Don't take this class if you want your GPA to survive. Grade is based on 3 papers and this guy is impossible to please.Even if you have never gotten less than an A on a paper, you will if you take this class.

Worst Class I ever took. Absolutely do not take a conerly class. This guy is horrible!

Cocky, arrogant, and requires you to take over 400 pages of text and put them into a 3 page paper you wont get higher than a C on. Worst professor I've ever had.

I have taken a lot of classes, many of them history, and this was by far the worse. He's as dull as dishwater, impossable to please, you won't get higher then a C on your papers even if you're a good writer. He makes no allowance for real life, you miss 3 classes you suffer. He has no idea how to lead his "discussion based" classes. DO NOT take him

Unfair grading. Writing instructions incomprehensible.Tells you one thing when you do it and submit, he tears it apart and says he wanted something else?

Unfair grading. He assigns A LOT of reading and has quizzes every week. The questions are impossible and the papers for his class are equally as hard. He's very intelligent, but there's an insane amount of work considering this is an undergrad class

Waited two years until this class was offered. I was really interested in the course material before I registered for this class and still am. I am disappointed in this experience and would not recommend this course to anyone as long as he is teaching it. The worse class I have taken at CSU. I am a senior and have not recieved less than an A- on an

Conerly is a horrible professor if u have a question dont bother asking him b/c he is no help. His tests are based off a 3 page essay an identification part and multiple choice section. He is extremely judge mental and you better hope he likes what you have to say on ur essays of else you will get a bad grade. Its all lecture no power points.

GOOD LUCK Idk where to begin with this dude, you will not pass with him as your teacher. He is god awful. he is completely oblivious to how much his students are struggling and will NEVER realize that HE is the problem

DON'T DO IT. I am an A student and I had to withdraw from his class because I was in danger of failing. I attended every class and did the reading assignments, but when it came to test time, three out of the four answers seemed like they could be correct. Really tricky. If you're not the best test taker, definitely don't enroll into his classes.

Worst Professor ever.

He makes you read the assigned books, but when you write your paper on them, he will fail you. He does grade hard and when you use the class materials that he discusses in class, he will say they are wrong. Never had a teacher like him. So many people dropped the class

There is truly no preperation for this class. You'll get about 5 pages worth of trivial notes that barely help with the exam. Did I mention the papers are worth 28% of the exam? Because they are, and he will throw a dart at a board to score it. Seriously, his grading of papers is so awful it makes you wonder if he honestly looks at them.

He does NOT care about student's concern! he rarely reply to your email.... that class was HORRIBLE to me!!! BE CAREFUL!!!

this professor does not care about helping his students. Each exam includes an essay portion worth 28% but you only get one chance to turn in the essay right before the exam otherwise its a zero. And the man offers no exceptions. Multiple choice questions often come from none of the course materials or lectures.

he is not helpful he. He never reaches the punchline, and when you have questions his famous answere is we will talk about that in a minute

3 Tests and optional final, but he won't get the 3rd test score back in time to let us decide whether we want to take final or not. If you are reading this and have his next semester find another teacher or you will do awful. I am a 4.0 student and this class destroyed me. No points other than his mega tests which include an essay and 50 questions.

he stand up and talk all semester long when we had questions as a class his answer was always we will talk about that later. then we never talked about any thing. I went to every single class except for two, and I got nothing from it.

3 impossible tests, each with a 2-3 page paper. Extremely high expectations on these papers without actually telling students what he wants. Doesn't give good feedback, takes points off for "akward" phrasing of things (whatever that means). Lectures 100% of class time, don't miss class and take EXTREMELY good notes on everything.

I am a pre-medical student who struggled more with this class than juggling upper level biology and chemistry combined.

Conerly made me hate history more than I already did. The only grades he puts in are for your tests and essays. The essay topics he gives are very broad and unclear not to mention he is a very tough grader, I never received anything better than a C on any of my papers. He talked very fast during his lectures and went off on tangents

Only 3 hard tests and write 2 papers that you can only use in class materials. God forbid you try to broaden you knowledge with using current issues.

If you skip this class, you WILL fail! I think I'm one of the few people to ever get an A in his class, this man seems determined to not hand out A's. His tests are very difficult, so start studying 3 weeks in advance for each of the 3 exams. The essay guidelines are extremely vague, yet he grades so harshly. He doesn't like when you ask questions

I dropped the class before his grading would take away my scholarship. Only has 5 grades the entire semester: 3 exams & 2 essays. Essay criteria are misleading and entirely different from what he expects from his students. Doesn't like when students ask questions. You can't access his lectures online. Lectures are hard to follow & take notes on.

