Bruce Carlson - Ohio University

Professor: Bruce Carlson

Department: TBD

College: Ohio University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSY622
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bruce was my grad advisor in the mid-90s. I just wrote an email to him tonight some 25 years later to thank him for being my advisor. Yeah, 25+ years later. Hes that good. He cares _that_ much. Take a class from Bruce and youll be challenged, for sure. Is it worth the effort? Absolutely. One of the best ever.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSY3110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was easily the most work I've done in a class in my undergrad career. Dr. Carlson gives you lots of resources to help you succeed and he is an excellent lecturer, but there is a lot of material. He's always available if you need extra help, but you'll need to put in a decent amount of work for this class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSY321
• 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:

Very, VERY hard class. Highly recommend not taking this course unless you are going into any type of research or have any interest in going to grad school. The take-home SPSS exams are stressful and time consuming. He posts all of his previous years exams on Blackboard which is helpful to study from. Bruce is a great guy, but his class is hard.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSY622
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took 321 with Bruce and did very well in the class, so he let me take 622 the next quarter with the grad students. Bruce is the BEST professor I've had. He is incredibly helpful in all of his classes, and is a great go-to for information regarding graduate school. Very nice guy and a great prof.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had Dr. Carlson for two statistics classes. He is a intelligent and funny guy. He is busy (running the Psych department) but he is kind and will help. Best prof I had at OU.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSY878
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Bruce is good but exhibits somewhat crazy characteristics sometimes. He could be vague and vain for no apparent cause; picky often. It's a love-hate perception of him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSY321
• 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:

hard class, excellent professor- he's very enthusiastic about teaching. important class to take if you want to go to grad school and he'll do everything possible to help you. don't be scared to ask questions, he'll help you out as much as you need! don't need a textbook.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSY321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The professor teaches this course at a 2nd year graduate level, not to mention expects that you learned way more than you did in Psy 221. Gives lots of examples to clarify that seem to be helpful, however his tests become close to impossible as the quarter goes on. Don't take this class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSY226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice class, easy to write the large paper he requires. Only one very easy test/midterm. Overall easy and interesting, but does require a bit of work.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSY226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is a lot of work, but if you do it, not too difficult. Carlson is to the point and you learn a lot in this class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSY226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you want to be prepared for graduate school in Psychology then take this man. If you want to be a lazy bum and not do anything and not learn anything about conducting research then don't take him because he will make you work, but you will learn a lot and get a good grade if you do the work.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSY226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is very helpful and gives you plenty of time and instruction. Not bad at all.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSY321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Said that the Einsatzgruppen was "funny."

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSY120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I hate math. But Bruce did a good job of making the material understandable. He always took questions and tried to clarify any problems someone had. Tests were not unreasonable- he even provided the formulas needed. Recommended.