really full of information and you dont need to buy the book at all because he lectures straight from the slides. The tests were very detail oriented and they are night tests, which isn't very fun, but I still loved the class overall. Jonklaas is a funny guy and he puts little verses on the exams also! Plus it's kind of cool in a weird way knowing all the mechanisms! Definitely would recommend Jonklaas!  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:Biochem 1 - Dr. Jonklaas is one of the kindest professors I have ever had. He honestly knows the name of all his students. You will learn SO much in this class! That's both intimidating and amazing. Dr. Jonklaas teaches like Dr. Zinke..the notes will be uploaded on canvas..you print them and bring them to class and then he'll teach directly from those notes. There will be a daily "clicker quiz" and 6 structure quizzes (both of those will easily boost your grade so study hard for those). His tests questions are super random..so just memorize EVERYTHING from the notes causes its hard to know what Dr. J finds most important. This is a very demanding class, but it is very manageable, just study for the structure quizzes and prep for the exams at least 6 days in advance! The main thing that makes this class difficult isn't the material, but the disorganization. The class was so all over the place I left each class with anxiety.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4342 - I had Dr. Jonklaas for biochem 1, and biochem 2 is an entirely different story. The workload is so much more than biochem 1. The class is pretty unorganized and it's a big struggle to know what information is important and what isn't. Dr. Jonklaas was much more frazzled and constantly changing things. I really struggled much more in this class than biochem 1. Use the structure quizzes to boost your grade for sure.  - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:4341/4342 - Jonklaas is an incredible man and an incredible teacher, easily the best science professor I had in 4 years at baylor. However, to get an A in his classes is to work harder than you've probably ever had to work in a science class before. in order to be successful, I had to start studying 5-7 days before an exam, for hours each day. If you're pre-med then his classes are especially meaningful because much of the biochem he covers pertains to what is covered in medical schools, especially in biochem 2. The material isn't necessarily difficult to understand, but the sheer volume that is covered on 1 exam is insane. Biochem 1 and 2 have been some of the most difficult yet most rewarding classes I've taken at Baylor, and jonklaas is such an amazing teacher he makes it worth it.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE 4341 - Dr. Jonklass is a bit of a mixed bag. By that I mean there's a lot of positives and some big negatives. Let's start with the negatives. This class is super demanding on your schedule. I've taken the biology version of Biochem and still had to funnel a ton of time into this class. He can want some pretty nitpicky information out of you. His grader can be downright ridiculous at times, marking off points for ludicrous details. While Jonklass does provide practice questions online they often have wrong answers, cover material we had not covered, and go on forever. The biggest negative however is just how much is expected from you out of class. You will have daily quizzes, bigger structure quizzes every few weeks, and pretty much a test a month. Jonklass will assign out of class lecture videos which can be over an hour long. Plus he assigns out of class readings/animations to deal with. Lastly, Dr. Jonklass is a fairly vocal Christian. If you are not particularly religious, it can come out of nowhere and catch you off guard. (that said, he's very respectful about it and don't let this scare you from him). Onto the positives. Dr. Jonklass is one of the most genuinely enthusiastic proffesors. He loves his material and clearly wants you to love it too. He may be a bit disheveled at times, but he's always willing to speak with you and help you out. His powerpoints may be chaotic at times, but they are genuinely helpful and well made (just perhaps in need of some cleaning). The grading is a bit odd, but its fair and does give leeway in case you mess up here or there. In sum: there are some very genuine issues with this class, but Dr. Jonklass is a very good professor who will guide you through some tricky material. Very good professor, would take a thousand more time.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - Dr. Jonklaas is an incredible professor. He is extremely knowledgeable and gives students numerous resources to learn the material. He says the class isn't directed towards the MCAT, but it is. Regardless, you will be forced to learn the subject. If you listen in class and do what he tells you to do, you will learn the material and appreciate the length to which he cares about students. He references his religious beliefs (Christianity) very frequently and I appreciated it since I share the beliefs. He will never force you to agree with his beliefs, but will offer to explain hi at any time. Great man and knows what he teaches!  - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:4341 - Dr. Jonklaas is such a great human. He shares the Gospel throughout his teaching and he's just so nice and wants the best for his students. 