Her online class was hard to follow, there was no board for student interaction, her assignment instructions were unclear and she marked off for things that were never listed in the instructions, All she had us do was read from the book and watch undiscriptive power point presentations. Be careful if you take this class online with this teacher

don't take this class if you want a fair instructor

Worst teacher ever. She would grade one thing easy and give a good grade and then grade another thing completely different. She is more into English type work when grading than history. Read her reviews under Christianna Thomas at OSU. Horrible reviews. Don't take her. You'll get bad grades if she doesn't like you. Very rude in emails.

Please please please, do not take this teacher at all, I am surprise with the fact that she is still teaching at Columbus State, I am in dean's list, I am a hard worker student but this teacher is impossible. I got an A+ in all of my papers but this teacher hardly gives me C. If you want to do all the work and recieve zero then take her.

If you want to do everything and recieve zero then take her, not a fair instructor at all :(

This is by far the hardest teacher and class I have EVER IN MY LIFE TAKEN! The professor grades more like an english professor. In all of my other classes I am getting A's & B's but I am failing this class. She is not helpful at all or fair in her grading. I get F's on all of my papers and then on the exams I do well? Makes no sence, HORRIBLE PROF

Absolutely rediculous. Instead of grading like a HISTORY PROFESSOR, she grades like an ENGLISH TEACHER. Don't take her class unless you're a History Major. Attitude with emails. Her grading is confusing, absolutely ridiculous.

I strongly suggest to anyone serious about their grades, don't take her class. She is not clear about what she wants and will have no problem in giving you 0 for your work. By far the worst instructor I have ever had. You will spend more than half of the semester reading a bunch of useless material that's not helpful on the test. Waist of time.

I put in at least 12 hours a week on this class, follow the assignments word for word and still cannot seem to please this professor. She is pompous and grades like an English prof. DO NOT RECOMMEND!

NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL! She is a horrible professor to write papers for, I put in HOURS UPON HOURS of work and am still failing. I get A's and B's everywhere and here I am bombing hardcore. She grades like an English juggernaut instead of a History professor. She will make you very angry if you like passing classes.

There went my 4.0 GPA! I've spent the summer reading and writing. She doesn't lecture- YOU are in charge of teaching yourself. This class is BY FAR the worst experience I've had at CSCC. The worst part is, I HAVE LEARNED NOTHING. I could handle the workload if I've learned anything but all I've done is stress and waste time with nothing to show.

If you're looking for an easy online class, don't take her class. Her paper topics are vague and then grades them harshly. I spend more than 12 hours a week doing her class. I've learned absolutely nothing. Her class has been nothing but frustrating and pointless to me.

She is very tough. You need to put in so much time and studying for this class or you will not get a good grade. Some of her comments that she leaves on turnitin is not useful. Trying to email her for help on something is pointless because you get no help in return.

Prof Hurford 1151 class is NOTHING but papers and essay tests. The final is NOTHING but essay. If you enjoy and are able to write essays without any help from notes or books then this is the class for you. She also grades incredibly harsh on papers like she is a english professor. I do NOT reccommend taking her.

If you are taking this class as a elective DO NOT DO IT. I had to spend way too much of my time on a class I really will not use. This isn't supposed to be an English class OR an honors class but it is in fact both of those things as well as a history class. There are NO lectures, its all learn on your own from a book that isnt the easiest to read.

Did not like this class. She should be teaching a writing class instead of history. Have to write two paragraphs for each definition and must memorize the paragraphs for each one as the exams consist of writing the identities of at least four terms of her choosing of which you do not know which ones until exam time. I DO NOT RECCOMMEND

Do not take her class. Avoid at all cost. Very hard grader and hard class. She makes it close to impossible to finish tests and quizzes because of the time limit. Its all written tests and quizzes. I was so stressed with this online class, it was awful.

She gives test every week and you never know what two terms she wants you to write about. You have to memorize the when,where,why,who,significance and identity of ten topics, because you don't know which ones she's gonna use.

awful

I couldnt say what I wanted to say , but just talk to her. If you feel uncomfortable or have something to say to her just tell her.

Would not recommend this professor to anyone, she grades like she doesnt want you to pass the course.

She makes you work SO HARD for a 1st year class...

For a first year history class AND community college ANDD 3 hour credit course, are you serious? It feels like no matter how much I listen to her corrections and apply them, and spend hours working I won't ever ace anything. She's very harsh with her grading, and to be honest I've had more understanding professors than Hurford. Get ready to WORK.

Let me start off by saying she critics my writing more than my English professors. Personally, I think her harshness over a first year history class is unnecessary. She may see it as "preparation" but this work load can lighten up a bit. Don't make students hate history just for being required to take this gen ed.

