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very good teacher, nice, & knows her stuff

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love the class. not big on geo but need the ger and lots of easy work in class but easy tests, no hw. great!!

best geo lab teacher. but the lab sucks the life out of you. its long but the work is easy. very easy to ditch and still make up work.

Kind of wacky - really freaked me out the first day, but once you get to know her, she's pretty funny. Willing to help and not much homework. Don't need to read the lab book, just the packet she gives you in class. Easy class but very LONG. Tests follow what's covered in class. Not bad.

Linda is a great professor in lecture. She knows the material well, and does a good job at answering questions. If you can, take Geo160 at the same time as a geo intro course. Exams are fair, but do require some memorization (ie rocks and minerals) If you need help, just ask her.

easiest lab on campus probably. Linda is interesting, helpful, organized and knowledgeable. helps if youve already taken geology or geography the semester before. labs are kind of annoying but not too hard

she was really nice and really fun. if you have to take a geo lab, take it with her.

I didn't take the lab with her, but the actual geo lab is pretty darn hard. If geology isn't your thing, be prepared to be frustrated by this class. Easier if you are taking it with Geology and not geography. But they do bump up your grade a lot so don't worry even if you suck you'll get a C.

Very good, very helpful. Allowed me to go to a lab on a different day if something came up that would conflict with the actual lab time I was registered for, and very good about reviewing lessons that may have been missed from abscences or illnesses. Truly knows her stuff, and enjoys it too.

Great lady, helpful, willing to meet around class, straightforward lectures, fulfills GER without being physics or chem, not very demanding, fairly easy A, ummmm, and yes even though, unless geo is your passion, you wouldn't think it would be interesting, she makes it so- In short, take the class :)

I have to disagree with most of these ratings. Class was boring, to be sure, but it was easy. Aside from three problem sets, there was no work (I only occasionally did the reading). She gives you study guides before the exams, and if you take enough time studying from that and reading what it tells you to study, you'll get an A, easily.

this is no easy A. yes, study guides are given, but the exams require a much more thorough knowledge of the material than what is incinuated. i did the readings, went to class all but one day, and studied as hard as i possibly could. i got a B. the final is easier than the other exams to be sure, but the class is still a very hard one.

Professor Morse is very energetic and fun to be around. Her class wasn't hard as long as you show up and do the work. Just go to the review sessions before the three tests and study and you will do fine. I thought she was a very nice professor who really enjoyed what she was teaching. This class really interested me in taking more geology.

Interesting and very knowledgeable professor. Very willing to help you understand the subject, especially if you do the work assigned. Tests are a bit difficult, but she is very available for help. Best advice: LISTEN in class and do the relatively small amount of work assigned.

Boring lab, but easy for the GER. Professor is really enthusiastic and sure does love her rocks. It's a lab, so attendance is mandatory- get it over with freshman year-it's a loooooong 3 hour lab. Nothing tricky on the three exams- study for them and you'll get an A

Had her for geology lab summer '12. She's perfect for us non-majors, because she is enthusiastic about her subject area while understanding that most of us are not. So she takes the opportunity to just pique your interest a bit. One of the easiest A's I ever earned. Negative reviewers must be trippin'. Five stars for Linda's friendliness alone!

C'mon, people. Linda's a great professor, and her class is not hard. It's not exactly easy (tests are fairly tough), but Linda gives you plenty of opportunities to get an A. She's very receptive to questions and one of the kindest, most approachable profs I've had. Also, her class has awesome field trips and no textbook. Obvious GER choice.

I found Linda's intro-Geo lab to be easy, engaging, and really helpful with reasserting info from the main lecture. Linda's a very engaging prof and several of the labs are outside. It's very hands-on and she'll answer a question several different ways until you understand the answer. If you have to take a lab, go with GEO.

Pro. Morse was a good professor who really helped me understand geology better. It really helped me in my Geo 101 class. Her graded assignments are easy if you study. In class she tells you expectations of what you need to know on the tests. She also will answer any questions you have before class, which really helped me on some of the tests.

Enthusiastic and intelligent with it comes to the material. She might lose you during lecture so make sure to come to her office hours for extra guidance, especially when it comes to prepping for tests. Not an easy GER filler but not the worst. Overall, quite the kind woman.

Professor Morse was my favorite professor this semester. The class had a lot of opportunities for raising my grade (class activities) and I really enjoyed learning about geology. She's really enthusiastic and loves what she teaches. I'm considering becoming a geology major because of Professor Morse.

Very enthusiastic and excited about her material. We had 3 problem sets and 3 tests then a final. The tests weren't too difficult be she offered no help for questions you got wrong. Go to the review sessions and the grad students will basically do your problem sets.

I'm on the fence- she's really nice, but assigned weekly quizzes on one or more chapters, even over breaks. Her exams are just facts pulled from over an entire unit, but there are study guides. The problem sets are a nightmare, and the team of trained exam graders consistently make mistakes.