2/3 of the class made a B+ or higher in Biochem I. The class is definitely a lot of material. My advice is to keep up with it. It's not a lot if you keep at it, but if you let it pile up it becomes unmanageable. Definitely do the practice problems and the practice tests. The tests aren't too bad and the short answer questions are given before hand. The final however was pretty hard. The average was a good 10 points lower than the averages for each test. It's definitely a doable class, though. Most people I know made A's and higher B's. Just be sure to keep up with it.  - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:CHE 4342 - I took Dr. Jonklaas for Biochem II this past spring, and boy was it a step up from Biochem I. If you've taken him for 4341, then you're familiar with his teaching style; if not, previous reviews will explain it. In short, he teaches from detailed (but extremely messy) PowerPoints and covers topics very thoroughly. In Biochem II, you'll really dive deep into certain aspects of Biochem, such as lipid and amino acid metabolism, and there's a lot more material to learn - sometimes up to a dozen lengthy PowerPoints per exam. That being said, Dr. Jonklaas is a very helpful person, and he gives you lots of opportunities to earn extra points and do well on quizzes. Overall, there are seven structure quizzes (a lot to memorize but fair), four class exams, a final, a giant research paper review, and clicker questions. I found this to be more difficult than Biochem I due to the more challenging material and sheer volume of information to learn, but some may feel the learning curve of Biochem I is more difficult to overcome. Either way, you'll be doing a TON of studying and comprehending, and even though Jonklaas can be overwhelmingly disorganized and messy, he'll help you learn it.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:4341 - I would die by this man. I have so much respect for him as a professor and as a person. The class is definitely a 4000 level class, but he sets you up to make an A. You just need to put in some effort.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE 4341 - I have a lot to say about Dr. Jonklaas. I'll start with the good. It's true that he is incredibly kind, friendly, and well-versed in his biochem knowledge. I really feel that being lectured by him was a privilege, because I found his talks extremely helpful and fluent (I was in his MWF sections; apparently he wasted a bit more time during class in his T/TR sections). His PowerPoints, homework sheets, videos, syllabus and quiz papers indeed cover everything and I never needed to open the textbook even once. I've learned a colossal amount of information from this class and am taking him for 4342 next semester, and I feel confident I can ace the biochemistry section of the MCAT because of the rigor his class presented. There are four class exams, a final, six "structure quizzes," and clicker quizzes. The material definitely ramps up in difficulty after the first unit so do not underestimate the class; he (weirdly) curved the first exam average to an 84 but then didn't curve the latter 3, which were far, far harder. You'll need to study a ton, and cover everything on his slides. Take advantage of the 180 points from structure and clicker quizzes because they don't take as much work and they can help weak test grades. It's truly a challenging class, as fun as it is. And sincerely, Dr. Jonklaas is a lovely person to talk with - he wants everybody to succeed and would go out of his way to help any student who needed him without a second thought. But his class, especially its structure, is not without flaw. For one, Dr. Jonklaas is extremely wordy, and cannot seem to condense anything; the syllabus is 20 pages long (I'm not exaggerating), instructions for each exam take up dozens of lines of text, his emails can be paragraphs upon paragraphs in length, and it's easy to get lost in the jungle of modules he has listed on Canvas. The way he presents things can be severely overwhelming, and this would be an easy fix if Dr. Jonklaas could really work on concision - a LOT of concision. He alternates between highlighting, italicizing, bolding and underlining information in all his PowerPoints and sheets and stars important slides, but the sheer amount of styles and stars he employs completely defeats the intended purpose because EVERYTHING is highlighted, italicized, bolded, underlined or starred. I think he could improve the course a lot by reorganizing everything and relating the wealth of information in a better way, because it's to the class's detriment. Overall, aside from the flaws, I loved the course. It really was a great class. I hope he reads this and sees what he can do for future semesters.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE 4341 - Dr. Jonklaas is a passionate man; he's passionate about his family, his faith, the subject he teaches, and his students--and it shows in the way he carries himself and has constructed his class. Look guys, the syllabus itself is 16 pages with 6 appendices, that alone should tell you how difficult this class will be. But at the end of the day, you really do feel like you have something to show for it, for even if you don't do that well on the tests, you have crucial information ingrained in your noggin for a lifetime. So here is what is so hard about the course: it's a GARGANTUAN amount of information. For each test you have to have memorized 2-3 organic chemistry mechanisms that have a minimum of 5 steps between 2-3 reagents. And this is on top of having to know whatever else was covered in lecture. But Jonklaas gives you everything you need to succeed: 1) Short answer question pool that he will pull questions from verbatim; 2) Sample Multiple Choice Question pool, where some of those questions will show up on the exam; 3) exhaustive lecture slides that make it so you never once have to open the book. His course breaks down to 4 lecture exams with multiple choice and short answer sections, 6 structure quizzes (drawing structures of carbs, amino acids, etc.), a final exam, and daily clicker quizzes over the material he is covering that day. This class is doable, but you need to devote a good 12-15 hours studying for each exam. And to boot, this class prepares you for the MCAT, if you're taking it.