Reviews of professor Maristella Tapia

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
East A just complete all assignments and extra credit on time. One or two discussions a week with one lecture and one chapter a week and also one small quiz a week. NO FINAL. I really recommend this class if you don't  have time for timed meetings.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
It was an asynchronous class, which was fairly easy. She shares slides and lectures which help with note taking and quiz work. You never really meet with her, but you can contact her. She grades fairly, and there are extra credit writing you can do. There is a lot of reading and writing but it's a easy class as long as you do the work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She is an amazing professor, there is a lot of reading and not much homework. Her classes are based on real life scenarios which will help connect to the lectures. She helps you after or in between class hours and encourages active class participation.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
She offers some extra credit throughout her course. She is communicative, respectful in her lectures, and understanding of situations. Late hw is accepted. Just do her weekly quizzes, and discussions, answer other students, and get an easy A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
There's only one discussion post and one quiz due each week. Need to read the readings in order to answer the discussion post, but it's not bad at all. No midterm and the final was a reflection paper. Incorporate one quote from the readings into your discussion post and make sure to comment on one other student's post. That's it! Take this class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great instructor, works hard to engage students. Clear grading rubric with participation required for good grade. Thoughtful teaching process with excellent lectures including clear, real world examples of social concepts. Light and steady workload throughout quarter with no final test. Its your fault if you don't earn an A.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I do not recommend anyone take Maristella unless you are a really good self studier who has no other option to get credit. Sign up for another college to avoid this professor, especially online. No homework, and her 3 large tests that she gives are unfairly timed and rarely based off book material, more her own, cuts the average students grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took sociology 1 online. Excellent class. I didn't think I could enjoy an asynchronous class, but professor Tapia's lectures were engaging and the course content was very interesting. The online course was well organized and clear. As long as you submit assignments, getting an A is not difficult. Don't hesitate and take this course!