Reviews of professor Geoffrey Nathan

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I  tend to do well in history courses but, Professor Nathan's course was very challenging. I ended with a B+ because homework is a very small percentage of your grade. The first midterm, I could have prepared more for and he was a generous grader. However, the second midterm was ridiculous. We studied 5 different essay prompts and wrote 2 essays.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Boy, this was a hard class! Professor Nathan assigns a lot of reading and work almost every week. But if you keep up, it's worth it. I learned more about history than any other class I've taken and it definitely helped me understand preparing to be a teacher. He can be pretty critical, but he's actually a pretty easy grader.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you can pay attention during a 2.5 hour lecture, you will literally learn so much. He's a great story-teller. We got 2 10 min breaks in class too. He's a tough grader and tests were 5 out of 25 write-in definitions of terms including dates with an essay portion. He has pretty high expectations for a GE but he offers 5% E.C and offers help.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was a lot harder than I would have expected out of a GE class, but I found myself liking this professor more and more. Professor nathan was very well-organized and even though there was a big essay at the end of the semester, we had almost 2 months to work on it. His lectures were interesting and he was really helpful in office hours

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Solid professor. If you show up and make sure to do the readings and weekly assignments, you'll be fine.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had some personal stuff come up this semester and he was really cool and understanding about it. The class wasn't too hard. Wish there was more interaction, but he really gets intense in his lectures and sucks you in. Would take Nathan again, maybe not for a GE.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class was ok and pretty easy. Professor was cool and quick in responding to email. TBH you're graded a lot on your writing, but it's a history ge. That's part of lib arts.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Worst professor I have ever had at SDSU! No clear rubric on anything. No examples of what he wants. The lectures don't even relate to anything you need to teach. The assignments need to be more diverse. He is not kind at all. Don't take him.