Jonathan Kelty - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Professor: Jonathan Kelty

Department: Science

College: Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Kelty was a decent professor. Its difficult to pay attention in lecture because he frequently goes off on tangents but if you read the book and do all of the homework you should be just fine.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO534
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class was so interesting, it's a shame that Kelty was the prof. He's so rude and pompous, and at one point told the class we should all leave because he was "tired of watching us drool on ourselves" because no one could answer his question. Test and in class questions are worded so poorly I never know what he is asking. Just take someone else.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Kelty does an excellent job of outlining his expectations to students. His lectures reinforce the readings very well and he provides excellent study guides for the assessments. You absolutely have to read the book, but that should be expected. He genuinely wants his students to do well, and is hands down the best mam phys professor at CMU.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

For the love of God, do not take a class with him if you value your sanity. Changed the schedule constantly, had exams every two weeks, and he always went on tangents during lecture. Never has grades posted in a reasonable amount of time (like a month for homework assignments) and is just overall very unorganized and not worth taking a class with.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a really cool guy but cannot teach to save his life. Absolutely zero course organization which was stressful and irritating as a student. Spent majority of the semester confused about what we were talking about and did my best to teach myself the material using the textbook.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Kelty isn't a bad professor. You have to read the textbook or you won't pass the class. Type of everything he says in lecture, it'll help when studying. He offers great review sessions before exams! I would take Kelty over the other professors!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• 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 did not like Kelty the first couple weeks of class. However I slowly realized his teaching style and that he wants us to take incentive in being successful. If you do all the reading before lecture, the lectures are amazingly good supplements to the material. The book is your primary source but in a good way. It is good grad school prep.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Whatever you do, don't take Kelty. There is a quiz every week. His lectures are okay, but the only way you'll be prepared for the exam is to read to the textbook. The pre-lab/lab report questions he makes for the lab are ridiculous. DON'T TAKE KELTY!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Kelty is a great guy. As long as you read the textbook and show up for class he tells you exactly what you need to know. Just regurgitate what says on the exam and quizzes you'll get an A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Kelty is a nice guy, but a terrible professor. He doesn't seem to enjoy teaching which makes it hard to pay attention. His powerpoints and lectures are useless, you should just read the book. Lab was fun, and I learned a lot, but be prepared to put in A LOT of hours on homework and studying to pass this class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Take him over Scheide. Go to office hours. He's a nice guy and will help. CMU, give your 392 instructors a class on how to teach before more people pay for this bs. Physiology is easy to understand and very interesting. The tests are terribly worded and lecture does not prepare you. I'm doing well and genuinely despise this class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Kelty never responds to any emails, and its extremely frustrating. His questions on exams are worded extremely confusing even if you know the material. Get ready to teach yourself and a ton of work in lab.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He takes polls and quizzes during class, otherwise its pretty useless showing up. Reading the book is recommended, and there are pdf versions you can find online if you look hard enough. There isn't much homework that I remember. Overall fairly easy class and sufficient curving to do well, but sitting in class is like watching a bad play.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Kelty was OK. He is understanding and if you just go talk to him about the material he'll happily answer your questions. I recommend reading the book if you like to skip, but the quizzes every Friday sucked. Although lab was VERY interesting, it required TOO MUCH work and time to only be worth 25% of your grade. It's manageable.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Kelty is a very smart guy who is an ok professor. You are going to have to work very hard in this class. The lab is absolutely horrible, and the amount of material in the class is staggering. If you don't study, you will fail.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He seems like an OK professor, hes not really bad but hes not good. His test are really hard and ask extremely specific questions. He uses power points and his lectures are pretty boring. The quizzes every week suck and are hard too. I would try to find a better professor to take it with if I was you.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO151
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I've never had such rude, crude insulting feedback from an instructor. Not constructive criticism, just arrogant plus he was incorrect most of the time because Kelty thinks he's an English instructor, newsflash he is poorly worded. Heed these warnings... Do Not Take Kelty as he is Not Recommended and is does not know how to properly teach.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO591
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is a tough class. The in-class homework is easy but the take-home essays were quite difficult. The way he phrases questions makes it hard to understand what he is asking.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He rambles a lot but overall is a good prof. He tries to make class interesting & really wants everyone to understand the material. His exams have a lot of mistakes but he gives extra credit! Quizzes each week were kind of difficult but with extra credit I got almost full points.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Kelty was a very nice (but socially awkward) professor. Sometimes his wording on his exams/quizzes can be a little weird, but overall he was a pretty good professor. Quizzes once a week, and exams were relatively straight forward as long as you put in the time and effort. I suggest reading the book along with his notes and you should get an A.