Dr. Thorsen was my Chem121 lab Professor and was a good choice for my first ever lab. She is a tough grader and doesn't always clearly explain everything that she wants from you, so you sometimes have to guess. She is always there to answer questions on experiments, and is really big on rules and lab safety! She is overall an excellent lab prof.

Dr. Thorsen is a truly great professor. Very caring and encourages people to come to her for extra help. She lectures for a long time which can be boring but also helpful. There are quizzes before lab every day. She asks for more on lab reports than other professors, but it is easy to get an A if you ask for help on your draft.

Dr. Thorsen is GREAT. She gives a short lecture before you do the lab, and it really helped with understanding the whole concept of the lab. If you do your work, come prepared, and seek out help if you need it, you'll do well. If you don't your grade will reflect it. I'm taking a lecture with her next semester, and I'm super excited about it.

She is definitely a hard grader, if you put in the effort you will get a good grade in her class. She is always available through email or office hours to help you and with things like lab reports you can give them to her before their due and she review it and tell you what to fix. If you put in the effort you get the good grade

Fair. If you send in your lab reports through email to her before the due date, she'll fix your mistakes before she grades it and most likely gives you an extension. the usual grade in the class is a B if you just write out the procedure before but if you actually study before lab day and are prepared, an A can easily be achievable.

I like Dr. Thorsen, she's always very helpful in office hours and is quite organized in her labs and lectures. If you are really struggling she will help you out and she seems to genuinely care.

Dr. Thorsen is unlike any other professor I've had. She is so helpful in office hours and really explains the material taught in class. Her exams make you think and you have to start studying a week in advance for them because they are so concept heavy. Amazing professor and cares a great deal about her students. Utilize her office hours!

While there is constant work, it really helps to reinforce everything taught in class. Pop quizzes are for extra credit, and are pretty easy. Tests are difficult, but not unfair. Incredible in office hours, very helpful

I had Dr. Thorsen for 121L Last semester and having not had any chemistry in 8 years, personally, she was good to have a lab professor. She played varying styles of music during lab which made it fun. She was a hard grader on lab manuals and the Lab Reports but overall the class was enjoyable.

I really enjoyed Dr. Thorsen! Yes, sometimes lectures could get a little rough and the practice problems were not very good. First exam was hard, but the other two were perfectly fair. She is amazing in office hours, and really seems to care and wants you to succeed. Extra credit given to help people's grades. Overall, she explains things well.

Dr. Thorsen was a good professor. She answered any questions students had, was forgiving about late submissions, and always sent out answer sheets. I won't lie, I hated the class. I hate chemistry with a burning passion and it's exceptionally hard for me. That said, Thorsen did not make it worse than it had to be and my many failings were my own.

Dr. Thorsen puts a lot of effort into her classes. This is apparent through her use of Scholar. The only issue that she had in my class was her teaching style. The notes were given so there was nothing to write down, making it easy to get distracted which really affected me. If this were different, she'd be an incredible instructor to all students

Dr. Thorsens class is definitely difficult but very rewarding. There are a lot of quizzes but they help immensely when studying for exams. At the end of the semester, i felt like i was very prepared for the General chem multiple choice exam. If youre taking higher level chem courses, i highly recommend her!

I felt that her class was a good introduction to college-level chemistry. While there are quite a few homework assignments, they really help reinforce the material and it's not too hard to keep up with them. Three midterms and a final but she drops your lowest midterm, pop quizzes are always for extra credit, most quizzes are take-home.

I had not taken Chem in high school and have a solid A in the class; she gives study guides and a lot of extra practice that is helpful.

She is a great person, but if you took AP chem in high school, it may go a bit slow. It was personally an easy A, and she gives you many opportunities to earn extra credit through pop quizzes and homework assignments.

Dr. Thorsen was a good professor and was very helpful especially during office hours. You will have to put in the work doing homework, take home quizzes, etc, but if you are willing to work for it an A or B is definitely attainable. If you had strong high school or AP chemistry you will be fine in the class.

Very fair

Gives long but clear breakdown of lab before hand. If you want to learn take her. If you want and easy A, I think you should still take her because she gives you clear instructions on how to do the NB and Reports. Prepares you for the final and helps solidify concepts from lecture.... heard shes a tough lecture professor though!

