Reviews of professor Erika Tomei

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Tomei is very knowledgable and I think she did fine on her first semester teaching at UCCS. The course was only 350 points, which made every point count. She was very accessible and willing to explain concepts over through email or in person. It was a tough class and she will expect you to understand the material instead of memorizing facts.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Unreasonable expectations for ungergraduate level of understanding. Tests are essay based, and course grade is the average of three exams. Tomei discourages students from sending emails or visiting office hours, and often makes last minute changes to material and the course. You will teach yourself this entire course, and it won't be fun.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Amazing professor. Her lecture content guides textbook readings, but be sure to fully understand lecture content if you want to skip reading the text. Pop quizzes were often related to exam questions and graded for participation. She was helpful and accessible outside of class and willing to review material with you if needed.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
For an undergraduate level class she expects us to know graduate level concepts. No homework, your grade depends on three tests. The majority of our class failed the first test, and she waited 2 weeks before finals to change the grading scale, which messed with everyone's grade. You have a better chance teaching yourself with the textbook alone.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Erika is hard professor. Unique tests, with multiple choice (multiple answers might be circled to be right), short answer, and essay. Random pop quizzes, no notice, GO TO CLASS. Difficult material, but if she refines her technique a little more, she'll do well. Short answers on tests tended to be essays.