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Thanks for all of the good advice. Each response I've had makes good sense to me. I appreciate everyone taking to the time to give advice.

It was an 8 week course. She gave us our test scores too late. We don't even know what our scores on the last 2 exams were. She asked us to write our phone numbers on our exams and she would call us with our grades but nobody got a call.

I didn't know that. I just saw some similar consistent content...I thought it was important to include that I am not just complaining about a bad grade.

An example of her questions would be like this.... What bone is this? Answer= Femur Wrong answer... She would be looking for an answer like this, This is the Left Femur, it articulates in the left acetabulum with the transverse acetabular ligament inside of the os coxae bone.

It is being passed off as an entry level course. One secretary at the college said its a Master's Degree course, the other lady who works there said it is a sophomore level course. It is being taught in the "style" of a Master's degree course which is misleading to the students. We have licensed, working LVN's that did not pass this class. Some students were on the Dean's list and failed.

No multiple choice at all. All exams are essays. Grade in class is based on test scores only, no homework, labwork points etc.

I didn't even think of that one. That's a good idea to look at it that way. I feel confident in my anatomy knowledge because I studied so hard, and I remember a lot. I'm not an "A" student, I'm a B average. My point with the teacher was that the whole class didn't become "F" students overnight. Even if I have to re-take this class it will just make me a better nurse. The road is hard but I will appreciate it more when I am finished. I went to a new community college & I am registered for this fall. It seems like a breath of fresh air at the new college. I'm sad because the rest of my teachers were really great. I learned so much from them. One bad apple can spoil the bunch.

Here is also a link to her rate my professor, which I didn't find until it was too late. But it seems the students are consistent.. (Mod note unauthorized link removed) I do appreciate all comments & advice. It helps to restore the hope her class took away from so many of us :)

AVC Class Schedule

Here is the course description...We had 24 people in our class 17 of them had a bad grade by the 7th week. Some dropped etc...Even the extremely smart students ended up with a B or C. And that was only a few of them. We had 3 LVN's that got an F or D. Teacher didn't know they were LVN's... This description in my opinion is very inaccurate & misleading. We studied over 60 hours a week for an F... [TABLE=width: 400] [TR] [TD]Prerequisite: Completion of BIOL 100 or 101 or 110 or 120. ADVISORY: Eligibility for College Level Reading, and Eligibility for Math 070. Introduction to the structure and function of the human body. Included are lectures and demonstrations using models, isolated specimens and multimedia images of human anatomy. Laboratory study includes demonstrations and dissections of a cat and other animal and human material, including the cadaver. Completion of this class requires full participation and use of all lab materials. NOTE: This course is taken by students who wish to enter the Associate Degree Nursing Program, students who plan to combine their education in various healthcare fields, and students who plan to transfer to four-year institutions to major in biology (CSU, UC, AVC)[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

The secretary to the President of Academic Affairs stated that this is a Master's Degree level course. It's not basic anatomy. I've had Dr friends tell me they didn't learn the things she is teaching until Med school. The course description is not accurate to what the class is being held responsible to learn. Should I post a link to the class?

Im a great speller, however her power points were constantly mis-spelled..We were allowed to keep our lab tests, and those are the ones we have pictures of...She also made errors on our lecture exams, however she collected those :) ty for the good advice

I am currently at a local community college, finishing up my pre requisites...And I need some advice...I recently took an anatomy class at this college, and our class caught our instructor grading unfairly...Such as several of us put the same answer on an exam, she marked some of us right and some of us wrong... We pointed this out to her hoping she had made an honest error, and instead she snatched our exams from us and told us "to quit scrounging for points" This continued for the following 8 exams. 11 of us decided to take pictures of our exams to prove this. We then put a letter together, had most of the class sign it, and we turned it in to the President of academic affairs...We thought he would help, but no help so far...We attended a board meeting and went on the record, and we have a scheduled meeting with the Dean, & President again this week. Needless to say, the teacher failed the ones who signed this letter. I have 70 units at this college, mostly excellent grades, with the exception of this "F" on my transcript...I am challenging my grade as I feel I was cheated out of points on my exams...Then we found out that this is not a 2 year community college course, it is a MASTERS DEGREE anatomy course. They are trying to pass it off as a beginning course, when it is clearly not. I have since registered at another community college to finish up my last 2 classes, and I am tempted to sign up at a private nursing school. I don't mind paying out the wazoo, as long as its a fair grading scale...Any advice as how we should handle this horrible grade as a class?? We have pictures in black and white where she marked us differently for the same answer and also she would deduct 6 1/2 points on a 4 point question. Refuses to give us our points...

I am currently at a local community college, finishing up my pre requisites...And I need some advice...I recently took an anatomy class at this college, and our class caught our instructor grading unfairly...Such as several of us put the same answer on an exam, she marked some of us right and some of us wrong... We pointed this out to her hoping she had made an honest error, and instead she snatched our exams from us and told us "to quit scrounging for points" This continued for the following 8 exams. 11 of us decided to take pictures of our exams to prove this. We then put a letter together, had most of the class sign it, and we turned it in to the President of academic affairs...We thought he would help, but no help so far...We attended a board meeting and went on the record, and we have a scheduled meeting with the Dean, & President again this week. Needless to say, the teacher failed the ones who signed this letter. I have 70 units at this college, mostly excellent grades, with the exception of this "F" on my transcript...I am challenging my grade as I feel I was cheated out of points on my exams...Then we found out that this is not a 2 year community college course, it is a MASTERS DEGREE anatomy course. They are trying to pass it off as a beginning course, when it is clearly not. I have since registered at another community college to finish up my last 2 classes, and I am tempted to sign up at a private nursing school. I don't mind paying out the wazoo, as long as its a fair grading scale...Any advice as how we should handle this horrible grade as a class?? We have pictures in black and white where she marked us differently for the same answer and also she would deduct 6 1/2 points on a 4 point question. Refuses to give us our points...