4.4

Jennifer Bourgeois

Criminal Justice - Lone Star College (all)

4.4
Quality
2.1
Difficulty
78%
Would Retake
91
Reviews
4.4
Quality
2.1
Difficulty

78%

Would Retake

91

Reviews

Rating Distribution
91 total ratings

5

27

4

11

3

2

2

3

1

7

What Students Say

Took here for Summer 1 (5week course) To be honest everything was fairly easy if you put in the work the only thing that was was difficult was the the discussions which I needed to write 2 of them each week which were a page then I needed to reply to two other class mates but honestly if you take her you will go will learn I highly recommend her

CRIJ1301 - 5.0 rating

No late work accepted Forums 500 words, but the forum had multiple parts

CRIJ1301 - 4.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

52%

Textbook Required

0%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

95% confidence
Based on 43 grades
Most common grades:
A+ (18)
A (16)
B (3)
Grade Distribution
A(34)B(3)C(2)D(2)F(1)A-/B+(3)
Based on 47 reported grades
A+: 18
A: 16
B: 3
B+: 3
Common Tags
Get ready to read (19)
Participation matters (19)
Respected (15)
Clear grading criteria (11)
Tough grader (10)
Gives good feedback (9)
Hilarious (7)
Inspirational (4)
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Reviews (50)
5.0
2.0
CRIJ1310
Grade: A+
May 24, 2017
Would take again

Professor B has been one of my favorite professor's that I have ever taken. She is very knowledgeable in the Criminal Justice field. I would highly recommend to anyone who is getting an associates in CRIJ. I have taken three of her classes now and wish I could take more. Definitely a professor that cares about her students and has great lectures.

Gives good feedback
Inspirational
GROUP PROJECTS
4.0
2.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
Jul 10, 2017
Would take again

Online Class, 6 weeks, Book is mandatory Time management is a must, never overloaded with work as long as you stay on top of it. No late work accepted Forums 500 words, but the forum had multiple parts. Respond to 2 others, 250 words quizzes each chapter Did not give any feed back to forums, something I felt was lacking

Get ready to read
Participation matters
5.0
2.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: B
Jul 12, 2017
Would take again

Very informative and inciteful, knows how to keep class fun and interesting. Lots of personal/professional experiences in the field to tie back into the lesson, in a way that doesn't feel like she is bragging about everything she's accomplished. Won't hold your hand, but will give you all the tools you need to succeed. really enjoyed this class

Gives good feedback
Inspirational
Hilarious
5.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
Jul 20, 2017
Would take again

She is a very organized professor. I took her online class, and I was never confused. If you email her she responds within a reasonable time and gives good feedback. She is also very nice.

Gives good feedback
Participation matters
5.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
Jul 25, 2017
Would take again

Took here for Summer 1 (5week course) To be honest everything was fairly easy if you put in the work the only thing that was was difficult was the the discussions which I needed to write 2 of them each week which were a page then I needed to reply to two other class mates but honestly if you take her you will go will learn I highly recommend her.

Respected
Participation matters
Clear grading criteria
5.0
1.0
CRIJ1306
Grade: A
Aug 4, 2017
Would take again

Best teacher overall. She makes learning fun and she is very organized. She gives everything that you need in order to pass her class. Be involve and participate and you'll pass. This is my second time taking her and I signed up for her again for the 3rd time. Very knowledgeable teacher and funny!

Respected
Participation matters
Hilarious
4.0
3.0
CRIJ2313
Nov 27, 2017
Would take again

Great teacher. Easy online class. Consist of discussion posts with 2 replies all 250 word count, quizzes on each chapter and 4 essays. It's a lot of material, but is better spread across a full semester. Would not recommend taking this course as a mini-mester. All material is online. Easy to find, but you will need a textbook.

5.0
2.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
Dec 1, 2017
Would take again

She is the best professor I have ever taken. Do not pass up an opportunity to take her class.

Respected
Hilarious
Amazing lectures
5.0
1.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
Dec 13, 2017
Would take again

SHE IS THE BEST!!!! She is sooooo cool and teaches so well. She is such an inspiration and I would take her again in a heartbeat. You do have to read every week bc theres a quiz every Sunday. And 3 video reflections and 2 tests and 1 group project. But everything was super easy!

Get ready to read
Tests? Not many
Hilarious
5.0
2.0
CRIJ2313
Grade: B
Dec 14, 2017
Would take again

She is a very caring teaching and very informative. Don't expect her to hold your hand and do everything for you. Very easy class to pass if you do your work and be present and ON TIME! She keeps it real and she isn't there to baby sit you. She has so much information to share. Participating in class helps also!

