Reviews of professor Marcus Thompson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
A really diverse class full of people of all levels, and he is very encouraging to beginners and experienced. Three exams and a fitness test make up the grade, so I would recommend Pass/Fail, but if you do the readings and are able to do a decent wall sit, a B is super easy to obtain. Plays VERY annoying music though (haha). Would do it again!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
If you want some tough but rewarding workouts I would definitely take this class. I took it over the summer so it was m-th and our class got really close. It was fun workouts and built up my stamina.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Marcus Thompson was a great professor for weight training when it came to class but his written midterm and final were impossible and based off random portions of the textbook that were never taught. Also, the final is based on how much weight you can lift so you have to really make progress. Fun class but very annoying grading system.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great teacher, cares about his students, is fun, classes were never boring, doesn't make the class harder than it needs to be, you know exactly what you have to do to pass the class, overall just a fun and caring teacher that made my morning workout class bearable.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
TAKE THIS PASS/FAIL. It's an easy class but your final grade only comes from a midterm, final exam, and fitness tests. The fitness tests are unrealistically difficult to pass especially if you don't have prior lifting experience. This course is great for building strength and is low stress as long as you take it pass/fail.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The professor is nice and encouraging. Your only grades are three exams and a wall sit test. The wall sit test wasn't bad but the other exams were more difficult. They are fully based on the textbook and some questions can be very specific. The final was very hard. The exams reflect almost nothing you do in class which was very annoying.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class isn't probably what you think it is. It has cardio workouts in every class basically throughout the semester, so be ready for that. The two exams are easy but the final physical tests are hard for non-athletes you have a speed-strike test and 20 minute run. Would recommend that most people take this class S/U.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
(HESM 480) The professor did not value the course, as it was online with 5 quizzes and many discussion posts. The final exam accounted for 50 points/total of 128 points and the material was not a reflection of the course. I kept an A+ all semester until the final brought me to a C when I received a 50%. My peers received D's and he did nothing.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Don't buy the textbook all you need to know is on his powerpoints. The class was meh tbh