Brian Cherry - Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI

Professor: Brian Cherry

Department: Political Science

College: Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PS436
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor! Nelson and him have been my favorite professors here at NMU. Cherry is always willing to help as long as you participate in discussion, and he responds to your emails immediately. He not only helped me with my undergrad, but now he is helping me prepare for graduate school. I would recommend all of his classes.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PS295
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, lets you turn things in late. If you do the work you will get plenty of rewards and feedback

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very unfair in grading and is very biased on whether he likes your personality or not. The courses are very demanding and you have to either be conservative or female to get his attention. He seems to like his field of study but don't expect him to take time out of his day to help you. The courses and program are very competitively geared.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PS105
• 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:

The web class is horrible! It was way too much work for a 100-level class. You get 90 minutes to do a 150 question test. You also have to write a 10-12 page paper, and WebCT posts must be made at least 4 times a week on 4 different days! The book is really hard to read, but the book is what you have to learn from.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSGRAD
• 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:

Very organized professor who makes good use of the texts. Found him to be somewhat inflexible and set in his views.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PS105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Online class is very time consuming. you need to post on webct at least 4x each week to earn the points. make sure when you hand in the weekly analysis that it is in by midnight on friday - no exceptions! you also have a 10-12 page paper to write about the strengths and weaknesses in american democracy. good class, makes you think, just very hard!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Seems to pay more attention to the females in the class. Somewhat interesting but lacks depthe.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Do not take his course unless you are a conservative. If you disagree with his politics he will lower your grade. He is not fair with grading. He responds very well to right-wing attitudes. If your a democrat he treats you like your stupid.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSANY
• 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:

Take this professor as many times as you can. He is very smart and a genuinely nice fellow. His classes are engaging and his tests are very appropriate. He is by far one of the the best teachers in Political Science. His classes get you ready for the real world.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PS105
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His online class sucks! Not a hard class however very time consuming and expensive (required to purchase $150 book; you can't even sign in on WEBCT without getting the password that comes with the non-returnable book.) Not very easy to work with either. NOT RECOMMENDED

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PS309
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Engaging class, tests aren't easy but they're not hard either.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PS105
• 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:

Very responsible, always answers questions honestly and in a timely manner!!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: STATEANDLOCAL
• 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:

Awesome teacher! I wish he taught more classes!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PS309
• 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:

He is very approachable, stimulates strong class discussion, and is always in a good mood. He had to cut some important textbook chapters out of the semster schedule, however, due to lack of time.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANY
• 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:

He's da man. Take any class you can with him. He has this amazing ability to make even the most dry information interesting. Plus..he is kinda cute in his own...Dr. Cherry way. HA!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 309
• 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:

He is a great example of a professor that wants his students to suceed in his class. He gives you many oportunities for helping your grade. Easy class, just read the book and show up.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSANY
• 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 Cherry has by far been my favorite professor here at NMU. He is passionate, friendly and generally cares about his students. He encourages debate, opinions and totally brings the classroom to life! A+ grade in my book!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PS101105
• 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:

The best teacher I've had here at NMU

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PS309
• 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. Cherry is great. He loves teaching and is happy to bring in his life experiences. He always there to help if you need it. Best of all he gets great class debates going. He's good looking too!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PS
• 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:

Super Prof. Relates well to students..even though he teaches mostly graduate courses. Brings real life into the classroom. Take any class you can with him. You'll be happy you did. Indiana must have been pissed to lose him. NanananaaaaNA!!!