Awful teacher!!! Unless you have a tutor or can teach yourself get out of this class. Test and quizzes do not match homework and test and quizzes, although multiple choice, have so many trick questions, the slightest word makes it wrong. Text book is also very confusing especially since there is no instruction!!

He is a terrible teacher. The powerpoints and synchrosummaries are just from the book. You don't even need to attend class because you can just read the book. You will have to teach yourself anyways.

He is a nice guy. But like others have stated He IS NOT in control of the quizzes or HW. The material covered in class was not represented by what was on the test. He reiterates verbatim exactly what is in the book. Class was a complete waste of time. Good luck actually passing the tests- he wont cover most of the material.

Terrible teacher.

He is a HORRIBLE teacher. Honestly, he doesn't even teach. He just goes over the slides. You basically have to teach yourself from reading the book. Tests are HARD. Please, do not take him. You will fail.

Worst teacher in the U of A. Complained to the accounting department and they told me i was just upset because i was failing but actually had an A. DO NOT TAKE HIM OR ANY OTHER ACCOUNTING

Minyard is the only instructor that teaches AC210 for Distance Education Students at UA. Not willing t help...he says his syllabus tells you everything you need to know. This is my last hurdle before upper division and have no idea how I'm going to take this class and pass it...Just finished with a D+ after hours spent each wk on this class.

Just awful, I read, studied the book, and "study guide" to end up not passing. I spent majority of my summer on this class doing homework, learnsmart, exams,and quizzes. The exams were difficult. If you need this class credit over the summer i recommend taking it anywhere but from him. This was my last class before going to upper division .

Hes not understanding at all

Not helpful and no extra credit!!!

WORST TEACHER EVER!!! Homework are never due at the same time, which is totally different from syllabus!!!

Worst teacher in UA! Do not take him, you won't pass!!!

I am a transfer student, to be honest, this is the worst teacher I've ever meet in both universities. You won't pass his class with a good grade. I tried really hard and got C-, 1/3of the class dropped, 1/3 of the class failed, only 1/3 of the class passed. But like me, even though I passed, I got a really bad grade that hurt my GPA.

This class is absolutely the worst class I have taken at UA. The proctored tests are set at the hardest level and the course work does very little to prepare you for the exams. I have learned a lot about accounting, but you can not make it through this class with a good grade. The absolutely killed my GPA, only B I have ever gotten.

Find someone else to take. The online lectures and quizzes do not even reflect onto the tests. You'll have to teach yourself if you want to even pass.

This class was horrible. Make sure you complete the HW and get an A nothing less. He only counts the HW assignments you pass. Tests are a major portion of your grade. 75%. There are no pre-recorded lectures and you are completely on your own for teaching and understanding. No make ups or extra credit for any reason. DO NOT miss due dates. Not one!

Very minimal help outside of class. Not very considerate of students. He is pretty much a "his way or the highway" kind of guy.

The most horrific class and instructor I have EVER encountered! He is not helpful or caring at all! This will be my 3rd and final attempt at to pass his class! I am so disgusted that there are no other instructors available to teach Accounting online. The tests are critical although they are only 25 questions and worded extremely challenging!

Terrible. Horrible. Ridiculously, Terribly horrible class and instructor. Please save yourself and take this class as a transient student at another university if required.

Don't expect the teacher to actually teach anything. You learn through McGraw Hill . Grading criteria too strict with the amount of information you have to learn and remember. Quizzes are hard. Tests are harder, and there are no guides for studying. Take this class when you have a free schedule to devote to it.

Minyard doesn't teach you a single thing. Everything is learned through McGraw-Hill. Tests are absurdly difficult, and not even remotely similar to the homework or book problems. 80%(!) of the grade in this "class" is from tests. The fact that you have to pay full tuition price for AC351 is a travesty.

Won't help you out, even if you reach out to him. Very difficult class. Would not reccomend taking.

He is not a teacher - he lets the textbook company teach you - he is not approachable. When a question is asked he responds in a way that makes you wish you would not have even of asked the question - not an uplifting person but a degrading feedback method.

