Reviews of professor Gordon Ballingrud

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Love professor Ballingrud. He's always very respectful to his students and very understanding of everyones specific needs and requests. Covers all the information in class that is on any quizzes, and doesn't leave you out to dry if you email him with a question. He may even respond within less than 30 minutes. Take him if you get the chance.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Is passionate about what he teaches but the quizzes are on material we have not learned in class. They are extremely hard and he does not help the class prepare. He lectures at us for an hour and a half and that is all we do. I come to class each time and take notes but have not actually learned anything. Not a good class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He always lectures from minute one all the way to end of class even sometimes going over. Easy to get in touch with however, his class was painfully boring with little enthusiasm. I would never tell anyone to take this class even if you enjoy American politics.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the hardest graders ever, he grades more on composition than content. He could less about what you actually think, says so much without saying anything at all. He also makes it extremely difficult to ask pointed questions, if you try to ask him a question he will go on a tangent instead. Assigns a ridiculous amount of reading.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a great professor who unfortunately teaches a boring topic.He does work with the class and takes student feedback very seriously.His lectures are a little boring he does do his best to make it light hearted and fun.Won't take off points for attendance if you email him.I hope to never take a PSC class again,but if you have to,take Ballingrud.