Reviews of professor Allan Ballinger

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He's a great professor, grades based on grading criteria and expects a reasonable amount of effort from students. I took a 5 week summer course, each week we had to do 1 discussion post of a reasonable size, and 1 assignment. There was 2 essays and a final exam which were all simple and easy. The final exam was open textbook which made it a breeze.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This was an online class, so there was a weekly discussion based on the reading from the textbook. There was 5 4-question assignments based on chapters he indicates. One essay which was very easy. And the final was 3 questions with 1 extra credit question, use textbook. Easy A if you do the work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Best history class ever. Great class discussions. Extremely organized. One of the best professors I ever had.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Easiest class ever. The textbook is not needed. You do not even need to take notes on the PowerPoint slides as you will never use it. He gives take-home practice exams that contain the exact same questions as the actual exams. Just study the practice exams and participate in discussions. The only downside is you do not learn much at all.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Just a heads up his class is easy until the final exam. The final exam consists of 4 questions and you have to answer each question with at least 4 to 5 paragraph so a total of 16 to 20 paragraph in total. Each paragraph containing 4 to 5 sentences. The moment you open up the exam you get a 120 min time frame to finish the exam. Be AWARE.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Take his class! Has easy weekly discussion assignments that help boost the grade. Exams & final are straight from the study guides. Allows late assignments for partial credit. Had two essays: 2-3 pgs about WWII & 1-2 pg about any topic compared to the present. Awesome professor, replies to email quickly. Show up, take notes, & check blackboard.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Ballinger was great. His expectations is clear and his grading system on how to pass his class. I learned so much in his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Ballinger is a very intelligent man, he's very passionate about history and is probably the most organized professor ever. class discussions are very easy and are a great way to earn a high grade in his class. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
very clear on what is expected, follows syllabus, as of now right before the final i have a B average. just need to do discussions, responses, and assignments. I missed a few responses after doing my initial posts. only have a final exam so grade relies heavily on weekly assignments such as discussions