Reviews of professor John Beard

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Gotta love Dr. Beard! He's had a huge impact on my future and helped change the trajectory of my career. His classes seemed boring at first, but have a little patience, get to know him, and he's truly a blast. I can't praise him enough for his care and respect for students! 100% would recommend for anybody in EOH to take his classes and electives.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is responsive and fair when dealing with students, both as a class and one-on-one. His tests and papers can be tough, so be ready to study. Key to success is taking notes based on the study guide he provides, which is what the quizzes and tests are on.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was the worst class I took at BYU. Dr. Beard is known to be a tough professor to deal with. Lectures are incredibly vague, and there is a lot of work that doesn't seem to have a point. I went to him a few times for help and he wasn't helpful and seemed irritated I went in. Avoid his classes.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Beard is a nice professor who cares about his students. He is very accommodating to individual student needs. Lectures are mostly reading from powerpoint, but interesting. He does class activities to change things up. Provides midterm/final study guides at the beginning of the semester so you can fill them in. Tests are super easy if you study.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Reading due every class, quiz every week, but pretty manageable. Super caring and knowledgeable. Conveys information clearly.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great professor. If you fill out the study guides from the beginning the tests will be easy. He has you read a lot of articles, but I thought they were all very interesting. Can't complain at all about the class or Dr. Beard.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Beard is a really nice teacher and his content is interesting, but the grading system is ridiculous. I put almost more work into this class than Chem 105 and no matter how hard I tried or what I did, could never get above a B on a quiz or assignment. Even after spending over 20 hours on the final project, I got an 83%. I never even missed class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is super awesome. The first day or two of class his lectures may feel dry, but as the class goes on you get to know him and he is awesome! Hee has super clear grading rubrics. He has quizzes every once and a while, but he tells you how many questions from each PowerPoint is on it. So he is very helpful.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Beard really loves his students. I highly recommend going to office hours for homework help. Like others have said, he gives amazing one-on-one help outside of class. There's a lot of homework in this course, and you should DEFINITELY go to TA reviews for exams. It wasn't an easy class, but I learned a lot.