Jose Soltero - DePaul University

Professor: Jose Soltero

Department: TBD

College: DePaul University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Soltero is very passionate and knowledgeable about everything he teaches. Fun and easy class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: INT319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Soltero is an extremely intelligent professor and truly knows and is passionate about what he is talking about. His class is lecture-based and he does not use a PowerPoint. He writes notes down on the chalkboard but that is it. The readings directly correlate with what he teaches in class and there is no busy work.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC358
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Soltero is an amazing teacher that really knows what he is talking about. The Revolutions/Peasant Rebellions class consists of 5 short summary papers, 2 book responses (on the same book), a midterm paper, and a final paper. Overall it was a great class and Professor Soltero made the material very interesting!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC331
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Salter is one of the best professors in the DePaul sociology department. He is extremely knowledgeable, challenges his students, is kind, caring, and is always available to answer questions, critique essays, or offer any assistance outside of class. Bottom line- take his class and you won't be disappointed!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC358
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Soltero is the best!!! I had him for Sociological Theory and for a class called Revolutions and Peasant Rebellions (which I highly recommend). I truly grasp the meaning of concepts when he explains them. He's simply the best professor I've had in college, very kind and genuinely helpful!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC358
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Salter is very bright and entertaining. His classroom lectures were very interesting and very thorough. There are only 5 summaries, a midterm, and a final assigned throughout the quarter BUT keep in mind that they are 4-6 pages each. Overall, if you do the assigned readings, attend class, and take good notes, you will get an easy A.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC331
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Soltero has a huge syllabus telling you everything he doesn't want you to do. 4 papers make up your grade, 25% each. Two are on novels, easy. The other two are considered "exams" and are harder. He gives very long lectures but is hilarious, he understands that night classes are long. Good guy. Textbook reading optional, use for exams.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC331
• 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:

Sociology is my minor, so I have a natural interest in this subject. If you don't want to make the effort, and expect a good grade this isn't the class for you. Fantastic teacher. His humor throughout classes keeps me engaged, his communication skills in simplifying or explaining concepts is awesome. Plus his accent is entertaining.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC358
• 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:

This guy is incredibly smart and an abysmal communicator. His syllabus is nonsense (it is only a list of things to read; no dates, no times). His pickiness in all things is absurd and uncalled for. His grading system is archaic and he sets his students up to fail with the way he grades: 40% paper 1, 40% paper 2, 10% presentation, 10% bibliography.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: LST300
• 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:

The Peasant Rebellion was a great class. But i felt that he was more worried about ASA format than the actual materials when writing the essays. I did not like the fact that he does not give us the access to D2L, for at least the roster, since he will not reply to questions. We should at least have access to each other. Interesting class though.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: INT360
• 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:

Peasant Rebellions will probably be the best class you will ever take at DePaul, which is why it fills up so quickly. Soltero is friendly, engaging, funny, and extremely knowledgeable. The amount of history he knows is truly incredible. One of the best professors and one of the best classes at DePaul. Can't recommend him enough.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC331
• 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 has been my favorite soc professor so far. He relates theories to modern day problems. Pay attention and just know that he loves when you use modern examples. If you come to him in his office hours and show interest and curiosity he truly appreciates it. just communicate with him!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC358
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a cool guy but he states in the email that he will not respond to emails, he needs to get with the times/program. The papers are hard and he is picky about APA ASA format. Make sure to pay attention and take notes to his lecture only class. He's knowledgeable but he does not communicate through technology.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOC331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you are a student that truly cares about sociology, then take this class. You must read everything assigned, and be sure to take notes! He is extremely helpful and cares about you as a student. Also, I give him several chile peppers and his accent is delicious!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC331
• 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:

He is really nice but he does seem to be pretty strict. The only homework in the class is weekly readings, which are hard to understand but he explains them to you in class. Don't miss any of the classes and make sure you participate a lot because he really likes that. There is a midterm and final as well as a paper.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC331
• 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:

One of the funniest professors at DePaul. Always keeps the interested whether talking about the material or going on a tangent about what he did over the weekend. Only teaches night classes, so his class is ideal for the working student. Easy grader- gives specific intsructions on what topics to focus on for the tests.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC331
• 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:

Good professor. I took a night class with him and he was able to keep it interesting the entire time. He's not a super easy grader but not to hard either. The only problem is that most of you grade comes from assignments that you don't get back at the end of the quarter so if you don't do well there is no way to make up for it.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC331
• 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:

Awesome teacher!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOCMANY
• 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:

This guy is GREAT. He is the only SOC teacher I've met that can entertain me and keep me interested for the entire class. His lectures are everything you could ask for and his midterm and final papers are easy if you read and listen to his lectures.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC331
• 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:

soltero is the best sociology prof. i've had. really into the subject, very smart. explains everything in detail and is there if you ever need help. go to class and have fun!