I NEVER RATE TEACHERS AND FOR THIS PROFESSOR, I WOULD REMOVE THE "PRO".. STAY FAR AWAY. ATTENDANCE, GROUP PROJECT, AND PETTY POINTS ARE APART OF YOUR GRADE. GRADING STYLE IS VERY UNCLEAR AND SHE TRIES TO BE HARD & DISCIPLINED BUT IT IS NON EFFECTIVE BECAUSE SHE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. WOULD NEVER EVER TAKE AGAIN. NEEDS MORE TRAINING.

Very inconsistent teacher. Over the top strict & has no empathy for students. If you become ill/ something happens to you, you cannot make up for points lost. She takes at least 3 weeks to get our exams & assignments back to us. Biggest complaint: unclear expectations, yet marks students down on things she NEVER specified on. Miserable class.

UNCLEAR GUIDELINES, UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. Isn't clear on what is needed to do succeed. No constructive criticism on work. Marks down for things like, "write neater"&"be more specific." Doesn't explain concepts well. Homework&quizzes almost every class. 301 is a tough class regardless, but she makes it almost impossible.

Has way too high of expectations and is rude to students. Is full of herself and treats you like an inferior. A lot of quizzes, almost every week. Will mark you off for vague things like not specific enough and be more creative. I spent almost 2 hours on my first assignment this class and got a B on it for things I feel were not relevant.

She's not a bad person, but she treats you like a kid. Her grading criteria acts like you have never given a public speech and conforms to a very rigid idea of what public speaking should be like. There is no freedom. If you want to learn public speech, take it in the summer as a seminar, not her class.

Has absolutely zero empathy for students who aren't her favorites. If you are a single second late, to class or turning in assignments, she will not accept it. Her lectures are long and useless. Weekly quizzes. She is vague beyond ALL measure, in her expectations and ESPECIALLY in her grading. This is NOT an easy GE. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

DO NO TAKE HER. You have been warned. I've never had a professor that was difficult like her. She marks you down for every little thing. Her quizzes are difficult and everyone in my class stressed out about studying for a small 10 point quiz. You only learn through the textbook because she doesn't teach at all. Plus she has an attitude problem!

Overall bad professor

Tough grader is an understatement. She is a perfectionist at its finest, marking you down for any little grammatical error with no sympathy to anything. Rather than teaching you the importance of quality communication, she is teaching the importance of literally wanting to end your school career because you are not perfect. Do. NOT. Take. Her.

Don't take her class unless you are just as much of a nitpick as she is. She is unclear on the fact that the majority of her grading is based on your spelling, grammar, and sentence structure. She marks you down on everything she deems to be wrong, far more than any other professor I've encountered. Would never take again unless I had no choice.

If you want an A, you are pretty much required to go to office hours for every essay which is ridiculous. She has insanely high expectations for even the smallest assignments. Be prepared to be marked down on everything unless you suck up and go to office hours constantly which isn't feasible for some people. Attendance policy is awful too.

She marked me down for using words that were not ones she would have preferred. If my speech did not exactly mirror my outline or I mentioned things that were not on it I lost points. You dont learn in this class. You waste a semester trying to meet her unrealistic standards. Marks us down for petty details and her profile has grammar mistakes.

Wow, what can I say about Clariza? She was the ABSOLUTE worst. She was the better option of the two professors who were teaching this class. Yes, there is a lot of reading involved. However, her grading is irrational, she is anal af and I didn't learn a thing. This class isn't hard because of the subject, the subject is interesting it's just her.

Oh man. Where do we even start? Dr. Ruiz De Castilla is very knowledgeable in the field of communications so she has extremely high expectations for all of her students. This was a very tough semester, and Clariza has not done much to make it easier on us. Crazy grading criteria for everything. The final project is a group paper with presentation.

Professor Clariza is the worst. I don't even know where to begin. I absolutely despise her because she is so inconsiderate! Taking her online courses this semester was a mistake because she clearly does not understand that we are going through a pandemic + other personal stuff we have. DON'T TAKE HER!!! Even if it's your last option.

Professor Clariza is the worst. I don't even know where to begin. I absolutely despise her because she is so inconsiderate! Taking her online courses this semester was a mistake because she clearly does not understand that we are going through a pandemic + personal things that we have to deal with. DON'T TAKE HER!!!

This professor is easily the worst professor Ive ever taken. She expects you to know everything and is completely unfair. As far as your final paper, you can continue to make it better and better and its still not good enough. Ive never had a worst teacher in my college career. I will never take her again for my next few years here.

By far the absolute WORST Communications Professor here in Long Beach. Her grading is based off the most absurd things that most professors wouldn't even care about. All her slides and videos about lectures were incredibly boring and not engaging at all. She is also unapproachable and rude when emailing her.

