Reviews of professor Thomas Pickens

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Pickens is a stellar teacher. He is understanding and wants you to do well in his class. I have taken U.S. History I & II with him. Both classes I received an A in, this semester I have not even missed more than 5 points. He makes the class easy, but also highly retainable. His class is well paced and structured. TAKE HIS CLASS!!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I found professor Pickens to be a fair grader; there is no reason you should fail this class. He does not offer extra credit but assignment expectations are clear and accessible. Exams are completely written, however they are NOT difficult, just time consuming. I would absolutely take his class again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor, will give good grades of effort is shown in exams.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class was the worst class out of all of the classes i've taken, I would not reccomend this prof to anyone. Get ready to strain your brain if you take this class better yet, just find another proffessor who would actually make your HIST 1302 memorable in a good way. He grades way too tough and expect us to go above and beyond just for a 70

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Pickens is an awesome professor despite how boring the class may be. Lectures do make me yawn a bit but he does provide resources you can find on canvas if you miss lectures. There are lots of readings/questions which can be time-consuming but Quizlet will be your best friend. He is helpful when you reach out if you are struggling.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I wouldn't take his class again. He expects too much on discussion boards, tests and is a tough grader. His online lectures are long and boring.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very test heavy which are written essays and identification, not hard only time consuming. Con: Seems a bit uninterested in the topics and writes down notes on the board (bad for slow note takers). Pro: Easiest grader, easily understandable, and very lenient. Advice: Don't procrastinate and use quizlet for the textbook assignments.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He isn't clear with instructions for assignments at ALL. This class is very lecture heavy, which is an issue because he is hardly engaging while lecturing. He only helped explain things about our 1st exam the week it was due. It feels like there's little to no accessibility for if you can't attend in person. At least he's funny.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is so disturbing and he grades everything single word. He doesnt give clear instructions so when you get wrong answers he deduct grades from you. I have never had a such professor before.