Respected
Skip class? You won't pass.
Amazing lectures
5.0
2.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A
Feb 23, 2018
Would take again

Professor Bourgeois is amazing! She knows her stuff and is very educated in this field. There are 3 documentary essays throughout this course. There are weekly quizzes online, so you must read the text of your textbook. She will give big hints to what will be on the exam so make sure you are taking notes during her lectures. Highly recommend!!!!

Gives good feedback
Get ready to read
Amazing lectures
2.0
1.0
CRIJ2313
May 1, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Free 100's on essays and assignments! If you care about the quality of your course work then DO NOT take her. If you want an easy A, take her.

GRADED BY FEW THINGS
5.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
May 5, 2018
Would take again

Awesome teacher. Prof B Has a lot of experience in the CJ field so its cool to learn from somebody who has actual experiences and stories. She get you excited and it inspired about your future. One group project, one quiz per chapter, two exams, 38 documentary reflections. She is a relatively easy grader. Shes hilarious and EXTREMELY inspiring.

Inspirational
Hilarious
Amazing lectures
5.0
3.0
CRIJ2313
Grade: A
May 8, 2018
Would take again

Second time I have taken Mrs. B. She is amazing I wish every Prof was like her. Inspirational. Don't take her if you can't handle the truth. Do your work and go to class you will get an A. If networking is important to you, I hear she is great for that. She has stories to tell. I admire her hard work and passion for CJ and life!

Respected
Inspirational
SO MANY PAPERS
5.0
2.0
CRIJ2313
Grade: A
May 9, 2018
Would take again

Professor Bourgeois is such an amazing professor. Second time I have taken her and plan to have her again. However, you must read and understand the material to succeed. Each chapter contains a quiz along with a discussion if you are a online student. Four documentary reflections and a book report required. Easy A if you do your work.

Gives good feedback
Participation matters
SO MANY PAPERS
5.0
2.0
CRIJ1310
Grade: A
Jul 6, 2018
Would take again

Took her online criminal law class this summer, it was great. There are quizzes, discussions, and mini 2 projects. Very easy grader, just do your work like you're supposed to and you will be alright. Make sure you cite the textbook correctly on the discussions, she checks that on every discussion. Great professor!

Respected
Participation matters
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS
5.0
2.0
CRIJ1310
Grade: A+
Jul 16, 2018
Would take again

I took criminal law online from Professor Bourgeois as a six-week summer course and I would happily take another course from her in the future. As expected, because this is a six-week class you will cover three chapters per week including quizzes and discussion forums, but if you work ahead and don't get behind, then you should do just fine.

Gives good feedback
Get ready to read
Clear grading criteria
5.0
4.0
CRIJ1307
Grade: A+
May 23, 2019
Would take again

I took J. Bourgeois along with 3 other online classes during the spring and managed to make an A+ in her class. There is alot of reading so textbook and novels are required. This class is only as challenging as you make it! 1 quiz per week, 1 weekly discussion over a specifc chapter in the text book, and a essay as the final. You will learn a lot.

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Clear grading criteria
5.0
2.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
Jan 6, 2020
Would take again

Professor Jennifer Bourgeois is great professor, i took her online 3 week minimester course over the winter it was a lot of work given the it's only 3 week course but the material isn't hard, you will need the book as all of the things are based off of book . during the course we had 2 discussion (each week ) and 2 documentary + analysis .

Respected
Get ready to read
Clear grading criteria
5.0
2.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A
Apr 5, 2020
Would take again

Take her !!!! She is an amazing person and teacher with tons of experience in the field. Her lectures are amazing and she gives her students resources and advice to succeed in the criminal justice field. She gives homework but they are easy. In total, she gives online quizzes (easy), 2 tests, 2 book reviews, and 2 documentary reflections.

Respected
Hilarious
Caring
5.0
1.0
CJ1307
Grade: A
May 20, 2020
Would take again

Took her class during COVID and she was more than undertanding. she dropped 3 quizz. (12 quizzes total) and 1 dis. (7 disc. total) Need the book in order to answer dicuss. Discussions and quizzes are easy. 1 major powerpoint proj., fairly easy. she also provides clips where she discusses her class and topics every week. No EC given. Take her, Easy!

Graded by few things
Clear grading criteria
5.0
2.0
CRIJ2313
Grade: A+
Jul 10, 2020
Would take again

This was my third class with this professor. I took the class during the six week Summer 1 session. The class consisted of eleven chapter quizzes (one quiz is dropped), four discussion forums, and three reflection papers. As long as you do the reading and put the effort in to the class, you will do fine. I highly recommend this course!

