Reviews of professor Heidi Getchell-Bastien

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I just got my grade for Criminal Investigations and wasn't sure if I would get a good grade but I did.Loved this class because we had two fingerprinting labs. My only complaint is that it was more work that a typical MassBay class but I did learn a lot. I am taking her for two more courses because she is organized and answers emails and is funny

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took juvenile law class last spring and corona happened right before midterms. Ignored her emails and fell off the grid due to work. She gave me extensions so I could pass in everything. Not an "automatic A" prof like some others here but I learned a lot. She does care about students and tries to make things interesting. Will take again. Funny too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Im taking her gov class now and shes one of the few profs who actually puts work into her zoom lectures and tries to make them interactive. I also like how she doesnt try to give only one side of politics and doesnt tell us what to think. More work than some other classes but I feel like Im actually learning things about how gov stuff works

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ive really enjoyed this class. Her lectures are interesting and easy to take notes from, she provides a lot of good supplemental information and doesnt just read the text. Her tests are a fair representation of what was actually taught. If you take good goods, show up, and do work on time youll pass. Shes also just super nice and pleasant.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really like professor bastein and I have taken her before, but she is not doing online tests anymore because of chatgpt and I am not happy about that.  She does give us a study guide and allows one cheet sheet but it's not my fault that other people cheet. So now I have to study more.  Not fair imho

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Haven't finished the course but I expect to do well based on how I've done so far. She really breaks things down so you can understand them, responds to emails quickly. Tries to make things fun by including videos, some stories from the courtroom, and group discussions. Only criticism is she expects us to read a lot from the text but oh well

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Criminal Investigation with Prof. Bastien in-person recently, and I def recommend her. There's a ton of textbook reading, sure--but she goes over the material in class too, so I never felt like I missed anything even when I had to take an absence. (PS: If you have an average of 90% & meet other basic criteria, you can skip the final!)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very easy going and very understanding. She talks about events that are current and leaves a lot of room for the class to talk about topics of their choosing. If you have a 90% or above at the end of the course, you don't have to take the final. Each week is about 2 hours worth of homework