Reviews of professor Alma Arce

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class was relatively easy. Lots of reading and I'm not a huge fan of Cengage, but the tests are pretty easy to get through and the three papers were fun to write. My only complaint was the points are skewed. Each paper is worth 25 points but took considerably more effort than the 50 point tests. I would definitely take another course with her.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I've taken her 3 times already and it's worth it. This class in particular used the interactive textbook as homework assignments and had 3 papers only 2 pages long. As long as you read the text all the answers are in there for the test. The papers are easy as long as your plagiarism is below 20% then you'll get an A and the topics are fun. Easy A!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Arce was fine, but I didn't really feel like she was present at all. We essentially taught ourselves by reading the textbook, taking a quiz, and then writing two essays. Normally, I would love that, but I wanted to learn more from the professor and I really don't feel like that happened. I was just reading things I already knew.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I didn't realize what I was getting into with this class. My professor and CA were amazing. It's encouraging to have that kind of support. I loved the announcements always cheering the class on! I took the accelerated but I'd say: take notes, start writing early, and don't skip the applied knowledge checks and you'll pass with some extra effort.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The professor is clear on all assignments. She is a tough grader, but if you follow what she is looking for and read all the feedback, you will do fine. She is understanding when you are sick and can't do anything because of it. She gives tons of extra credit. The papers for her class are long, but you only have 2 major ones.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
she definitely cares about her students! I found the text to be interesting and for each paper that you had to write there was a sample paper provided, so you more or less had an example of how to go about the assignment. She encourages her students to use the POW lab, and depending on who is helping you with your paper, they are actually useful.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Would take this class with a different professor if I were you.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very tedious amounts of writing and very specific on how citations are made. A lot of repetitive work. Plenty of opportunities for extra credit.