Ronald Hoy - California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

Professor: Ronald Hoy

Department: Philosophy

College: California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Incredible guy and professor. If you don't attend you won't know what's going on. Not boring at all, great sense of humor, and helpful.Take the class if you're a hardworker and deep thinker.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Slow, boring, and dull. I do not recommend this class unless you have to

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• 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:

Not very good. Seems more like a high school class than college. Dull class. He may be smart in one aspect that I wish I could get his salary to do what he does.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• 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:

Professor Hoy is truly a nice guy and can be funny when he tries, however, if you are simply looking for an easy A in an elective look elsewhere.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Hoy takes the class very slowly, so if you go and pay attention you'll easily understand what he teaches. He is very thorough and uses lots of analogies and comparisons. Pretty funny dude.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

i have him for perspectives in philosophy, and he makes no sense. i didn't know what philosophy was BEFORE this class, and i DONT KNOW AFTER IT EITHER. he makes stupid analogies, gives HARD papers, and his tests are ridiculous. don't take it, unless you absolutely must.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHI405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awesome!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHI201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I don't know what everyone is complaining about. This was one of the most interesting classes I have ever taken. He teaches in a very unique way, uses many analogies to try to get you to understand very complex concepts. The subject matter in and of itself is confusing and the fact that he can explain it so well is astounding.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• 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:

TERRIBLE! He makes absolutly no sense. Do not take this class unless you have to.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had no idea what Philosophy was when I took his class. I thought I was in way over my head for the first few weeks. I think differently today because of Dr. Hoy. He made me truly think. I still talk about his class more then 15 years after I took it. Take Dr. Hoy if you want to expand your brain!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHI201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Grades hard, but if you read your textbooks and understand the readings you'll do fine. One of my favorite teachers, amusing lectures.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, for a subject like philosophy gives great clear explanations. Written papers are given a chance for a rewrite after a conference with him if not satisfied with the grade. Tests are not bad and he also trys to make the class amusing.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you want to spend 30 mins thinking about whether the trash can is really in the corner than this is your guy otherwise stay far away

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Hoy is the man

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty much the worst class ever. I never knew what he was talking about.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• 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:

He is what a prof should be like. He actually makes you think. If you want a real education and you don't mind working a little extra, take anything with him. He is wonderful. He lets you keep writing papers until you are satisfied with your grades, test questions are gone over in class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unreal and impossible to deal with. Papers are horrible, even tho you can redo them. Is very unclear and jumps around a lot talking about "think outside the bun". Do not take if you value your education.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHI101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very boring.... class started with 30 people by week 12 maybe 7...its that boring.... what is philosophy

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHI100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

he is very very unclear!!! who the hell knows what philosophy is?!?!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHI100201ETC
• 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:

If your looking for an easy class you shouldn't be taking philosophy anyway. However, he could be a little more understanding when it comes to papers. If you get a bad grade on a paper he lets you redo it after a conference with him. The classes he teaches though don't make much progress you could skip for a week and miss nothing but he grades hard