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:4341 - If you are pre-med and are looking for a course to help you on the MCAT- take Dr. Jonklaas. For those of us who want to go into chemistry/biochemistry graduate school- DO NOT TAKE DR. JONKLAAS. He is a great professor, but his class will not help you for the real biochem world. He spends so much time in parts of biochem that won't benefit you as a scientist- but will for premed.  - Grade In Class:D

Comments:4341 - This class has definitely been my most challenging class in undergrad so far. The material isn’t necessarily hard to understand, but just the amount of material is crazy. My advice is to just stay up with the material. You made it to a 4000 level class so you should know this but there were many people who I heard that wouldn’t start studying until days in advance. If you’re not studying more than a week in advance don’t expect to make A in this class. Also, he gives you MCQs to practice for the test and my advice would be to finish studying a chapter and then do the MCQs, review what you did wrong then do that for the rest of the chapters in the test. Then since you started studying way in advance you should have a couple days before the test where you can re-do the MCQs. Also, if you can say why all the other answers are wrong you’ll make a 100 on every test. This is what worked the best for me and I finished in the top 5% of the class with no biochemistry background. Additionally, a 92.99 is an A- so make sure if you want an A that you’re studying to make a 100 and not a 90. He’s a phenomenal lecturer, puts funny chemistry cat memes into his lectures, and really does care about you as a student. As for the MCAT I know everything in my MCAT Biochem book except for replication/transcription/translation type biochemistry since that’s biochem 2, so if you’re taking him to do well on the MCAT he had multiple people score above the 90% in Biochem and actually some that scored in the 100% for biochem. Overall great teacher and awesome course just be ready to study.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE 4341 - Dr. Jonklaas is one of the best instructors at Baylor. He tests you over what he said he would, and knows all the answers to the random questions we ask. His use of memes and corny jokes keep class from ever being boring, and his fun facts/FYI notes during lecture are usually really interesting. He is great at communication, almost to the point of being TOO communicative, but I really appreciated it because we always knew what was going on and WHY things were happening, if they didn't go according to plan. I wasn't a fan of organic chemistry - I barely passed - but Dr. Jonklaas just somehow knows how to make biochemistry fun, how to help his students succeed, and how to rekindle curiosity about chemistry. He puts in so much effort every day for his students. His powerpoints are great - I never needed the textbook because his lecture and powerpoint presentation were so thorough. The one caveat - you've got to be willing to study hard. Biochemistry is made of memorization, so if you hate memorizing, don't take biochem at all.  - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:CHE 4341 - Absolutely terrible professor. Nice as can be, but this guy cannot conduct a class. He has NO ability to effectively organize information, and classes consist of trying to navigate his rambling attempts to teach biochemistry. A ton of your study time (and exam time) will be just trying to understand what he's trying to say. If you're a bio major, try to take cell phys with Dr Abel before you take this class. She will actually teach you the material, then you can have a little better shot at managing the trainwreck Jonklaas's class is.  - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:CHE 43 - Coming from someone who hasn't taken a biology class since freshman year of high school, this class was pretty difficult. That said, Dr. Jonklaas made the class interesting and manageable. He is very passionate about this subject. He also tries to relate to his students, telling stupid Chemistry Cat jokes and trying his best to keep us awake at 8am. He teaches strictly off of powerpoints, which are posted on blackboard. My only dislike about him was the fact that he takes forever to get things graded and back to students (2-3 weeks for tests). This course covers A LOT of material, so it requires a lot of studying because you're expected to know some pretty particular details. Homework problems were not required, but it is very helpful for tests since some questions will show up almost word for word. There were 7 "structure quizzes," and two were dropped. These quizzes were straight up memorization, memorizing structures of key molecules or mechanisms of reactions. Tests were 40 multiple choice questions (75%) and there were a few free response (25%). He provides practice questions over each chapter, and he tells you what might show up on the free response section. Tests cannot be crammed into a day or two; there is just too much material. Tests require studying a week or more ahead of time. Overall, I enjoyed Dr. Jonklaas and he made biochem interesting for someone who really doesn't like biology. I would highly recommend him!  