Grade depends on 3 tests and 2 papers. Tests are difficult/detail-oriented and papers are harshly graded with vague guidelines. Powerpoints lack info and are mostly pictures and one word/phrase bulletpoints. Talks quickly so its hard to take notes in class. Students don't ask questions since he answers them in a way that is rude, mean, and abrupt.

Extremely extremely tough grader. Lectures are on the boring side but he seems interested in the material. Readings are long, about 90 pages per week. Will nitpick every little thing in your essays and will take points off for anything. Weekly quizzes have some tough questions. Unclear expectations.

While clearly passionate about the course and subject, Mr. Conerly is rather old fashioned which isn't the problem. The problem is that he puts nothing on Blackboard (no notes, syllabus, grades, etc.) and you have to ask him how you're doing. You cannot keep track. And he just talks the whole lecture. He never fosters participation so it's dull.

He writes one thing on the board and talks about it for for the entirety of the class. Long story short, there is not much teaching going on this class.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HIM. My other friends have taken this class with other profs and had a much better experience. Going to office hours does not help. Hard to understand and stammers most of the class. Class lectures and textbook do not always coordinate. Trust me, choose another professor.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HIM. His lectures are boring and all over the place, he only gives 5 grades the whole semester and grades on a weird scale with no clear reason behind it. 10/10 would NOT recommend to any students. Especially not CCP like I was when I took the class.

All you do is read, discuss, and he quizzes you on small things from the 100 page weekly readings. Only grades are quizzes and two essays he grades tough and is anal about. Avoid him and this class at all costs.

Probably the worst professor at Cleveland State. He was rude to me on may occasions when I was asking a simple question about the material. He made everyone seem like a moron and that we were getting under his skin for asking questions. Assignments are not clear and all over the place . Avoid at all costs.

Since CSU gave the pass fail option I took the opportunity because professor conerly is extremely specific and anal about everything. I took my paper to the writing center and did everything to make sure my paper was good and he still failed me. He makes this course unnecessarily hard. Also be ready to read 100 pages a week and talk twice per class

Will never take a class with him again. Never felt like he actually tried to teach or even lecture. Everyone knows all history classes are a lot of reading, which is fine. He assigns a lot of reading, lets students raise their hands to talk about the reading, does really give feed back, and then gives weekly quizes that are very specific. Not it

I do not prefer this professor. He goes very fast through the lectures, spitting out loads of information per class with very little time to comprehend. His tests are very tricky with a portion of the questions not even coming from the lectures nor the text books. If you ask him a question, he does a terrible job at answering it. DO NOT TAKE HIM!

Lectures are only him talking for 1 hour. Powerpoints are only used for pictures. It is very difficult to take notes this way. Class participation is never encouraged or asked for. He probably didn't know any of our names. Rarely asked for questions. Only grades in this course consist of exams and essays that are graded harshly.

I was in his class in 2020. In-person he was intimidating. Very heavy lecturer. If someone asked a question he appeared to be agitated. When we went online his class became even more confusing. The tests were very hard. As someone who studied and participated & asked questions, I almost didn't pass. It was like he didn't even want to teach. :(

He doesn't put slides online and 99% of the information is verbal, as someone who prefers to learn by visual display it was difficult to sort what information to note. How he responds to questions discourages asking more questions, rudely telling you the answer is in the handout when it lacks clarity. Does not give useful feedback on essays

His class is just lectures (that he is awful at, you won't learn a thing), multiple choice exams, and a few papers. It is not difficult for me because I have prior knowledge on the topic. He told us if you wear anything on your head for religious/cultural reasons you need to write him a statement on why or he believes you are cheating in his class.

Unhelpful and demeaning. You'd think the class Gender and Sexuality would include more than cis/het, but apparently not. Tough grader on the very little he gives. Strict but will never specify in questions. Tons of reading and a weekly quiz with answers that could all be right if you're not 100% attentive! Neg feedback rather than pos on essays.

ummmm you know soooooooo, this is an example of this professor's lecture. He is all over the place and its hard to follow along.

He was not accessible outside of class and was very bad at answering any questions. He would just kind of dance around the answer then change the subject. Every assignment had extremely specific instructions yet never gave any details. The class was setup to fail, he makes it extremely hard to pass, let alone get an A.

