She is a very fun prof. A little bit confusing, multiple choice tests.

Really funny. Really nice. Her tests can be hard, but she is willing to help you out and make your grade better. If you are going to take a geology class I definitely recommend her.

LOVED this class... it was so funny and she kept the class very entertaining. LOTS of extra credit chances in the class as long as you speak up. multiple choice tests straight from book and powerpoint put on blackboard and videos. we watched supercroc, day after 2morrow, and dantes peak.

She is def. the coolest teacher! Test - mult. choice, no note taking - all on blackboard to print! Fun & sometimes Extra credit for attendance!! HOLLA!

GREAT TEACHER!

Great teacher, funny and geeky as anything. The tests are extremely difficult, but there's a ton of extra credit... which was the only reason a number of people passed. However, midway through the semester she realized how difficult things were, and there were take home exams, which helped a *lot*.

She is the most awesome professor ever. Her class is highly reccomended :)

Great teacher who really works for her students!

She is very helpful and energetic. Her enthusiasm in class really helped me learn a lot. She made me very interested in earth science and I never wanted to miss a class. She's awesome!!!

This lady is crazy!! She was nice but really weird. She gave a ton of extra credit and her tests were so easy. I ended up with a 112 average in that class.

Mary Hall-Brown is an excellent teacher! Her outfits are usually a little wacky but they keep your attention. She teaches the class by her power point notes which she posts on BB so you can follow along. Her tests are kina hard but pretty straight forward. If you know the material she goes over in class then you can definately make an A. I would most definately recommend taking one of her classes!!!

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Loved this class (which is surprising, considering I hate geology). She was so focused and so interested in her subject that you just kinda get... swept up in her enthusiasm and dragged along for the ride. Her tests are a little hard, but she goes out of her way to make sure you've got all the info you need. Read the book, go to class regularly, PAY ATTENTION, ask questions if you don't understand and you WILL make an A.

She is about one of the nicest people around. So into her son's superhero wardrobe, it's freakish, but I love it. She has what it takes to make class interesting. I think a lot of her.

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She is a quirky fun loving woman. She definitely wants to help students. Her tests are hard. Make sure to read the chapters and the power points. Don't be fooled if she gives you an open book test...it will be hard

if she try's to act like she doesn't give extra just laugh. In the beginning of the semester she said sternly absolutely NO extra credit and I wound up with 20 total points extra credit...she's sweet, but make sure you read and study for her tests

I loved this prof. but her tests are extremely hard. You have to study a lot b/c she tries to trick you on tests. Do all of the extra credit possible.

Yea most people hate earth science I was the same but she was able to help out for the most part. if she try's to act like she doesn't give extra just laugh. In the beginning of the semester she said sternly absolutely NO extra credit and I wound up with 20 total points extra credit...she's sweet, but make sure you read and study for her tests

Tests are very hard, but she was a blast! She was very helpful.

Slightly tough class, but for something I was taking to fulfill a requirement she made it highly entertaining.

You have to know the material and you really do have to study, but thats what you came to college for so this shouldn't be a problem. Great woman, does her best to share her enthusiasm. Take this GEO 103 class above all others. I promise you will learn something if you want to. I should have been a Geography major!!

If you DON'T want to learn something about earth science, get out. Because the only way you are going to pass her tests is if you truly learn the concepts. She was a lot of fun. Better a lively teenage wannabee than a half dead drone.

If you don't come to class you don't do well. Follow power point and read the chapters. If you don't do well its your stupidity. She pretty much tells you whats on the tests. If you fail this class you should go flip burgers!

Loved her! She is so enthusiastic, and her teaching style makes everything very clear. No attendance policy, but don't take advantage of it because she will get angry.

She does open book test but they are pretty difficult if you dont attend class or study for more than 1 hour/1 day. She is very outgoing and I guarantee you will have fun in this class!! I recommend taking notes even if she says something out of the ordinary. She is understanding and kind of strict.

Very fun to be in her clas. Sweet voice and easy on the ears. Friendly! Recomend to anyone. Watch out for extra credit. 4 exams through semester. 3-4 mandatory class days excluding exam days.

Great teacher. She makes class fun. She gives Extra Credit for answering questions in class, so make sure you know what's going on. She does give pop quizzes that are totally unexpected. Tests are easy if you study everything BEFORE the night before the test. She's a great teacher and the class is fun, you just have to work hard.

