Dr. Foltz is an amazing professor. She explains concepts very well. The material can be challenging at first, but once you do enough practice problems it starts to become common sense. Highly recommend doing the homework assignments and past exams as they are extremely similar to the midterms and final.

Best professor in MCDB! I learned several interesting techniques and we were allowed to think of our own experiments to perform in addition to the experiments she created. The grading scheme is clearly presented and fair. Professor Foltz because loves to share advice and wisdom about applying for grad schools and getting involved in research.

Based on the in-person lab pre-pandemic, Dr. Foltz is so kind, caring, and approachable and truly wants her students to succeed, understand the material, and have fun in lab! You have to stay on top of keeping your lab binder organized and up to date (checked weekly), but the experiments themselves are super cool. You work with 1 lab partner.

Dr. Foltz is a caring and fantastic instructor. The class is very straightforward, and there are concepts that will help you in a biology career, especially in research. Her homework assignments will help you catch up on what was covered in class, so be sure to do them and understand them. Also, go to office hours, if possible.

Kathy gives a lot of feedback because she wants her students to succeed. If youre not succeeding, youre not trying hard enough because shes there to help you

Dr. Foltz is amazing at teaching and giving you advice on school in general. Class is very interesting, she only tests on the key concepts. The other information is because it is interesting. It's an 8am, which is tough for some people to get to, but I think going to lecture is better than watching Gauchocasts. Go to office hours they're so helpful

Take her if you can I took her for both 135 and 112 both were some of the best classes I have taken on this campus. The material she covers is very interesting and straightforward. Her tests are designed to be very straightforward, and there are zero trick questions. Extremely helpful in office hours as well.

Super amazing professor! Loved taking MCDB 112 with her! Make sure to understand the concepts on the problem sets and you should do fine on the tests! She definitely doesn't try to trick you and is straightforward about what you are required to know about the tests!

Kathys MCDB 112 was easily my favorite biology course Ive taken at UCSB. The class itself is challenging, but Kathy tells you everything you should focus on, and gives you examples that she expects you to recognize, without going into excruciatingly specific details. Shes always available to help outside of class, and provides extra material too

FAVORITE PROFESSOR. This class isn't easy and is very conceptual, but her teaching method makes it so easy to understand. She provides you everything you need to know. Put in the time to study, listen to her when she says "You need to know this" and you will do just fine. Can't wait to take her for MCDB 135 next quarter!

If i could give kathy 6/5 stars I would. Hands down best upper div MCDB professor at UCSB. Tests are concept based rather than memorization and have you apply your knowledge to similar topics. Lectures are recorded and put on Gauchocast (at least for MCDB 112 and 135) but actually being there helps you get more out of it. Super interesting and cool

Amazing. I would go into how amazing she is but it seems like the other reviews already did that. My favorite parts of how she has her class is she knows in the real world you can just easily look certain things up so she doesn't make you memorize them. Based on concepts rather than memorizing. Don't slack off. Its still an upper div MCDB class.

There are instructors that are just there and then there's Kathy. It might not be clear at first, but at the end of the year you'll understand/realize that she is truly there to teach you and guide you every step of the way. She's not that professor that "tricks" you or gives you bs assignments that are in no way related to the class. Just show up.

She is without a doubt the best professor I have ever had. She is so caring and kind, but also brilliant. She makes her class so interesting. She is such an inspiration.

Kathy is hands-down one of the best professors I've had both throughout college in general and for bio UD courses. Very caring and passionate about the subject and teaching. Lectures are very interesting and she pulls materials that are very new in the field. Exams are very similar to practice exams she posts. She gives clear expectation as well.

Kathy is a fantastic professor and knows how to properly teach a class. She doesn't try to trick you on tests and even provides practice exams that are similar to the actual exam. Her answer keys are in depth and show you what you need to include to receive full credit. Averages for exams were around 80%. This was honestly my favorite UD course.

hands down the best teacher at UCSB. never have i had a professor who is so genuine and cares so much about her students until Dr. Foltz. she inspires everyone in the class to love biology and to love learning. you will do yourself a disservice if you do not take a class with her. she is just incredible

Dr. Foltz is just simply the best instructor in the MCDB department. Her lectures are amazing and she's very clear about what you need to know. She records her lectures and puts them up. Hell, she even allowed me to take the final at a later date bc i had some immigration interview. She's a real gem.

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Kathy is the most amazing professor at UCSB. She is the first professor to learn my name (and it's not just me, she tries to do this with all of her students). She records her lectures on gauchocast and there is no iclicker, but she does give in class quizzes occasionally. When grading tests she looks for "key phrases," so learn her terminology

Brilliant scientist, most caring teacher, most interesting class. Kathy FOLTZ makes anything awesome. She could teach any subject and her class would still be the best. If you are an MCDB major and you haven't had Foltz, you did not go to UCSB

Just best all around Prof. Take her you won't regret it

Most helpful and experienced teacher I've ever encountered at UCSB as an MCDB major. Take the class seriously and study hard and you will get an A. She tells you what will be on the test and prepares you for the class. By the way, Oncogenesis will be the most interesting class youve probably ever taken!

Amazing lecture. Always respect students. Also is very serious about plagiarism. she said that the work she checked by plagramme plagiarism checker.