Chris Gilbert - Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN

Professor: Chris Gilbert

Department: Political Science

College: Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POL200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love Chris. He's probably one of the best profs in the poli sci department, if not the whole school. He makes boring topics interesting, gives great feedback and good grades, (as long as you put in the effort), is super flexible, and makes homemade brownies on test days. POL200 can be really work-heavy, but he makes the class super bearable.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Able to make the class super interesting!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Lectures are long and his left-leaning bias is apparent, but he tries to stay balanced and does pretty well. He clearly loves the topic and loves to teach which makes it easy to talk to him if you need.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FTS126
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Chris is an awesome professor. Gives good feedback on papers, and is passionate about the topics he teaches. Had him for FTS and now have him for US Politics.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANALYZINGPOL200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a great professor. Very knowledgable. Just attend class and do the hw and you'll do great.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POL200
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great humor and is super accommodating and fun to talk to. However, a lot of assignments in this are bland with uninteresting focuses. Some larger papers (20% of grade) are based upon getting assigned a random topic you may not care about. Makes methods more dull than it is. Would take him in a specific topic I care about.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FTS126
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fav prof.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POL110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Chris is one of the best teachers I've ever had. Not only is he an amazing lecturer, but he also genuinely cares about his students and how they're doing both in and out of his class. He understands that college students are busy and will do what he can to decrease stress in their lives.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POL200
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Chris is hilarious, brilliant, and an absolutely fantastic professor. I have learned more from him than anyone else in the Political Science department. Chris cares about his students and is a wondeful person to go to with any questions about the class material or just life in general.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANALYZINGPOL200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Chris is super nice and gives clear expectations for what you need to do to get a good grade in his class. He also makes fantastic brownies.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POL110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

It's sort of boring and slow. He's not a bad teacher, but there's nothing astounding about him. Took US Gov and Pol.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POL200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Almost everything you would want in a professor. Empathetic, challenging, broad knowledge, and thinks on his feet well. The only professor I was happy to get an A- on a test or essay from. His analyzing politics class changed my life.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POL107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Would recommend.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANALYZINGPOL200
• 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:

Professor Gilbert was great. He is always willing to help the students and give feed back. Learning environment was friendly and assignments are very reasonable. Gilbert is an awesome prof and makes political science even more interesting!

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Chris is awesome! I have taken several classes (Analyzing politics, campaigns & elections, thesis) and he really makes each one so interesting and engaging. Definitely a fair prof!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: USGOV100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Chris is extremely helpful and is so nice! Loved having him!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Chris is one of the best profs I've had, his class has taught me so much. If at all possible I recommend taking 200 with Chris. He is just plain a nice guy and his precision, clarity, and structure make the class enjoyable and educational. I have learned so much about research and the academic process in general that I can apply in all of my classes. Chris knows what he is doing, he is very fair, and the class is enjoyable, you can't go wrong!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Fun professor. He loves the material he teaches, which obviously makes it a lot easier to learn. He's a pretty easy grader on papers as long as you follow his guidelines. He gives a thorough review before each test which makes them pretty easy to study for.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FTS126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The Manhattan Project FTS is great. You have to read a lot but its discussion based, but Gilbert is such a cool, nice guy. He is brilliant and makes you brownies and cake too! Plus, paper sliding contests!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

GILBERT ROCKS