Do whatever you can to not take Minyard for 361 (or any class ever). He is dry, awkward, and he basically just reads the textbook to you in class as his lecture. You have quizzes and long homework problems for each chapter. Cost Accounting should not be a difficult class, but he makes it about as hard as can be. Take anyone else.

I couldn't fit accounting in person into my schedule this last semester, so I decided to ignore about 90% of reviews on here and give Minyard the benefit of the doubt. I was so, so, so wrong. The only reason I managed to salvage a D is because a friend lent me his notes, which only slightly corresponded to what I was expected to know for this class

He is the only professor who is teaching AC-351, and it is almost unethical that you are not giving another choice for a professor. He does not teach you a single thing, but rather he expects you to learn everything on your own from the textbook without any help or reference from him. Even if you contact him, he will not be helpful at all.

His classes literally don't include a professor. I'm having a tough time wrapping my head around what he actually does for this class, because anyone can just tell their students to read, and not help them or do the bare minimum for teaching. I love UA but I am very disappointed that they are allowing Minyard to continue to teach accounting.

Minyard is by far the worst teacher I have ever had. He doesnt care, he doesnt help, and it is almost as if he tricks you just to prove how smart he is. I went to him multiple times for help and was never in his office for more than 2 minutes because his responses were always "its in the book". Absolute disgrace to this university & accounting dpt

Where do I even start? This guys tests are literally impossible I made 100s on all of my work in his class and felt as if I really understood the content but when the tests came none of it was anything that I had seen before On top of that he tries to trick you on the questions. He WILL NOT help you. He doesn't teach he just says "its in the book"

The grading criteria is set up to put the person taking the course at a big disadvantage. If you do not do well on every test and the final, you will not pass this course. It involved a lot of reading and ultimately hoping you retain it as the material on the tests are not related to your homework, quizzes, or study guides. I would not recommend.

I took AC 210 as a summer class despite warnings from my advisor and peers. This is a tough class where you get NO instruction. His tests are very hard, in my section the average test grade was a D or F, nobody made A's, AT ALL. His homework and quizzes are very fair, but every test is a curveball with obscure concept questions that you won't know.

DO NOT TAKE THIS GUY IF YOU CAN HELP IT. If you want a class taught by those stupid McGraw-Hill videos, then you might like this class. I was forced to take this guy twice due to the fact he is the only online option and he sucked both times. He will not help you if you email him, you will get a short sarcastic response. NO CONNECTION TO HIS CLASS

The guy does not know how to work technology and will not let you have any sort of grace.

BEWARE this professor. The entirety of the class is taught by McGraw hill. He does not interact with the class at all except sending out the occasional sarcastic email to tell us an exam is coming up and to scold students that are having trouble with distant online learning. He cares more about having power over students than he does helping them.

You teach yourself everything. There are NO lecture videos, so you can read the text book or find outside resources. Also, a little rude, replies to emails with 'no flexibility' or 'read the syllabus' which means he is consistent and leaves it up to you, but he is a cold, unhelpful man.

I took his class twice. And failed. Twice. He doesn't teach anything. He just gives you the material to teach yourself. The tests are nearly impossible to get an A on. The only way to succeed in this class is if you dedicate every hour in the day to studying. If you value your wellbeing, don't take this man's class.

Not only does this man manage to be the most unpleasant and unhelpful professor I have ever had the misfortune of "teaching me" but he is also extremely disrespectful. This is an online class so it is expected to be difficult but the homeworks, quizzes, and 'study guides' (w/ many errors) do not prepare you for the test. Never take this guy.

For online students, he doesn't teach. You have the textbook & that's it. No lecture videos.

