William Kelly - University of Texas at Austin

Professor: William Kelly
Department: Social Science
College: University of Texas at Austin
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • 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:
Taking Criminal Justice asynchronously went much better than expected, considering Dr. Kelly had such thorough lectures and provided us with study guides for the exams. You definitely need to study hard since questions range from general to specific, but much of the concepts are retainable. LOVED Kelly's humor and shared experiences in the field.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr Kelly knows what hes talking about. I loved listening to him (even though he is the slowest talker ever - I sped up his lectures x2). I would love to take his class again. He's kind of hilarious without trying to be, but may seem a little dry to some. I learned a lot from him and the tests were not bad if you paid attention and took good notes
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: TC302
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Kelly is an amazing professor. He is super funny, veryyyy chill about things, and really just wants you to learn something. As long as you contribute (which isn't hard to do because the subject matter is very interesting and easy to talk about) and demonstrate some sort of intelligent effort, you'll be golden. I LOVE PROF KELLY!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: TC302
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Took Kelly for a Plan II Seminar on Criminal Justice Reform and he was amazing. Such a knowledgeable, funny guy who really cares about his subject. He prioritizes learning over grades and really lets you have the freedom to look into topics you're interested in. The class had few strict assignments and was mostly lecture based. Highly recommend!
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: TC125K
  • 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:
This was my favorite class of freshman year. Kelly is insanely knowledgeable about criminal justice and each class was just a discussion, but I learned so much in the class. Kelly just wants you to be passionate and truly learn, not just pass a quiz, so our paper was pretty much our only grade (he grades pretty easy and is flexible with topics!)
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • 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:
The grades are made up of only 4 tests, and an A is a 94 which is super annoying. First half of the tests are verbatim from lecture, second half are verbatim from his book. Definitely go to the TA led review sessions, they give away a lot of what will be on them.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • 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:
Hilarious guy, classes are extremely interesting and tests are easy if you put a moderate amount of studying in. Dr. Kelly is super knowledgeable.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • 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:
Loved everything about this class, but only graded by 4 tests and no extra credit.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • 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:
I LOVE THIS MAN honestly wish he was my dad jk but he is so funny and if you listen you cannot do poorly his tests are a little repetitive so if you dont start to catch on thats on you. SUPER LIBERAL. TAKE HIS CLASS GET WOKE
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Prof Kelly's course is great to take. I found it fairly easy. Many of the questions on the test are common sense if you listen to him or read the book. He assigns a textbook and his own book. I did find his own book hard to get through at times. He is also very fair- he missed classes and as a result, made the fourth test optional to take!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Hi, first of all... TAKE THIS CLASS. If you either show up to lectures or read Dr. Kelly's book (HIS book is our textbook), you will get an A. Dr. Kelly is a wealth of knowledge and has a profound understanding of what he is teaching! If I could take this class again, I would. Couldn't recommend it enough.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
OK so I really liked Professor Kelly, HOWEVER this class was difficult and I wouldn't recommend it. You're graded on 4 tests and that's it, and the averages of them aren't A's. I'm a senior with a 3.8 GPA and I had to change this class to a pass/fail because I couldn't get A's on the tests no matter how hard I tried. Very interesting class though.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I really enjoyed this class. The lectures were a bit repetitive at times, but the information is useful. Overall the class was pretty easy, and the tests were fair. Dr. Kelly is funny and includes students in his lectures by using them for hypothetical examples and answering all questions.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Kelly is really into criminal justice but this class is just SO BORING. He reads off of a sheet of paper that you get to copy down before he starts talking so you can just goof off while he talks. The content is somewhat interesting, but he just says the same stuff over and over. However it's extremely easy and you can get an A without trying.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • 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:
I liked this class. I feel like I learned a LOT of very practical knowledge about the criminal justice system. As others have said, he can get repetitive, but honestly, it actually helps because then you'll really know stuff for exams. Also, the TAs write the exams, not him. I felt our exams were fair and not bad at all if you just went to class.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Kelly definitely gets repetitive sometimes and the lectures can be a bit boring. Overall the class is pretty easy and the tests are fair. You don't really need to show up to class to get a good grade if you do the reading, but there is a lot of reading. He really cares about the content that he is presenting and it is interesting overall.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Skip this prof. He is very knowledgeable, but repetitive. He puts up overheads of notes and his lectures are very long and uninteresting. Only grades are 4 tests, which are all tricky and most of the students were failing the 1st half of the semester. Another reviewer said the "sociology" got lost in this class, I agree.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: SOC325L
  • 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:
He is a great professor and it's a great class overall, unfortunately FOR THOSE PLANNING TO ENROLL IN FALL'16: hey may not be your professor because he is sick. He left mid-semester for us, he was great, but the sub-professor (listed as Monique Payne-DePaul U) was not a great lecturer. Just a heads up, good luck!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: UGS302
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Had him for UGS 302: Crime Control. Never specified how grades would be determined and decided to give basically the whole class Bs because according to him, no one participated in class. The class itself was easy and the material was repetitive. Awful professor though.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: UGS302
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Kelly is a very cool professor. I took his Crime Control Through Smarter Policy class. The class itself was very interesting, but it did get kind of repetitive about halfway through the semester. His midterm was pretty easy, but the final paper assignment was way too long and took forever to get done. He's really funny too.
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