Her test are very had you have to read the book and study the powerpoints. If you are looking for a easy teacher this is not the one it requires a lot of studying

she is very nice and will help out when needed. her tests are very hard and you really need to study to do well. she made lectures interesting though =]

OKAY SO SHE'S REALLY NICE.her tests are hard but i only passed one and still passed the class with a C because she gave like a million xtra points.she's very lenient

Great teacher, makes the class really fun, cool....the only bad thing is her TEST! it is extremely hard. Good Luck. I studied and even had a tutor but it never helped. Although she does give extra credit to attendance. Don't take if you have alot of classes.

One of the most interesting professors I have ever had. The tests are hard if you only go by the notes. Read the chapters and if you study from her notes AND the BOOK, you will get an A every time. Its not that hard to pass her class, you just have to try. Its really fun just listening to her talk about rocks. she gets super exited about them.

In the beginning, this professor was hard but you have to show that you're interested in her class. Sit in the front!! Introduce yourself to Mary Hall-Brown because she is super easy to talk to. If she has a field trip planned, go :D It was soo much fun! I really liked this professor.

fun teacher, loves her subject. test are highly hard. if you read the book, attend class, ask questions you will do fine. If you want a lay back class this is def not for you. at the end of the semester she will give extra credit. I had to take tutoring pass with a B

I had her for GEO 103. The textbook and her PowerPoints posted online contained everything I needed to know for the exam. She randomly takes attendance so you still need to come to class. She is friendly and really likes to help students so introduce yourself, ask questions, and you'll do fine. Lots of studying for exams is a must!

Dr. Hall-Brown professor is very fair and sweet. She donates the money she makes from selling scan-trons for tests to the animal shelter, and she will help you as long as you seek it out. I took her the flash cards I made before tests and she even helped me study! You don't find many like her anymore. She's truly a blessing for students.

She tells you exactly what will be on her exams, plus she gives you 25 points extra credit toward all of your exams combined and also drops the lowest exam score. She is extremely helpful and super nice. Definitely take her class.

Incredibly easy because she relates the material in a down-to-earth way. She's always wanting to help you if you need it too. Only grades are five tests (lowest gets dropped) and an insane amount of optional extra credit. Take good lecture notes and go over them a little and you'll do fine even if you don't like science.

GO TO CLASS. Not only is she a stickler for attendance, but nearly everything you'll need to know for the tests comes from the lecture. The textbook is "required" but she only puts like two questions on each test from the textbook, so you really don't have to read it.

Great teach, funny and overall fun to have, you do though have to go to class and read your text, thats just the facts of life if you dont read or go to class you deserve the grade you got this is collage not HS.

The people on here complaining about her just didn't study. She seems super strict the first week of class but she is very understanding and helpful as long as you seek her out. If you go to class and pay attention to her hints you will do well.

Great professor! She has a lot of energy in class which is helpful to learn the material. Lots of extra credit given which helps! The textbook helps with the tests by explaining more in depth. Extra points are given at the end of the semester for attendance. GO TO CLASS!!!

If you aren't a science person, don't take her. She's very nice and a great teacher but her tests try to trick you. Tons of extra credit is given though, for attendance also. If you do take her class, study and make your Bs or Cs on the test then extra credit will bring you to a B+ or A-

Prof Hall-Brown is hillarious. She cares about you and will want to help you if you ask her. You have to take notes, if you miss lectures you wont pass. Also attendance is extra credit which was my saving gracehelped me pass. Tests are BRUTAL bcz a lot of stuff to remember. So you have to study a lot, take good notes & any problems, ask her!

Take this professor. Classes are funny. She loves to make the information relevant and interesting. She gives 4 exams and drops lowest exam grade. Exams are wordy somewhat difficult, but if you know the material and listen to her test hints in class, you can easily pass with an A. Also she is a dog lover and talks about rescuing dogs a lot :)

Tests are hard, but if you get your B's and C's on them and do all of the extra credit on them, you have a chance at a high B or A. The extra credit isn't even work; she just asks you to send her selfies of you at campus events like plays or games, which is nice. This is a flashcard kind of class! They will save you on the tests.

She is amazing! Exams are tough but she helps out alot with the extra credit!

Dr. Brown is a great professor! She has a passion for Earth Science and enjoys sharing it with her students. In her lectures, she adds humor and relates the content back to real life issues to make the material easier to understand. Studying is necessary as the tests are hard. Dr. Brown enjoys helping out her students. A must for a science class.

