Reviews of professor Mark Shomaker

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Little to no busy work. Course composed of tests, quizzes, and essays. A staunch constitutionalist, which is probably what you want to look for in someone teaching you about the Constitution. Can tend to go on rants, but they are always relevant. Conveyed material well and was eager to answer questions. Expects class participation.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He assigned a ton of reading material, and very few exams so we a had to read a ton of material that was not even on any of the tests. Very rough grader and not easy to communicate with.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The best professor I have ever had. Super understanding and manageable assignments.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Shomaker was a pretty laid-back professor. His class was made up of 4 exams and one discussion post. This class requires lots of reading in order to receive a good grade on the tests and the tests are usually 50-70 questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took him for the summer semester (5 weeks), and the grade was based only on our four exams. Always attend class and pay attention; he's a good professor and passionate about teaching. He gives a lot of material to prepare for the exams. The exams, however, are 70+ questions and are online. They are tricky if you don't do the reading.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Shomaker had tons of resources and learning materials organized and available to us. Only one discussion and a few exams, each exam had 75+ questions, but everything was multiple choice and true/false. Hinted that he thought I cheated on an open book true/false exam, and threatened to withhold my grade without concrete evidence.