I was fully aware going into this course that it was going to be tough, given that it is an upper division accounting class. However, this class effectively has no professor. This class was online, and Mr. Minyard did not post any original material at all. The McGraw Hill textbook will teach you AC351. Tests are nothing like the homework or quizzes

DO NOT TAKE DR MINYARD. Very unapproachable. He says to work probs in back of chapter and gives a review, but those do not reflect the tests at all. I studied 60+ hours for each test, did all work, never made better than an 80 on all tests. Need 1 more ac class, but to avoid taking him, I took a summer class with a different professor.

If you take this man over the summer good luck. He's on tenure so he legit doesn't care. You'll never get a chance to speak to him since he doesn't reply to emails. All textbook, no lectures, no extra work, nothing. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!!! Save yourself the tears and take it somewhere else...

Worst professor at UA. I have failed every one of his tests while studying about over 16 hours a week. Tests ARE NOTHING like the textbook or lectures. Barely responds to emails. Tests are like 75% of your grade and he wont curve it or give out any extra credit. Tests are difficult and have nothing to do with any of the materials he gives you.

very difficult to communicate with. seems to know that this class is supposed to be difficult and makes it even harder. fully online class over the summer. teach yourself. not personable and will only point you to the syllabus.

Prof. Minyard is by far the worst professor I have ever encountered in my life. He does not teach at all. The tests are nothing like the homework or quizzes. He doesn't give any pointers on what to study for for the test. And when you email him about anything, he always reply, "its in the syllabus" or "its in the book". You have to teach yourself.

This class is awful. The book, homework and quizzes are absolutely useless when the test comes around. The man hates teaching and I have to assumed tenured bc this class is impossible to get a grasp of.

The Exams are very difficult. The homework does not seem to set up for success in the exams at all. All exam grades equal 70% of your grade- dont take this class if you can avoid it. Enroll in another school for this one class, if you dont, youll regret it. When I say run, run as far away as possible.

AC 210 is hard, but professor minyard made it 10x harder. Doesn't matter how you do on the homework because he will cap your points, and exams are worth more than half your grade. never saw the mans face or heard his voice, I had to completely teach myself. Uses a ridiculous formula to calculate grades that set you up for failure.

A terrible professor. He does not teach, he leaves it up to you to teach yourself. He is vague when answering questions and will immediately blame the class for a poor test average.

Not understanding of his students. When I told him I was feeling unwell he told me that if I did not take the final exam in-person that I would not receive credit (everyone else in the class took the exam online), so I took the exam in-person since I had no other option. After the exam my doctor called to tell me I tested positive for Covid.

Took this professors class during the summer, and had to pay $19 for each exam to use examity (live proctor). You teach yourself. He has book sense for accounting, but not professional accounting experience. No formulas are allowed on exams and exams make up over half of your grade. Would recommend avoiding this professor at all costs.

Took AC 351 this fall with Professor Minyard. It is by far one of the worst classes I've taken in my 4 years here. Each test taken requires a $20 fee, tests have little to no homework material, extremely convoluted grading and scaling system, no extra credit, and no study guides. AC351 is hard enough already, avoid Minyard at ALL COSTS!!

Literally the worst professor in history. The grading scale he uses is impossible to understand, the tests are nothing like the homework or practice, all the work was through the book, & he reached out only 2x the whole course. I'm not an accounting major and it's like he was testing experienced CPAs. He should NOT be allowed to "teach" this class.

Probably the worst Professor I have ever taken in my whole college experience. Not only was he super rude and brushed off everything students asked, he also did not care at all and never taught us anything. Seriously what was he even being paid to do cause he taught nothing and refused to meet with students or answer their emails

In the online class, all of the learning comes from linked YouTube videos. You then are expected to review a 80 slide power point every 4 days,then the homework assignment of 10-20 questions(each 5-10 part answers).Very very challenging tests.This class is an entry level accounting course and its treated as though you are an experienced CPA.

It was a 10 week course, spanning 19 chapters. Every 7 days or so, you were expected to have 5 chapters worth of homework done, 350 slides of PowerPoint memorized, and about 100 pages of the textbook reviewed. There are no lectures or videos. Tests have nothing to do with the listed above. This class sets you up for failure. Avoid at all cost.

