Worst professor in the department. I had a solid background in philosophy, and I was not a freshman when I took her class. She makes easy material confusing, and I really don't think I learned anything from a class that had a lot of potential and interested me a lot. I wish they hadn't hired her.

Horrible teaching, even listening in class does not help with the quizzes. I would never take a class with her again.

I signed up for this class because I thought we'd be debating ethical issues. But all we did was read boring articles and talk about what the author thinks philosophically...and the lectures in class were mainly her calling on people who had no idea what was going on. Bottom line: horrid class. horrid prof. don't take it

I did not like this teacher at all. She is the worst teacher that I have taken at this university. She was not helpful at all and her grading system is extremly stupid. She bases half of your grade on a group project that you have no control over so if your group does not understand what is going on then you are sure to fail the class. TERRIBLE

I was excited to take this class until I got to the class and listened to this Prof. If you are the kind of person who likes to read philosophical articles an hour a day and sit through boring lectures that you will always run too long, then take this class. I have never hated a teacher until now.

If you respect yourself at all, don't take this class. It's boring. It's tedious. You talk about Huck Finn for 3 weeks. Philosophy should be heated and controversial but Schaupp is so drab and likes to repeat herself so much it's very blah. Quizzes are hit or miss and you do everything for the entire semester in groups. Easy. Don't take this prof.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! You will regret it every day for the entire semester if you do. Schaupp is boring to listen to, angry when you talk to her, and will never give you above a C. The only way you will get an A on your group project or your paper is if you are Dr. Schaupp herself. Do not think you are the exception to this rule. DON'T TAKE!!!!!!

I spent the entire semester wondering why in the world I took this course. Literally, every single question that is asked is answered with a nearly identical 5-minute clustered mess of language that means absolutely nothing. Not helpful. Not interesting. Not educational. I still have nightmares about this course.

Worst professor of college so far. Goes on random tangents all of class and makes little to no sense what so ever. AVOID HER

This can be an okay class... But not taught by this professor. You can never get a clear answer for anything. Her quizzes are poorly worded and other sections taught by different professors are learning completely different things than us. We talked about something for a month that other sections covered in two classes. AVOID SCHAUPP

Philosophy is obviously going to be difficult but honestly, it should not be THAT hard. This professor is very smart and understands the material but has an incredibly difficult time explaining it. If you understood the article before class, you will leave more confused than when you came. DO NOT take this class with her if you want to do well.

She's like a bad NPR guest: intelligent, but can't relate to an audience. Her lectures reflect a knowledge in the material, but an utter inability to explain it. Very difficult to stay awake during lectures. While I'm interested in Philosophy, this class is unhelpful, confusing, and the cause of many headaches.

She is a bad teacher, and you leave the class not learning anything, but the class is not hard. The quizes are a little challenging, but you also get to take the same quiz with your group, which really boosts your grade. The end of the year group project was very easy! You MUST read the articles to do well on quizes, but no other studying is needed

This professor is terrible. She cannot explain anything. If you ask a question, she goes on a fifteen minute rant and your question still isn't answered.This is my absolute hardest class. I dread going to this class every week. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

DO. NOT. TAKE. THIS. CLASS. Kristin is very demeaning and doesn't explain anything clearly. I have literally left this class learning nothing and wasting my time in the process. She is annoying to listen to and by all means to do NOT take anything she teaches.

She is the worst teacher you will ever have by far. She makes inconsistent arguments all class long then will scold you like a young child for not understanding her arguments.

She is not clear with her arguments at all. She flips back and forth from agreeing to disagreeing. She rambles on about one subject for the whole class period, so she bores you. I was interested in learning but honestly walk out of the classroom with no new knowledge of anything. The only thing that saved me in the class was the group quizzes.

She speaks around in circles, has a condescending attitude towards all students when they question or comment, does not answer questions, and flips her definitions every 5 minutes. It's impossible to keep up with her and she does not post/share the assignments anywhere except for the white board at the beginning of class. 10/10 would not recommend.

DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASS WITH HER! This is your warning. If I could have rated with 0s I would have but it is not an option. Her lectures are very long and very boring. She says nothing helpful or useful that pertains to the class. She is also very rude whenever you have to ask a question because she expects you to just know it. I should have dropped.

Do not take this class with her. Terrible professor. She does not answer questions directly nor does she help you at all even if you go in on your own time to ask questions. She makes all quizzes very difficult and nothing is clear.

Not helpful, just gets angry when people ask questions. Steps around questions as well. Usually holds everyone after class. Rarely makes sense.

I found Dr. Schaupp to be incredibly unhelpful and often rude. I was once asked to stop by her office to discuss a paper. Her notes were not only unclear, but were also hurtful and discouraging. While asking for clarity and trying to explain my paper, she accused me of trying to begin an argument. In class, she failed to lead the class effectively.

Took the class despite being told how difficult the professor was, thinking I would give it a chance and maybe I would like the class. Not only is the class difficult (don't get me wrong, challenges are always nice) but the prof is extremely rude, unclear, disrespectful to students, and unwilling to answer/explain anything. Grading system is broken

She's rude and doesn't make much sense. She's the teacher who smiles while she's yelling at you. Her quizzes are tricky, but the group aspect is nice. She said the phrase "in terms of" over 1,300 times in one semester. I counted, I promise.