Basic lecture class. 4 exams. She is super passionate about this subject. Super sweet and eager to help you understand the material. Concepts aren't hard to grasp, but it's a lot of info. She tells you exactly what to do to pass her tests. FLASHCARDS! Go to class! She gives hints at what will be on the test! Used the book for vocab. Study early!!!!

Tells you how to pass her class. Warns you how her tests are tough. She uploads every powerpoint from lectures. Recommends that you print them off and take them to class so you can take side notes (GOOD IDEA). Vocab is everything. Flashcards will save you. Go to class for hints on test material. She HATES phone users and web browsers! Love her.

Mary is an amazing teacher! I hate science and was nervous about taking this course. But, as long as you go to all classes, take notes, and study, you'll be fine! I barely had to try and got an A- in this class. Student would have to TRY to fail, in my opinion. She is very excited about what she teaches which makes it even easier. Wonderful woman!

Mary was an awesome professor! The class was hard, and the the tests were tough, but she is extremely helpful and super sweet! She is really passionate about science and loves teaching. The test questions are tricky, so make sure you take really good notes and study a lot. Overall, one of the best professors I have ever had.

Tests are really difficult and very vocabulary driven. Basically if you didn't study you're not going to do well. In my opinion I would always go to the review days because she will give EC on the test for attending those classes

Her test aren't really that hard, you just have to stay focus and STUDY STUDY STUDY !! other than that you'll be fine.

Mary is very serious about respect, she will kick people out of class. Go to class, she gave us extra credit sometimes for showing up because a lot of people skipped. The tests are hard. Take notes, read the powerpoints, pay attention, and skim the chapters in the book.

She's ok; only thing is there are only 4 tests to the whole course. she offer extra credit which can help, but if you fail the tests you're pretty much screwed.

Mrs. Hall-Brown is one of the best professors I have ever had. Yes, the class can be difficult at times, but you have to pay attention and come to lecture. She will always meet with you and answer any questions you may have. Highly recommend this course.

Make sure you show up to class and take notes, the exams are difficult, but the lectures are interesting and at times funny. She is very nice but will absolutely bring the hammer down on you if you act up. One of the realest professors i've had in terms of being down to earth.

90% of your grade is in the 5 tests(multiple choices) 3 test are online and 2 are not(in class open book and you can print the PowerPoints). The other 10% will be attendance using iClicker .She does give a lot of extra credits (up to 30 point). Notes are important,since she will ask question in the test like ( as we discuses in class).

Her tests are extremely hard. However, she's a great teacher! You really have to stay focused and know the material. She tends to get off topic, but she really does know what she's talking about and she's very passionate about the subject. And make sure you attend every class! 10 points will be added to your final grade, and she gives a lot of EC!

The tests are extremely hard, this is honestly the toughest class I have ever taken. However, I really enjoyed her lectures and her personality. She makes the content easy to understand and make sure to take notes!!! Don't skip class either, some of the stuff she talks about in class that are not on the PowerPoint will be on the tests.

One of my favorite professors at UNCG. You can tell she really cares about the subject material as well as her students. Her class is large, but she finds a way to make everyone feel important. She makes earth science fun and easy to understand. She is very funny and caring, but if you disrespect her time, she'll call you out and take points off.

she's amazing, whatever class you see her teaching take it. take it immediately

Mary is so sweet and hilarious! She really is a great professor. Attendance is necessary, as her tests include "As discussed in class..." questions. She gives tons of extra credit if you answer her questions in class and even just for showing up. The only other grades are reading quizzes for each chapter and Geotours Worksheets using Google Earth.

Dr. Hall-Brown really is an amazing professor. She is very passionate about what she teaches and explains it on a basic level that makes it easy to understand, but her test questions are on a more advanced level . As long as you are willing to study hard, go to class, and pay close attention I recommend this class

She has to be one of the sweetest professors I have ever had along with her funny jokes. I really did have a hard time in her class but I would not say I hated it. She loves science, wants you to learn and have fun. She gives out easy extra credit but be sure to STUDY and attend class because she does say "According to lecture.." on exams.