Take a course outside UA and have it transfer, this teacher is horrible. 4 tests at 25 questions, multiple choice but you have to submit 1 question at a time, you cannot go back through the questions. 1 final test at 50 questions. Tests are 70 percent of your grade. Tests are set up to trick you. This is a CPA course, not intro to accounting.

Honestly the worst professor I have ever taken. You are on your own teaching yourself the material. Tests are worth 70% of your grade and are extremely difficult. No study guides. No extra credit. Tests are nothing like the material and are set up to trick you. Very disappointed that there is not another option for a professor in this course online

Listen to every one! Run away! There is no teacher in this class. No help what so ever.He tells you to hire a tutor. Uhhhmm how about you teach the class Sir. We are already paying you to teach it! You have been warned. I want my money back!

I could rate him a zero I would. I took this course online and he didn't teach at all. There weren't any lecture videos. You basically had to teach yourself from the book, and the exams are nothing like the homework and practice problems. He doesn't allow formulas on the exams and asks you trick questions. He also doesn't allow any extra credit.

I have never in my 6 years of college had a professor like this one. No study guides, no lectures, no calls to review modules. I felt so defeated in this course! If it was the ONLY course I took in a semester it MIGHT have been better because it requires so much of your time to read, take notes, and attempt to memorize an entire accounting textbook

I had to take this class somewhere else. I spent on average 16 hours/week and still couldn't pass a single exam! The exams are NOTHING like the homework and exams are 70% of your grade! You have to PAY a third party to take all online exams. He does not teach or help. Take this class elsewhere if possible, it would be the best decision ever made!

Horrible teacher. Take this class anywhere else. The comments are all legitimate. Do not assume they are students just complaining.

Impossible course. harder than OM, and GBA 490. The volume of the work in his class reaches heights that university of Alabama has never seen before. NO lectures, NO Study guides, requires to use an online proctor. In which they treat you like prisoner of war assuming you're cheating every time you take a test. How he is still there no-one knows.

He was no help when I asked how to study better because the test was nothing like the homework material.

All of the reviews are accurate. Minyard is an absolute menace. If you have to take this class, be prepared for a snarky emails and his signature "it's in the syllabus". No study guides, no test reviews, no meaningful correspondence....you're just raw-doggin' this course alone and unafraid.

Not sure how he even has the title of being a professor. There are zero lectures and his feedback when asked to help is always that you just aren't doing enough. I spent endless hours studying for this course and the tests are nothing like the information supplied. R U N.

Worst teacher I have ever had. He does not care. He will not help you or teach you anything directly! Avoid taking his class!

He doesn't teach at all. This is a “teach yourself” class. The only advice he gives is to “read the syllabus” and “good luck.” The material itself isn't hard but he makes it hard by not supplementing it with lectures. The test questions are barely anything like the textbook material. Please take this class somewhere else if possible.

The exams he gives are meant to be very confusing and not always what the material given focuses on. Asked for additional resources after not doing the best on an exam and was told that I was overthinking the questions. Would not recommend taking this class online with him as the professor.

If you already struggle with accounting- DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS. I am usually a straight A student but I am not even sure if I am going to pass this class. You have to read the textbook and even if you do, it prob won't help.

This was one of my last classes in my final semester. I have passed every other class leading up to ac 351 with ease. There are no study guides, no calls to review modules, homework given that is almost opposite of what is on the tests. I spent hours upon hours of studying, and when it came to the tests I was dumbfounded. Good luck!

Class consisted of reading the entire textbook and being tested on things that weren't clearly taught or just completely not in the textbook, most of the time with different language. No study guides, no supplemental lectures or notes, and when asked for extra resources, he just replies with "keep it up" and never does anything. Terrible teacher.

I ignored the poor reviews but PLEASE do not take this class. I have a 4.0 and am usually a very good student, even in online classes. I spent days studying for these tests and still failed two. Often, the test used language that had never been used before. I watched every video and read every word of the textbook and still failed.