Keep it up Schmitzy.

Overall a good professor. Of course the class if hard - it's organic chemistry! However, he explains things well and is also very helpful outside of class.

Even though may seem boring or like a game show host and always says ok or right, he is not that bad of a professor, is very self-explanatory on what he expects in students, Exams are tough but still I would say take him he is not bad as some people say.

It is a hard class but is not too bad if you do and study as he tells you too.

As exciting as a 'vacfume.' Probably the best for Organic.

The best prof. to take for Organic. Not the livliest person, but he makes the hard parts as easy as possible.

He is not that bad. He says "mmmkay" way too much, but he scales, and his tests really aren't that bad.

Organic 2 is soooo much easier than organic 1. Sort of. Schmitz is the one to take for organic. Just do the problems.

Great lab teacher! Great explanations when it came to those harder labs. Midterm and final were pretty straighforward from the lab manual. Occassional quizzes, and dropped the lowest one. Also dropped the lowest lab report. The best to take for a lab!

The problem with Schmitz is that he has to teach hard subject matter (Organic Chem). He's definitely the lesser of two evils, but the grading scale is pretty harsh and not even his linear scale can justify the low grades (it's not uncommon for the D's to outnumber A's, B's, and C's combined).

Nice guy- not personable. Not really hard, explains stuff as many times as necessary but annoying habit of starting new chaps at the end of class- really monotone- don't take him in the morning. Doesn't care who you are or what your name is and won't make any attempt to find out.

OK. Here is the deal. Schmitzy-Pie actually has rather easy tests, the catch is you have to show your work and work problems in the correct way. You must just come to class and do the assigned problems and it's not that bad at all. He could make the tests a LOT harder. He is actually VERY entertaining.If you turn what he says into innuendos = fun!

One of the best chem. instructors i've had.

You know I liked this class before I got my grade. I should have had a B because thats what I had on all of my test(the only thing your grade comes from) but it said that I had a C which makes me mad so yeah... If you dont like Chem then dont take him, but if you know your stuff you'll do fine in this class, well maybe...

Not nearly as bad as he is made out to be. If you read the text, study, and do all of the homework, you should be fine. Most people who gave him a bad rating probably either never came to class or just aren't able to do chemistry, no matter how good the professor is. This isn't high school anymore, kids!

I think he is a good prof. He goes really slow at first to make sure that you learn the fundamentals, no one can deny that. He is willing to help if you are willing to help yourself. Yes his lectures may be a bit boring, but if you go to class,read over the chp,and do the problems u WILL get an A.

Ohhhhhhhkayyyyy now! This class was not that bad especially if you had a good chem class in high school. He teaches you what is on the tests. Lecture is boring but you should definitely attend. He is very corny.

I LOVE SCHMITZ! Quite a few people in my class said he seemed mean if you went to his office hours, but I think its just his personality - he blurts something out without thinking, but if you continue to talk to him he will be really helpful. Tests are reasonable and though he has an odd grading system, it's very fair. I miss his class! =(

He is a fairly easy teacher, but the course content is difficult. He gives a lot of partial credit on exams and curves them.

Oh boy...this was rough!He was behind to the point that he lectured for a half hour before the 4th exam.Although this material wasn't on the exam, it was very distracting.The homework doesn't count...you only get points taken off if you don't do it.The material seems easy, but there is a lot to be learned in what seems like an unusually short time.

Easy class, but learned a lot. Guaranteed an A if you were able to prove what you learned by identifying unknowns on your own in a small time-frame. A little hectic at the end due to said small time-frame, but you can't beat the guaranteed A. Awesome class overall.

If you go to class and really pay attention, you will make an A. A lot of people complain and say his class is impossible; most of these people are the ones who sit in the back and are absent once a week.

-_- If youve got too much time on your hands, then hes the professor for you. You have to pay for the online homework, if you dont make an 80% or more on the homework, he'll take points off your next test. He scales. His homework takes way too much time to finish. Enough to keep me from working on other classes. Dont take unless your a CHM Major.

