Reviews of professor Janice DeGray

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had taken Chemistry 3 times before and only gotten a C- at my old university, so I was skeptical to take it another time. Lectures are clear, expectations are pretty normal and tests are straight forward. Be prepared to put in work, but she gives extra credit.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Slightly has an attitude when you approach her which I didn't like, but overall knowledgeable about the subject. Lectures are decent at best but getting an A in the class is definitely hard as the class average on many of the exams were in the 70's. I would opt for another teacher if I could.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof DeGray has a great way of teaching. She makes Chemistry really easy to understand. As long as you do WebAssign and the lab report, you have a great chance of getting an A. She's always available for her students, she would stay after class to help the students and she always responds to emails. Take her, and she will help you to pass.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This was one of my first classes I have ever taken at DVC. She is very kind, and is available after class willing to help. Unfortunately she does not teach at ALL. You need to teach yourself everything, this is super hard considering she gives too much homework. Her test averages are always Cs, way too difficult for an intro to Chem class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very sweet teacher, but doesnt teach anything in class. I learned everything myself because she didnt give lessons nor lectures in class. She assigns so much work that it doesnt even help, so you just end up grinding out and taking a bunch of time to finish them just to not learn anything.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Avoid! Professor Degray is a nice person but her class is extreemly difficult for an intro to chem course. She grades exams and labs VERY hard. Lectures are mandatory, she reades off slides that are not even hers. I maintained a high grade all semster but fell to in the last 2 weeks due to her amount of work given. AP chem in HS was easy compared.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
AVOID AT ALL COST. Esp if u have a heavy course load of classes bc she will effect the rest of your grades. You're literally spending all your time teaching yourself and doing a ton of unnecessary hw. MANY people have dropped her class. She ignores u in class, so don't count on having questions answered. Admits to "grading an*lly", in her words.