Lectures in a discussion format. Asks the class questions, if u not enough ppl participate, he takes off points. Doesn't actually teach in lecture. His tests are hard, reading the book isnt enough. Attendance is mandatory, worth 15% off grade. Felt like a 400+ level when it was a 200 level bc of so much uncessary course work. Wish i never took him.

Long powerpoint lectures that are not posted online. Attendance is 'mandatory' and he does this by assigning signed attendance codes. Assigned seating btw that involves a group project. There's book quizzes literally every other day and just a ton of unnecessary, extra work. He's passionate but honestly, avoid him if you can... wish I'd known that.

He Is a prof. who is very interested in his field. However, he gives tons of homework. Quizzes are given every day before class. He makes you sign in for attendance. You cannot miss even one class period. Lectures are long, boring, and quite honestly not helpful for the test. Sweet man, just not the best professor.

Absolutely terrible professor. Probably the worst I have ever had. He does not cut his students any slack at all. I reached out to him because my attendance check in didn't work correctly and he had no problem telling me that my grade would in fact be affected by it..

Really specific grader. Feedback takes too long on assignments that are not multiple choice. Exams require you to read the book to the point you know it like the back of your hand because you only have a minute per questions on his exam. Kahoot did not help. Simulations were fun though.

He does not discuss what will be on exams or care how the students in classier doing you are basically teaching yourself the entire semester. if you want a good grade in this class do not take this professor he makes the material confusing for no reason.

Most of the reviews about him are TRUE. He did not let it slide when his stupid online sign in system didn't work once for me. Also requires analytical skills beyond the textbook &his slides (which doesn't teach anything anyways). BUT for some of us, this is the first PSC class we've taken. & will ever take so it's extra hard. Extra & stupid.

So here's the deal with Dr. Bowling, if you're expecting to get an easy A in this class, prepare yourself to be disappointed. Takes a lot of work to even get a B in this class let alone actually being interested. Lets just say 8 packs of sugar in my coffee isn't even enough. The committee group project is also a no from me, 10/10 wouldn't recommend

DO NOT TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM. You are required to attend, however, if you do not talk you lose points. The weekly quizzes have questions you cannot find in the reading. He has some problems with giving people 100%. You will not get 100% in his class. He will grade papers unnecessarily hard because "the department is not tough enough on papers."

Professor Bowling likes to stretch 45 minutes worth of material into 1:45 minutes every class. He goes into unnecessary detail on irrelevant subjects and he often loses the classes attention. On the last day of class he ripped the students for lack of attention throughout the semester, refuses to take accountability for lack of teaching skill.

Boring

He uses a flipped-classroom which means you do 3+ hours of work outside of class and then you go into class where he "discusses" (straight lecturing that he thinks is a discussion) it with you for almost 2 hours. It's honestly a waste of time and I would not recommend him. Get another professor if you can because you probably won't pass his class.

Easy A and an online course. Professor has vague rubrics, and rarely gives 100s on the discussion assignments. However, quizzes are very easy (as its online) and the final was very easy as well. Professor is not good at getting back to emails, and you have to really try to contact him. Took him a week to reply to me. Not sure if I would retake him

Very lecture heavy, everyone zones out and is not paying attention. Makes you read the book and do the homework before the lecture for that chapter. Only goes though extra credit very briefly once in the beginning of the semester and doesn't say anything about it till the very end. Everyone ends up forgetting about it. It is a lot of work.

His instructions for just a 1 page essay at 3 pages long. His instructions are contradictory, his examples don't flow with the instructions, and you can even tell through his text how poor his tone is and filled with contempt. He is rude through email, doesn't grade essays or exams for a month after they're submitted. And, a TON of writing !

Though Bowling is very knowledgeable, his tests after every chapter felt more like exams. The "tests" happened around every 2 weeks and it would have around 55 questions with 50 minutes to complete it. So you had less than a minute on each question. And for attendance, he has a quiz @ the beginning and end of class with its own specific code.