Dr. Thorsen always is available outside of class time if students are struggling and need extra help. She explains in a lot of detail, so if you have taken AP in high school, you may find her lectures repetitive. She is approachable and is very good one-on-one. All of the exams are free-response, so the class is not an easy A, but it is possible.

Dr. Thorsen is legitimately the most understanding and kind professor you will ever have. She will work with you to get your grade where you want it, and is always willing to help you understand anything you can't grasp. She's generous with extensions, even when you don't deserve it. The content is hard, but she will help you pass.

I would have enjoyed this class a lot more if I was actually interested in chemistry, but Dr. Thorsen is always ready to help. Shes willing to give extensions on everything for full credit and if you go to her office hours then shell help you through the questions. I love her but I hate chem

These reviews I believe are not accurate to Dr. Thorsen, she is the most understanding professor and will help you when you need it. Chemistry is not an easy class, but if you do your work and take advantage of office hours you will be fine. There's a lot of homework but it is super beneficial, I would 100% take Dr. Thorsen again.

Dr. Thorsen is so great! She is accessible at all times and is always willing to help students with topics. She also gives extensions on homework when you talk to her, she is very nice and easy to understand.

Dr Thorsen wants you to succeed. She's accessible for office hours outside of class and answers questions quickly through campuswire. You can ask her to check all or part of lab reports before turning them in and she lets you know what needs adjustment. She does give a lot of homework, but it's helpful for studying and she's flexible with deadlines

Interesting teacher, kind of over explains a lot of concepts though, and moves kind of fast

Helpful for lab, explains the lab before hand, and explains if you need to know anything. Office hours are helpful if you need them

I was nervous to take prof Thorsen because of her reviews on here, but she really wasn't bad at all. There is a lot of information and she teaches really quickly, but if you just show up and put in a decent effort this is a relatively easy class. She offers plenty of help outside of class and wants her students to succeed.

I'm honestly surprised at the negative ratings on here for Professor Thorsen, I thought she was amazing and I'll be taking her Chem 122 class! She can go fast at times but is always willing to help. She gives us "cheat sheets" for tests and always hosts a review session the week before. She uses lots of examples and I truly understand the topics.

I had Dr. Thorsen for CHEM 121 and 122 and she was AMAZING. She does go through things fast but was very willing to meet with me outside of class. I totally bombed one of the exams but was able to go to her after and understand what I did wrong and how to fix it moving forward. She also replaced our lowest exam score with our final exam score.

Dr Thorsen was a great professor! Her out of class work was extensive and the "mandatory" readings were extensive, but I had no trouble succeeding having not read the textbook once. For exams she gives detailed information and tons of review work to do before hand that helped and very detailed feedback on her emails if you ask her about something.

Amazing professor! Yes there is homework most classes, but Dr. Thorsen is very nice and helps when you ask her. Definitely look over the textbook and study early before exams.

She wants you to connect with her and she's very nice. There's a BINGO card extra credit that's awesome. Her classes are extremely lecture heavy, but it's easy to take notes, understand, and follow along except for the hydridization lecture. Her office hours weren't super accessible but if asked, she would make a time. DON'T be late to class.

As someone who has had chem teachers in the past, I can definitely say the Dr. Thorsen is very clear when explaining the content material. She is not very personable in lecture but if you go to office hours she is more than willing to help you out. If you took AP or DE Chemistry in high school, DO NOT take this class. Skip to 122 or organic chem.

People say she is a terrible professor, but I think she teaches well it is just difficult to understand chemistry

The only critique I have is that the content is gone through very quickly, and class seems rushed everyday. Other than that, she is very helpful and open to questions. She seems that she enjoys what she does and is always full of life. Homework is straightforward and easy.

I took Dr. Thorsen for both CHEM 121 and 122 and loved it. Chemistry is difficult and the content definitely reflects it, but all you have to do is put in actual effort and do all the assignments and you will do fine. Dr Thorsen is also so caring and helpful if you reach out about things you struggle with.

Dr. Thorsen is a great professor who is so kind and will answer any questions you have. I would definitely one of her classes again, if I was a science major. That being said, the homework is absolutely atrocious.

Study for exams. Do the PPP stuff. You can retake free responses.

Her 50-minute lecture should bump up to 75-minute lecture because she goes by lecture FAST. 4 exams, a final exam so 5. Lots of worksheet you can practice on. hard to follow, almost tough grader. kind of recommend for intro to chem which is 103 i think.i lowkey dont listen to her lectures because ALEKS is a good practice and she post the lecture.