Dan Finucane - Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Professor: Dan Finucane

Department: Theology

College: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HR190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best teachers I have ever had!!!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: THEO2415
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Finucane is the MAN. He is the guy you want to take for an easy A. His class is based around four quizzes, a paper, a midterm and a uncumulative final. No homework. He either gave paper review or blackboard review, making the quizzes easy. TONS of impactful extra credit offered. Attendance is important but not necessarily required. Very kind person

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Finucane is honestly one of my favorite teachers from SLU. He genuinely cares about everyone of his students and wants to see them succeed. He learns the name of every student, and is just an all around awesome teacher.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HR1900
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall, Dr. Finucane is a kind hearted, brilliant, and cheerful man. Given the chance, I would take another course with him in a heartbeat. He lives up to his hype. Blessed, do it!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took the Foundations class with Finucane and I enjoyed my class even at 8am. He has a wonderful personality that you get a lot of during the lectures. He makes things personal with awesome stories about his family and his life. He makes you put in some work but I retained and learned so much from this class. Works with you and cares about you.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Finucane teaches like he's telling a story, which makes the material easier to remember and much more interesting. I actually learned about theology, not the textbook, upper-level info that a lot of other professors make their students learn. He actually wants us to learn and cares about his students so much.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: TH221
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is one of the nicest guys i have met. Very caring about his students and very insightful with out being cheesy. Very down to earth and likes teaching. I would take him again, just a overall really nice guy and good professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easiest class ever. A midterm, final, and like five papers of three pages or less. Tons of extra credit too. Plus, his entire midterm and most of his final can be found online on sites like quizlet and studyblue. I never did any of the assigned readings, and I barely missed a point all semester. Easy A. Great for boosting the GPA.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• 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:

Amazing class! I thought I was going to hate it but ended up loving it! Only a Midterm and Final and a few short papers. Lots of extra credit opportunity. Finucane is hilarious and I would definitely recommend.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

So, attendance is technically mandatory and there is occassionally pop quizzes (which you can literally look up the answers right there) but its easy to skip a lot of these classes and still pass. I have skipped many lectures and I have an A in the class because of so much extra credit. Definitely recommend him! He makes it easy and he's engaging

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really fun teacher and makes lectures interesting. There is A LOT of reading and pop quizzes every 1-2 weeks that come from the readings. PowerPoints are available, but they're the main ideas of the lecture and no detail. You have to attend the lecture to hear him elaborate on the main ideas and go into detail. But overall, really good teacher!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very kind guy who knows his stuff, for theo 1000 hes a good pick

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Finucane is the bomb! Hilarious and EXTREMELY inspirational--his lectures are fantastic! He also tells you what will MOST LIKELY (as in expect it) show up on the midterm and final, which are short answer--but don't be alarmed! If you study, its unbelievably easy and straightforward. If you are lucky enough to have him available, TAKE HIM!!!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I loved Dan's lectures but attendance is definitely not mandatory. Sometimes there is quizzes though. There's two tests and a few papers, but they are super easy and they give the information needed to do well. Definitely recommend.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: THEO3905
• 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:

Dr. Finucane makes me want to come to class. He never fails to make the class laugh at least once a day. He is so genuine and caring. I respect him and his knowledge. His teaching style is effective. He truly makes me want to be an active member in the class and participate. I enjoy his class, even though it is a required course.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a great guy and keeps the lectures interesting with powerpoints and visual aids. The tests are kind of hard because there is so much to study, and only some of it is actually on the test. There is a lot of reading assigned every week. Powerpoints are on blackboard, but there are sometimes random pop quizzes so it's best to attend class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I would definitely recommend Dr Finucane. He's hilarious. He gives study guides for the midterm and final (the only tests) and the questions on the study guide are literally like copy and pasted on to the finals. If you need help, ask him he's always willing to help. Popquizes are so easy, they're basically to make sure people are going to lecture

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: THEO1000
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

In Professor Finucane's Theology 1000 class the material that was covered throughout the course was overall basic theological ideas and concepts. There were random quizzes throughout the semester in order to maintain attendance, so go to class! As for the tests, there are many questions thrown in from class discussions, so pay attention!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: THEO100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is so cool. Really funny and doesn't expect too much. Although participation MATTERS and he gives POP QUIZZES. But his pop quizzes are pretty vague and he accepts any bull you give him, so no textbook used. Take him if you want an easy B+ or A.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: TH100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's really helpful and sympathetic towards students who aren't necessarily interested in theology.