Gary Girty - San Diego State University

Professor: Gary Girty
Department: Science
College: San Diego State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL306
  • 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:
Clear your schedule for his upper divisions. Its 5 units and you will be spending alot of time on the class. If you dont have time? Your done for at the start. Your graded based ONLY on exams. And if you miss a field day then you will lose a full letter grade. Also he left the hardest material for last, that way students wouldn't drop.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took his online class and as long as I stayed on his suggested schedule for watching the lectures and took notes, I was fine. A bit dry but I didn't really need to read the book since the lectures had a lot of information. The practice exams are very similar to the tests so be sure to go through them!
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class is CAKE! I took his 100 course too & its the exact same but you just write a 1page essay that you bring on test day and its 5 points. The KEY to getting a good grade in this class is MEMORIZE the practice exams/watch the online lectures/video exam reviews. This class is not only easy but you learn a lot of interesting things!all online!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: GEOLG100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
DO not take unless you have a lot of time to memorize all the practice test. The only way to do well is to memorize past practice test. Takes about 15-20 hours of memeorization for the test! Avoid if can
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: GEO100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Though this course is completely online, it is very demanding. The material itself is easy; however the amount you need to memorize is ridiculous. I would only recommend this class if you can remember a great deal of info on the spot. The tests are almost all fill in, and are simply a regurgitation of the practice tests. Study everything he offers!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
such a boring class. you'd think it'd be easy as hell bcus it's a 100 level course, but you have to learn so much shinfo. tests are long and fill in the blank. you'd think he'd use multiple choice considering how many people are in the class... i wish i would have avoided.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: GEO303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class is supposed to be an easy online class that people take because they need elective credits. SPOILER: It's not. Don't take this class. Professor posts old video lectures and asks maybe 2 or 3 questions from them. Everything else is memorizing the practice exams. I have no idea how he grades the papers. Seems to be drawn from a hat.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL303
  • 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:
All online. 4 exams, with 4 one page response Q's. Lectures are like pulling teeth (his voice is so monotone...). The tests are tedious. Passable? Absolutely, if you love memorizing useless facts. Not exactly sure why we study weather in a geology class. I'd recommend an in class professor, but maybe that's just me. Fear the beard!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: GEO303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
SO EASY!!!! Read the 8-10 page "book", watch 15-30 min lecture and do practice quiz a few days before the exam and you will ACE it! Make flash cards and memorize the practice exams. Ended up with an A... so easy its crazy!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Online is cake!materials online.If you studdy the week of the test you'll be ok. Study the Lectures he has for each chapters and MEMORIZE the practice exams, exactly like test,only 4 tests. Make sure to do the extra credit before the test and MEMORIZE it so you can get an easy 10pts right off the bat. I did that for every test, got 99% on the final
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Not bad for an online class at all. Started studying 2 days before each test and got an A. He gives you practice tests which are really close to the actual test. However you do need to REALLY study and just put a ton of info about rocks into the essays. But ultimately I thought about this for 8 days out of the entire semester and got an A.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you wanna take an easy class without having to struggle to pass, DO NOT TAKE THIS ONE! His tests are not multiple choice. They are all fill in the blank, multiple choice, essay, and short answer. Its a lot of stuff to remember for one exam. Take something else if you can
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took this class online because I heard it was easy and straightforward. However, it is neither; I normally have A's and in this class I have a C. The tests are 100 questions/fill in the blank. The online class is difficult because it is so much information with no reinforcement. His video lectures are very tedious/monotone. Don't take it.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took this class online during the summer. I didn't take it seriously because I am a math major and have no interest in Natural Disasters. However, this class is easy because 90% of his exam questions comes from the practice exams he posts. It just can't get any easier than that. 4 exams, 4 double spaced, one-page essays.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: GEO505
  • 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:
Girty is the Top of the line professor. I have had 2 classes with him Geology 101 and Structural Geology. For you imbeciles who fail a natrual disasters class- your pretty sad. You really shouldnt even be or have been accepted into a 4 year university. Maybe you should go back to community college. GIRTY IS THE BEST
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL303
  • 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:
Still love this guy, but be forewarned- Natural Disasters (geol303) is A LOT more difficult than his 101 class! I recommend printing out the practice tests and making notecards for each question at least a week before the exam because there is a ton of information that you need to memorize to get at least a B!
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Okay, this class was not easy at all and to top it off when you ask him for clarification he gives you major attitude! Pretty much degraded me when I asked about my grade. The tests are done on campus and there 80-90 questions. How the hell are you suppose to memeorize 80-90 answers!
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great online class...only had to go onto campus 4 times a semester to take tests. All lectures and reading material are online. If you study and memorize the Practice tests and watch his Exam lectures you will know what he will test on. He grades on 4 tests along with 4 essays that you type and bring with you to the test. Not easy...but doable.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Eh.... didn't really like this guy. Kinda boring and monotone. The tests were kind of difficult. Ill retake with another teacher.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: GEO303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
his teacher style has definitely changed. tests on the most picky, tiny little details. i failed the class. thanks girty....
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