She is a good teacher and she really wants you to know the material. Lecture is quite boring, but if you ask her to post the slides she will and that is all you need to study. It's easy to get a good grade because you have in class exercises that she will give you answers to, quizzes, group quizzes, a project and 2 exams. Good!

She is very helpful when you ask her. Dont be afraid to have her repeat anything you cant understand

Maria will answer any question you have if you just ask. She can be difficult to understand, and lecture is boring, but if you do the work (which she goes over the answers in class) you will get a good grade.

Very nice lady. She is ALWAYS willing to help. The class is a lot of work but that is because it is a lecture/lab. Grades very easy

Maria is a good Prof. She has an accent but she will help you if you ask for help. She works with you if you won't be in class but need to turn in an assignment. Aside from the accent she's a great Prof.

Maria is a fabulous teacher. She gives real-life examples of material to help you retain the information. Her lectures are based on her notes, but she adds extra during the class. Go to class and you'll do well!

Very easy grader. Exams were easy as well. Overall a pretty good professor.

Maria was a very good teacher because she went through the material very well and she always stopped to answer everyones questions. I don't know why everyone complains about her accent...I thought she was easy to understand. Class is based on 2 exams,quiz every week,group assignments, and a project. Overall a pretty easy class.

I just took her class as a 3 week summer class and I enjoyed the class and her as a teacher. She does have an accent but its not hard to understand. All notes are online and everything on the quizzes/exams are from the notes and lectures. The groundwater report is easy if you pay attention, go to class, and read the direction. Great teacher :D

She is very helpful, and she gives students the notes of the material. The activities in class are very helpful in learning the material.

Maria is a great professor. She is very nice and gives you all that you need in the notes. Attendance is not mandatory but she gives out quizzes every week and they are a breeze. Only two exams and one paper. Very helpful and willing to explain anything you need. I'm looking at an A in the class if that helps any.

Maria is great! I would def recommend taking this class because the lab is during the class. She is super funny, nice and helpful. Easy class and fun labs.

Maria is super nice and she wants her students to understand the material. She is very helpful if you have any questions. However, it you have had any previous knowledge of earth science you will be incredably bored because she goes so slow. Take this class if you want an easy A.

Don't buy the txt book. IDK y everyone says she's hard to understand ya she has an accent but you need to grow up she is good at speaking english. DO NOT SKIP CLASS! lots of busy work in class, due in class. Her quizzes are really easy 1 project which is easy just keep up with it, study guides for her 2 exams, just don't skip!

Maria is an absolutely lovely woman. She is one of my favorite professors at school and she is hilarious! People say they can't understand her because they don't pay attention. Maria is not hard to understand and has a great sense of humor. Don't skip her class because you'll miss the EXTREMELY EASY quizzes and lose out on those points. READ!

Professor Gonzalez is a very friendly and funny teacher. Her accent is not hard to understand. However, her pitch often stays at the same level during her lectures, so if you're not paying attention, it's very easy to zone out. She also talks incredibly fast, but she puts the powerpoints on Blackboard.

She's a pretty easy teacher and her accent is not bad at all! All the work is group work so its easy

She is one of my favorite professors at CMU. I found her extremely helpful and always willing to work with students. The class itself is not "easy" but it took nothing more than me reviewing lecture slides and completing labs to get a B+. She genuinely wants her students to do well and as long as you put in some effort, you'll do just fine.

Maria is a good professor and she is pretty funny. Her accent isn't hard to understand and sometimes she talks fast but , she knows what she is teaching. You can't miss a class or you will miss a lot of info and an easy quiz grade. Maria is always willing to help if you need it and will explain things if you need it. just pay attention.

Class material is disgustingly boring. I took GEL 130 for the lab requirement. She makes the class easy as can be by basically giving you the answers to the quiz's prior to the quiz on quiz day. Another class that's tough to fail, but the material is so boring it makes it hard to put the effort in.

great teacher! really takes the time to make sure you understand what she is talking about

She is very unorganized, and jumps from topic to topic. DO NOT buy the textbook, but make sure to buy the lab manual. She was nice and would answer any questions, but her assignments all worth like 3 points so if you got any little thing wrong it messed with your grade. Also, weekly quizzes

Dr. Gonzalez is a really sweet professor but her explanations can be confusing at times so make sure to ask questions frequently. As long as you study the material and put in effort, it is relatively easy to get an A.

