friendly, but lectures were dull

okay.....I would rather eat **** than have to sit through his class. his exams are extremly hard... you need to know every little detail. For the Mid-Term...only one person got an A on the test...that is out of a class of 65 students... take a diff prof.

Does not budge, is not fair and the final is a nightmare. Give yourself a break--take ANYBODY ELSE for history!

It was hard to pay attention in lecture. They weren't very creative/entertaining. The tests were pretty standard, but he's picky about learning dates for everything. The essays weren't that bad.

Worst Class Ever. do whatever you can to avoid this guy, unless you wanna work your hardest to get a C. His tests are ridiculously hard and doesnt go over anything in class. I could never even stay awake in class DO NOT TAKE!!

4 grades plus attendence. a midterm and final with 10 out of 30 possible ids and 2 essays. the other 2 grades are papers on philosophy books. dont take him, hes hard to follow and a pretty hard grader.

One of the worst hist teachers I have ever had. Class is such a bore and some how he still gets excited. 2 papers, 1 midterm, and final, but takes attendance. Will rip apart your writing without a care and always has a problem with word choice. If you have aspirations for an A or B you will definitely have to study hardcore for the exams.

He is a good guy and knows his stuff... But watch out! Be prepared to study hard! Also be freindly and ask questions, it will put you on his good side. All round it is a good class but dont take it if you dont want to do alot of learning.

Difficult class. He grades very hard... It is a history class and it is rare if anyone will get higher than a B on a paper (even the history guru's). I won't take a class from him again.

His standards are impossible to live up to. Lectures are unbearable to sit through- he's unclear and doesn't offer anything to guide you through the lecture, so good luck taking notes! His feedback is vague, ambiguous and grading is NOT fair. (Max credit on ID terms on exams is 4.75/5- full credit doesn't exist apparently). I worked HARD for a B.

Dr. Frank Biletz is one of the worst teachers I've ever had. He's not a mean guy! He's just won't help you with the papers he assigns. His standards were far to high for me to even come close to doing well in that class. The guidelines for the papers were hidden online and he never told us. He doesn't teach the class, he rambles about the subject.

This professor was honestly one the worst I have ever had. He designs tests knowing you shouldn't be able to finish them in time. Worst of all: he tries to lecture on topics which he has no clue about. I caught him giving the wrong answer, and was able to pull out a text to prove it a couple of times.

Attendance is mandatory and gives very long very tedious and boring lectures. Grade consists of 3 papers a midterm and a final. You can get by on the papers with spark notes and still get a B. You can not pay attention in class all semester and still get a B.

On the first day of class, one couldn't help but feel bad for Frank because of his stutter, however don't be fooled. He doesn't hesitate with his sass or his unrelenting red pen. Not sure why he teaches world history since he specializes in Ireland and loves art history. BEWARE: he does not give As to freshmen because he thinks nobody is perfect.

Professor Biletz was the toughest teacher I've had all semester as a NURSING MAJOR. He is not the most understanding guy. He is absolutely ruthless when it comes to exams -- making us learn terms just to test us on handful, not to mention the 4 essays he gives in the study guide but only puts 2 on the actual exam. Would've taken someone else.

He tries to be engaging, but unless you are very interested in history, the class seems to drag on forever. You only get graded on five things. The tests are just terms, so if you memorize those, you'll be fine. He does take attendance every day, so if you don't show up more than three times, your grade will drop.

Professor Biletz would be a great person to sit down with and debate/discuss history with. As a professor though, most of the class was endless lectures repeating the textbook with required attendance, and trying not to fall asleep. I love history but was disappointed with the lack of discussion and VERY hard grading. It was HARD to get a B.

He's a weird grader. I would write, for i.e., "there is historical use in..." and he would mark it up asking "the use of history?" Obviously! Besides from being a tough grader, his class is okay. 3 papers, one midterm, one final make up the grade which isn't bad at all. You can sparknotes the books, but I don't recommend that it's better to read

Prof Biletz is a strict grader on essays and exams and will also tend to go off subject during the lectures making it difficult to prepare for the exams.

This professor is not worth your time. My biggest pet peeve was the way his essays were graded. I got Bs on all 3 essays because of grammar issues that weren't even there. My content was correct and historically factual but he did't like the way I wrote. I have an A in all english classes so clearly I'm a decent writer.

