Reviews of professor Derek Nelson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great teacher! I had him for 146 and 147 during my first 2 quarters as a Running Start student and his classes always followed the same format--short video lectures, readings, 1 or 2 discussions, and a quick reading quiz. Essays 3x a quarter. I always finished pretty quickly and his classes weren't boring :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Nelson was an AMAZING teacher. He always had extra credit opportunities and pushed to help all students do well. His textbook used was an online digital textbook that was easy to navigate. His quizzes were very engaging and we had lots of time. He sets very clear instructions on what he wants to be submitted. OVERALL 10/10!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Loved this class and I will be taking him for HIST 148. Makes history interesting to learn. The class is easy with a proper amount of work unless you do the online option because the quizzes each day are extremely difficult. Overall great class and teacher though.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took his U.S History class and absolutely loved it. lectures are engaging, work is mostly easy, and I felt like i retained a lot of the knowledge in class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
100% take your classes with Derek. Hes a great instructor who gives amazing feedback, hes always available and responds quickly to messages and questions. The class structure itself is set up so that modules are due every Tuesday and Thursday. Going in order of the modules is required but easy to do, participation is the majority of the grade

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lots of work, but it was all pretty easy. He responds to emails quickly and is a lenient grader

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Derek is super nice and is super flexible about asking questions and getting the help you need.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Derek was very helpful and his class was fairly easy and interesting. Some of the things I learned opened my eyes and he has video lectures which I found helpful. His essay assignments are fairly easy.