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:CHE 4341 - Dr. Jonklaas is a phenomenal professor. He seems somewhat scatterbrained at times, but doesn't get off topic for long and if it is off topic it's still somewhat relevant to what he's teaching at the time. He has lots of interesting little FYI bits in his lecture to dealing with applications of what is being covered. He's a very lively lecturer, which helps with a dense, detailed topic like biochem. His tests are lecture based straight from his powerpoints he provides. His powerpoints are a huge help. He has big stars and red words and that sort of thing next to all important things which helps you focus on what to study. He is very mechanism based when teaching reactions which I enjoyed because I'm a visual learner so seeing the steps was a monumental help. He has many quizzes throughout the semester many of which involve drawing short nucleotide sequences, short polypeptides, amino acids, sugars, etc. He gives you study guides for these with answers so just study those. HIs tests are free response/short answer and multiple choice. He gives sample MCQs for each chapter so go over those when studying and you should do well on the multiple choice part. He also does the same for the free response portion and it's typically exactly the same as on the exam with maybe a slight variance in individual amino acids, sugars, etc.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - Jonklaas made biochemistry my favorite subject. He is incredibly passionate about the topic and it shows in his lectures; he consistently reminds us of how each mechanism or idea applies to medicine or current events today. He explains material very well, and additionally incorporates news articles or research that make it interesting and easier to understand. Since I had already taken Cell Phys, this class was a lot of review for me. I made high As on all the tests except for the 4th test. If you haven't taken Cell Phys, expect to study a lot. There is a lot of material that is fairly difficult. His quizzes are easy as long as you have studied his Quiz info. For exams, make sure you have done all the homework, gone over all the sample MCQs, and know your sample SAs backwards and forwards. The final exam is comprehensive and hands down the hardest exam I have ever taken. You need to really understand the material to do well, start studying for the final 2-3 weeks in advance. Jonklaas loves to meet with students and is very good at explaining anything you might not understand. I would recommend him a hundred times over and I will definitely miss this class!  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - The hardest class I've taken at Baylor, hands down. You don't need to waste money buying the book, everything you will need to know is in the powerpoints. It's a very difficult class, but you will know your stuff and be prepared for other classes/ med school. He allows you to make up for your worst test with that section on the final. Very hard, very interesting, not to brag but I'm very proud I earned an A in here. Also, be prepared to get about 5 pointless emails from him every day.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - Dr. Jonklaas is AMAZING. He's hilarious and extremely intelligent. There is a tremendous amount of material that he has to cover so it is a very fast paced class. There are 6 structure quizzes, which are simple. He posts the structures you need to know on blackboard so just study that and practice drawing them and you should make a 20. He takes the best 5. His exams were extremely difficult. He provides practice MCQ and SA questions on blackboard so DO THEM! I found them helpful, but sometimes they are a lot easier than his real exam. He reuses a couple on each test. PRACTICE because if you understand the concepts on the practice questions, then you should be ready for his exam. I managed to score pretty consistently on them. I made B+ on all of them. I held onto an 89.5ish the whole semester and then he curved exam 3 and brought me up to a 90. I just made silly mistakes on the exams by misreading questions. Some of the questions are very long and I would get tired of reading. He asks a lot of multiple multiple choice questions: Which of the following are true EXCEPT or false EXCEPT 1 and 2 / 1,2, 3 / 2 and 4 / All of the above. I would for sure know that 1,2, and 3 are right, but wasn't sure on 4. You MUST know the material EXTREMELY WELL forwards and backwards to do well! He curved one exam by 5.25 points and gave us 2 points for the Lady Bears winning the championship. The final was two parts: ACS and Dr. J\'s part. The ACS final was NOT bad at all. WAY EASIER than ochem ACS. There were 40 questions and we had 80 minutes. I sat around for 50 minutes! Dr. J's part was 20 JUMBLED old exam questions. He's very sweet and helpful if you go to his office hours. He's very dedicated to teaching as well as to his family. I took human physiology at the same time and managed to make A's in both so it's DEFINITELY DOABLE!! I studied for biochem WAY MORE than I did human physiology.   - Grade In Class:A