She's a great professor. Sometimes she can be unclear of the material during lecture because she can't speed through it at times but I really liked her teaching. First half of class was lecture then we normally had a group lab assignment. Quizzes are also taken in groups so that was a plus as well!

I was a little unsure before coming ino this class because she only had an ok review. She is a great professor and you will do well just come to every class because ou take a quiz lab that counts for points everyday. They're easy points and she is always willing to help if you have questions. And her accent is NOT that bad.

She is an awesome teacher. I had no problem participating in the labs and completing the homework. If you do the homework and participate in the class you should get a good grade.

If you are not interested in learning about rocks and rock processes, be prepared to have a tough time paying attention in class. Other than that, the class is pretty easy but you must be in class everyday in order to pass! The class consists of in-class assignments, homework, and weekly quizzes,3 exams, and a lab report.

Maria is a very nice and helpful teacher. she is very flexible and will always work with you. The class itself can be a little long and boring but all in all it's very easy. just listen to lectures and you won't have any problems. You are assigned to groups that you're in all semester and almost everything is done through group work.

Very nice lady, she loves rocks. Willing to help as long as you show effort.

Her exams are NOT that bad. More than 75% of the exams are the EXACT same activities you did in class. If you were in class and you look over the assignments and quizzes in class, you should pass. She DOES care about her students. You do however to go to her office hours for her to really get to know you. Must put in effort. Came in knowing none.

Her accent really is not bad! She is beyond kind and is willing to go the extra mile for any student. There is a lot of lecture and work but she is flexible and will help you! She loves the subject and knows so much about all branches of geology. Easily a top prof at CMU.

Maria is super nice and is willing to help if you are willing to work for it. Not an easy A, but tests are based off of assignments done in class. Her english is a little rough but is definitely not bad enough to be confusing. Show up to class and you will be just fine.

Everything in this class centers around your group so try to sit next to people that look smart. Homework quizzes, and exams are all easy as long as you read or pay attention in class. Show up every day because a "lab" is given every day and those points add up. Maria's english isn't bad, but she does have a heavy accent.

homework online due at Sunday nights, kinda a lot sometimes but if your lab group is willing to help the class is not bad

Maria is a great professor and she really cares about her students. Her class is kind of hard at times and bland given the fact its about geology. Other than that she makes it a lot more enjoyable and she trys her best to help her students. She does care about everyone and wants you to go to class and succeed.

This is my first semester at CMU and she made the whole time bearable. She's is overall an amazing person and really cares about how you do. Very funny. Attending class is not required but you will not do well if you don't go. There are labs every class and those make up a large part of your grade.

Maria is one of the nicest professors I've had. My class was Hyflex, but I would strongly recommend showing up in person because there is a lab almost every day. You can do the labs online, but you won't get the same experience. There is a Smartbook assignment and quiz every week, and the labs aren't too difficult.

I love Maria. She cracks so many little jokes and is such a caring lady. She is easy going, and works well with students. Classes were lecture and lab heavy but never extremely difficult. Would reccomend taking this class

Maria is one of the coolest professors on Central's campus. She is so willing to go above and beyond for her students. She is also one of the funniest professors I've ever had. While it is a lot of busy work, she always takes her time to help anyone who is struggling. She is awesome and the reason I switched to a geology major.

Maria is literally the coolest professor on campus. She is so funny and can make any lecture bearable. She is very understanding and overall the class was pretty easy and fun to learn about.

She is a good prof and is very lab heavy. She put you into groups in the beginning of the semester and your stuck till the end. If you go to class and complete the labs you'll be fine.

She is super nice, funny, and passionate about geology. Class was 1hr lecture, 1hr lab with labs/group work as a big part of your grade. Sometimes the assignments were confusing but she was there to help. Like most classes, there were weekly readings & online assignments. Overall not a bad class, she made geology pretty interesting.

took this for a gen ed so I'm not into Geology, but she made it enjoyable. Labs were generally fun, just a worksheet, some googling or looking from the textbook. Go to class, labs are a fair amount of your grade. Homework is easy, just do it, or do it with a study group together, it's definitely easier that way. Lecture heavy class, lecture + lab.

She is a great person and obviously cares a lot about her students, their success, and the subjects she teaches. If you show her respect, she will do the same to you. Her lectures/labs are sometimes long and boring, but I appreciated her passion for the topics. She does not usually remind you of due dates, so you need to be prepared and organized.