Laura Belmonte - Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Professor: Laura Belmonte

Department: History

College: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST1103
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Honors section. Highly recommend. Participate and do papers and get an A. Actually learned and enjoyed her lectures too. Shes very nice and happy. Great course setup with lots of opportunity for points.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST1103
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I was in the honors section. Interesting class- no tests, online quizzes, and book reports. Her lectures are very interesting but skipping isn't really an option because of the online quizzes. Very passionate teacher and while the book reports were the hardest part, she offers a HUGE amount of extra credit and 200 points for attendance. Easy A.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST4593
• 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:

Dr. B is awesome! Her class was filled with work (i.e. book reviews & article reviews) but there was so much work that one could make well over the points required for an 'A' and then skip a fair amount of the rest of the work. She is also very friendly and a great lecturer!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST3683
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was very time consuming and I did everything possible gave my 100% always went to class and her office hours and we had to read 5 books and 5 book reports and she gave me failing grades. I don't know if it is just me, but she didn't like me. This is a HARD CLASS RUN as fast as you can.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST1103003
• 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:

Ur on ur own. She wont give u notes, only master outline & dont rely on classmates they dont respond even if ur deathly ill. Just do online quizzes & write 2 of 4 essays that u choose (try 2 do the bigger ones, theyre worth more) & do the extra credit video quizzes. Write/type FAST when ur taking notes once u reach 900pts u dont need 2 come 2 class

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 1103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy to get an A if you do the online quizzes after every class (google the answers). Two paper assignments, which are graded easy. I rarely showed up! She is also helpful if you have any questions at all

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST1103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Belmonte is a fantastic professor! She cares about her students and is willing to help. You can tell she loves teaching history. Two required book reviews. NO tests! There are timed lecture and film quizzes on D2L, both essay style(5-10 questions) Bring a laptop and type what she says and you will be fine. Plenty of opportunities to get an A.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST1103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great honors class take with this professor if at all possible best class I have ever taken

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST3683
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Belmonte is the best history professor I've ever had. I never wanted to miss a class! Interesting lectures with movie clips, you chose the books you read for reviews, open notes quizzes and tests. The quizzes were mostly about interesting documentaries. If you need a history credit- TAKE HER.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST4000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I've taken a couple quick two week/MWF 7 hour per day intersession courses with her and she is outstanding! Really, if you don't get an A, learn something, and have fun it's your own fault. I can't imagine getting through 7 hour class periods with any other professor at OSU. She uses D2L for all quizes and it's open notes/book.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST4543
• 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:

Took the intersession Vietnam class. Interesting lecture was complemented with GREAT movies. She made five hours a day in class FUN and I learned an unbelievable amount of interesting info.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: VIETNERA
• 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:

She keeps things interesting with several different methods of teaching. She's a really nice person, and always willing to help. One of the best profs I've had at OSU, especially in history.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST1945
• 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:

Absolutely the coolest professor ever! I learned so much about American History from her. You can tell she loves what she does. Her classes are full of entertaining stories, photos, movie clips, and powerpoints. I don't think I ever got bored! I think I am in love with Dr. Belmonte.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST4543
• 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:

I took a 2-week class on Vietnam, and even sitting for 5 hours a day she kept it interesting with PP, GOOD movies, and video clips to illustrate her lectures. Awesome prof, one of OSU's best.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST4563
• 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:

My favorite teacher. Never boring, knows her stuff. She is a blast! I had a 2-week intersession class so you couldn't miss any or get behind but it was worth it. Limited homework, no exams. I've had 2 of her 2-week classes now and loved both! Taking a 3rd next semester w/ her.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST1103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Honors- NO EXAMS!!! she has interesting lectures and gives numerous assignments for points and makes it easy to make an A in her class without having to do all of the work she assigns. TAKE HER!!!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HONOR1103
• 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:

One of the best at OSU. There are no exams and she gives you a lot of opportunities to make the grade you want. She had 2 major books that you could read and do a paper on for 100 pts each, but I didn't do either and still made an A. Choose the work you want and do it early. Very interesting lectures and her passion influences all the students.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST1113
• 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:

Honors class, lots of reading but no tests! yay! do your work early on b.c based on a point scale, and once you have your points, you only have to go to class and do no extra work. She had absolutely lovely lectures, very prepared and used great multimedia material. My favorite prof at OSU and i dont even like history!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST1103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class has a lot of reading & writing, but there are tons of opportunities to get the points to make an A. Don't wait til the end to do all of the work.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST1103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This honors class requires a ton of reading and writing. It was based on a 2000 point scale with no tests so I recommend doing everything you can to earn the 900 points needed for an A and then stop going.