She's a wonderful and happy person and want you to be successful, but her tests have killed me. Class is pretty typical lecture style and she puts powerpoints online. Overall, the class is pretty laid back until you get to the test and find details on it that you never knew you'd need to learn. Wonderful woman, brutal tests.

Regarding the lab, Professor Morse is excessively criticized. Her lectures are brief and clear. Her humor and sporadic energy often throw a curve ball at the class during the tedious and exhaustive 3 hour days. Yet her tests do require substantial preparation. To get an A, you cannot treat the lab as a 1 credit course.

Y'all are so hard on Morse! Yes, her tests are hard, the grading is picky and you have to be in class to earn participation points, but she makes an effort to be engaging in lecture and she's great to talk to at office hours, esp if you have an issue with the graders' work. The labs rarely take over an hour. I'd recommend (as a non major)

Linda is an amazing prof and gives an excellent intro to geology for the students that take her lab. The people on here who rag on her are doing so because they likely only took the course because they needed it to graduate and put in no effort. She is always available and responds to emails promptly to answer any questions.

I thought her lab was fun. Sometimes I'd wonder why we were taking so long on a certain topic, and occasionally got flustered when she wouldn't explain what a rock was well. The tests in the class had an outward appearance of being easy, but Linda grades pretty harshly and is looking for very specific answers. Nonetheless, I'd recommend this class.

This class is a lot of work for a one-credit course, but it's more tedious than difficult. Expect to spend the full 3 hours in class doing the labs. But besides studying, there really is no homework, Linda is really sweet and helpful, and her tests (besides maybe the final) are pretty straight forward. People exaggerate how difficult this class is.

Linda Morse is a wonderful human being. She grades harshly (so maybe dont take 160 lab first semester freshman year) but Linda will be in your corner supporting you the whole way through and beyond. She is an angel and a gem and a less than stellar grade in her class is more than worth the academic relationship you have the opportunity to build.

Linda was super enthusiastic with this class. It also covered parts of basic training to be a Master Naturalist and she went above and beyond to give us the opportunity to get that certification. She was fun and caring.

Linda is one of the best professors I've ever had at this school. She is by FAR the most caring. Her classes have a heavy workload, but the projects are all interesting and she is incredibly clear about what she expects from each assignment. Do NOT listen to the bad reviews on here. I have no idea who wouldn't love this professor.

Linda is the most caring professor I have had. She has solid expectations and will grade for accuracy, but she is always available for questions and is super approachable. Class is laid back, but you will learn a lot!

These reviews do not give an accurate perception of Prof. Morse. She is a great teacher, very caring, and a fair grader. I didn't do the readings ever and am doing perfectly fine in the class. It is not a freebee by any means but definitely my second easiest class (behind calc 108) so basically my easiest class. She is amazing, can't stress enough!

Linda's lab is structured by a lecture following a lab that you can complete alone or in groups, and she is always willing to answer questions. You have one week to complete the lab test on your own. This class is difficult because of the subject matter, not the professor, and the only time I really had to study outside of class was for the final.

Linda was a really good and helpful professor for this class. Her dad died at the beginning of the semester so she was gone for a bit. I was really struggling when the class first started, but she was very accessible which helped me pull my grade from an F to a C+.

Professor Morse is an extremely kind and caring woman, and it is clear she is very passionate for the field of Geology. Exams were very straightforward. She pushes for collaboration on problem sets, and is always readily available outside of class to assist with anything that you need. She is also very flexible when it comes to grading assignments.

Linda was passionate about the subjects she taught, and I enjoyed each class I had. This class had a lot of exciting field trips, and Linda was very knowledgeable about Virginia ecology. Most of our writing was based on lab reports that were very straightforward, with one longer final research paper (which had a lot of flexibility on the topic).

It is an easy class to take if you are getting into Geology, the class is heavy on labs and classwork. Linda will answer any questions you have in class and go in depth during office hours. I encourage anyone who takes her to GO TO OFFICE HOURS! This class is no easy A, which is weird cause it is a 1 credit course. Too many test!

Linda was a great professor and this is not a hard class as long as you show up and pay attention in class. There is little homework and no tests, just two main presentations and some class activities. She can be somewhat tough with grading, but she makes it very easy to get help if you attend her office hours and make friends with her.

Professor Morse's course was mainly graded by class assignments, which you are given class time to work on, and two presentations. While the grading criteria for the presentations is confusing, she is not a strict grader. As long as you show up and participate, as well as put effort into your class assignments/presentations, the class is an A.

The class itself was very easy with no exams, just assignments and presentations. She is a bit unclear in her grading rubrics and strict when it comes to grading but as long as you put good effort into your work, you'll be fine. Dr. Morse was always available, very helpful, and very passionate about geology, Overall, I'd highly recommend.