Reviews of professor Galen Stocking

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
His attendance policy is odd -- you have to participate in 20/26 classes or you lose participation points. Otherwise, he reads right off the slides and adds very little to the class otherwise. Take it if you want to learn from book/slides. Material is decently interesting. Mediocre class -- didn't learn a ton.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Though its an 8am, I still had so much fun in his class. The material was interesting, and the assignments had clear expectations. The best thing about his class is that there is no final exam, rather a 10-12 page paper that is broken up throughout the second half of the semester + he is very willing to help/answer questions along the way

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Stocking is an amazing professor. Seriously, don't let the 8am class time deter you. This class was incredibly interesting and is unlike any other political science class I've taken here. Prof stocking is always available to give feedback and the final paper is definitely manageable if you are passionate about the topic and start early.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Stocking cares a lot about his students and his subject. The amount of work he put into his lectures and videos was impressive, and he made me care about a class and subject I had kind of written-off based on the reviews here as an "Easy A." The final research project was incredibly helpful to the study of the discipline. Take him!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Stocking makes an 8AM incredibly engaging and interesting - all of the topics covered are super relevant. He is very chill, easy to talk to outside of class, and works for PEW so has cool insight in the world of surveying. A very manageable A but you still have to work for it. Term paper, quizzes, participation, and final make up the grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was super interesting and graded on tons of smaller assignments. 55% of the grade is the paper assignment but that grade is broken down into a bunch of smaller assignments throughout the semester. 35% is weekly reading quizzes which are pretty easy and 10% is participation in at least 12 days of class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This course is heavy writing with weekly quizzes. I did enjoy his lectures, and if you find current events regarding polarization interesting- you will love his course. Overall, one can certainly earn a good grade in his class. He will happily meet with students and has respect for the class. Great guy.