Jay Spaulding - Kean University (all campuses), Union, NJ

Professor: Jay Spaulding

Department: History

College: Kean University (all campuses), Union, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST2500
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very smart intellectual. I had him for Ottoman and African History, both online, but he is readily available to students for help. The work is quite excessive though, especially if you are taking both classes at the same time. Basically 2 papers each week for each class. But is a fair grader and you do learn a lot. I think he retied now..

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: OTTOHIST
• 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:

I took Spaulding's online Ottoman class this semester. Overall it was a good class. He gives a ton of work though. He assigned two essays per week and a 15 page term paper at the end of the semester. So a total of 25 papers and a big term paper at the end. The amount of work was a bit excessive but the class was manageable and not too hard

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took his African History class online. It is an easy A if you do the assignments. There are 2 a week until you get to another book. Then there are 4 extra but they are short easy reads and your post is about a paragraph. He lets you know what to do from day one. NO tests No papers! Take him:)

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST2500
• 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:

Had him for two online courses. The first (HIST 3600) seemed easy and I got an A. The next (HIST 2500), however, I averaged an 83 and somehow got a C for the class. When I asked about it he said there wasn't a big enough size class to grade on a bell curve (we had 35 students in the class). Its unfortunate because I want to go into a similar field.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST2500
• 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:

Online class if you can self motivate you will have no problems

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST3600
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took Islamic History Online with Dr. Spaulding. This was my second online class with him. I feel he is one of the best teachers in the history department. You know what you need to do from A to Z from day one so if you don?t get an A, it?s your own fault. The entire class consists of eleven 5 pages essays. Seems like a lot, but it?s a breeze

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST2510
• 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:

This was my first on-line class with Dr. Spaulding and I have to say, you have to do a lot of writing, but overall the class is fairy simple and very informative. Dr. Spaulding is a great guy and will go out of his way to help you. All you have to do is read and write. No formal exams. I would definitely recommend his African History class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST3600
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He teaches purely online courses, which at first I did not like, but the way he has it set up will ease any "brick and mortar" students into the online experience. The assignments were fairly long, but very straightforward. I definitely plan on taking him again.

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Extremely hard and have fun understanding his assisnments.. his research paper is ridiculous and he loves to give no credit and you can not make up work.. you have weekly assignments

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST1000
• 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:

I took this as an online summer course. It was a ton of work, but not hard at all! as long as u submit ur assignment u get the credit. I did not like History before and Spaulding has made this class very interesting and teaches in a way that makes you want to learn.. DEF take him, Great Professor! I got an A.

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Took him for an on-line course - extremely helpful and inspiring. A true intellectual! Not for the average Kean slacker - if you want to learn and think, Spaulding is your man!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST3600
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

this dude is out of his mind, to many assignments, and boring...take him if you want to have a nervous breakdown

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

it was online couse over the summer. he is great. it began a little boring than it turned out to be very exciting. do the work and hand it in on time and its an easy A

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST2510
• 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:

"African History Since 1885" is the second history class I've taken with Professor Spaulding. I simply couldn't ask for a more generous professor in respect to grading and assignment extensions. He's a very knowledgeable individual to his expertise and, if your heart is in it, you'll certainly walk away with learning a great deal of information.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST1000
• 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'm just wrapping up my online course with Spauling. The guy is fantastic. Although it was quite a bit of work, it's a summer class. So, you expect that sort of thing. Overall, great professor. Very, very easy grader. Just a ton of reading assignments and some opinions to swap back and forth. If history was my major I'd take him again. A+

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST1000ONLINE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Spaulding's online HIST 1000 class is very easy yet informative. You read cool essays on history, not boring textual crap about Washington and Lincoln, and post your thoughts online. It's much easier and less time consuming online than in class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

This guy is amazing and easy as long as you do the work which is not hard at all. I took like 5 classes with him. He knows his stuff and you can learn a lot from him. Jay has a very unigue teachign method. I admire him. Do your work and do it on time and you will pass. Its very easy to get an "A" in his class. Jay is a genious & a good professor

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ISLAMICCIV
• 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:

JAY is brilliant individual and amazing professor, he is well educated and knows his stuff, he presents a lot of detail in short amount of time, a complete genius, one of a kind in the history dept. he will keep you bussy with work but its not that difficult, easy A if you try, if you desire to learn something take him

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Spaulding is a genius, He is so smart that students may make the wrong decisions about his teaching abilities. A bird of a different feather you could say, but I am looking for diversity in school!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST1000
• 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 gives a lot of work...I took his class online, as long as you subit you assignment you get an A....But it is a lot of work...Very nice guy!!!