Professor: Gary McElhany
Department: History
College: Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Waxahachie, TX
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: ALLICOULDTAKE12
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If you are a history major, love history, or actually want to lean something, I recommend him. Hes tough but fair. His sense of humor is a little dry, but if youre intelligent, you will get it. Loved all his classes
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: HIS1113
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is one of the hardest professors I have had. He always does lectures and they tend to be monotone and very fast. I have trouble keeping up with what He is talking about. If you don't pay very close attention to the reading or take detailed notes during that class and study for hours, you don't really have a hope of passing the class.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: HIS1113
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If you don't read every word of the book you will miss a question(s) on the quiz and test. The practice quizzes and Quizlets help a lot, but it's still an insane amount of reading and note-taking. Tests had too many trick questions or questions about something maybe (or maybe not) mentioned in passing during a lecture. Prof is very knowledgeable.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: HIS111301
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This was absolutely the worst distance Ed course I have ever taken. Many errors in the syllabus and when I would write him asking about it, he was very blunt and not welcoming at all (unfortunately I had to email him a lot because of all the errors). Group project was a joke. Very little detail given. Who gives a group project for an online class?!
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: HIST5153
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I took his American South class online-Masters. He did not answer questions. He changed assignment requirements at the last minute. When pressed why you received the grade on writing assignments, did not respond. He became a real internet warrior when administration became involved. Might be a great guy in person but HORRIBLE online. B in class
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: HIS113
- Grade Received: C
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Hardest class ever, he wrote the book so he is biased. Also, the test are nothing like the material.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: HIS111301
- 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: Not Mandatory
Comment:
McElhany is not a very good professor. Maybe something changed over the last few years, seems like he used to be great. I am an excellent student and my best subject is history yet I have failed every test despite following his study plan and instructions.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: HISTORY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good prof, can be hard at times if you don't keep up with the reading. What he teaches is what is on the exams.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: GOV2213
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher. He basically gave the answers to the test in a review game we played the previous class before the test. Always answered questions we had.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: HIST101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. McElhany is a terrible test writer. He was one of my few B's while at SAGU.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: VARIOUS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. McElhany rocks. Take his class and you won't regret it. You will need to do some work to pass it, but he's a great guy and a great teacher, so it's totally worth it. With Dr. Mac, you actually learn something for a change.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: HISTORYGOVERN
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you are interested in history or government, I suggest you take him. He's not the easiest, but I guarantee you that you will learn a lot, and he makes it interesting!!!
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: GOVERNMENT
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The class was hard. And I am a good student, so that is saying something. He is one of the few professors I've had who know how to make Scantrons hard. But he was still a pretty good teacher.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: WESTCIV
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took Western Civ, and I did my practicum with Dr. Mac. I found him to be a wonderful man, and a great friend. Most people found him rather difficult, but if you read and study there should be no problems. Don't be deceived by his concentration scowl
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: HST
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Mac happens to be one of the most challenging professors of History I have ever taken. His classes are more difficult than most but to put it in his words; This ain't Coach Bubba's history class
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