Great Professor! Tests are hard, so make sure you have a clear understanding of the material. If you don't get it, GO SEE HER. She has office hours and is open for appointments. Overall she is an amazing lady with a passion for the material and a love for her students. The class is challenging but not impossible. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I really enjoyed this class. The tests are hard, but if you STUDY, you'll be fine. I mean STUDY, like you never have before. Dr. Hall-Brown is an amazing professor, and she really cares for all of her students, and the planet! You can learn a lot from her, I know I did!

Lectures are very important. She says things in class that aren't on the powerpoints on canvas, like examples, and these are on the tests. The tests aren't straight vocab, you have to know how processes and such really work. The tests are open book if you have a textbook. She's also very nice.

You can access her powerpoints online and the information is clear. She sometimes may get off topic with a hilarious story that does relate to the subject. The exam question wording can be confusing and you lowkey have to think outside the box. Study the powerpoints. Some exams she allowed open-book, but again.... study the PowerPoints!

The material was tough, but Mary made every effort to help me understand the material. The book is optional, but she lets you use them on tests. She is nice and funny. She gives a lot of extra credit. The tests are very hard, but she gives many opportunities to improve your test scores. I would definitely take her class again.

she is the best and amazing professor in UNCG. she is very helpful and she does her best to help you to get A in the class. there are 10 content assessments and 10 exercise assessments. just study and do your work and ask her if you get stuck she would help. she used to bring hot coffee and bagel and creamy cheese for us! and do your lab quizzes!

She is a wonderful teacher, and put a lot of effort into making the material easier to understand, especially when she found out some hadnt learned more than bits & pieces of the subject matter she was covering. She expects us to pay attention to the material, but also goes out of her way to make sure we have what we need to succeed in her class.

See is very fun and interesting. Always willing to help you out on an assignment if you need help. Tests were online and open book but strategically timed so that if you look up all the answers you won't have enough time.

Professor Hall-Brown is truly an amazing teacher. She really cares about her students and regularly offers up her free time to help them prepare for upcoming exams. She genuinely tries to engage the class and does so by incorporating personal stories and funny anecdotes. She genuinely makes the most boring subjects captivating. Highly recommend!

Dr. Hall-Brown is one of my favorite professors I've had at UNCG! She is really passionate about what she teaches and really cares about her students. Even though the subject matter isn't something I'm really interested in, she always made the classes fun.

Wonderful lady and i loved her passion for geology when I took this class my freshman year; however, her teaching style did not help me learn the material. Her tests were very tough and this class is the worst grade on my transcript (and I have taken Organic Chemistry).

She is super nice, and the work is not difficult at all. The textbook for the lab was expensive but has instructions so specific that even an idiot could figure it out. Class was very easy overall. She can get a little nervous while presenting the material though, and as a result tends to spend a while on each topic before moving on.

Dr Brown is very nice but the lectures and material do not correlate well with the exams. I studied so hard and rewatched the lectures and still did poorly

Dr. Mary Hall-Brown is a wonderful person to work with, she was very helpful both inside and outside of the classroom.Her, like most of us, struggled with COVID and issues that were caused by it, but she was able to work through them and help her students succeed in her class.Some of the work felt a little out of place from what was taught in class

Sometimes you don't even need to attend the class, as long as you go through the PowerPoint. The assignments are really easy because the questions are straight from the online course and the exams are not too bad. Their personality is amazing though, she was in the military and fosters lots of dogs.

She is incredibly nice and lovable. The tests are hard, you need to pay attention to the lecture in order to pass, but she gives flexibility and fair judgment of questions the whole class missed or mostly missed. Just don't rely on that to save your grade. Overall, just show up and study and you'll do okay.

She was an amazing teacher. She was funny too she said attendance mattered but then didn't care at the end of the semester.

Took this class during the summer, and the work was straightforward. She lets you use the textbook and power points on exams. Some of the questions were tricky, but she went back and gave credit for the ones with "bad wording". She also would post nice messages or warnings about the weather that tied into the material we learned.

I LOVE PROFESSOR BROWN. I AM A PROFESSOR BROWN STAN.

Professor Hall-Brown was amazing! She genuinely cares about her students, and wants us to succeed. Attendance is mandatory because she mentions stuff in class that is on the exams. The first two exams were difficult and brought my grade down, but then they got easier and she offered extra credit. She is a truly wonderful person and professor!

Professor Hall-Brown is passionate and engaging. Attendance is a must to ace the exams, but with the textbook and slides, the course is manageable. Try unstuck ai - it helped me supplement my study prep alongside other resources.