BIOL 3240

If there's one class I'd recommend people to take as a premed, it'd be this class. Kittlesen is an amazing professor who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about immunology. The class is lecture-based and the only work he assigns are chapters in the textbook to read before class, which are optional. I'd recommend reading them before class because it's very beneficial in lectures since you have a vague understanding of what is being discussed. His exams are open-note but they certainly are not easy. They require you to apply your knowledge and synthesize information from different topics, so you won't be able to get away with memorizing information. He also tests on experiments that he discusses in lecture, so be sure you fully understand those. I got an A in this class, and the most important tool in my success was the lecture recordings! I found it super helpful to relisten to all of the lectures prior to an exam while going through the slides, making sure I emphasized being able to answer all of his learning objectives (he makes the test questions from the learning objectives). Overall, this is an extremely interesting class and if you put in the effort, you will certainly be able to succeed. #tCFS24