He's nowhere near as bad as everyone on here is saying. The course is demanding, but if you keep up with the homework, his tests are easy, plus he drops the lowest one. I got an A with room to spare, and this was my first chemistry course in 11 years (my junior year of high school).

Great, smart, helpful, and brilliant professor. Best Chemistry teacher I've ever had.

Class seems easy until you see his tests. Teaches on easy problems, tests on near impossible ones. Tests are short but each problem is worth a ton. Very slight partial credit too, get one bond wrong and you might get 2 out of 20. Hes the best route for orgo at MU though, at least he actually TEACHES you, unlike the other org. chem. professors here.

Probably the best teacher for organic at Marshall. His class definitely wasn't easy, but if you put in the effort and do the assigned problems, you should do fine. His tests are very fair and he curves each one. If you take it over the summer, though, you'll have two exams and a final the last week of class. I'd definitely recommend him though :-)

This class wasn't all that difficult for me, but other classes made it more difficult. Schmitz goes REALLY SLOW. We were supposed to have 5 exams + final, we got in 3 exams, then he decided to have one more the last day before the final. Slow is a +, his "partial credit" is terrible. His exams are 6-10 questions.

Not bad overall.

This is a lab class so attendance is mandatory. The professor explains everything very clearly. He isn't usually around once you actually get in the lab though. Really the difficulty of this course depends on how helpful the TAs are and how difficult they are when they grade your labs.

Dr. Schmitz is an excellent instructor for the dreaded beast that is organic chemistry. Taking him now, and so far acing the exams and enjoying the material. Yes, failure rates on exams are high and lots of students have disappeared after mid terms, but that's just organic chemistry. If you need this class, Schmitz is a great choice.

Considering its organic chemistry, he tries to explain things and he is happy to help his students if they ask him. Its a tough class but he is such a nice teacher.

There's online homework, but it's very helpful right before tests. It was an easy course!

Taken during Summer Session. For the accelerated program, he was great. Homework never counted foragainst you as long as you got 75% completed. Exams are all that count. He's super willing to stay after class and explain anything, although he talks really slow. As long as you focus and take good notes, you'll do well.

Dr. Schmitz is a great professor. During pre-lab he would go over everything in detail of what the lab required. That being said, the lectures can be rather lengthy (45-60mins). During this time he will make it to where you get an A on the lab report. I recommend him if this is your first lab.

This class has a reputation for being one of the hardest, but Dr. Schmitz breaks things down to an understandable level. This was my first chemistry class, and I have received As on every exam. You have to go to class! The class average for every test is in the 50s, because nobody ever shows up. You get out of it what you are willing to put in.

I don't understand why people think he's so bad. I have taken him for two courses and think he's excellent at explaining things. Lecture can and probably will get boring, but it's not completely unbearable like some say. He's extremely helpful outside of class. As long as you do the homework and study you should have no problem getting an A.

Although his class percentage layout is pretty weird, it was a good class. All you have to do is do the lab, take proper notes, and do well on the pre and post labs. You also have to do turn in a weekly lab report. He is a reasonable man. He gave us about five pop quizzes and drops the lowest score, the pop quizzes are 20% of the grade in the class

OKAYYYYYYYY CLASSSSSSSS!!!!! (Decent prof though overall. No complaints)

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Great prof

Gr8 for Orgo. Teaches the class slow. (BUY ORGO CHEM FOR A 2ND LANGUAGE FROM AMAZON!) Taken over the summer & in spring semester - Curves all exams BIG! Orgo Lab was tougher: product evaluations (what/how much did you make) & lab notebooks/reports (just be thorough) but still easy. LOVES Mechanisms/Reagents on tests! Hard to reach out of class tho

I love Larry. He is one of the most genuine chemistry professors in the department, and while his class isn't the easiest, if you put a little effort into it, you will do well. Please take him before he retires and the rest of the chemistry department professors tank your GPA. Have had him for Gen Chem, Lab, and Organic. A's in all classes.