Boak Ferris - California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Professor: Boak Ferris

Department: English

College: California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL102
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was simultaneously an easy class and extremely difficult. My main complaint is that pretty much NONE of the lecture material is available online. He gave us 14 steps for a good essay, but the lecture spanned several days, making it difficult to follow, especially because he would confuse numbers. Didn't use beach board much, no grades posted.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor! So helpful if you go to his office hours and you can tell he really cares about improving your writing in his lectures. I normally do not like English classes, but this class felt like a breeze. 5 term papers and 4 vocab quizzes. Show up to class everyday and he lets you turn papers in late like all the time. 10/10 recommend.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

An excellent professor! The course is very work heavy, but worth every minute! Go to his office hours and ask for advice on papers and he will gladly give you good feedback. Although my head hurt after writing so much, I learned a lot and enjoyed coming to class. Attendance is mandatory but he makes the class fun so it doesn't feel like a chore

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG180
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Boak has very lenient deadlines when it comes to papers. They accumulate so dont wait until the last minute, and sometimes grading criteria can be confusing. If you ask him hes more than willing to help. Theres lots of reading to do, so plan ahead. You need one book (bit pricey). Prof. Ferris is very funny, no dull moment in his class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG385
• 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:

He has a more European approach to the class: you learn through the transfer of skills, not the ability to take a quiz or a test. This class was refreshing.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG180
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His class was difficult but thoroughly entertaining. Not a single boring moment. EXTREMELY lenient deadlines.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy A if you show up to class. 3 vocab quizzes, and 5 papers but 1 of those is a revision so really 4 papers. He's helpful. Kind of a kook but he is very helpful in terms of professional writing and I really improved my skills. I would take him again.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL102
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Attendence is mandatory but if you show up to long endless lectures it pays off with an easy B. Must be prepared to write essays back to back and study an endless list of vocabulary.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Study for the vocab quizzes and go to his office hours if you need help. This will help your grades. Just follow the writing steps he gives and you should pass. Take the WPE when you're in this class. If you miss class, bring proof of absence if you want it to be excused.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG300
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I love his teaching style. He gives amazing lectures and answers your questions without belittling you no matter what. The grading criteria isn't super clear but if you are focused on implementing the techniques he teaches and attend almost ever class, you'll get an A or B.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL180
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His class was great and though he often went on tangents, he somehow related them back to the subject at hand. As a class, we learned to be on edge after he gave us a pop midterm. None of us were truly expecting it, meaning you have to make sure to be on point with any reading assignments he gives even if they may seem trivial at the time.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGL180
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The man throws information on the board like a Jackson Pollock painting. He constantly plays Mad Libs with his class and waits for them to finish his sentences. I once visited him during office hours 10 weeks into the semester in order to ask him what my grade was. He couldn't even give me a straight answer. As a future educator, I can't stand him.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough prof and goes off on a lot of tangents that don't really make sense to what is going on in class. He randomly assigns essays back to back and grades them pretty hard. Must show up to class to know what he is looking for in the essay.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG180
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Can come off as condescending and passive aggressive. Often goes off on tangents. Grades hard on essays and final was hard. Sometimes give surprise quizzes. Remember to always read or else you will be behind. But as long as you do all the work and show up to class, he will give you an A. Did not learn anything from the class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG300
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

For the most part, I actually enjoyed professor Boaks class, caught off guard a couple times when asked to speak. Other than that, he really knows his stuff when it comes to composition. I went in the class thinking I knew everything there was about writing essays, I left realizing I make tons of mistakes. But he made me a better writer.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG180
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cool and pretty funny professor. He tended to make a lot of jokes during class lectures. He was also a very tough grader, and pop quizzes were difficult. His syllabus didn't have a clear set-up schedule. Make sure to read over the material in your assigned textbook before the midterm and the final because it will help your grade a lot.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG180
• 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:

Boak is hilarious. There's 3 term papers, but a couple in class essays and tests. The term paper prompts were difficult for me because I'm best at analytical papers over I guess, "Fluff" papers. He also pushes due dates, so hes really lenient when turning in assignments. There was also a time he let class out early so he could go get lunch.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Boak is a very interesting person. His class is definitely not one of the easiest I've taken thus far. As long as you put effort into the class and he can see that, then you will pass the class. I did not turn in the very first term paper and after that I got C's on everything else. My final grade was an A, so yeah.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Mr. Ferris for ENGL 100, and I can say that he is an outstanding and funny professor. Although Boak grades strictly on term papers, by correctly following his beneficial analytical methods, you should earn at least earn a B per assignment. Lastly, he is extremely lenient on paper deadlines, so he wouldn't mind if papers were submitted late.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CWL132
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Boak is great. His mythology and folklore class was like an amazing book study where he brings to light deeper meanings of the texts! On top of that- hes super funny! He is a strict grader on papers, but gives a lot of leeway on due dates so long as you have perfect attendance. A lot of reading and writing, not a lot of tests, and a few pop quizes