Comments:Biochemistry - Wow. Just wow. Fantastic teacher. Fantastic personality. Just overall fantastic. He was nominated to be a Collins Award professor this year and should have won it. Dr. Jonklaas is a great professor who really cares about you as a student and as a person. He always emphasizes the "beautiful" aspects of biochemistry and pulls you out of your super studious mindset of INEEDTOGETANA so that you can, as he would always say, stop and smell the roses. He's right: biochemistry is a beautiful subject. The subject matter is very interesting. Although the curriculum is rather arbitrary (I really have no clue how they set up this course and why we learned some things and not others), everything we learned was interesting. Also, if you're pre-med, this course really helps for the MCAT. I took my MCAT in early April and Dr. J sufficiently covered a good portion of Gen Chem and some little details of Biology. The only thing I would say about this class is that the tests are ridiculously hard. You'll have questions like: Which of the following statements is true? You'll have 5 statements. Then the answer choices will be Choice A) Statement 1,2,3,5. Choice B) 1,3,4,5. etc. Though they were hard, he gives you ~100 practice MQs to prepare for each exam, which helps significantly! Do them! And don't just look for the correct answer. Find out why the other answer options aren't correct and you should do well on the exams. I managed to make low to mid-ranged A's for all of them, so it's definitely feasible to do well. As for Dr. J himself, man, this guy is crazy!!! He always tells us that he's averaging 4 hours of sleep, yet he constantly sends out essay-length e-mails saying that he has posted hour-long powerpoint video lectures and stuff. In short, he's crazy in a great way. He tries really hard to be a great professor; in turn, he's a fantastic one. I don't think I've ever had a professor as amazing as Dr. Jonklaas. He updates you on changes to his abundant office hours, he makes lectures enjoyable, and he highlights the important concepts to know for every chapter (granted, he highlights half of the material...)!!! Needless to say, take Dr. Jonklaas.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4141 - He is a great professor, but this lab takes WAY TOO much time considering it is a one hour course. I took this class the same time that I took an upper level bio (Ecology) and I can honestly say that I spent more time for this lab then I did for my 3 hour Ecology class. However, Jonklass can't help that there are so many requirements in this lab because I am sure that the Biochemistry Department controls that. There were 10 experiments, a midterm, and a final. I think they are going to take away the midterm though. Most of the class bombed the midterm and Jonklass gave us the option to count our final grade twice because each were 20% of our grade. His final was a fair measure of what we learned in the lab.   - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - GREAT PROFESSOR!! The material is difficult, but what do you expect it is Biochemistry! He does everything he can to help students to get the best grade they can. He makes quizzes 15% of your grade and the quizzes are very straight forward. You are given the exact material you need to study for it so he doesn't let you go into the quiz not knowing what to expect. Homework is 10% of your grade which are "give me" points. So that is 25% of your grade then you have 4 tests and a final 15% each. I think it is really kind of him to make the final only 15% of your grade. Overall, he is amazing and he is such a nice guy!!! Take JONKLASS!!  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - I'll level with you guys: I think he's probably the best professor I've ever had out of my 3.5 years so far. I took him in spring 2010. He doesn't miss a beat, and you'll notice that as soon as he jumps into his lectures on day one. His lectures are fast-paced, but that's because there's so much information to cover. He does an EXCELLENT job of lecturing though and his slides are effective. His quizzes keep you current on the material, and they really help you in the long run. Get used to studying for the quiz and you'll be fine. It's literally rote memorization. The material you memorize on the quizzes WILL show back up on the exam, remember that. Just read through his slide deck a bunch and then re-memorize everything you did on your quizzes, but ESPECIALLY read the sample exam questions he puts online and you'll be fine. He gives you all the tools to succeed, no joke. And if you need to talk with him for more support, go for it. He is a very nice person and genuinely cares about you. He's busy, but he takes the time to ask you how your day is going in the hall. He shares his life with students and isn't afraid to profess his faith or the great value we have in going to a Christian university. Now, if you're wigging out because your exams aren't the best - don't. I had a D going into the final. I pulled a B in the class. How? His final is comprehensive and is broken down into sections mirroring the material covered on each exam. If you study hard in the area that you did worst in, he'll replace the exam grade by that amount (and it comes with bonus questions). In simpler terms, I had an F on one exam. On the final, I scored like 120% on that section (studied like crazy). That 120% replaced that F. Now, I'm a mediocre/poor student so you should never do as bad as I did in the first place... But for those of you needing redemption, the final is where it's at.