Respected
Participation matters
Clear grading criteria
5.0
4.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A
Aug 7, 2020
Would take again

I was having second thoughts about going to law school and after her class and they way she teaches, I was sure I needed to be an attorney. She has a great sense of humor and the books we read on her class are pretty great. Clear grading criteria, a lot of pop quizzes. READ THE CHAPTER BEFORE CLASS AND DO THE HOMEWORK.

Respected
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
4.0
3.0
CRIJ1310
Grade: A+
Aug 16, 2020
Would take again

She is an amazing woman and professor. I would recommend taking her classes in person not online. Her online classes are work heavy, the discussions are very specific, 2 lengthy projects and quizzes (found on Quizlet). She is not a tough grader but you do have to put effort into her class and meet expectations. Her in person class was much easier.

Lots of homework
Skip class? You won't pass.
Clear grading criteria
5.0
1.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
Dec 16, 2020
Would take again

As long as you turn in your work youll pass. Discussion posts about once a week, everything is laid out in chronological order and I got the textbook for free from Library Genesis. She also responses quick to emails.

Gives good feedback
Get ready to read
Clear grading criteria
4.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: B+
Jun 1, 2021
Would take again

Professor Bourgeois was a good professor. She was easy to get in touch with and very helpful.

Gives good feedback
Accessible outside class
Get ready to read
4.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
Dec 18, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Online, she doesn't give you nearly anything. Halfway through the class, I found some powerpoints she made, but that's it. She doesn't talk about her experiences or anything the other comments say. She does grade in a timely matter and is easy to contact for questions. As long as you read the syllabus, and read the textbook, you should be fine.

Accessible outside class
1.0
5.0
CRIJ2313
Feb 26, 2022
Wouldn't take again

I was trapped into thinking shes a good professor, please do not take her. She will make your college experience suck and stress you out. She does not care about her students and has a big ego. Never emails back on time and opens assignments last minute like students don't have a life outside of her class. She made me want to drop out literally...

Lecture heavy
So many papers
Tough grader
5.0
1.0
CJ1301
Grade: A
Apr 9, 2022
Would take again

You have to read a chapter per week and take a quiz by Sunday. Participation matters big time in her discussions. you have a book report and a documentary report. overall very easy class, just do your required reading.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Participation matters
5.0
1.0
CRIJ2313
Grade: A+
May 5, 2022
Would take again

She was very great! She is well organized with her assignments and she follows the syllabus. There are two papers due throughout the semester and as long as you do your work you should be fine. She does take a bit to response to emails but overall I would take her again.

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Respected
5.0
1.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
May 11, 2022
Would take again

After completing the course I feel like I learned a lot. Her class was pretty straightforward it just consisted of 6 discussion questions, a weekly quiz, and two papers; one over a documentary and one over a book. The course layout made learning the material interesting and I feel more knowledgeable about criminal justice.

Respected
Graded by few things
1.0
5.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: F
May 19, 2022

Avoid. She preaches CRT. All class materials are blame white people for everything.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lots of homework
4.0
2.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: Rather not say
Jul 10, 2022
Would take again

Class is pretty easy just remember to do the discussions because they make up 50-60% of your grade depending on when you take the class they don't show in your "work to do" list so make sure to remember them other than that class is pretty easy.

Tough grader
5.0
1.0
CJ1301
Grade: A
Dec 27, 2022
Would take again

I would suggest taking her for an 8WK course. She's amazing. You want to answer the discussion boards with her expectations. I didn't do that on my first discussion board and got a 67%. Her quizzes are pretty straightforward and searchable. If you don't do well on three of them, she will drop them! She replies to emails quick, and she grades easily

Clear grading criteria
Online Savvy
4.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A
May 10, 2023

Good teacher, but kind of picky and strict. She cracks a few stories about her husband and his motorcycle, which were funny. You are expected to read a chapter of the textbook and complete a quiz based on the reading every week. There are 3 documentary reflections and the final exam's a paper about a book. She drops some stuff at the end.

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Clear grading criteria
5.0
1.0
CJ1301
Grade: A
May 11, 2023
Would take again

Great teacher gave me credit on a missing assignment passed her class with an A.

Get ready to read
Caring
Graded by few things
2.0
4.0
CJ1301
Grade: A
May 12, 2023

An introduction to CRIM J class that had more work than it needed to.. 7 page essay, discussion posts (at least 3 pages each) that she requires you to log in multiple days to do work, can't do it all the same day, doesn't make sense. But she is an easy grader, makes me think you do all the work and she barely looks at it

Tough grader
So many papers
4.0
2.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A+
May 18, 2023
Would take again

Professor Bourgeois was very direct and got straight to the point in her lectures, she talk about her own experience in the criminal justice field which I think is very educational and fun to hear about her own experience. She always encouraged us to read the textbook, and she gives out great resources for class when doing assignments.

