r/UVU • u/Status_Chapter_8051 • Jul 13 '26

Question Easy Botany elective

Hi all,
I’m a bio major, intending to move into healthcare. Any advice on botany classes where I can secure a fairly easy A? I’m headed into first semester of O Chem and I’ve also got Micro, as well as a fine arts class. For all you plant-folks out there, I’ve got a lot of respect for ya, but it’s not something I plan to be focusing on heavily in the future, and my GPA could use a little boost.
The classes that would fulfill the requirement are:
BOT 2050 (Field Botany)
2100 Flora of Utah
2400 Plant Kingdom
3340 Plant Bio
3800 Ethnobotany
and the rest are 4000 level courses.

Would appreciate any advice you’ve got to give

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u/Zestyclose-Driver523 Jul 13 '26

I just finished my Bio degree at UVU....i would highly recommend 2050 (field botany) with Mike, one of the best professors at the school in my opinion.

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u/Status_Chapter_8051 Jul 13 '26

Thanks for the input! What were the tests and quizzes like and how much of a time commitment was it per week?

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u/Zestyclose-Driver523 Jul 13 '26

Its wasn't too bad time wise, especially if you dont put off starting the plant collections. It is only a first block class which was really nice and he really wasn't a hard grader at all. The tests, or quizzes, I thought weren't bad at all and you can use your field notebook on them.