Valerie Sulfaro - James Madison University

Professor: Valerie Sulfaro
Department: Political Science
College: James Madison University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: GPOS225PO
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Worst professor at JMU
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: POSC362
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Has made me cry multiple times. Avoid at all costs if you are not willing to make this class your first priority.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: POSC362
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I do not like this professor. Completely unwilling to accommodate students who are struggling with mental health or work overloads. Acts like her class should be your priority and will not offer any extension on anything unless you are literally in the hospital. Graded by four assignments that are extremely difficult, start them weeks in advance.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Valerie Sulfaro is very intelligent and very passionate about POSC. However, it's really hard to listen to her lectures. She's not a great public speaker, and it's information heavy. She also had a lot of mic problems. I had her during the pandemic, and she wasn't flexible (refused to host Zoom sessions). She was hard because she wasn't average.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • 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:
Sulfaro was the worst professor I have ever had. She gives exams every other week that are poorly worded. She does not believe in online learning, so she does not do lectures or post any PowerPoints. She posts news readings and articles and our exams are "supposed" to be based off those . You won't know your grade in the class until after finals.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • 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:
I have no idea why her ratings are not very good. I was honestly pretty scared heading into the class, but it was enjoyable and if you put in effort you will get an A. 7 exams every other week, and one big film paper. If you fill out the study guide and read the textbook there is no reason you should not get an A.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
As being a freshman this semester and taking her for GenEd, this was easily the hardest class to maneuver. She locked grades so we couldn't see our scores and doesn't grade anything until last minute. I've basically had to teach myself everything. Would not recommend to any incoming student.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • 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:
Dr. Sulfaro is a very sweet lady, but this is one of the hardest Gen Eds I have taken. There are very few assignments, and i mean very few. We took bi-weekly mini exams which all add up to be your final exam grade, so if you don't do well on those, you're basically screwed. Even with the few assignments we had, she takes forever to grade them.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Sulfaro is a nice lady who knows her stuff. Her lectures are pretty boring though and her online class did not have very good structure to it. If you look at her study guides and fill out info on them, you should do well on the tests. Film assignments were stupid and I had to spend money to see the movies. I would try to take someone easier.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: GPOS225
  • 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:
This has been one of the hardest gen-ed classes I've taken at JMU. With everything being online, she has not been providing an adequate work schedule to understand what is going on in class. She does not respond to emails in a timely manner and does not put grades in the gradebook when expected. Definitely a high maintenance class!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: GPOSC225
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Worst teacher I've had at JMU so far. Super uptight about a gen ed, has strict rules on her syllabus, test is 75% of your grade, boring lectures, only handwrites few words/notes so you have to pay attention in class, and it took her 6 days to reply to an email. also doesn't let you see your overall grade on canvas. AVOID HER AT ALL COST.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: POSC369
  • 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:
No attendance policy, but her exams (which are in 2 random previewed prompt essay format) are completely based on lecture (nothing from readings). She gives you the possible prompts that could be chosen for the exam, so its easy to prepare. Grades are 2 exams (midterm and final) and 2 large (8-10 pgs) papers. I suggest having her review your papers
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: POSC295
  • 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:
My favorite polysci professor, take her!
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Sulfaro is one of the nicest people I have ever met, however it does not make up for her abilities as a professor. I worked extremely hard in this class and I would say I am a good student and it was a MIRACLE I got a B in the class. Her lectures are so boring and there are not many grades in the class. Take a different professor.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Honestly she is just the worst. Takes forever to grade anything, lectures aren't pertinent and are just really boring. Worst class I have ever taken at JMU.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very knowledgeable on the subject matter, but a VERY slow grader. She works on her own grading system so for most of the semester you will only have 2/10 grades in. The study guides she prepares are very lengthy and so not like up with her lectures. All around not a bad class. Attendance not mandatory, but you will miss a lot of content.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: GPOS225
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Nice lady and very caring for her students. She's helpful during office hours! But lectures don't follow anything on the SUPER LONG study guides. You end up googling most of the content and sometimes it doesn't match up with the exam. Film paper saves your grade. Also, she has her own grading system so you don't know your grade most of the semester
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: GPOS225
  • 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:
She is such a helpful and understanding woman! The content of her class can be interesting depending on your personal interests, but she does her best to make the content clear and easy to understand. She's so sweet and really went out of her way to help me after I experienced a traumatic event. TAKE IF YOU CAN (and go talk to her, she's awesome)!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Sulfaro is a very nice lady, her lectures are a little boring but she's cool. Her tests are very fair and she gives you a study guide with all the info that will be on the test.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: POSC225
  • 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:
Writes the notes on the board, hard to follow and don't make sense when trying to study for an exam. Doesn't have dates on syllabus, had no clue when readings were due. Exam reviews are long, do those in advance if they are given. Its basically a teach yourself class.
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