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Gary Sarver - Ohio University

Professor: Gary Sarver

Department: Psychology

College: Ohio University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: PSY2710
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:

Due to the pandemic, this class was entirely online. There was a discussion post due once a week following his pre-recorded lectures. The midterm instructions were unclear and he was not willing to give any extra credit or other opportunities to raise my grade following the midterm.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: PSY2410
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have taken every course Dr. Sarver has to offer because his courses are so good. He is hilarious and has the best stories to tell (in-person lectures). Make sure you take detailed notes from the lectures because he does not give out his notes, they're all from his head hahaha. He is my favorite professor.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: PSY2410
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I feel like I have learned and retained information better than any other class I have ever taken. He will answer any question, and makes class interesting. I never had a hard time paying attention through the whole hour. Your only grades are midterm and final but as long as you study youre fine. He seems scary at the beginning but hes not.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: PSY223
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I am now in a PhD program in human development and teaching classes in my area. Dr. Sarver's classes have been so helpful- I remember a lot of the information in his classes because (1)his lectures were entertaining and I enjoyed going to class, making the material easier to remember, (2) I had to study my ass of for his essay tests, and it stuck!

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: PSY2720
Grade Received: WD
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I am nearly done with my psych degree and had great professors who base classes on scientific evidence; I am probably more knowledgeable than previous reviewers. Pretty much everything Sarver taught (in my brief time before dropping) was scientifically inaccurate. Some wrong info would be harmful if believed by future clinical practitioners. AVOID.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: PSY3710
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sarver is an amazing professor and person with so many years of experience. If you are a psychology major, I highly recommend taking one of his classes. Yes, there are only two grades for the whole semester and they're both essays, but the amount that you learn from studying is worth it. Also, he's the funniest professor I've ever had.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: PSY2410
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a really good professor with explaining the material. Only grades in the class are the midterm and final and they're essay exams so you HAVE TO STUDY EARLY.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: PSY2710
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sarver has the reputation of being a very tough professor, which is true but in a good way. He bases your grade on only your midterm and final which is all essay BUT I learn so much from him and remember everything he says. His lectures are hilarious and interesting. If you are a Psych major and want to learn long-term, I highly recommend him!

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: PSY2710
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sarver is an amazing professor! I took his child and adolescent class on a whim and ending up loving his teaching still. My only complaint is that he doesn't teach more classes. He is a hilarious guy with tons of stories to help solidify concepts. If you want to take a psych class, I strongly recommend Dr. Sarver.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: PSY000
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took all of Dr. Sarver's classes. I enjoyed the material and his ability to incorporate memorable and hilarious stories into lectures. I suggest taking his course if studying and attending class is your thing. If you don't care about the material, your grade, or school in general... then you won't do well. Study tip: detailed colorful outlines

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: PSY2410
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Sarver has 30+ years of clinical experience practicing. I had him for clinical psych While I rarely attended his lectures as they became rants, I wrote anything pertaining to the topics on the exam, he seemed to make the class sound like a pass fail bi-modal grade distribution. When I got my test back, I received a B- he is a softy deep down.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: PSY3710
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sarver was hands down the best professor I have ever had. If you ever get the chance to listen to this brilliant man, do it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: PSY3710
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had Dr. Sarver for Child and Adolescent and loved him so much I took abnormal and clinical and counseling psychology with him. Yes there are 2 essay exams, but that actually requires you to understand material (which should be your goal anyway if you're in these courses). Book only used in clinical&counseling. Great guy, great lectures.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: PSY2410
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a great person to listen to! His lectures are really funny and interesting. This was one of my favorite classes even though we only had two grades which was the midterm and the final. He doesn't use PowerPoint so I suggest listening very carefully to what he is saying because it will benefit you a lot.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: PSY2410
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:

He is funny for the first couple weeks then you get bored of it and you wont actually learn anything from the essays. You just memorize them the week before and forget the week after.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: PSY2710
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sarver is so knowledgeable in the psychology area. He is great at answering questions plus his lectures are extremely entertaining! I learned the most I've learned so far from his classes, and I'm a third year student in the psych department.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: PSY2410
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sarver is a hilarious professor. He is definitely difficult but if you are actually interested in psychology his class is helpful. I have learned more in his class than any other since I've been at OU. You're only graded on a midterm and final essay so that makes it hard, but if you're willing to put in the time to study its def worth it!

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

His lectures are entertaining. Exams are strictly essay so you have to really know the material.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: PSY2710
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you are truly passionate about psychology, this class will be beneficial and rewarding. Although the only graded components of the class are an essay format midterm exam and final exam, Sarver leads a thought-provoking class that covers lessons applicable to any field of work, as well as personal life. Would absolutely recommend.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: PSY2410
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His exams are two essays one of them is 40% and the other 60%. I didn't like this at all because I felt like I had to memorize everything he said and then a week after the exam I wouldn't remember anything. I didn't learn much from this class because of that. The lectures are interesting but his testing method is awful.

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