This class is interesting by way of material, but Mrs. Schaupp finds a way to drone on a little too much during lectures. The board is usually cluttered with random thoughts, and notes are nearly impossible to take. All of the lectures are used to discuss our thoughts and feelings on the readings, but the tests are based on how the writer thinks.

I took this class because I had to. Do not take it unless you absolutely have to. The class is long and boring. It is almost impossible to take notes because she writes things on the board super cluttered. She can be a nice person, but don't miss class or you will have no idea what you missed.

The notes on the board make no sense she's all over the place making it extremely hard to take notes and follow along. Her quizzes are very difficult no matter how much I studied I never knew what I was walking into because she was trying to trick you with wording on the questions. She is extremely unhelpful even when you go into her office hours

She is impossible to understand, never gives you time to do in class group work. I read the material but still barely passed. Going to her office hours does not help!! Worse professor I have ever taken.

I would not recommend taking this. The lectures are stale and its impossible to learn in an environment where the professor constantly shuts down students, comments, and any thoughts other than her own. She nitpicks everything and the only right answer is hers. The grading is extremely critical and does not feel like a 100 level class at all.

The WORST professor I have ever taken. Rude and degrading to students. Notes are impossible to follow and the quizzes are true or false. The questions on the quizzes dont even relate to material learned in class. Do not take this class unless you absolutely have to and if you do check every other section before resorting to this joke.

Ignore the hilarious tag for this professor, the only thing that was funny was how bad this class was taught. She barely graded the whole semester so you never knew where you were at. Wouldnt recommend taking if you have a way out of it at all.

Professor Schaupp is the worst professor I have ever had. I went to her office hours and she did not even help or answer any questions. She is not caring and if you miss a quiz it is game over for you. She is rude and degrades her students publicly in class. Students lead the class which causes you to fail the quiz which is based on her opinions.

This class was one of the worst classes I've ever taken. The lectures were tough to understand. I don't know whether it was because of the confusing material or just the way I didn't understand her explanations of things. She also never showed what your grade was throughout the course, so you were always in the dark.

It is a 100 level class and she treats it like its a 400 level. Also shes a bell doesnt dismiss you I do type of professor. Avoid taking if you care about your grade because you will never know it until the semester is over.

Schaupp is a master of never answering questions. When you ask her a question she can tip-toe around the answer for 30 minutes without giving you any useful information. If you're lucky she may give you one small morsel of information during an hour meeting with her. Her rubrics are unclear and do not line up with how she grades.

She is knowledgeable but not helpful. She is not accessible through email at all. Also loves to degrade students. She is very defensive and everything is through her opinion. Do not take this class if you don't have to

Dodges giving any help. Despite the class being ethical reasoning, you only really cover ethics minorly. A majority of your grade is a group project where you will be given zero assistance by the professor, instead she will dodge the questions or just entirely mislead you. Grading is curved but thats practically forced due to the 7 question quizzes

Readings aren't scholarly so they're easy to understand. Classes have heavy emphasis on participation, so most of the class is wasted discussing tangentially related topics. The tests are the worst- multiple choice questions written to trick you by mixing up authors, and essay tests where no one scores higher than a B

Easily 20-30 pages of readings per class, super unfocused as a collection. Ironically had no tolerance for disagreement in discussion--totally jumps down your throat, no matter how respectful you are. Project expectations were unclear, always seemed disappointed. During presentations, she often interrupted to criticize or talk over students.

I got a poor grade the first time around and wanted to help my GPA a little bit by retaking the course. At the end of the day, her course overlaps something I cannot miss or switch around and she denied my request to leave 20 minutes early once a week.She was horrible my first time around and I find her insufferable now.

She refuses to learn herself how to use canvas. Egotistic.

This is actually the worst class I have ever taken. If you want to know what your grade is, good luck, it is locked. She told us we can calculate our grade if we want to know what it is. If you have opposing opinions, you are automatically in the wrong. Her quizzes are awful. If there wasn't a word limit I could go on for days how bad this class is

I think it was the goal of Professor Shaupp to make every day I attended her class a horrible one. She has at best, surface-level takes on philosophy and will tell you your opinion is wrong. Half of this class is group work. She goes till the last min every class. You can't see your grade. Lectures are redundant and repetitive. DONT TAKE THIS CLASS

If you have ADHD DON'T TAKE. All the comments for this professor are true and more. She takes your words and turns them into a "well actually" statement which was either the same as the answer you gave, or she turns your words into her own to fit her narrative. You're always wrong/not quite right and I'm always right.

She doesn't actually answer questions you have, she just asks another question back to you and leaves you more confused. She treats us like kindergarteners, she yells at people to put phones and computers away. She literally chased after someone that was going to the bathroom and didn't allow it because there was a quiz out in the classroom Bad AF

Honestly not a great class. So boring and mostly irrelevant. I would not take this class if you can avoid it. I was told not to take it but I thought it would be alright. I was wrong. Super redundant and mentally draining. Grade is hidden all semester. Probably my least enjoyable class in my entire 4 years here. Highly recommend against.

This class is awful, do not take it. If you could take any other class for your LE requirement take it. I am sitting in class and just emailed my advisor to withdraw, she explains nothing. But then expects you to know exactly what's going on… and she also doesn't respond to emails or give you any help.