Reviews of professor Gordon Ballingrud

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Only responds to emails when he feels like it. Very passionate about what he teaches but is a tough grader. Offers extra credit if the class does bad on a quiz. You have to take notes to do well, only has 5 quizzes that are open note/open book, midterm and final were also open note/open book. Try and you will be fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class is manly just lectures but as long as you pay attention and take notes, you will pass. Quizzes are every other week but they are take home and you are allowed to use outside resources to help you. Ballingrud is passionate about what he teaches and makes the lectures very interesting. He is also gives a lot of extra credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
taken at NCSU. He's a KING KING KING!!!!! Amazing man. please take any course from him. A bit disorganized w tech but since it's covid-19 time I literally didn't care. This man let me do the entire course late. A kind caring man. Very smart. Funny too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
A very passionate teacher. You can tell he really enjoys teaching American Politics. Every class he presents a powerpoint and goes over everything you need to know for the quizzes (one every 2 weeks). He is super friendly and will always make himself available if you need. Overall a great teacher.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Ballingrud is a great person and holds a lot of passion for his class. Although, he is extremely lecture heavy and attempts to involve the students -- pretty rough at times. He goes along with the book, so reading and participating will set you up for success in his class. Great guy and fun class, but he has lots of lectures

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is very reasonable and will answer any questions. Just beware, as that can get him off track. His notes are comprehensible, and don't take long to copy down. Most of them will already be on the board by the time class starts, which makes it easier to do your own thing in class. He does not have many assignments, so you do need to score well

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is knowledgeable and passionate. I feel like I learned a lot and had minimal outside work. Grades were three essays and participation. He genuinely wants his students to do well and succeed.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He does not teach you what will be on the quizzes and make them extremely difficult. What you don't get to in class you are responsible for learning. We haven't done a single activity or project all year. We sit, and he speaks to us. I can tell you I have not learned one single thing from this class after being present and taking notes every single

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ballingrud grades difficult. They're aren't many grades in his classes so be prepared for all of the exams and essays. He grades on attendance and likes participation. He talks a lot. Never get out of class early, he finds a way to drive the class to the end even if you're not talking about anything important. Not good at emailing back.