Participation matters
Hilarious
Respected
5.0
1.0
CJ1301
Grade: A+
Dec 19, 2023
Would take again

LOVED HER!!! She does expect participation during lectures, but she won't call on anyone specifically. The course was organized, and she gave many reminders for important assignments. She gives great advice and will meet with you to work on literally anything. Overall, just very helpful and she really wants her students to succeed in life.

Amazing lectures
Clear grading criteria
Respected
3.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: C+
Mar 6, 2024

Took 8wk online. 3 discussions with replies, 1 documentary reflection, weekly quizzes ranging from 1 up to 3. Discussions are graded like essays; need to include proper citations and points docked if not using any citations. Prof is responsive, grades in timely manner, and gives clear feedback. Wouldn't recommend if you're not prepared to write.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Participation matters
4.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A
Apr 24, 2024
Would take again

Her class is easy. The readings are interesting, so it's not so bad. The homework is not difficult either, but it might require some time.

Get ready to read
Gives good feedback
Caring
1.0
4.0
CJ1301
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Apr 25, 2024

Difficult to work with. Rude emails, little to no help to students, all wrapped up in a poorly structured online course. She frequently relies on the syllabus and blames students for her mistakes in creating the online content (ie. making assignments very difficult to locate within the course). AVOID.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Test heavy
4.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: A
May 6, 2024
Would take again

Do the reading on the book and finish the quizzes for each chapter. There are a couple of papers and discussions. Finish assignments as required, and you will be fine.

2.0
2.0
CJ1301
Grade: B
Aug 10, 2024

I took the 3-week mini, and she was not understanding at all. I had asked for an extension on a discussion post because of the storm that hit us, and she told me no because she had given us an extra day to do it and was rude about it. Other than that, it was an easy class. She also dropped our lowest grade on our quizzes, which I appreciated.

Tough grader
Participation matters
1.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jan 11, 2025

not very understanding, and expect you to still complete the work (papers) even though it was during the storm power outage.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Participation matters
1.0
1.0
CJ1301
Grade: Incomplete
Mar 27, 2025

She is ok. Easy to take credit. But never seem care about the class. Gonna randomly canceled class. Dont teach much so i dont understand anything. Never respond to email and rude. A solid 0 for teaching but solid 10 if you just want to pass this class with A.

Participation matters
1.0
1.0
CRIJ2313
Grade: A
May 30, 2025

Did not post any announcements the entire semester. Gave no feedback. Was rude and not helpful. Has no interest in being a teacher and pretty much a self paced course. Did not provide grades on assignments for several weeks and is inflexible with deadline. Would not recommend if there is another option.

3.0
3.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: B+
Oct 20, 2025

Took her 8 week class, it wasn't terrible but lectures were very short and she seemed uninterested in teaching. She often would cancel class as well. Three major papers are assigned but are pretty easy to do if you just follow her rubric. Participation is also key to her class! She will not tolerate no one participating.

Participation matters
Lots of homework
4.0
2.0
CRIJ1301
Grade: B+
Dec 9, 2025
Would take again

THE FINAL HAS AN ESSAY THATS 3 - 4 PAGES. still a great class but BE PREPARED FOR THE FINAL.

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Respected
1.0
4.0
CJ1301
Grade: C+
Dec 17, 2025

She seems very uninterested in teaching, her instructions are not clear and she expects students just to understand. Basically you self teach yourself during this course. Her feedback sometimes is rude or negative. I wouldnt recommend her if she was the last professor to teach this course.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Participation matters
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

52%

Textbook Required

0%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

95% confidence
Based on 43 grades
Most common grades:
A+ (18)
A (16)
B (3)
Grade Distribution
A(34)B(3)C(2)D(2)F(1)A-/B+(3)
Based on 47 reported grades
A+: 18
A: 16
B: 3
B+: 3
Common Tags
Get ready to read (19)
Participation matters (19)
Respected (15)
Clear grading criteria (11)
Tough grader (10)
Gives good feedback (9)
Hilarious (7)
Inspirational (4)
Rating Trend

Declining

-1.76 avg change
Aug
Jan
Mar
May
Oct
Dec
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

CRIJ1306

5.0

(1)

CRIJ1307

5.0

(1)

CJ1307

5.0

(1)

CRIJ1310

4.8

(4)

CRIJ1301

4.2

(25)
+2 more courses
Difficulty by Course

CRIJ1307

4.0

CRIJ1301

2.5

CRIJ1310

2.3

CRIJ2313

2.2

CJ1301

2.1

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