Nicholas Marshall - Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Professor: Nicholas Marshall

Department: History

College: Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST345
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Marshall was one of the best professors I took at Marist! Be warned, there is SO MUCH READING! Most of it is very interesting, and the backbone of the class is discussion on said readings in the next class- not much lecture, the class is driven by what students got out of the reading assignments. Keeps you whole time for a 3 hr night class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: AMHIST1
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Marshall is hands down one of the best professors at Marist. He is funny, incredibly intelligent, and extremely helpful. He wants you to succeed, and will help you with your goals. Reading is important, and papers should be well written. He is also incredibly handsome. 10/10 on the looks category

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST226
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Marshall is one of the best professors at Marist. He makes class humorous, enjoyable, and truly knows what he is talking about. He expects a lot from his students. He will always be happy to look at work before deadlines and give feedback, and has no problem giving an extension. He really pushes you to earn your A. I would recommend him highly.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: AMHIST1
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Such an awesome guy! Class was always hilarious and he really knows his stuff. There are a few papers, but as long as you do the readings and go to his office hours for help, you'll do great. I would take a class with Dr. Marshall again if I could!!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST345
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Marshall is an outstanding professor. He made Sex, Death, and Disease so much fun (regardless of how much work was required for the class). The readings were all so interesting that made the work every week enjoyable. Class discussions were always hilarious. Definitely take a class with this guy. He's the best.

Rating # 6

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Prof Marshall has a good sense of humor and actually made class enjoyable. As for the work, he expects you to read and understand way too many pages for almost every class. He is a tough grader but is also willing to help and he encourages students to come to his office hours. Overall, the class was interesting yet challenging.

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Really nice guy and an enjoyable class, but a very tough grader. Don't think anyone in my class got an A. I did have fun throughout the semester though. Good amounts of reading, a few papers, a presentation and final. Marshall definitely helped me improve my writing skills though and I'm glad that I took the class because he made it fun

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FYS
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!! He was unclear about assignments, a very tough grader, and assigned many readings and essays

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The hardest grader! i'm usually a student that receives good grades. But its impossible for majority of the people in the class to get an amazing grade. He expects you to read hundreds of pages a night and understand the material by heart. I was excited to go into the class and be a history major but he has discouraged me. He's not worth having.

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I think he grades fairly or even softly. The kind of papers I usually get C's on I get B's on from him. I've found the class entertaining and I think he's a nice and funny guy. I've heard he's really tough in his other classes though. I can't confirm that, but I recommend his capping class for sure.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: AMHIST1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's an awesome guy but he is tough. I love his class the most and I was interested in history before. He cracks jokes and is prepared to help when needed. Pay attention in class and do the readings, it'll benefit you in the long run. I would totally take another class with him.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: TMH0000
• 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:

Teaches at a graduate level course which is unfair for a core requirement class. Very difficult on grading. No textbook. You read novels that are loosely based on the material. Nice guy, but needs to stay away from the undergrads. Stay away from this class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST226
• 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:

Good guy, fair but tough grader. Know your stuff for the midterm and final, tough paper grader, do all the reading. But great guy, makes class interesting, funny, helpful

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

A lot of work, but really interesting and create class discussions. Only take it if you are a history major/are really interested in the topic.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST364
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Marshall assigns an excessive amount of work which could hinder a student's success in a capping course. Instead of assigning 7 books, he should follow Dr. Woolner's method of assigning 3 books for a 300 level course and distribute supplemental handouts.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Although Marshall is very smart, he is an extremely harsh and inflexible instructor. Most students end up getting Cs and Ds in the following courses: American History I Sex Death and Disease and Themes In Modern History. Take Dr. Steven Garabedian who is a more worthy challenge and has reasonable expectations.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST364
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Marshall is a highly intelligent instructor, but he is overly pompous and condescending to students and is not helpful to students. The work load in all of his courses is comparable to a capping course. The only way to get an A in his class is writing a extremely erudite doctoral dissertation.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SXDETDISE
• 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:

Great class lots of interesting conversations, you aveto do the readings though, but they are good books.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: THEME101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't take this class. It will ruin your GPA and no matter how hard you try he will give you a bad grade. Way too tough of a grader.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

There is no way to get a good grade in his class, he is too hard of a grader. I took him for themes and he grades papers as if this is a 400 level english class. I could have sworn that I wrote at LEAST a B paper and I was given a c-