Cornel Bonca - California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Professor: Cornel Bonca

Department: English

College: California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG301
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took his online English comp class this summer which was super chill, one paper a week based on reading assignments for that week. He gave a lot of feedback on my papers to help improve my grade. Hes a really tough grader but its worth it! Best of all theres no boring busy work like in other online classes.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG301
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dont take her if you are mediocre in english. Took her 4 week online summer course. One essay a week, no big deal. But, she gives back papers hours before you turn in your next one so you can't improve on your next paper. Also vague commenting on the papers. She knocks down points for almost every little mistake. A paper turned to B- paper.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL463
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Bonca is super insightful and really helped me to understand and better appreciate the novels we read. Downside? If you miss a class, you're lost. Especially because he misses a lot of classes too. At the end of the semester, it felt like a big game of catch up.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG222
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof Bonca is amazing! Definitely one of my favorite profs. I try and take him for every class. Hes one of the long time professors in the department, his lectures are interesting and the books we read were fascinating. He makes the discussions relevant to our lives. Some of the books in his classes became my all time favorites. Life changing!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG222
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bonca has great lectures was a little frustrating. He didn't typically make any information available online. Consistent Email communication was also unreliable. The course schedule was constantly being updated and too many works were crammed in at the last minute only to be omitted from the lectures. While a good teacher, he is disorganized.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG222
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Bonca is one of the best professors I've had in college. His lectures of the novels are very thorough and engaging. You can tell he is passionate about the course material and has a very laid back personality. All tests are free response/essay format and he's a tough grader, but I always felt prepared going into them!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Bonca was my favorite teacher this semester! He was enthusiastic about the pop culture class! There was only a couple essays and the class was mostly music. A lot of writing with the journals but it's not hard. The class was amazing, enlightening, and the material we covered was interesting. The lectures were a little slow but it was overall great!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL306
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is Intermediate Creative Writing, but think of it more as a fictional-workshop class. If you are in the process of trying to write a fiction novel, this class is for you. Two stories (4 to 7 pages) and one revision of your story. No midterm, no final. Your homework is to write short critiques on the stories in class. 5 long critiques as well.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The lectures are amazing. Good selection of books although way too many assigned; one too many essays assigned in this class as well.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG222
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Bonca is outstanding! I was not much of a reader, but he inspired me to read and write more often. His lectures are the key to doing well on the exams; that and reading the books, but I'm a non-English major and I managed. 2 midterms, and 1 cumulative exam. In class writing on the books. Chooses pretty good American books. Great person.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG222
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bonca is a great professor. He is enthusiatic about the readings and makes them interesting. The class consisted of 2 midterm where you identify a passage and closely analyze it. One 5 page paper at the end and two take home essays for the final. Pay attention to the passages he reads in class and you'll be fine!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGL200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bonca is a pretty good professor. Knows his stuff. Attendance is taken with a sign-in sheet but somedays he doesn't pass one around. There's an in-class journal and an out-of-class journal. Pretty easy. Midterm is 3 short answers and 1 long answer. The final is the same thing. There's reading but I just used google. Bring book to class!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He had super interesting lectures prepared for this class. In class & out of class journal. We listened to music, watched movies, and discussed the novels that we were required to read. The midterm and final are open note, so take good notes and review the handouts. PARTICIPATE & go to class if you want an A.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL222
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I would skip his class. Honestly one of the most boring professors I've ever had at CSUF. He just goes on and on about the books we read in class. Some of the books were interesting but some I didn't even bother to open. I would recommend to find another English class/professor, if you can.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG463
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed his class and all but 1 novel we read. I am so glad I took this class because it has opened my eyes to new and wonderful books. He is so smart and I really enjoyed hearing what he had to say. He grades fairly and offers good feedback. Final is cumulative so don't fall behind. Participation makes this a fun class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL462
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Super fun class. This will be my third time having him. Really engaging and encouraging style if you like participating in discussion, knowledgable with thought-provoking lectures if you don't. A novel a week sort of class so don't fall too far behind, but the readings are usually interesting anyways. Totally recommend him for the novel classes!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL463
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Bonca is seriously amazing! He's so knowledgeable and holds multiple degrees, making him somewhat intimidating but also really awesome. His lectures are never dull and he's very clear as to what he wants you to gain out of the reading. Be prepared to read great book selections! You'll participate more than you usually do.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great class-awesome material-wonderful professor!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy class to pass. His lectures basically cover everything on the midterm and final. He's a chill professor and not boring. I recommend his class. Bonca's only flaw, for me, is he didn't reply to my email.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG462
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall I thought this class was interesting. I enjoyed the readings. The lectures were informative and engaging. Yet I felt that we rushed through many of the novels. The exams are not too difficult. As long as you have a basic understanding on the assigned texts you should do well. It's difficult to get an A though.