Unreasonable, rude emails and announcements, does not set her students up for success. The biggest project in this course was a 5-7 page paper based on your opinion of identity and yet she discredits your opinion! Worst professor Ive ever had. Dont waste your money.

Awful. Will shame you for questions she does not find to be "good questions." Blank stares at you when asking a question she does not believe is up to par. Do not show up to her office hours 5 minutes late or she will just send you right out. Shes the absolute worst. Do NOT take her class.

She makes us read like our lives depend on it. I have other classes that are more important but can't find time for them because her readings for each week are about 150 pages+ long. It is ridiculous! The weekly quizzes have essay parts and so do exams. She is also unnecessarily strict. Can't turn a paper in twice and shouldn't do so through email.

She will taunt you with weekly emails when you get a bad grade on a quiz. When you explain a bad situation, she tells you there are no excuses. For an intro to Hist class, she expects you to put your other classes AND FAMILY to the side. WORST PROFESSOR EVER! TALKS TO YOU LIKE A CHILD!

By far one of the worst experiences in my college career. Very tough grader and while there are rubrics for grading, they are not followed. I had to contact her multiple times for unfair grades which with arguing, she did fix. Overall, find a different professor. Disrespectful and very unnecessary across the board.

Multiple students had trouble getting access to the textbook because the bookstore sold out. hurford did not care at all. all this class is is reading and writing. gives terrible feedback; asked questions about a paper and did not get answers. she instead answered with "check the instructions." well, i followed the instructions and got a f.

The teacher is NOT helpful and it is hard to pass the class

150+ pages of reading per week. Heavy essays. No feedback on why points are missed on quizzes/tests/essays/discussion boards. Belittling when questions are asked. Dr. Hurford treats this as a much higher level class than just an introductory class.

Treats this class as an advanced level course with LOTS of reading, writing, and no clear feedback. She is not very helpful when approached with questions. Weekly reading (over 150 pages), weekly quizzes (essay and multiple choice), discussion boards, cumulative paper (5-7 pages), midterm (essay), and final (essay).

If you are reading this I would strongly advise you to reconsider choosing her as a professor never have I ever met someone worse than her. DONT TAKE HER CLASS!

DO NOT TAKE HER!! I had a A all up to the end of this class. She didnt like my paper because my view was not the same as her she gave me a F on it and dropped me down to a C. I am in comp 2 now and got a A so, I know my writing is not bad. There are only a few assignments so you can't get a bad grade on any of them.

She does not articulate important criteria for grading and tests. She assigns chapters of reading and the tests are on random and unimportant information you would never remember after covering all of the boring material. Your tests will fell like she closed her eyes, open the chapter and dropped a pencil down on any old stuff within the book.

Do not select her as your instructor. One quiz a week, 2 DBs, and one paper. The grading rubric is listed but not followed. Her communication is very condescending and her notes on assignments give no explanation. She sent a mass email to the class stating how poorly everyone did, yet there's no realization that she may be the problem.

Not an introductory class or fair grader - do not take. Every other professor for this class is ranked better. She is degrading, expects perfect work despite class level, and does not have good examples of student work or citations although she instructs you to them when you have a question (examples provided are incorrect).

Horrible Grader. Doesn't say what you got wrong. Takes off points for nothing. Her feedback is filled with grammatical errors and yet she thinks she gets to judge others' writing. If your opinion is different than hers she will take off points. She doesn't grade according to her OWN GRADING requirements on assignments. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASSES!!

Too much work for a history class. You have to read around 15-20+ pages of documents and also have to read multiple chapters of the textbook a week. You must write pages of prewritten work (she only chooses 1-2 options from several, so it's mostly pointless) and have all of the documents memorized. The class is formatted in the worst way possible

She is an awful teacher, there is way too much coursework for the class material. She gives back condescending feedback, if any at all, and uses a rubric she doesn't even follow. I would not recommend having her as your professor for World Civ 1, the class is fun and the work isn't too bad but she ruins all the good aspects of it.

I gave myself academic probation so I can evade christiana hurfords wrath. Hurford Haunted me in a dream and told me that I must join her cult. I was screaming and crying. I was petrified. God save us from hurforts wrath.

Mrs. Hurford was by far the worst professor I have ever had. She would give way too much work including a 7 page essay. If I had 3 words to describe this teacher it would be satan 3x. I would very much recommend to not have this horrific professor as she will make her goal to ruin your life in the span of a semester. Would not recommend 0/10.

Lessons are poorly planned.

this professor made me so stressed out that i had a manic episode. my doctor was worried about me because i was so dehydrated from crying. i had to be fed by an iv for a month. i started having hallucinations of her kidnapping me, dragging me into the woods, and practicing demonic rituals on me. i would rather die than take again.