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:4341 - Jonklass is a nice guy but his lectures could put you to sleep even though he is always bouncing around the room. The tests are just horrible. They are outside of class at like 6pm at night, he offers alternative times if needed. You really have to know this information inside and out. I got a 55 on the first test because i didnt think i needed to know everything with such detail but i got a 86 on the second one. So if you study really hard you can get a good enough grade. The information is straight from his powerpoint but you just need to know it all. He will point out important things in class but really i found out it all was important. The tests have multiple choice and a few short answer which he gives you before the test to study. he might ask the same question about something else but it is easy. then the quizzes were super easy. He practically posts the quizzes on blackboard and then you go take it. he probably does this since his tests are just horrible. Overall he is not too bad.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:CHE3332 - Despite what others have said, I thought he taught OChem II very well (though I agree he is better at teaching Biochemistry). I never needed to open my text book, and the exam questions are very straightforward. This class is naturally difficult. To do well, you need do the work: take good notes, do ALL of his practice MCQs, and know your notes inside and out.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE4341 - He is simply amazing. I've had this professor for Ochem II, Biochem, and Biochem Lab. He is an excellent teacher that wants you to do well in his class. He is always available for questions and communicates very well with his students. This class is very hard, but as long as you go to class, pay attention, and study your notes hard, you will do well. I 100% recommend taking him! Good luck :)  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:Biochem- BIO 434` - As horrible as this man is at teaching organic, that's how great he is at teaching Biochem. A completely different teaching method for biochem. He's a great teacher in this subject, and I would highly recommend him for this class, especially if taking this class and cell phys. at the same time. He works with you to set up a time that's best for you to take the tests, whether it's during the scheduled times or in the morning or afternoon up to a week after the test was given. Great teacher overall, do the work and stay focused, and you're sure to get a high grade!  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:3332 (OChem 2) - This class was really hard. He had to curve every test 20 percentage points, give us make up quizzes, and curve the final class grade. He is a very sweet man, but the class was hard. I hear he's a lot better at teaching biochem though  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:Biochem - This guy is an amazing teacher. He's amazing period. Take him for a great semester and a teacher who actually cares about you and wants you to succeed.  - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:4341 - Dr.Jonklaas is an amazing professor. He covers a lot of material, but he makes it manageable. His powerpoints are excellent...don't bother buying the book. I didn't open the textbook once and even sold it back mid-semester. If you do the practice multiple choice questions, you will have a good idea of what to expect on the test. Make sure you study/memorize the information for the structure quizzes and for the short answer portions of every exam. It's like getting free points.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:3332 - Dr. Jonklaas is a great prof and more importantly a great person, he really cares for his students and wants the best for them. The class requires a lot of work, but if you put effort into it there is no reason why you can't make an A. He curves a lot and we took the ACS final. I'm pretty certain that my class scored the highest on that standardized final because of the way Dr. J prepared us. :) Take him or Pinney for Ochem2!  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:Biochem - The notes for this class is almost as thick as the textbook, if not thicker. You have to study at least 2 weeks in advance if you want to make an A on the test. It's not because the material is hard, it's because there's just so much information that you can't study in just one week or a few days. If you could, study everyday for this class. It'll make your life much easier when the test comes. Also, make sure you get all 100's on all the structure quizzes (those help my grade out so much). And the final...is pretty much insane.   - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - Dr. Jonklaas is a nice guy. He won't let you into his office if you stop by to talk to him, you'll have to balance your books standing up which is kind of awkward. He talks really fast but does give extra points on the end of the semester grades and some extra credit. I spent about a solid week before each test studying but only studied for the quizzes the night before. There was a 14 point curve on the final so that was nice. I would recommend him, just keep up.