Reviews of professor Craig Palsson

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I wasn't the biggest fan of his teaching style, or test heavy focus in his courses.  He tends to be intense.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Get ready to read. Reading is the bulk of the class.  Your grade is also based on tests.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Just like many other of my teachers, this teacher can be summarized like, "Great teacher, terrible grader." If you're trying to keep a GPA of 4.00, don't take the teacher. Others have also said, 95% of your grade is based SOLELY on 4 closed book exams with one attempt each. Also, there's no study material for the exams other than the lectures.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I asked him a question during class and he put me down.  He's just rude.  He screamed at the whole class the first day.  He is very intense.  The class is also very test heavy.  The first week you also have a 30 page reading and it continues throughout the semester.  I hated this class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really test heavy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Best professor I had at USU. Great teaching skills, I still remember models from class 3 years later. The class was frontloaded with difficulty at the start of the semester but eased a lot near the end. Tests were extremely fair and went directly with what he taught in lectures. Lots of energy and fun in his class, his youtube channel rocks!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class changed my life. It is test heavy but they aren't hard if you just go to class and take notes. There is a lot of reading but there are reading guides that do the heavy lifting for you. This is by far the most valuable class I've taken bc of how applicable and interesting it is. Palsson the best professor USU has! He's caring & engaging.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The first day he told us it's too much time to do anything but tests for a class because grading would take too long.  Bro, it's literally your job to grade us.  Our entire grade was based on 4 tests.  If you hate testing, don't take his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Palsson was honestly one of the best professors I've ever had. Although the class is very lecture-heavy, Prof Palsson makes it very interesting and captivating. The class is also test-heavy, but as long as you are in class and do the readings, the tests are not that bad. Overall I loved the class and would take it again!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I don't have time to write much, but he is one of the best professors I've ever had a class with and over two of his classes I am now exploring an econ major because of his teaching. 10/10 please take this class!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I felt that he was a bit performative in his teaching style.  I wish he would've granted more time for students to ask questions.  It felt a little bit like a show.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a nice person and has interesting lectures, but 95% of his class is based on how good of a test taker you are. His exams have nothing to do with lectures, and no practice problems or review materials provided will help you study.