Dr C is literally horrible. she was not understanding at all about school being online. she expects you to be able to travel for wifi and buy new electronics if need be. she is also a SUPER HARD GRADER. she can be passive aggressive or just straight rude when you ask for help and try to explain a situation. DO NOT TAKE HER

SMH, where do I start? This was my first semester as a transfer to Long Beach and this was the only class open and I immediately regretted signing up! It was online and we had speeches after speeches. ALL OF IT HAD TO BE MEMORIZED. Not only does she not consider that we have other classes to deal with, but would also be a tough grader. DON'T TAKE!!

Terrible at communicating what she wants so make sure to ask questions! She grades very tough without much explanation, and is the same with in class discussions. Always pay attention, as she doesnt have much patience, and her quizzes are on the readings/concepts that we go over in class afterwords. Wouldnt recommend

She was an abnormally difficult grader who lacked a certain level of compassion and understanding that all the great teachers have. Not clear with her grading, uninspiring lectures, and a palpable sense of tension between students and teacher. Please AVOID unless absolutely necessary. You will not have a good educational experience I guarantee it.

Avoid at all costs! Doesn't clearly state criteria then nitpicks every detail of paper/projects. No care in learning how to teach, just demands creativity while grading us down on thinking outside the textbook. Checked points and impossible to get an A with how she grades. Anything you ask of her is deemed "too much work".

This has been the most unnecessary difficult class I have ever taken. I highly recommend that you DON'T take this professor. I have never seen such an incompetent professor ever, she does not want to learn how canvas or zoom works. She does a lot of unpredictable things. And is rude to many of the students. Please avoid and save yourself a headache

She is "THE" worst professor. Please dont take her class. If u miss one deadline for the speech, u will not be allowed to present ur speech which will make it harder for u to even pass the class. She really needs to get a life. She is literally heartless. Even if she makes a mistake while grading she doesnt correct it. Quiz's are bs.

Do not take her class! She grades so harsh and it isn't worth the stress.

Extremely hard grader for a GE and has zero to no compassion when you are sick. Get ready to get called on to talk/present every class. There will be quizzes seconds after learning new material. She goes quick, so it's hard to take notes (you can't use them). This class consists of 5 speeches (2 minor, 2 major, 1 final group) and a final. Just dont

Just the most disrespectful and rude professor I have ever had. She may seem nice and kind, but if you ever have a question or trouble understanding a concept she will make you feel stupid. Her lectures are no help for the essays she makes us write, so it's almost mandatory to go to her during office hours to get a decent grade. Do not take her.

She doesn't give any good feedback and fails to explain assignments efficiently . he is also very inconsiderate and is a very unpleasant professor. Going to attend her class was a drag .

Throughout the semester,she was rude to students and unclear with her grading criteria. Lectures were uninspiring and she was extremely picky when it came to certain aspects of her assignments.She lacked compassion and it was not enjoyable at all having to attend that class Good teachers normally create fun environments--she definitely didn't!

She's got high standards. She expect you to meet her very specific standard but often times does not explain specifically enough. She picks on Run-On sentences very much. Sometimes the comments makes you feel uncomfortable. You have to explain very specifically even when she said no complete sentences needed. She is still nice as a person though.

she is a very hard grader (nags about run on sentences). she gives very unclear directions yet expects very specific answers in your writing. she does not give helpful feedback and it often feels belittling. she is short with students and does not offer much help to you in her office hours. would not recommend!!!!

As a person, she seems like a cool. As a teacher... She gives a PDF version for the chapters needed so no need to buy a book. The chapters are easy. She assigns a quiz every CLASS based on the assigned chapter. The quizzes are easy if you read, somewhat detailed fill in the blank & MCQ. Midterm Major Paper Drafts every week on subject of choice

I have never seriously disliked a teacher until I met her.

Scrict about late work, but half the time it doesn't post the assignment on time. It needs proof that you were sick or at the funeral of a close relative. Allergic to giving full points.

Absolutely evil teacher, almost made me lose my will to live tbh. Don't take her unless you love public speaking

I did not exactly finish taking this class, because I ended up dropping it three weeks in. She has an absolutely insane list of banned topics that you are not allowed to have in your speeches, which includes: same-sex marriage, POSITIVE THINKING?, and global warming. Those are just a few but the list is something straight out of an SNL skit.

I would not recommend it. She grades thoroughly which can be nice. She sends voice memo feedback on every assignment. She will be rude and comment harshly on your mistakes. She brings her dog in on test days which is nice. I did not enjoy this class. Her assignments took up way too much time and did not feel necessary. Way to hard for a 130 class

Very unclear on directions but will give bad grade if it is not exactly how she wants it.

