Richard Bulcroft - Western Washington University

Professor: Richard Bulcroft

Department: TBD

College: Western Washington University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC332
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Bulcroft was an interesting one. I agree with the reviews saying his exams are really hard and meant to trick you, but given that they're online and you get two attempts I still did fine. I never went to class besides when we had group work/presentations. I definitely thought it was an interesting class and he's not a tough grader. Not bad honestly

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC332
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Bulcroft despite many opinions is a great professor! If your concentration in SOC is the ideas of family/ relationships you will find his long lectures overall interesting. Tests are difficult however with 2 attempts online I deem it fair. Papers are long (10-12) pages however I would not consider his grading harsh. This was my 2nd course with him.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Bulcroft is kind of all over the place with his lectures, he never gets through them on time and we got very behind in our class. The quizzes are pretty easy but don't seem to reflect the study guides. He lectures his opinion a lot and will spend a whole hour on one slide in his lecture. I feel like I barely learned about family. Do not recommend.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tests dont reflect lecture material. Lectures are long and he doesnt stay on topic. Lectures on his opinion a lot. Shows up right on time or late to class and leaves right when its over, so hes not at all accessible to students. Tests are frustratingly hard (even if you go to class and take extensive notes.) Need to be in his head to do well.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bulcroft is a nice guy but tends to go off topic and barely talks about the things that he points out in his study guides. Its like once you reach taking the test online, you suddenly get asked questions about topics that you dont even hear in class. But yet im skipping his class alot & still doing fine. But I just wish he would elaborate more.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Nice guy, the tests are ridiculously hard and dont reflect the material too well. The study guides are long and do not really help too well. Also, the tests are timed (online) and the questions are extremely confusing. This class is not bad the tests are just really tough.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof Bulcroft is very educated and his lectures are extremely thought provoking. Quizes are worded kind of hard but if you show up to class and pay attention to the things he stresses a lot you'll do fine! He is a true sociologist, in the way that he may speak in ways to get you to think or ways that are blunt but it's not personal. Learning a lot.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He wasnt that accessible outside of class and when he was, he was harder to follow than in the lectures. The study guides helped a little, but basically no payoff for the amount of work they took completing them. His dog was cute though. Find a friend to take the quizzes with *theyre online.*

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The content of this class made you think, but the lectures were WAY too long and the teacher would get on lots of unrelated tangents. Tests were pretty hard, but the discussion post are graded very easily. A lot of the test content was from the lecture so you can skip class, but you'll miss a lot of important info. Not worth it for a GUR.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Made the class feel bad about the university we attend, "You're coasting by, I used to teach at University of British Columbia, etc". Nice guy, but dry lectures and rough quizzes that I often disagreed with.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC390
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Terrible professor. Five page papers due at least once a week on topics discussed after the papers were due. Discussions consisted of Rick talking more and interrupting students. Study guides were simply all the slides in question format. Took forever to get stuff graded and comments nearly always had spelling errors. Do not recommend taking him.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC332
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Bulcroft is a great lecturer! He lays out concepts in a memorable way, which makes the exams (taken on Canvas) super easy. He answers questions concisely and guides class discussion in an engaging way. There's no textbook, which saved me $. If you're interested in the subject, I'd definitely recommend taking a class with Rick!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOC332
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I dropped this class. Lectures drag and drag and drag. He posted the wrong test for us to take as an online course. Didnt respond to any of my emails. Took so long to give feedback on my first assignment that I couldnt turn in my second assignment on time, because the second assignment depended on the feedback from the first. Awful. Avoid.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Bulcroft is interesting and enthusiastic about sociology, but lectures are long and slow. The class seems to drag on. No textbook is required but gives a lot of readings that are long. Tests and quizzes are based off of a lot of terminology from lectures and can be difficult if you haven't been or don't pay attention in class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

My friend warned me about taking a course with Bulcroft and I should have listened. We had to write (3) 8 pg. papers. Passing tests requires watching the painfully long lectures. Use the study guides and you'll be fine. Don't expect any email responses. Assignments unclear. I'd get an unnecessary root canal before taking any of his classes again.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC360
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He took an extremely long time to grade assignments. On average our essays would get graded about four weeks after they had been turned in. He did not return my emails, which is crucial to online courses. We had to do three 8-12 page papers for a class that is not a writing proficiency course. Overall poor experience.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC360
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He was very late on grading. His lecture videos were always so long. And when it came to studying for the exams what was on the study guides wasn't always on test.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The lectures never make sense. Its his own book so heavy confusing tests. Teaching style is average.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC260
• 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:

I was in this class for a couple of days and finally switched to a different class because it was FAR too hard, especially for a class with no prerequisites. Classes are 2 hours and 10 mins, there are a LOT of tests, and he straight up says he grades hard and will not accept ANY late work or excuses. Very very strict, would NOT recommend.