Gary Byrd - West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

Professor: Gary Byrd

Department: Psychology

College: West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2301
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Byrd is one of the most egotistical men I have ever met. He automatically assumes that everyone that is taking his class has a complete understanding of psychology and are all psychology majors. Yes it helps to pay attention in class and to read the text book, but his test are ridiculously hard and you can never ask questions in class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2301
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a good professor if you like to read and enjoy psych. He does tend to ramble during lectures which causes the schedule to get off track pretty often. He's pretty understanding and open to questions. Memorization won't get you anywhere.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Best professor I've had, but don't take him if you're lazy. If you actually want to learn and work hard, take him. His lectures are AWESOME if you put in the work and read the book before class (it's college, stop complaining about reading a textbook). He really cares that his students are learning and not just regurgitating. Loved this class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

rants about his life stories that is irrelevant to the topics he's teaching. All he does is stay on one slide for a majority of the time and talks about his life stories. Very rude at times too during office times, tests are horrible UNLESS you actually read the book and go through slides on your own.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a very smart man but a horrible teacher. He does not seam to understand that you are in his class to learn and that you do not already know the material.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's very passionate about psych, so his lectures aren't too bad, but I can never really get into them. His tests are half what's covered in lecture and half what's in the textbook so you have to really read and show up.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3310
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He really cares about you understanding the material and not just memorizing it, which makes the class really hard because the tests have a lot of concept questions and not as much math as you would think. He is not a bad professor because he cares and gives tests back with feedback, but you cant keep em. He urges you to go to tutoring so do it.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3310
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is an extremely tough professor but he prepared me, as an undergraduate, better than any other professor did for what to expect in graduate school. He is always willing to help and is brilliant but sometimes disorganized.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Likes to intimidate students. Gives no feedback. Never makes appointments on time.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took him for stats, experimental, learning. I made As in all 3 courses, but oh, I worked for them! He is very intelligent, and very willing to help, IF you show him you truly are trying and take his courses (and psych) seriously. I would try to get on his good side; (I think) I did, and it does pay off in the end! Oh, and READ THE TEXTBOOK!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He has you work the problems before class which always really confused me. But once he explains it, it gets easier. Also if you ask for help, he's there to do what he can. I think the biggest problem was he understands everything so well and it's hard for him to dumb it down.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC4319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Byrd is a terrible undergrad professor. He does not and will not report grades at all during the semester so don't bother asking. Questions & comments just throw him off, that's never a good thing. His tests are neither valid nor reliable as they test you mostly on language and he uses too many distractor options.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had this professor for several classes and would take more with him in a minute. He is excellent - requires much of his students, but students will remember the material when engaging in a career in psychology. He is concerned that students learn and be able to apply material learned.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSY
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very disorganized. Lost my final test. Took over my lab time after he'd approved it weeks in advance. Bright, scatterbrained. Difficult to predict what he will test over. Hate him a decade later.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took Dr Byrd for about 5 classes in my undergrad. A common misconception is that he doesnt care for the student and is unapproachable. I found this not to be true. His material IS much more difficult than many other pysc teachers and he can be unorganized at times, however he legitimately cares that you are really learning and not regurgitating.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC0000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a very hard teacher I would have to study a week in advance, and spent most of my time with his class. He doesnt lecture out of the text but you NEED to READ IT because you wont understand what hes talking about. He is very unorginized. I donr recomend him but he is the only perfossor that teaches certain classes!Prepare yourself!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2272
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of my most challenging classes so far. He doesn't teach what will be on the test and is a harsh grader, especially when it comes to the open-ended questions. Be prepared to be challenged, yet confused and lost at the same time.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYCHMANY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had Byrd in 1993 and1994. He's tough & opinionated. His expectations for students was high, but he's the only prof I remember by name almost 20 yrs later. I remember him being fair, and upset at his GA's for not grading quicker. I took 3 of his classes in the same semester and earned 2 B's & a D (stats).

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst class of my college career. Period. He goes very fast and doesn't like to explain things if they weren't understood the first time.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC6000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this man at all costs! Expect to get no feedback or no tests returned. So disorganized and does not tolerate different viewpoints