Chet Defonso - Northern Michigan University

Professor: Chet Defonso
Department: History
College: Northern Michigan University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: HS315
  • 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:
Chet struggled with the online format this semester, but he is a fantastic person. Take him for history if you can, but try to take him for an in-person class instead of an online one. He feeds off of students' energy, which is hard when he is staring at 16 black screens.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: HS201
  • 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:
Dr. Chet is very kind and entertaining, certainly a unique man. His lectures are long but engaging and fun. Chet's history class covers lots of material making it somewhat difficult. If you do not study or work hard, you will not come close to receiving an A in his class. Good guy all around though, he is a lot of fun to be around and listen to.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
easy and fun. lectures got boring but he's funny. says things like "youtubes" and really likes morgan freeman. i would take the class again. lots of reading from the text and showing up makes the exams easy
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: HS202
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Chet is rad. He seems to really love China and Llamas. If you go to class and take notes it is a pretty easy class. He is great about make up work.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: HS105
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
You definitely have to put in work but getting an A is within reach. Read the text, take notes, go to class, take notes. Review a lot and often. I did fairly well and I honestly learned a lot. He is very passionate about the subject which helps to make the class more enjoyable even if you're not crazy about history!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: HS105
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
THIS CLASS IS SO EASY! literally just read your chapters and go to class for pop exercises and you'll pass, and if you miss anything except the final and he'll be super flexible about it! would take class again!
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: WS105
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I have him for world history right now and all I do is go to class and read the chapters and I pass the test with an A. He will curve the test of its nesessary. Make sure you know the key terms that are on the sheet he gives you and you will do really well on the test. Be prepared to write a lot of notes, but he gives you plenty of time to write
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: HS273B
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He makes everything we learn way to personal and it is really hard to actually pay attention.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: HS315
  • 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:
Dr. DeFonso is a great instructor! He is the best history instructor at Northern. His tests are almost like trivia on what he talked about in class, so pay attention to details (people, places especially). What might seem like a minor detail is frequently on tests (which are curved). Go to class & take good notes and you'll be fine. Read the books!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: HS102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
OK teacher, pretty easy. Go to class and you'll do fine.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: HS102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr DeFonso is an awesome Professor. He makes the topic interesting and is really good at presenting the class material. However, there was one time where he missed class a few days in a row, when he came back we had an exam on material that hadn't been covered. That made me pretty angry, but other than that I have no complaints.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: HS315
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Defonso is a fun guy, he is pretty good at lecturing besides the figiting. He makes history really interesting. The class is pretty easy if you read the books and take notes. The research paper can be time consuming though, but not too hard. His exams are essay questions. I would take any of his classes again and I am a Biology major!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: HS102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Take notes, read the chapters, and stay off of facebook and you will get an A. Fun guy, made the lectures fun. Tests are easy as long as you have read the chapter.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: HS102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He FREAKS about texting in class!
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: HS102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Need to show up to class to do well. Doesn't use textbook in class but you NEED to read the chapters to do well on the tests.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: HS102
  • 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:
A true "lecture" course, albeit an easy one. Dr. D is a fantastic speaker who stays on topic quite well, representing material the material as well as I've ever heard in a lecture. The exams are certainly NOT difficult, but you must show up for class (I never missed - easy A) and take good notes. Be sure to look over the practice questions online.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: HIST102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Adorable. 5 out of 5
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: HS363
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I love Chet! Honestly, all you haters are either not on his level or don't get his humor. He is so entertaining. I've taken him three times.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: HS101
  • 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:
Hard Class..... Book had NOTHING to do with the lecture. Never missed one class and pulled an %80 percent; Barely. Very nice guy though... topics were cool
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: HS314
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Class could have been better organized, and the paper questions were so incredibly broad that anything you turn in feels like complete and utter BS. Great class if you're up to reading a TON of mater and don't mind writing all those repetitive papers!
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