Professor Biletz is such a nice guy but he is the most boring professor I have ever taken. The class includes three papers a mid term and final which doesn't sound terrible but the books you have to read are awful. Luckily he isn't a tough grader but he's so bad a lecturing that it doesn't matter. Also attendance is mandatory so there's no escape!

His class consists of 3 essays, attendance, and exams. He passes around an attendance sheet at the start of class and it's worth 10% of your grade. Also, lectures are very dry and hard to sit through. His power points contain lots of visual images rather than content, making it hard to study for exams. He takes points off for the smallest details.

Professor Biletz cares about his students, but not so much about their grades. Class is graded on attendance, 3 papers on novels, a midterm, and a final. This class was harder and took up more of my time than my major classes. Way too difficult for a first tier core class.

I had this professor and he was sooooo lecture heavy, he has a really bad way of explaining things and he is a very hard test grader. I only sort of passed because I studied my butt off for those final exams and went to the writing center for help. Don't take him if you're not majoring in history.

He's a very nice professor and loves history, but he is an INCREDIBLY tough grader, especially for a Tier 1 class (90% of us took the class for credits, not for our major). Your essays had better be written by Shakespeare or an equivalent otherwise you will get a B. The whole class is just lectures, and they are painfully boring. Don't recommend.

In all honesty, when I first saw him, I thought he would clearly discuss all the information; and he did. However, when he started to grade papers, they were almost always under an A for every student. Extremely picky on papers. Tests were composed of memorizing at least a paragraph or two about 30+ terms. Hardest professor I've ever had

Prof Biletz is a nice old man but his class is very dry and very long. He's a very picky grader with the three papers you write for the class- even prolific writers in his class will never get a 100. The tests are kind of hard even if you do take notes in class as well and aren't very reflective of the lectures.

He rambles about things that barely relate to the lecture and is very hard to follow. There are 3 papers to write and he gives almost no information about what he expects but grades very harshly. Does not respect our time and consistently goes over the class time limit by 5-10 minutes every class. Do not take!

Make sure you take good notes. Essays are relatively boring and he grades quite harshly. Would not recommend skipping. It was hard to follow what he was saying and was my most boring class by far.

Has a stuttering problem, slideshows are mainly pictures, kinda boring, 3 readings, 3 3page essays on the readings with given prompts not difficult at all and I hate writing essays and I skimmed through the readings still managing to get a good grade, quizzes every 2 weeks. Would not take this class again though

Students write 3 essays on 3 different books that have nothing to do with the class material, and for an introductory course he grades them SO harshly as if it is an advanced level English course. At least the quizzes are straightforward, if you take notes in class they will provide the most help. Avoid him if you can!

Professor Biletz is understanding, especially if you speak to him. He's not the best lecturer, so it's important to keep up with the 'daily readings', as they will matter for the final exam. Additionally, there are three bigger texts with an essay each. Be sure to manage your workload, because it will seem to ebb and flow.

he's not bad but also not great. three essays on random books, four quizzes, an excessive final, and attendance are what you're graded on. he isn't a BAD professor, but he definitely can get boring. I met up with him for office hours before each essay & he was very helpful! btw do not buy the textbook & u can easily sparknote the papers lol

Prof. Biletz is one of those professors that you don't like in the beginning, but grow to sort of accept. His class may seem boring and overwhelming in the beginning, but it's very repetitive and his grading is straight forward so u get the hang of it. He can be boring but dont skip! Attendance does matter, and it'll either help/bring down grade

He's a nice man, but he doesn't know how to teach. Lectures are very dry and you're graded on 3 papers based on 3 books. Books are completely unrelated to the class itself. Stutters a lot and gets side tracked very often. Quizzes are based on such small things briefly mentioned during lecture. Do not recommend. STEER AWAY!

He is a very kind person, but a very difficult grader. Each question on the exams are out of 10 points and he said he rarely gives above a 95 unless you are basically quoting from the textbook itself. You do not have to buy the text book, and it can be found online, as well as the required books. If you want a good grade, you have to talk to him.

Very boring class, it was a struggle to stay awake. Professor Biletz is a nice man, but his lectures are extremely boring, and I learned nothing. Exams are extra asf his grading for them is annoying. Don't buy the textbook, it's useless. He makes you read 3 random books and write an essay on them. Not the worst class, just extremely boring.