Idk why this guy gets paid. It's a 4 credit class & he does barely any of the teaching himself. His lectures are monotone & boring, & he tries to be funny but it's just that dry white guy humor that rubs you the wrong way. It's a flipped class so you basically teach yourself & on top of that there's a pretty substantial workload. Goodluck! 0/10

Dr. Bowling is something else. He assigns way too much things and if you are a nursing major like me, it is very annoying to have a class like this and try to focus on Microbiology. He assigns things like we are gonna become part of Senate. He assigns homework the day exams are due and the day after exams. Its too much it is ridic. DO NOT TAKE HIM

For a 101 class he makes it incredibly difficult, all exams and quizzes are applied knowledge rather than clear questions. He gives an unreasonable amount of time for quizzes and texts, averaging less than a minute per question. Incredibly lecture heavy and dry. During COVID-19 when we switched to online classes he created MORE assignments :(

This guy has us writing a 5 page paper on Volunteer work. He also puts us in ASSIGNED SEATING with 200 STUDENTS. we do a group project and says "none of u should be getting 10/10" for peer reviews. Its a broken scale and a fixed system.

I was warned not to take a class with Dr. Bowling, but I did it anyway because I need to graduate. Dr. Bowling definitely cares but this entire class was a blur. No clear grading rubrics, feedback, or direction. Papers (which he assigned a ton of) got graded 2 months after you submitted it. I wouldn't recommend him but I wish him all the best.

So much work! There is something due at least 3x per week. Even with the book, the lessons are difficult. The answers to the questions are never easy to find. The essays that are due weekly are tough. You may think you did well, but I can never get more than an 80%.

This course took more time and work than any of my other courses. It was ridiculous to have THREE quizzes a week! I think a quiz a week is ok but not every other day. Many of the small assignments seemed quite pointless and they did not help with the exams. Also, I did not feel like I could reach out to the instructor for any assistance.

I would give 0 stars if I could. Save yourself time and energy and take the course with a different professor. The instructions are unclear and he never takes the time out to clarify. Be prepared to devote most of your time to this class as it is very work load heavy. He's also a tough grader but never specifies what is it he's looking for.

Online discussions are worth more than tests/activities which I did not like. Coffee talks can be helpful to get more info on the material provided. He keeps good communication through canvas. I don't think there was a clear grading rubric on the discussions, and it can become confusing/frustrating.

This class is asynchronous and online, and I thought it would help with my schedule. However, a majority of my schoolwork is because of this class. Every week there is a discussion we have to go to three times and three quizzes. Instructions for assignments are long and unclear and is a tough grader. Avoid this class if you can.

Doesn't give good feedback and does not grade in a timely manner, it takes a month to get a grade back. At that point, you have already turned in a month's worth of papers and it's too late to learn from your mistakes. He doesn't tell you what you did wrong he just marks poor on a rubric. A LOT of work with no actual teaching done.

I am in 5 upper division political science classes currently and not one came close to those demanding this lower division 211 course was. There was an assignment due about 4 days a week and he have no useful feed back. He would not grade assignments until it was too late to learn from your mistakes. This class in no way sets you up to succeed.

I had to drop the class in the first week because professor didn't seem to care about the other classes I had, and had a pile of homework due once a week for his class.

Don't take his class unless he's the only class you have that sem. He has daily assignments, journal reviews, exams, long quizzes, hours of videos to watch, and a capstone project.

We have all encountered difficult professors but I couldn't help myself but warn others about this class especially if you aren't majoring in PSC. There are way too many assignments due almost everyday for a lower division class. The part that really gets me is that some of his assignments don't unlock until the day before its due.

This guy assumes everyone is a highly motivated Political Science major. Way too much work for a course of this level and he makes too many assumptions about the knowledge you will already be bringing into this class. His estimates for the time that should be spent on every lesson are often way below reality.

Do not take this class unless you want to work on assignments for 2-3 hours a day. There are assignments everyday except Sunday. He expects a lot from his students and thinks we are all Political Science majors. He does not understand that many students have a life outside of his class.

DO NOT TAKE HIM. He grades this 200 LEVEL as if you are a PhD candidate. There is no concept of a 100% in his class, you will never receive a 100 on anything. Even HIS examples of great work are not even 100% to him. No matter how hard you work, he WILL find a flaw in it and grade you HARSHLY for it.

If you enjoy suffering, this is the class for you. He shows little to no empathy or understanding for family emergencies, other responsibilities, and technical issues. There is assignments due everyday except Sunday that he swears takes 1.5 hours. Takes me 3 days. This teacher is the reason why I contemplate quitting school.

Out of all of the political science professors in the department this individual is the worst professor. I have taken political science classes over the summer, which are at an accelerated pace as they are five weeks long, this class is harder. Absolutely miserable, there is no light at the end of the tunnel for your grade. So sorry if you have him

This professor takes up so much of your time. There are WEEKLY essays, quizzes, research project assignment, and 4 part discussion. Please do not waste your time. Take a professor that understands the course they teach, instead of this professor who assigns as if this were a masters level course. Also grades so incredibly harshly.

