She is the worlds worst teacher. Nothing she lectures on, orassigns on homework or quizes, is on the test. The tests are hella hard, the class average is 40%, no extra credit, everything is graded hard. She needs to quit.

She is stuck on herself. She demands that you call her Doctor Patterson.

She is very rude and speaks down to the students, her tests are overly hard and does not sway from old ways... never shows the easy way..

Worst teacher I have ever had! She is biased, rude, and doesn't care if her students understand the material or not. She is not fair with her grading, and she has more selfrighteous pride than anyone I have ever met.

Nightmare. Does not teach. Hard tests. No required homework, but if no one does the homework she ends the class after 10 minutes.

I will simply type what I wrote on Patterson's teacher evaluation: Take auditing with another instructor instead.

She's inconsiderate and disrespectful. I paid a lot of money with the increasing tuition costs to be in acct 120b class and i did not get my money's worth. I got so fed up with her arrogance that i decided to drop her class in the middle of the semester. 4.0 students are barely passing her class.

Tried to avoid the teacher as much as possible but had to take her. Her mother passed away in the beginning of the semester so she was gone for 3 weeks so somehow I thought she would be EASIER when she got back. NO WAY! seems like she could care less about anyone even her mom passing away. so sad. Even Corp. Tax class was easier than her.

She does not teach much, but expect you to know everything on the exam. She likes to put her students on spot during class. Try to avoid her if you can.

I think all the positive reviews on here are from the woman herself. Disrespectful, rude, personally attacks, embarrasses students, tests on material not covered in class. Honestly disgusting. Makes us pay $200 for a textbook but tells us the book is wrong about stuff when it conflicts with her results

Hardest accounting class ever! Tough instructor as well. Class was based on 3 exams and a Final, 10 quizzes and a project that is divided into 3 parts. Her exams consisted of Multiple Choice, True and False and 3 written portion problems. The tests were heavily graded on the written portions. Good luck! Id say avoid this teacher if you can!

If youre thinking of taking Dr. Patterson (dont call her mrs. or professor she is DR) be warned, youre going to teach yourself. All you do in class is go over homework, there are no lectures on how to do it. She says to read the book but she teaches different than from what the books says. If you have a choice choose someone else. If not good luck!

Tough class & tough instructor! ZERO extra credit opportunities. No cheat sheet on exams unlike other professors. Class averages for exams are usually in the 50s & low 60s. Good luck!!!

Lost my 4.0 overall GPA after taking her class. Literally the rudest and the most unprofessional Professor I have taken at Fresno State. Rolls her eyes when you ask her a question about something you did not understand. Will put you down with every opportunity she gets. Missed her class? Best of luck catching up. Take her class if you want to fail

Lectures we're ok but tests were very difficult and class was Exam oriented. Fail tests, fail class. Do not take her classes.

Worst accounting professor at Fresno State. I learned nothing in the span of one semester. DO NOT TAKE HER.

She takes pride in how difficult she is with her 120B class. She focuses on explaining how the homework is suppose to work and not a whole lot over the book. She dosent even have the homework as a grade. Her level might not be that much of an issue if she didn't teach an majority of the 120B classes offered. Its hard not to get her as a teacher.

The worst professor Ive ever had and Im not exaggerating. She does NO teaching. Very first day she told us to learn ourselves before class. Has lectures once a week where all she does is examples. Tests are super difficult and, like I said, she teaches nothing. You might as well buy the textbook, learn yourself, and pay no tuition. A waste.

Id give a 0 if I could. Easily the worst professor Ive ever had by a mile. Avoid her like the plague, or she will make your life miserable while youre in her class. If you take her, good luck teaching yourself and good luck finishing her crazy long exams on time (class average is always failing). Take 120B next semester if shes the only choice.

This is the worst professor I have ever had. Ever. She cares more about her reputation of being hard to pass, than caring about students actually learning. During the pandemic she restructured the class to help herself, but not the students. I get it, she wants to be tough, but she shouldnt value that over teaching. This isnt the CPA exam.

The absolute WORST professor I have ever taken in my entire life. Doesn't teach, you basically teach yourself. Can't miss more than 3 times, or grade drops one letter grade. She's not nice. Difficult course. She gives no study guide. Test related to nothing in book. Overall terrible. Mind you, I'm usually an A student, occasionally a B. AVOID HER.

Worst professor I've ever had. No sympathy what-so-ever for any of her students, and under no circumstances will she allow you to make up a missed assignment. She barely offers enough points for you to recover from a missed assignment or low test grade. She expects you to read each chapter 3 times, and gets mad when you ask questions. DO NOT TAKE!

Let me start by saying, this is by far the worst professor I have had in my academic career. Her lectures are boring, she expects you to read, comprehend and fully understand dense material before each lecture, and when asked to explain the subject she makes you feel horrible for a simple question. I WOULD AVOID IT LIKE THE BLACK PLAGUE!

She was the worst professor I have ever taken at Fresno State. She DOES NOT CARE ABOUT HER STUDENTS, this class is an ego boost for herself to feel like she knows more than you and will talk down to you when asking questions. Her classroom environment is unwelcoming and by the end of the semester 5 people will be left from a 35 student class.

Worst ACCT prof available. Avoid at ALL costs. You WILL have to teach yourself. She doesn't lecture. Attendance is mandatory just to watch her do sample Q's for 2hr. If you must take her, prepare to study for SEVERAL extra hours. Class is based on 5pt reading HW & exams. Most of the class gives up early. I'm an A/B student, only class I've failed.

Take her if you want to ruin your chances at graduating on time

Waits till after the drop date to show her true colors. I'd say avoid her, but she teaches the majority of 120B courses anyway

Rude, bitter, and unwilling to help. Failing students is an ego boost for her. Be ready to teach yourself

If you can, avoid it at all costs. If you HAVE to take her, get ready to put in work. Exams make up majority of the grades. You can go in as motivated as you can but she will find a way to break your spirit. I went in trying to ask all the questions but was demotivated once she shuts you down and makes you feel stupid. Best advice is to study hard

Hard to avoid, so get ready to study HARD. She tests you on the smallest details. You WILL have to spend extra hours reading the textbook on your own. Her lectures are just sample questions that help very little. You will teach yourself. She seems to love breaking everyone's spirits. All good reviews were probably written by her.

Well known among alumni for all the wrong reasons. She's been terrorizing accounting students for years. Makes you feel stupid, but throws a fit when nobody wants to participate. Prides herself on being difficult, but makes no attempt at improving her teaching style or student morale. Look into CSU online or another prof if you want to graduate.

Ignore the 5-star ratings. All 1-star reviews are accurate. Her reason for being so difficult is to prepare you for the CPA exam, but all she does is practice problems on the whiteboard for 2 hours. You end up teaching yourself for the entire semester. Very strict on student attendance, yet she can run off on vacation mid-semester. Waste of time

The worst professor I've had in all my years. Even if you're an A student, you will most likely fail. She pretends to be willing to meet/help, but her condescending tone and negative attitude say otherwise. She even singles out students by name in class and asks if they "need help" when they aren't even asking for it. AVOID AT ALL COSTS

I wish i could give this professor a 0 for how difficult her class was. After a month i dropped because i felt so lost. She doesn't teach, she expects you to have already taught yourself the chapter. Nobody responds to her questions in class because if you make the smallest mistake she makes you look stupid for trying to learn. AVOID AT ALL COSTS