Reviews of professor Matthew Wielicki

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I genuinely enjoyed this class and Dr. Wielicki. It is not a pushover class, but with some effort, an A+ is quite achievable.  If you attend every lecture and take notes, I'd be very surprised if you didn't get an A. There's also a lot of extra credit to be had and a drop test.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He definitely knows what he is talking about and really enjoys rocks. Tests were a little hard but not too bad. He gives a lot of bonus points for each test and the final. Really good teacher and lectures were entertaining.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was nervous to have him after a last minute professor switch up but he was super great. he offers so many extra credit points so always show up to the lecture before the test. and stay on his good side and dont cheat or you might as well drop the class. also offered a full page front of back of our own notes for the last 2 tests and the final

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly think this class was way too difficult for a basic natural science class. I was told to take this course to get an easy A but that is not my result. No cheat sheet unlike other 101 sections. Although, he is a great guy and office hours help a lot. There are many extra credit opportunities and get to drop the lowest test if you do quizzes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
super funny, caring guy. took this class as a business major that could give a crap about rocks. i attended every lecture (you don't have to), typically gives 1-2 chances for extra credit before every exam. last few exams you get a cheat sheet front/back of a full sheet of paper, allowed a drop test. he knows a lot about this subject which helps

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I thought professor Wielicki was great. The tests were pretty hard, but if you can put in the time to study you can easily receive an A in this class with all the extra credit he offers. He gives random extra credit for lectures and reviews before each test. He is available for help if you need it and if you put in the effort its an easy A.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Never showed up to class but there is no point of sitting through another high school class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Loved Dr. Wielicki! He's super funny and the lectures weren't too bad. Attendance wasn't mandatory, but he randomly gives out EC for showing up. Only graded on 4 exams + the final, and they can be difficult so definitely study. There is one drop test, and you can make a front & back cheat sheet for the final, though. Def take for natural science!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Wielicki is an awesome professor at UA, made GEO 101 very easy to understand but also interesting at the same time despite it being the most common natural science course people take. If he truly is leaving, that makes me very sad because he is hilarious and very caring about his students. He's just an overall really cool person.