This professor makes this course absolutely miserable. Please save yourself and pick anyone but them. Anyone.

PSC231 online: Read a chap every Mon (30-80pg) write an essay on it every Tue, answer 4 discussions Wed, do the chap InQuisitive by Thu, do the discussion replies (2 of them) by Fri, and nearly every weekend you'll have a long complicated assignment "preparing" you to write a literature review. It's not worth it if ur a nonmajor, take it in person.

This professor is so difficult to contact unless you make a virtual appointment. He's unclear about word count for ANY of his assignments, even after asking him directly, so I had to wing it the whole semester. Actually his assignments are pretty unclear overall. Got an A by the skin of my teeth. My sis went to the in-person class and got an A easy

You will spend 10 plus hours a week on this class. So difficult and time consuming. Use your time better for your other classes, because this prof thinks his class is the only one you are taking. This is not even a 400 level! So time consuming for a 200 level. Absolutely terrible.

Bowling's method of teaching is as follows: Throw mountains of essays, journals, videos, and lit reviews at students...if they dont retain it, oh well, if they die from the amount of work, oh well. Dont expect feedback or guidance if you do poorly either bc hes about as available as he is lenient (which is not a lot, obvi). Just dont take his class

The amount of pain I went through in this course, just wow. It made this semester an absolutely misery with the CRAZY amounts of workload. Essays, quizzes, more essays, research assignments, plus more.This professor should not being teaching. The worst poli sci professor at unlv, every psc major knows to avoid him at all costs, for obvious reasons.

Worst political science professor at UNLV, maybe even the worst on the west coast. So difficult for no reason and gives negative and vague feedback. Save yourself at all costs, avoid this guy.

SOOOO difficult for a 200 level course. Terrible feedback and a harsh grader. He literally marked most of the class off on the discussion as we accidentally used the wrong pronouns for this author of a research paper, like come onnnnnn man... No one can read your mind dude, please stop being so harsh.

Terrible. Harsh grader on assignments with unclear instructions. He assigns a huge research paper that is harder than any 400 level PSC course paper. At all costs, avoid him please.

Prof. Bowling likes to curse in order to fit in with today's age group, but after a few times, it loses its charm. He is incredibly strict on attendance, and if you do miss a class, be prepared to have a doctors note or a note from the morgue stating that your grandma, in fact, passed away and you were gone due to a funeral. Super heavy on reading.

Oops, just saw that I gave this guy a 5/5. I meant to rate him a 1/5. But maybe that 5/5 will help him out considering that he has almost 50 ratings at 1/5.

AI saved me in this class. This professor is impossible. Avoid him.

Bowling is a harsh professor, choose someone else to save yourself from misery.

This class was painful with this professor. He is a terrible professor and it is shocking that is his still working here.

Straight pain. Save yourself and avoid him.

I wish I could tag more awful descriptions because this is one of the worst professors. He is incredibly rude. Even though I have passed his class, he is the most disrespectful of them all. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

Talks a lot. No devices

This class was a nightmare with this professor. Tons of work, unclear feedback, and a painfully harsh grader. But Unstuck study was a lifesaver for study prep. Avoid at all costs if you can - this class will make your semester miserable.

He genuinely has to be miserable if he expects paragraphs on paragraphs to get a 100 on an ICEBREAKER. Do not take pls save your time

Don't let anyone fool you, he is terrible. Avoid him at all costs.

Run away from ever having to take a class with this thing!

I was miserable, not a good professor.

So so so bad. Avoid this professor

BAD. All over bad. When asking for help or clarification, he just tells you to make an appointment or see outside help at UNLV. He grades heavily, if not up to his standards, but has the same effort as the next student, you get a lower grade.

Overall bad. Just in every way. When you ask for help he pretty much does not care and says “make an appointment”. So you make an appointment and nothing changes. Be ready to dedicate a LOT of time to his classes. Really strict grader. Following the rubric is not enough. If you follow every aspect you will still not get 100%.

Jeremy Bowling is a great professor if you think exactly like a middle aged white guy who lives only for textbooks. When asked questions where the answer is no one knows, he will go on a random tangent instead of actually answering the question.

There is a reason why this guy has 63 1/5 ratings. Terrible. I'll leave it at that.