Class material was not too hard but the way this professor sets up his lectures is awful, he gives no chance to ask questions during his class and when someone does he seems extremely agitated and vast majority of times he does not even answer the question. Does not communicate outside of lectures and extremely snappy.

His classes are practically mandatory because he does not post notes/PowerPoint/lecture notes/key points/figures online, EVERYTHING IS LECTURE! His classes reinforce the feeling that he is there to be paid NOT to make sure you succeed. By attempting to participate in class because others were too intimidated, I was met with unanswered questions ATT

No clear communication or compassion for situations. I was robbed on the way to class and was still penalized even with the evidence of my injuries. Very demeaning and obnoxious.

This is the worst professor I had ever had. Get ready to read a lot and long chapters. He is not reasonable at all, does not care about your well-being. The essays are hard and grades them very nit picky. Gives the whole class partial credit on homework. Wish I never took but have to to graduate.

Saying this is the worst professor I've had doesn't do it justice. He was extremely rude to many students throughout the semester. Deflected questions and most times would dance around it without answering. Can't access him outside of class and he absolutely sucks at lecturing. He doesn't have any of what teaches in a PowerPoint or anywhere online.

He is probably one of the worst professors at CSU I have never seen a person so nitpicky when I'm trying to turn ina an assignment and he gets back hours just to tell me I didn't submit it in the right format(AKA the format he wants) he still can access the paper just refuses to grade it I'm in his AST 216 class

I'm a freshman and having him as a teacher is awful I don't feel comfortable asking questions because he always seems irritated when someone does and if he feels like the question isn't up to his standards he'd just say " ummmmmmm" then continue to what he was saying also he's an awful lecturer it's 5 things on the board and the rest is him talking

escape him while you can. if you have to take him show up to class because he posts nothing online. he's prissy and rude to everyone. class is deafeningly silent because he just makes the atmosphere that uncomfortable. i did well in his class but it was because of my own effort. class material isn't too hard, but he is terrible.

Only grades for whole semesters are exams or essays. Rude and isn't clear about what information to use to study, catches attitude when asked a question, overall don't take him especially if it's for a filler class

AVOID AT ALL COSTS. powerpoints are mostly just images, it's 100% verbal lecture, will not slow down when asked to. very condescending and rude when asked to reclarify and will not answer questions. shouts "UM" and "SO" maybe every 5 seconds. nothing is posted online. take good notes and write fast or you're out of luck. took this class spring 23.

This class is primarily discussion based, with a heavy emphasis on participation points. I will say we had some good discussions, but he is pretty passive aggressive and condescending if you ask any questions related to the material or an assignment. He is an extremely tough grader and does so pretty arbitrarily.

Lecture is super heavy, he clearly does not pity for people that do not take notes. He lectures very long and hard to keep up with. His grading is somewhat absurd, just asking him or another student for a pencil prior to exams points will be taken off. Would recommend you take a different class, only take this class if absolutely necessary.

Terrible. The harshest grader ever. My essays were everything he asked, but I got terrible grades for both. His grading is so harsh. Maybe he doesnt want us to pass? Class thinned out after a couple weeks...wonder why

First year of CSU, and he is the worst professor I've had. Lectures last the entire class and are nothing more than rambling interrupted by loud “Uhms” and “So”. He Grades extremely harshly and even when you follow the rubric he'll grade however he wants and most times you'll be penalized. Also very rude to students and is clearly there to get paid

Professor lacks clarity in direction and grading. Oftentimes when asked for assistance he will ignore giving actual guidance.

HIS 215 and 112. I honestly did not want to leave this review, since part of me sympathized with him at first, since I plan to be a future teacher. Though I feel it's important to warn future students not to set foot in his classroom. He is disrespectful to students, and it was once dead silent in the room for NINE minutes. Run, please :(

A short story from a previous review, a middle-aged woman walked into his classroom for under 10 seconds to grab her purse that she left in the last class, and he then let out a startling "OUT!". He tried participation this year and will look around the room, waiting for nearly 10 minutes in silence. 3 years of college, the worst. Angry and sad.

It has been two years since I have taken a class with this man and it still haunts me. If given the opportunity, he will humiliate you in front of the class for his own pleasure. He will watch you struggle just for fun. I think CSU couldn't afford a new professor, so they summoned a demon instead.