Thinks he's and english prof, hope you don't have to write any papers. I could teach this class better and I have a 2.3 gpa.

This class sucks... I would never take him again. He thinks he is teaching a 400 level class.

Avoid at all cost

I took this class online because I am in my last semester and work full time. I had a high GPA but I failed this class. The instructor assigned busy work with very little time to get it done. 65% of my grade was for work to be turned in in the last 10 days of class, too late to do anything about it. I made it through five years of school with As!!!

GPA before this class was 3.56. Waited over a month for each assignment to be graded. Gives no information on what you will be tested over. Not enough time to finish test. Commentsresponses are condescending. Assigns last minute work. Grades extremely harshly and like an English teacher. Workloadreading is overwhelming and spread out poorly.

I signed up for this course as Gen-Ed credit. One typical week looks like 50 pages of reading, watching a 2 hr 45 min. lecture, watching a 2 hr movie and writing one page on it. Feedback and grading takes several weeks and you are lucky if you get one positive word. I have a 3.8 GPA and could not get higher than 7 or 8 out of a paper. AVOID THIS!!!

I took an intro level course, and it was at a difficulty of a 400 level course. There were 4 exams, all blue books. The tests consist of IDs and an essay. You basically have to write a short essay for each ID. He provides feedback on your exam, but his handwriting is so horrible you can't read it to know what you did wrong.

Every week for the 16 week course we watched a different movie and discussed the political themes of the film. Craig would give 1-2 questions and expect a full 1 page paper. On the feedback, after 2-4 weeks of grading time, he would mark me down for not answering questions that weren't even asked in the first place. I got nothing higher than a C

Prof Ortsey is by far the most difficult professor I've had at PFW. I took his summer Politics and Film course. Every week for 8 weeks we had at least one paper due, and the 401 section had a 12-15 page research paper due. The exams are very difficult and require copious amounts of studying. Overall, he knows his stuff, but he expects too much.

Ortsey seems to do everything in his power to make life as a student more difficult than necessary. There are several decently-sized writing assignments throughout the semester, all of which come without warning. Ortsey never provides accurate prompts, taking off dozens of points for not answering questions which were never asked. Avoid if possible

If you value a good grade, and not being stressed all semester, take Columbia for CHM 115 lab. He does not follow the grading criteria, and will count the whole problem wrong if you miss a unit. Failed to help class when computer equipment didn't work during a lab. Save yourself before you sign up for this class!

Professor Ortsey was the worst professor I have had. He is usually late for labs and that makes it hard for you to finish. His grading does not make sense. A group of us went to the dean. Things seemed better after. He is the only lab professor that makes you do things the hardest way possible. Be happy there is a curve.

Dr. Ortsey is great at presenting material and educating. He is not good with time management. Had to ask multiple times(3-4weeks after due) for feedback on papers. His feedback is generic, almost like copy/paste. very tough grader. all online, copy/paste from previous semester. awesome class, but he expects the world, and gives minimal effort.

Lol this is the worst professor I have ever had. He honestly makes me want to switch my major. Never graded ANYTHING on time (including our final grades ��) and used bland copy and paste feedback. Totally wouldve pass/failed this class IF ANY GRADES HAD BEEN ENTERED. Avoid this guy like the plague unless you want want to fail

This was the same class as 401 but with a shorter paper assignment instead for those wondering. Our final was graded AFTER the deadline!! Don't buy all of the books. All you need is All the President's Men and another Watergate book. Skim these and use them for your papers for worthless feedback. As interesting as the class sounds, avoid it!

Most of this class is difficult and unnecessary. Way too much reading is expected of you outside of class. For the tests, you have to be able to remember a lot of details about so many different topics, people, or events. He takes forever to grade things. Didn't get my first two assignments graded until midterms. Don't take as a Gen Ed

He's racist don't know what more to say than that, he failed me on my first couple of labs because i only put my first last name down and he couldn't prove they were mine even though my name is hyphenated. He's also rude and stuck up, if you want someone who tries to help you don't take him. Forgot to mention, i had him as my lab professor.

