Mark Bourdeau - Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY

Professor: Mark Bourdeau

Department: English

College: Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG101H
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor but the amount of work he makes you do is SO MUCH! You have to read every night and prepare questions, if you don't read he throws you out of his class. longest reading 10 pg AND every class you take a quiz on the reading and every three readings there's an essay you have to write 4-6 pages. If you don't hand the essay in, you fail.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• 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, but very demanding. Your papers need to be perfect if you want an A, but at the same time he is almost always available to help with class work, he even helped me on a non class related paper. Overall an amazing teacher who can really help teach those that want to learn.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Bourdeau is a good professor and keeps the class entertaining but when it comes to the work he gives way too much, if you miss one paper you fail the course. He does offer all his time to help students who need help with their work (Don't go on your phone during class or he will mark you absent for the day.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: INTRO2LIT
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Bourdeau really cares for his students and will make time to work with you if you need it. I would recommend sending him your essays before handing them in and he will show you what needs imrovement. Everytime ive done this ive gotten an A. He will help you improve your writing. 5 essays, quiz daily Not an easy A but i enjoyed the class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EG101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A great guy and a great professor. He helps alot if you ask him and he really knows what he's doing. He assigned 5 essays, 2 which were done as a group.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Getting through the gauntlet of fire that was his Honors English 101 was perhaps the hardest thing I've ever done. This class taught me how to write at a college level. He is very tough; your spelling and grammar must be perfect in papers and you need to know inane details from the reading. If you pass this you know you write anything.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: EG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

So this professor is a total a hole and i would NOT take him. There are plenty of others to take. His workload is ridiculous. You have a reading to do every class and if you dont do it you will for sure fail the quiz he gives you because they are in such FINE detail. He grades so harshly Many have gotten f's even if they did the paper assigned

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a good professor, knows what he is doing but be ready to do essays . If you miss one . Only ONE you fail the entire course. Never again taking him again

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Overall I didn't mind the class, but the work sucked. His lectures were interesting and helped you understand the text, but the essays kept coming, they were difficult to write and he is a tough grader. If you're looking for a challenge in your semester I would recommend but if you just trying to get a credit, I would find someone else.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Bourdeau is definitely entertaining. He tells a lot of stories and does make the class interesting. However, he assigns a lot of reading and essays that are difficult to write. Additionally, he pushes his political views on the class which can be become uncomfortable.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The only reason why I would take professor Bourdeau again is because I now know what to expect. You MUST do the reading or you will not pass. You MUST hand in every single paper and assignment, late papers will not be accepted. You will read a short story every night and complete a quiz everyday when you come in. **Takes attendance** Good luck!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's an not a nice man, who tells you if you have a problem to go see him or email him, but when you seem/email him he doesn't help and just says oh your missing this. He makes comments about every little thing you do in class do not take him if you want a "A".

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed taking him, he's a funny dude. He likes to communicate with all of his students and loves when students participate. He is however a very tough grader. He knows who the good students are and who the bad students are. You need to put the effort in to receive a high grade, but your effort won't go unnoticed.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG221
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This professor is a great person, but the issue is the poetry class I recently took. I thought it would be a fun way to learn how to interpret and write poetry. Instead, it was poetry in old and middle english. Very hard and he made it seem easy when it really was not. I wish i knew what this class was truly about before I took it...

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

funny guy but omg papers on papers on papers on quizzzz x1000000 kill me

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• 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:

Great professor. Knows what hes talking about and very helpful with essays if you ASK. Only 3 papers and there are quizzes based on what you must read... theyre easy if you read ! Textbook is a necessity. However, sometimes he can be a little be of a sarcastic a- hole and you cant tell if hes insulting you or if thats just the way he is.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

i think as a person he was so cool and funny. BUT his class was very very hard for me. i managed to get a C, which is low for me. there was many papers and the final paper was ten pages which SUUCCKKKEDDD. he did teach me a lot tho

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Taking Introduction to Literature with him now! Attendance matters, and you definitely have to be prepared to read often for assignments, as well as write analytical essays on a monthly basis. He's very animated and makes the hour and fifteen minutes you're with him fun. He also helps you out with essays as much as he can before they're due!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: EG101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Professor Bourdeau makes learning fun. Make sure to read every essay by its due date. This is assigned on the syllabus given on the first day of class. There WILL be quizzes on them! He always starts off class with a question of the day to get to know you better. Make sure you know old song references too for bonus points!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

HOLY SNAP! If you don't like to write essays almost every week then don't take him Homeworks are reading assignments that you have to read because he quizzes you on them. No midterm, but final is a 10 page research paper. Don't get me wrong he is an amazing teacher that knows his stuff, but he is also a hard grader. If you want a challenge take him