George Couser - Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Professor: George Couser

Department: English

College: Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG196D
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Probably a good professor for disability studies but not so much as an English professor, his essay prompts made no sense and by the end of the course he was assigning blog entries as literature that he based essay questions off of. If you are interested in disability studies take him but not if you just want english course credit.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG294
• 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:

Do not take him as a Grad. prof, he will tear you to pieces. Only wants anwers he agrees with, not open-minded, and grades papers horiffically! I was horrified at the amount of critique he gives, not helpful at all. While smart, he does not clarify anything and if he disagrees with you...you better change your answer or you will fail.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

absolutely fantastic. lets you send him a paper, even the night before it's due and he'll look it over and tell you what to fix. read, or just take notes in class and you'll do fine. funny guy, great professor, really smart, loved his class..

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: DSST1
• 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:

Excellent professor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: DSST001
• 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:

Grades essays realllllly hard. A LOT of reading. But if you pay attention and you keep up it's possible to pass, and he's a pretty nice guy. Gives three free absences, but other than that, you need to give him a note from an official.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: DSST2
• 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:

a bit odd..but an overall nice guy..two long essays and a pretty good amount fo reading.final and midterm..the final and midterm are both essays too so if your not a good essay writer avoid this teacher at all costs since hes an english teacher.improved my writing dramatically..got an A but i worked hard to get it,very challenging but well worth it

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: AMLIT
• 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:

I loved Prof Couser! If you read the material and participate in his classes, you will get a lot out of the class. He is one of my favorites.

Rating # 8

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

whatever you do - remember that he is an english teacher and will grade you on every small detail when grading papers! Tough grader and alot of reading. Class is boring - he needs to enjoy the subject matter more and get organized because I was bored to tears!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, funny as hell, excellent teacher... he's like a balding Kramer... big Red Sox fan so might be in bad moods after Sox lose to Yanks once again, but gets a kick out of joking with him about it

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very nice guy, good ENG 001 class. Very thorough comments and analysis on papers. Very little papers. He's NEVER seen 'Forest Gump' !

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: NATIVE
• 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 good guy. Two essays, an easy mid-term with identifications and an in class essay, which he provides a week before to prep. The final is an in class essay, again given in advance. You can email him your essay and he will correct it. Do what he says and get an A. Great guy.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: DSST1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

SMART DUDE

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: NALIT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A lot of reading for every class. Must attend every class to understand what's going on. If you really try, you'll get an A

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This is a difficult class...requires alot of reading which many people dont like to do. However the stories are actually entertaining. He is a nice guy, is friendly with students, and gives them the benefit of the doubt. Difficult grader though...

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful, a little dry at first but you get used to it. Hard grader on papers (Two 5 page papers), tests aren't so bad, but if you don't read and come to class you won't do well at all. A nice guy, encourages questions.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class can be very dry and boring, but Prof. Couser is a nice guy and a good teacher. He helps out his students as much as possible by looking at drafts before due dates of the papers and tests. Lots of reading, 2 papers, a midterm, and a final.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HONENG1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is funny to look at and it took a day or 2 to get used to him, but I liked him. The class was appropriately pased and if you are having problems and go speak with him he is very understanding

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Dr.Couser feels threatened by intelligent students. He is VERY one sided and if you don't spit back exactly what he says in class, you will not get a good grade, if you do, you'll get an A.