I was paired with a foreign exchange student and when he found out i could speak Spanish he was excited so we spoke in Spanish throughout our lab, then all of a sudden Craig comes up to us and says we have to speak english in lab. I walked out of that lab and dropped the class, I went to the chem dept with this information and they did nothing.

FOR 350.This professor is a tough grader regardless of how good you are in his class. Very big on lecture and lecture everyday except for midterm and final. Talk fast and always go beyond the time. Weekly paper and two heavy research paper. He publicly announced that no one get 100% on any of the assignments. Don't expect to get A in class. NEVER!

If you want to keep your GPA up, do NOT take him. There are NO study guide for midterm and final and you will have to write a short paper ONCE a week. Does not post the grades at all to the BrightSpace until he submit the final grade on BluePrint. Graded heavily and lectured are very heavy. Students file complaints but no action were taking by Dept

Worst class I've ever taken! He assigns reading after EACH class and excepts you to remember the tiniest of details. Makes us take notes as a whole but will accuse you of cheating on quizzes stating it looks too alike compared to others when you went solely off your notes! Wrote me up TWICE for cheating when I used the notes, we ALL took as a class

Dr. Ortsey is a very tough grader no matter how many questions you ask, and doesn't input grades until the very end of the semester. If you talk to him, he's very understanding and will give you more clarification on things but I would not take him again. If you need a class for GCapstone for graduation, do not choose this one.

I don't think I have disliked a professor more. He is so uptight and the harshest grader I have ever seen. He makes things so hard for us just because he can. He kicked us out of the class on the first day because we were inside the classroom before he was. Save yourself and don't take him. He isn't even a chem professor. 0/10 recommend :(

This professor is an inspiration to withdraw and find a better professor. I positively believe the reason he has a political science degree and teaches instead chemistry is because he failed chemistry in college, had to change majors, and now takes his deep seated anger out on the next generation of students.

Save your mental health and pick a different teacher.

Professor Ortsey is the bane of my existence. He never grades anything so you don't know your grade until the class is almost over. He thinks you cheat or use AI when it is clear to anyone educated that you did not. Doesn't answer emails very fast and always blames it on having a tough day/week/weekend.

I didn't take the other reviews seriously, Dr. Ortsey is one of the worst teachers I have ever had. Harshest grader I've ever had and gives no feedback/won't hear of any disagreements. Strictest lab professor ever, kicked dozens out over the semester.

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, and a class proffesor thou ill advise doth take.

I find it absurb how he expects us to remember more than 17 hours of lecture into one exam. He goes off topic and adds on unnecessary comments. Besides the lecture, he does not give us study guides. All his political courses are formatted the same of 12-15 page paper, 2 exams, & occasional short papers. Exams are webcam and online.

This professor has to be the worst professor I have ever had. The word to best describe him would be a tyrant. He is the most unorganized professor; takes forever to grade assignments and constantly has an excuse as to why the assignments are not graded. The content in this class is very interesting but I am very disappointed in this professor.

I would not recommend this professor to anyone! He is extremely difficult when it comes to grading with lack of explanation as to why you are receiving that grade and is ALWAYS behind on grading!!! When he does get around to grading he adds unnecessary comments into his feedback that are arrogant, unhelpful, and again unnecessary!

Don't waste your time/money on taking this man's class. Never got more than 80% on any of his assignments. Failed the last class I had with him. Classes include a 12pg paper, 2 exams (webcam, screen recording, closed book/note), and random papers given 3days before due. He will accuse you of plagiarizing every single assignment even if you didn't.

This professor was one of the worst professors I have encountered at PFW. I am a graduate in Business Management and Marketing. I have had a 3.8 GPA, and have never failed a class throughout my 4 years at PFW except this one. He accused me of cheating, he would not grade promptly, and will grade way to strict on writing assignment.

I thought I had experienced bad professors before....I was sadly mistaken. Professor Ortsey is the epitome of "hurry up and wait". Takes forever to grade assignments, tests taken on Respondus, and has the worst lectures I have ever had to deal with. Avoid, avoid, avoid....do not take his classes.