Reviews of professor Christopher Whaley

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I bombed the first test.  Whaley talked with me about what I was doing wrong, gave me tips on how to study differently.  Made an A on the second test.  Material is difficult and the exams are hard, you have to work for this grade.  Whaley is great though, understanding, really knows finance and helpful even though he teaches a million students.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
We are always behind because he constantly gets off topic and rambles about unnecessaries things. Easy class though.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Love-hate relationship with this professor.  The fact that I have to take him for three classes in order to graduate is infuriating.  He always gets off topic and has yet to respond to an email.  However, his classes are super straightforward and easy.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Whaley gives you every opportunity to succeed in class. His lectures are boring but necessary to do well on exams. If you fill out the study guide using the textbook & do the test practice problems, you'll do well. Homework was hard so Chegg was necessary for me. I hope in the future he formats all his exams the same instead of online & in-person.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the most practical courses I've taken at UA.  Online but set up well and easy navigate.  Never had trouble emailing Whaley and even met with him over Zoom a couple times.  Homework is hard but his exams are very similar to the homework.  Had Whaley for FI 302 and will have him again in EC 483.  Looking forward to him in the fall!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Huge class with 400+ people, the only way UA offers FI 302.  However, Dr. Whaley was exceptional.  He is a big "in-class" guy, only put about half the content on the slides, wants you to take notes, only announces things in class.  Lectures are good, he is very energetic and makes you think.  Absolutely would take another class from him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Difficult course but the way Professor Whaley grades helps so much. the way exams are weighted makes it hard to fail. Do the homework! If you were to do all the homework get a 45, 60 and a 70 on the exams you would still pass. Final is optional, practice questions set up exactly like exam! Went to class once, ending with a B+. Great guy

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lectures were unbearable. He would ramble for about the first 30 minutes and then zoom through the notes and often skipped examples. Homework is very hard but you had multiple attempts to complete it. I practically had to teach myself the class and found it a better use of my time to skip lectures and study.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a really great guy. Lectures can be boring. Very understanding and helping his students. Drop tests and drop homework's to help your grade.