Reviews of professor Joshua Hostetter

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great class to take if needing to fulfill a general education requirement, also a great introductory course. Prof. Hostetter keeps the class interesting and educational. He is passionate about what he is teaching. The syllabus explained everything you need to know for each test. Participation is important but it is easy to do

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Make sure you understand the material and you will be prepared for the papers. Fascinating class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hostetter is a wonderful professor if you can handle sarcasm and a jokeful attitude. His work is not hard whatso ever. He will work with you and make sure you pass his class no matter what. I find Hostetter one of the most understanding and easy going professors at USFSP. I would enjoy taking another one of his classes and I plan on it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really enjoyed Dr. Hostetters class. I cant speak to the difficulty or disorganization of his empirical class, but his more lecture based classes were fun. The course load was not light, but its what I would expect from an upper level class. If youre looking to coast through classes this is not a professor you should take.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Unreliable for clear grading rubric. Changed perimeters for midterm two days before the test. The average test score for the class was a 50%. Boasts about his papers. Doesn't answer emails in a timely fashion, waited 12 hours for a response. Other students feel uneasy about his class and believe they are going to fail.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Absolutely 0 late work is excepted. Your mother could have passed and he'd expect the exam in on time. There's no point for him either, all you do is read the text and write about it in discussion. His function is pointless.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
completely disorganized. Nice personality, not a terrible person or anything, but he literally sets you up for failure. He makes the class extremely hard with little to no direction. Also constantly boasts how he would make the class harder. Completely unreasonable expectations such as midterm on book he says is terrible and minimum 15 page paper.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hostetter is a very relaxed Professor. You work with him, he'll work with you. Don't slack, and he's got your back. I enjoyed his lectures, assignments, and homework. Very easy and understanding. If you need office time, extra time to work on your paper, help, or clear direction he is THERE to help.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hostettor structures his class with 4 quizzes, 1 midterm, points for attendance, points for participation, and of course the final. Hostettor would sometimes post the powerpoint lectures half finished. One time gave the wrong quiz and said "oh well." I would never want to have him as a professor again. Thankfully he was a visiting professor.