Reviews of professor Craig Tichelkamp

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Tichelkamp is a nice guy and his class is fairly easy. He gives a lecture each class on stuff that most people wouldn't find super exciting but take some notes and you will be good. He assigns a lot of reading on old texts but gives you reading guides so you don't really have to read the whole thing. 5 papers but only grades your top 3.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor T is a really nice, genuine guy. He always gives clear instructions and is always there if you need help. He makes sure to thoroughly explain the material, and if you're confused, he doesn't make you bad for it, but rather finds ways to help you understand. The workload was manageable and interesting- I highly recommend taking his courses

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He really isn't that bad, and he is a nice enough person, but his lectures are very hard to listen to because he pretty much only sticks to his notes. I found the class itself to be boring, but to be fair, it isn't a subject I enjoy. He does drop the lowest essay which is cool.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Had Prof. Tichelkamp last semester and he was outstanding! Genuinely cares about his students and makes heavy topics a bit more interesting. He does give a few pop quizzes, but hints at them so you'll know when they are if you listen closely. Gives detailed feedback and drops the lowest essay grade to make things less stressful. Total sweetheart!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really nice guy. He is accessible outside of class so make sure to take advantage of that. Lots of reading and regular theological analysis papers which can be difficult. If you do not like reading and arent a good writer, I do not recommend his classes.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very nice professor. Very passionate. Hard to follow his lectures at times. The class is mostly made up of lectures, discussion board and reading of primary texts. If you don't read outside of class, you will have no clue what's going on. Always willing to meet with you outside of class to help you. 4 papers, dropped the lowest grade.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I can't tell you a single thing I learned in that class. Talked about few ancient people in religion but have no idea how they related to one another. Unless you are amazing at understanding old scriptures/religious texts, and have the time to read about 100 pages every night you probably won't do well. He tries, but nothing he says makes sense.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Tichelkamp is a great guy. He really cares about his students and gives great feedback on textual analysis assignments. He is lecture heavy but tries to keep the topics interesting and keeps his students engaged. There are 4 writing assignments and a few discussion posts to do but super easy. I would recommend him to anyone for a cornerstone.