Reviews of professor Alfonso Matas

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I never expected to have a professor that is so disrespectful and pretentious. He is a very particular grader, and when he comments on assignments, he would either be very vague or repeat the comment he put on other students papers -- meaning, he offers no constructive criticism. The same applies to responding to emails. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor is really awful, he is actively criticizing every step of the way, it seems that he doesn't want to help the student, he is very rude and impose his diluted theories in a way that is more ambiguous than constructive. 
I can confirm here, that this person should dedicate himself to another career, but never as a professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was surprised that a professor could be this unhelpful. Gave vague comments on assignments, and refused to give any specific feedback even after I reached out to him asking for help. Graded harshly as well so this class became a burden very quickly. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I am so disappointed with this professor. He was more in his head than in class, and obviously knows nothing about how to teach anything having to do with religion or spirituality. He continuously made sly remarks, mocking the material in the book and basically saying that the topic was phony. Class was boring and uneventful. AVOID MR. MATAS!!!!!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
chose another professor. too many group assignments in every class, so your grade depends on the group. quizzes through canvas each week. The final exam was terrible. I should have gotten an A. I gave everything, but group assignments grades were hard on me and participation is awful because is a sleepy class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is such a nice person but unfortunately not a great professor. He gives really unclear feedback and is an extremely tough grader, and I feel like he doesn't thoroughly look at assignments before giving them a bad grade. His lectures aren't easy to keep up with, yet he expects you to memorize everything.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Awful absolutely awful very confusing instructions

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I grew to like him as a person, but he's honestly a terrible professor. Harsh grader who is passive-aggressive when you bring up anything with him. He made us have a class discussion on the topic of our dead classmate. Weird, off-topic lectures that never actually help you complete the classwork. If you get him for Honors, good luck.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor is nice, however this class was pretty much useless. The quizzes are opinion based and he makes you take them before he even teaches the lecture. What is the point of the lecture if you are teaching it after the quiz? He has potential to be a great professor but needs to work something out to help his students succeed. (REL 2011)