Chris Bjornsen - Longwood University, Farmville, VA

Professor: Chris Bjornsen

Department: Psychology

College: Longwood University, Farmville, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

If you are going to take psych 101 and find that you have him. Drop or switch to someone else. He is a super nice guy, but is very set in his ways and if those dont work with your learning you are bound to fail the class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSY384
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I really enjoyed learning about the different cultures taught to us during Cross-Culture! You can tell he is really passionate given his personalized lectures and his desire to challenge students thinking! Downsides: Studying for tests were difficult & stressful given that they are short answer & no study guide. Reading and attendance are REQUIRED!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSY384
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

talks about himself for most classes. tests are all short answer about the book he wrote for the course. can be rude and biased. his way is the only way.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSCH101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Bjornsen is an average professor. He does take attendence at the start of class and will deduct points for any conversation during lecture or even minor use of a cell phone. He is lecture heavy and refers to the textbook a lot, so if you don't read I don't reccomend taking his class. He says things that really steps on some toes so be careful!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is an ok professor, however, he will treat you as if you're in high school. You can't be on your phone, no food, no bathroom breaks, you can't leave class before he dismisses you, and you cannot lower your head at all or he will stop class to reprimand you in front of everyone. The class itself isn't too hard as long as you study and read.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Bjornsen is a great professor. His quizzes progressively get harder which means like any other college class you just have to study a little. I learned a lot in his class, he's really smart and passionate about what he talks about. His lectures were never boring and he encouraged questions from people. I would definitely take him again.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC384
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Nice man, and I truly believe he cares about his students. He is opinionated and says what's on his mind which steps on some toes, but nonetheless he is a good professor and knows what he is talking about. Quizzes are kinda hard. If you're the slightest bit unsure of something, ASK for clarification. Strongly recommend visiting his office hours

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSY384
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Bjornsen is a narcissist, he has you read a book he wrote for Cross Culture himself. His weekly quizzes are ridiculous, my whole class did so poorly that he started to give study guides and even then the guides don't cover the quiz questions. Just don't take him if you can help it, he's not a good teacher.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSCH101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Daily quizzes that can really help your grade if you are just prepared and read for class. This is college, he really does not ask for much besides being prepared. He is very strict on classroom rules but I guess that is fair because I was not on my computer or phone at all. I recommend taking his class because he is VERY smart and will help you.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSCH101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

There are daily quizzes in this class from the readings but he goes over the readings before the quiz. Only a couple test but if you don't study you'll fail. He makes you work for your grade but overall it was a good class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Be prepared for a reading quiz every class so don't skip!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC373
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

One of the most irrelevant professors here at Longwood University. He is NOT student oriented at all, his tests are extremely difficult, and he is a narcissist. If you want to actually learn things in the field of psychology, I suggest taking another course with some of the other great psychology professors here at Longwood.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I thought he was a great professor! I made my minor psych after taking his class. The only reason why some people don't like his class is because they are only taking psych for a requirement. I went to his office hours a lot and he helped me out a ton, I really suggest taking him.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Took him for Cross Cultural. Interesting class and lectures. Not an especially difficult course. A lot of reading.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Not necessarily a bad class if you do the reading, but he has a tendency to read directly off the slide during the lectures and isn't the most interesting professor.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

basically just read the slides and didnt explain any of the out of class paper

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Horrible professor, easy class. He is rude, grades students based on his fondness for them, and spends the class on his soapbox instead of covering class material. I've gotten As in both of the classes I've taken with him, but that's because his tests are a joke if you just read the textbook.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awesome professor. Teaches what you need to know, very helpful. Exams pretty much cover what you learn in the room. Read the book though, especially for his final in cross cultural!!! If you put in the effort, then you can most definitely pull an A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Easiest/most interesting class I've taken at this University. Bjornsen will teach you and make you laugh. I literally took notes, watched movies, and rarely studied and got a B+

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH0000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This is a horrible professor. He teaches his opinions, rather than the facts. I have no clue how this man earned a doctorate. He made it really difficult for me with my learning disability. He violated my confidentiality more than once, and he should know better. He is incredibly disorganized, and his tests are never ready on time. Had him twice.