Dan La Corte - St. Ambrose University

Professor: Dan La Corte

Department: TBD

College: St. Ambrose University

Rating # 1

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Dr. La Corte has a passion for history & that spark engages the class in the material. He knows how to have fun & put his own spin on what hes teaching. Hes definitely a mentor to me & I have nothing but respect/positive things to say. Youll have to make time for the readings before class & a hefty paper is due towards the end of the semester.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Grade is based on 3 papers the entire semester. Not impressed with his ability to respect and help students to say the least, so make sure to have other resources at school to help you and be prepared to do everything on your own. If youre looking for a humble, kind, or approachable teacher, take another course elsewhere.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST216
• 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:

Honestly, Dr. LaCorte is my favorite professor. He's hilarious, and he has a tendency to ramble during his lectures. We do a lot of reading, and the majority of it you'll have to print out. We didn't ever take any tests aside from the midterm and final, so make sure to take notes during his lectures. He's a really cool professor all around.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. La Corte was my first history professor in college, and being an exercise science major, history is NOT my thing. Nonetheless, Dr. La Corte is very passionate and funny during lectures, and makes class enjoyable if you pay attention and participate! 3/4 of your final grade is the 3 exams (no homework) so be sure to go to office hours and study!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST320
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best teacher Ive had at St. Ambrose. Incredibly kind and incredibly funny. Extremely easy to listen to. Makes class fun. Highly highly recommend

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy was by far my favorite professor! If you participate hes going to love having you in class. He has such a passion for what he is teaching and it shows

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. La Corte is quite a character, but I will always remember this class. This is one of those classes that you just have to buckle down and do the work. If you can take the time to do the readings, and take Dr. La Corte's advice, you CAN succeed! I am a business major, but I LOVED this class. Now, because of him, I want to take on a history minor!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awful professor, the man is a narcissist, and flat out rude for no reason. There is no text book which sucks cause you miss portions of paragraphs for testing.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor. He was one of the first professors I had at Ambrose and I wish I could take more classes with him. You do have to go to class in order to do well and be able to take your own notes from his assigned readings.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST115
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fantastic, engaging teacher. I've never cared more about history. He makes every class interesting, and actually makes history enjoyable. Would absolutely love to take another class with him.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hilarious professor that makes learning history more enjoyable. Definitely taking another class or two with him because he is now one of my favorite professors here at the university. If you put in the work for the class you will do well.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST325
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a great professor that actually cares about what his students are learning. Class is always filled with laughter and realizations by students and Dan. Very glad I have taken two classes with him. Yeah, its not super easy but welcome to college, get used to it!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. LaCorte is arrogant. His tests are very difficult and above all will make you work very hard. If you are looking for an easy class this is NOT the class you want to take.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EARLYEUROPEAN
• 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:

He's very ignorant, arrogant and aggressive towards his students. The readings for class are pointless. He rants and gets off of topic daily. He seems more like a literature/English professor than a history professor. FIND A DIFFERENT PROFESSOR!!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• 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:

Does not teach memorize and repeat history. All of the readings one is expected to synthesize meterial from primary source. Only assignment is reading, but there are 2 evil exams. Usually consisting of "who said this quote" and 2 essays.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• 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:

This class was a nightmare. He is rude and inconsiderate to his students, plays favorites and his tests were a horrible way to test my knowledge of the material.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

interesting way of lecturing. class is easy no homework except for the two tests which if you study are pretty easy.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• 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:

Great teacher, funny and keeps class interesting. He puts his own twist on the subject matter. A lot of reading of both textbook and supplementary documents but usually pretty interesting. No homework except 3 tests. Loved the class overall!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• 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:

His class was very hard for me. There are only 2 tests and he expected a lot out of the students for the test. You really have to study and know the material for the tests. Participation is a big part of his class to so if your vocal in class, he likes you more.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST320
• 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:

always a fun class.