Reviews of professor Travis Blackwelder

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Wonderful professor! He will emphasize gospel connections. You do have to refer to the textbook for some assignments. His lectures are fast, but you learn the material better by attending and asking questions. The best advice is to do your research paper early and have your TA review your APA citations; also, fill out the study guides as you go!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
(PSYCH 307) Professor Blackwelder is one of the nicest and humblest people! He genuinely cares about his students. 307 with him means weekly writing, but it's relatively manageable. His expectations are clear with samples for each paper. Put a lot of work into the final paper! He takes forever to respond to emails so just talk to him in person.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was a fantastic class! I would highly recommend this class to anyone who is considering it. It is a 349 course, but I took it as a freshman, and it wasn't too difficult compared to my other classes. Do pay attention to the reading quiz questions, names of psychologists, and the various lists you go over in class, they show up on the test.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Travis was an amazing professor. His lectures were very entertaining and I could learn the information very well. He provides many extra credit opportunities and cares about all the students. The midterm and the final felt daunting but the TA reviews were helpful and I got good grades on both. Awesome professor!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Travis is literally the sweetest man alive and such a funny guy too. Everything is super easy besides the 1 midterm and 1 final-- they basically make sure you've been attending class and can get a little tricky if you haven't (guilty). Besides that, you'll have a great time in his class. You do need the textbook for certain assignments.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Travis is such a nice person. Lectures are kinda boring and pointless for 307 because there is hardly any material to cover. You work on the final paper throughout the whole semester, so it isn't too overwhelming.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Super sweet man. Didn't love him as a teacher. Lectures weren't super interesting and didn't seem to have a lot to do with tests and assignments. A lot of busy work. One huge paper, graded pretty harshly. TAs tell you what you need to know for the exams, and if you just study what they say you'll do fine even without the textbook or lectures.