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:3332 - Jonklaas is a really nice guy, but he wasn't the best professor out there for organic chemistry. His course consists of 3 tests, the ACS national final exam, homework, and weekly quizzes. He goes over his lecture notes fairly fast. If you can sit down and learn the material all by yourself from looking at his notes, then this class shouldn't be much of a problem. That is basically what my study plan was; sit down with the notes the day before a weekly quiz and learn it WELL. I never even once opened the O.Chem book at all, just study his notes! By the time the tests come, it should just then be a review. He also gives pretty large curves for each test (about 35 pt. curve out of 200 pts.) to get the averages up to about a C. The tests are actually fairly hard, but if you know the material well enough, you should be fine. The homework and quizzes are easy ways to rack up points as well. I'm not too sure why Jonklaas (a Biochemist) is teaching O.Chem. Sometimes I feel like he doesn't know his material that well when he teaches it, kind of as if I'm being taught by another student or maybe an SI instructor rather than a professor. Maybe he does better at teaching Biochem. He also takes forever in grading exams, about 2-3 weeks to get your grade back. Overall, Jonklaas is a caring guy who really wants his students to succeed in the classroom. Take him if you're able to teach yourself from powerpoints!  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - this man is an F-ing G. one of the smartest profs i ever have at baylor. and i've been here for awhile. he talks really really fast, as well as go over his lecture notes at the speed of EM waves. luckily, i have a very strong background in this stuff (organic/general chem and gen bios and genetics and h phiz), so i could keep up easily. if you don't, then i suggest studying at least 6 hours a day. and also, he doesn't curve that much.. people do fail.   - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - if you really try in this class, no reason that you get lower than a B. tests come straight from the notes, do not even bother reading the text. study notes, NOTHING ELSE! structure quizzes are more challenging, but he posts sample questions and answers a couple days before them, same for tests. he curves some of the quizzes and all the tests. he also drops a lowest test and quiz grade. in class, just don't pay attention to the lecture portion except when he specifically states that something will be on the test. ask questions about stuff during his office hours; he's a lot more helpful then. if you really try this method, you should make a B (without him curving at all, this B would probably be a low-mid D).  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:CHE 3332 - This class is not too bad. His tests are really hard, but he curves and also provides a lot of extra credit. He is a little disorganized in his lectures, but nothing that you can't follow. You have to take the national ACS organic test for your final. FIND THE STUDY GUIDE FOR IT!!!  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4341 - The class is helpful for med school, but the professor is very disorganized. Focus on the notes more than the book. He will tell you what to memorize for the test, and make sure you memorize it! He is also helpful in providing sample questions for multiple choice and short answer. He will take his questions straight from these sample ones so know how to do them well.   - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:CHE 4341 - The comments below are pretty accurate. But I'd like to add that his grading matrix is loaded in such a way that there's really no reason you shouldn't make an A in the class if you make at least a mild effort. I slacked off, but I'm kicking myself now because an A could've been so easy. Like the person said below, Dr. Jonklaas sometimes has trouble communicating his thoughts during lectures, but I would recommend taking him. Couldn't be a nicer guy.  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:biochem - Really nice person, but lacking as a teacher. It's not that he doesn' know the material well, but he has a difficult time expressing it to students in a way that they will understand. He can be really frustrating...doesn't respond to emails, really slow about posting grades/notes/everything! The textbook is almost pointless. Try your best to pay attention in class and follow the notes (even though he goes through them at the speed of light)!  - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:O-Chem II - Dr. Jonklass is very approachable, which is a rare quality in most science professors. The downside is that he is very scatter brained and disorganized. It is a bit aggravating because it takes him a long time to grade your test. Other than that, if you pay attention to his lectures,you'll get a good idea of what is going to be on the test, and you'll make an A. He's a nice guy overall, and he is willing to help!  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4351 - Dr. Jonklaas is a bit on the scatterbrained side... he is often late, gets tests back to you a bit later than most teachers, but nonetheless, I thought that he was a good teacher. HIs class is very fast paced so you need to pay attention in his class. If you do, you should have no problem. Do the study guides that he gives you and read before class. He is one of the nicest professors that I've had and is very willing to help you if you need it.   - Grade In Class:B+