Laura Ochoa - Bergen Community College

Professor: Laura Ochoa

Department: TBD

College: Bergen Community College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSY101018HY
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tests were a bit hard and didn't match the study guides, but for the most part, you can raise your grade through the big projects. She's a nice teacher although sometimes it felt like a waste of time and some lessons didn't make sense. Though if something comes up, she is very understanding and will accommodate you.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a great professor. There are 3 exams, oral presentation, term paper, some homework assignments, and extra credit opportunities. She's not very tech-savvy, so be prepared to help her out in class. The tests are not from the book because she writes each question herself, but she provides study guides, so use them and study! You'll do fine!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

3 timed exams which are not easy, however she gives study guides which do help for the exams. Not cumulative but each exam covered 4-5 chapters. 6 required discussions, you post 1 for each & response to 2 students per discussion. I would take her again, she is always available via email. Workload was manageable.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSY102H
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's a nice person with good intentions but gets sidetracked/off topic suuuuper easily. Seriously, she spends most of the class period talking about things not related to the class, than the stuff we're actually going to be tested on. I passed with a decent grade, but only because of prior knowledge I had from psych classes I took in high school.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSY101018HY
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Basically 2 parts: 3 tests (non-cume.) & written posts (make a forum post & reply to other posts). Each test covers like 125 pages. She tells you what chaps the test covers & gives an outline for it. The tests are kind of rough bc they're timed. Posts cover a specific chap & topic, and are easy. Follow the syllabus & it's VERY straightforward.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSY110
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

super easy class, all the assignments are posted for the first half of the semester so you know what to expect and can do them early. interesting material and always answers emails

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH106
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her exams are a little hard if all three are not A's than your not gonna receive a final grade of A which sucks. Everything in my grade book was an A except for one exam and my final grade was a B+. I was extremely disappointed I felt like all the effort I put in every assignment wasn't put into consideration. It's not a hard class though.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class was relatively straightforward and not very difficult. 3 tests, participate in a few forum discussions and some online video clips to watch. Good study materials to prepare for tests and many opportunities for extra credit. It was an easy A.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Taking her online abnormal psych class and I'm finding it very hard to answer her questions. I know she wants the technical aspect from the book but she often just asks us about personal happiness, or about our lives. I rather answer questions about abnormal psych and not include my entire life in the answer.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSY110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Ochoa is my favorite professor. I have taken her online classes multiple times, and I loved them. She gives great feedback on discussions, and she gives many opportunities for extra credit. Register for her class!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Took PSY 101 class online, Excellent Prof. easy A, gives a lot of extra credit. responds back to emails quick. Gave study guide for test, you just need to review and read. Taking her again for the Fall semester.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSY201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Took professor Ochoa for an online 7 week course. It was not hard. She has about 6 discussions which are super easy, 3 exams that you would need the text book for, but you can also find the answers on quizlet and a final essay up to two pages. She gives lots of extra credit. I would take her again.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSY110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Typical online class at Bergen. Do your discussions as respond to 2 others, take the tests on every chapter and you will pass. She also offers a lot of Extra Credit during the day to go to different school events.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSY201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Child psych 201 online was a pleasure to take with Proffessor Ochoa. They say one month online courses have too much work to cover but the class was one of the easiest and most fun online courses I've taken, which since you don't know me, is saying a lot.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's really funny and nice, really liked her as a person but she's not an "effective" professor goes of topic a lot but always tells an interesting story about her patients. Has 3 test all online and all the answers are on quizlet, is 75 questions and she gives 85 minutes to finish the test, 5 one page double space reports on easy things. Easy A

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

this was my first time taking an online class and i must say it was pretty easy in terms of what the professor wanted. The only thing is that her test are really hard in my opinion, i tried two ways 1 studying word for word from my own reading & failed the test & the next one going by her study guide & that kinda helped. is either you get it or no

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSY101H
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She is such a sweetheart! I would take her for every class if I could! She can get side tract and go on random rambles, but she makes the class interesting and fun with meditations and other weird stuff. Definitely my favorite class I have taken thus far.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 102004H
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

AWFUL professor. She babbles, meditates in class, and can never stay on topic. Her tests (3 exams online) are copied word for word from other professors online. She will not reply to your emails and will not meet you for office hours. She is constantly late to class and is so spaced out she should not be teaching. This class is a joke.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

awful awful awful!! currently taking this professor, if you can call her that. send her an email? expect a reply weeks later. make an appointment for office hours? she doesn't show up. i would never take another class with her again.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class is pretty easy mostly because she goes off on tangents a lot. She is a very nice lady!!!! her mind just wonders a lot. The test are pretty difficult, they are online (even though its not an online course) but there are 80 questions!!! I would take her again mostly because I didn't really have to show up to class