AVOID AVOID AVOID

She talks to us as if we already know this information or already should know it (mind you I am a freshman in college). I went to her office hours one time and its like she talks in riddles. I was asking the most basic questions to help understand the assignment but she just made it more difficult to understand.

This professor is very condescending towards students. She would shame students for asking clarifying questions, as if she doesn't have horribly convoluted instructions for assignments. For a class about gender, she didn't know the difference between a drag queen and a trans woman, she had less of a grasp on gender concepts than we did.

Her course was pretty difficult, and never wants to give full points on little assignments. Every assignment will be graded hardly. Gave 5 speeches on the year, and if you didnt give a speech that she didnt like she would give bad grades, even if you spoke well. Be prepared for a C or low B in this course if you dont give this class your 110%.

Avoid her at all costs. She is one of the most entitled professors in the campus. The first day that I showed up to her class she told me to drop the class. I couln't just drop the class as I needed this class to declare my major, I tried to switch but I couldn't. The entire semester was hell with her. I could pass CALC 2 with an A & fail her class

Dr. Castilla is very intimidating when you first meet her. If you can get on her good side you will do fine, but she picks favorites. Be aware of the rubric and follow it EXACTLY. You will never get full points on an assignment so don't expect it. Lots of speaking assignments and group projects. Find another professor if possible.

AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!! U have to give a speech almost every lesson in a english writing requirement class. Never gives full points on any assignment. Quiz at the start of every lesson based on long readings. Long essay assignments week after week which she'll grade very harshly. I wouldn't even take her if it was my last option.

She is a horrendous professor. She is two faced and gives rude comments as her feedback. I put in so much effort and this is the one class I don't have an A in. NEVER gives full points on anything. Expect a low B or high C if you do the bare minimum. The class and material itself isn't hard she just makes it 10x harder. If you take her good luck!

The way grades are weighed doesn't coincide with the criteria in her syllabus. Take advantage of the extra credit opportunities. Instructions are vague. If questions are asked about material her responses are condescending. Doesn't utilize the textbook because it's conveyed in lectures. Unforgiving towards mistakes in writing and attendance points.

This class was horrible. For a GE class she is way to harsh and expects perfect public speaking. I didn't learn how to public speak I learned how to write in the way she wanted. She isn't clear with directions which makes speeches imposible. Her feedback is rude and not helpful. She expects memorization but doesn't give us enough time. Don't take.

Awful professor. Does not provide clear instructions nor grading criteria. Not helpful. Avoid her.

very awful.

Her grading is EXTREME. She is EXTREMELY strict when it comes to deadlines, is not lenient with assignments, if you mess up on an assignment don't even try to talk to her about it as she will only talk to you in a snobbish condescending manner.

REALLY REALLY HARD GRADER !! is ruthless when it comes to grading and is overall a bad professor. DO NOTTTT RECOMMEND EVEN IF ITS THE LAST PROFESSOR LEFT!

She was not nice, would say your speech draft is terrible. Tough grader, lots of work for a GE. Get anyone else fr

She grades like if she were grading her worst enemies work. She is condescending and takes literally no excuses unless it's a life or death situation. She picks her favorites in class. Even if she is the last option available I'd recommend not to take her, wait for next semester or be ready to go through hell.

I'm sorry but take another elective. She was rude and condescending the whole semester to entire class. She publicly announced she was docking someone's grade for being late, even though she is late very often. Very confusing rubrics and not flexible. Extremely unengaging lectures. Doesn't seem to want to be there. Most people dropped the class.

i've never failed a class in my life but she's such a tough grader i failed comm 200. take literally anyone else

Get ready to have a terrible time in her class. DO NOT TAKE HER.

Someone made a very succinct comment a ways down. They noted that "she lacks a certain compassion and understanding that all the great teachers have." It's fine to be a difficult grader; it's clear she's intelligent, but you can't be an amazing, impactful professor if you aren't considerate. I genuinely believe she's in the wrong profession.

This whatever her title is, is total nonsense. she is no good and does not see or care about any repercussions made.

The teacher is a strict grader, and attendance is important.

She's a very tough and confusing grader. She also thinks every sentence is a run-on, even if it's grammatically correct with dependent and independent clauses arranged properly in a given sentence. One of the most unusual grading quirks I've ever experienced in a class. Utterly hated almost any type of compound-complex sentence. Stay away please!

She is a very tough grader. I never received full credit on any of my assignments, despite spending hours and relating as a Chicano to the course material. She took over this class from Dr. Loretta, who I hear is amazing. But Professor Ruiz De Castilla is the worst. Do not take her even if you love Chicano Studies. She should not teach this class.

Please don't take this professor. It almost feels like she purposely docks points on assignments just to make sure you're always close to failing. Definitely lacks the empathy and care that most good professors have. Office Hours is mandatory if you want anything higher than a C. Genuinely not a great time. Also very condescending.