I would not recommend this professor. We had a test every week and would have to write 8, 2 paragraph, identifications in three days, every week along with work from my other classes. We took all of the quizzes before having lecture, so we had to teach ourselves all of the material. Lecture was useless, but required. Take an easier beginner course.

I started having episodes of Christianna taking over my sole I with her demons. I then slipped down the stairs and when I tried to get up christianna grabbed me and snatched me in her van and then started doing rituals from her crazy textbook singing coombsyasoona, I had to say it was one of my most scariest nightmares.

Christianna Hurford is by far the worst professor I have ever had the displeasure of having. Her grading makes no sense and she gives you very vague guidelines with incredibly harsh grading. The example essay she gave us for the paper included a thesis statement she didn't deem appropriate. How backward do you have to be?

If she dosent like you even if your essays are good she will grade it down no matter what L professor

Takes the course way too seriously for an introduction class.

Disappointed with a CSCC instructor's approach: lectures were just textbook readings and lacked depth. Forced class participation and insensitive handling of sensitive racial content in a diverse class were major issues. Needs more engaging and thoughtful teaching methods.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!! The class isn't meant for you to be working really hard and have stress. I would advise you to read other comments from students who had her class. She doesn't follow her syllabus. She would constantly change it up. Communication is unclear and horrible. She grades harshly and gives the worst feedback. The worst ever.

She said "circa" wasn't a word (when it is) and took points off for that. Long and annoying readings, she's like a demon. Don't take her unless you can stay up all night reading and writing.

Beware of this professor. From the start of the semester she will claim to be your biggest cheerleader but when you email her asking for help, or even grading concerns. You will be met with a condescending email about whatever your asking about. like other have stated grading and feedback is very inconsistent, Take at own risk.

The LAZIEST and most DEMANDING "professor" ever. She will have you write pages and pages of notes that could probably be in a different language, and she wouldn't even notice. Her grading is based on an unspecified scale that you cannot see until after the assignment has been graded.

Look for another professor. She relies heavily on you reading multiple chapters of the textbook and doesn't have a real lecture. She grades heavily on essays and is extremely unhelpful and rude when you do ask for help. She'll just keep repeating the syllabus and adding more to it as the class goes on. She deserves a lower rating honestly.

Her grading system makes no sense and it's very different from the limited rubrics she gives. Also discussions over the topics are after tests and that makes very little sense. Overall this is a poorly planned class and it feels like it's just an afterthought to the professor.

Terrible professor, unorganized class, and unable to reach outside of class time. I strongly consider not taking this course, the content and material are fun and interesting but entirely ruined by her incoherent ramblings. Picks her favorites at the start of the semester and constantly picks them to speak in a class where participation is graded.

She's awful and is a very tough grader on essays. She would never respond to emails. She sent an email to the whole class outing that everyone wasn't doing good on the essays. Was rude during her tutoring sessions and wasn't very helpful. Do not take this class.

who do you think you are.

She's nice and approachable at the beginning of the semester, but she gets passive-aggressive and basically is inaccessible by the end. Class is structured weirdly...you end up writing 9 essays and she's very hard on grading. You're expected to read a crazy amount of a textbook that makes no sense. Way too hard for an intro-level class. DO NOT TAKE

I had a terrible experience in this class. She was unforgiving if you were just 2-3 minutes late, you would lose 15 points for the mandatory discussions. I skipped my cousin's funeral to get the points because of the times I was late. While there were many extra credit opportunities, she did not give me full credit on a survey, which made no sense.

I'm surprised she's even managed to get a 2 star rating. You have to read multiple chapters of a boring textbook every week and write essays based on a silently changing rubric. You will get a bad grade on the essays no matter what, because she takes this class way too seriously for basic history. Definitely recommend it if you like being miserable

She was by far the worst professor I have ever had in any class. She is rude/condescending. She told me I was a distraction to the class because I was taking notes on my laptop. Mind you I have ADHD and autism, the only way I am able to stay focused if I am actively taking notes. She knew this and did not care.

If you are thinking about taking American History with her- RUN. Run as far as you can and never look back. She is an incredibly harsh grader and will give you a bad grade on any essay. The criteria is ever changing and she won't give you a straight answer on why you got a bad grade. Also incredibly unforgiving and condescending.

Totally forgot to check here before signing up her class. But, I suggest whoever is going to take her think twice. I didn't study this hard for my math classes and I easily passed with an A. She's taking a history class way too seriously and is just too frustrating. She takes points off by a lot for very simple stuff and not clear what she wants.

In short, this class only has papers. You have tests that are 45 minutes long with 2 questions that you write out paragraphs for. Though these are open note, sitting and spending hours writing out notes from the CSCC Yawp over 'key terms' just to have her nitpick your grade is going to ruin your mental health. This class is a second English class.

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