Reviews of professor Carmen Bowen

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Wayyy to much work for a lab class. Ive spent more time doing work in this course than my actual geography class with a different teacher. Shes also very unorganized and doesnt give clear instruction most of the time. Dont take her its not worth it if you want an A and a life outside of school.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
As an online class each assignment has a good amount of requirements within. A lot of the time you are either taking quizzes, writing 2-3+ page papers, or both in the same week. Nothing ridiculously hard but as someone who isn't quite into geography this class was a lot at times. But I never spent more than 2-3 hours of work on it a week.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Bowen is great! She loves the subject and is always ready to help students. Doing this Lab virtually was not ideal, but I still learned a lot! There are plenty of extra credit opportunities. :)

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Teaching and lectures were mediocre at best, she would go on rants about global warming during lectures. My only dispute is that the instructor failed to explain projects in class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Things I like about this instructor: she is very organized, she explains the concepts clearly, she is a fair grader and submits the grades weekly. She is very helpful, and you can finish all the work in class. There are two tests, in the middle and end of the semester. I highly recommend this class, if you need Lab units.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This was her first semester teaching the class so she didn't have a well developed course. She gives two tests the entire semester. A midterm and a final. Other than that you have a quiz before every class to see if you did the required reading leading up to the lab.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I found this subject difficult, but if it had not been for her lenient grading I wouldn't have passed. Several assignments from the lab manual every class and a weekly quiz, midterm & final. She'll walk around class to help those who need it. I can tell she truly cares about her students and will do everything she can to make sure you pass.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
First of all, she knows the subject better than most professors at Sierra. She is sharp and intelligent. She lectures using PowerPoint for part of the lab and then spends the rest of the time going around answering students questions. She gives a lot of extra credit opportunities and is a fairly lenient grader.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Bowen is kind and cares for her students. This course is very time-consuming for a lab though. Tests are very detail-orientated, so read/watch all the resources provided. She is very understanding & willing to accommodate to your needs.