hello, can we say EASY? this guy gives only 4 tests a year, lowest test grade is dropped and a final. the class before each test, he tells you the questions he will ask and then explains the answers. take this class.

Well, there are very few professors with whom you can be guarenteed an A... This is one of them.

Amazing and helpful as far as chem professors go. Makes Organic interesting! Very fair professor who learns every student's name!!!!

This guy went out of his way to make chemistry a GOOD thing. They should clone him!! I can't praise him enough.

I started out hating chem, ended up loving it. One of the best teachers I ever had. TAKE HIS COURSES!!

EASY class. Nice guy.

Easy but really good, explains things well, friendly. Great professor for a foundation class. Might consider updating his wardrobe.

He is the best teacher to take ogranic with. Clear, helpful, and gives you old exams, which dont really change much. Couldnt get any better then that. If you study you can get an A

Absolutely amazing. He actually makes it possible to understand organic chem. This is by far the best teacher I have ever had at URI and he goes out of his way to know every single student. If you have to take organic, his class is the way to go.

This class is amazing. He is so clear to understand. All of his notes and previous exams are on reserve. Down to earth guy, one of my favorite classes. I definitely recommend this class!

Easy teacher - easy class -take it and get an A!

The best chemistry professor hands down. Excellent lecturer, great notes, exams straight forward and no tricks. Very friendly outside of class as well. Overall great teacher and great guy.

A shining jewel among the horrid slime that comprises the Chem Department. He even tries to learn everyone's name!

He explains organic so well. He is nice, funny and goes out of his way to help students. By far the best teacher I have had in the chem department.

Great easy teacher

Nice guy, really loves science, knows his stuff and explains it well. A little bit of studying = easy A

Took Organic 1, and it has been the most unbelievable experience. Everyone told me that Organic was worse then Gen Chem, and this man has made it come alive- he is possibly the best teacher I have ever had, and certainly the best chemistry teacher, EVER!!! If you can, take every chem class you need, with him.

I took orgo with Dr. McGregor over the summer, & it was worth it. He loves the subject, and it shows. He was very helpful and goes over material as much as he can. You still have to study a good amount, but he made it as easy as probably possible. He can be a bit disorganized, but he was overall enthusiastic and easy to approach with questions.

if you need a science credit, take the damn class. he's the man

McGregor is the best chem professor ever! he is so nice and very helpful, and he is a wicked cool guy :)

What an amazing man, this is what teachers are meant to be! By far my favorite teacher at URI. He's straightforward, clear, energetic, and actually appreciates his students. He's always willing to help outside and inside of class. As long as you put time into studying it is very possible to do well in this class.

McGregor is amazing! He makes an extremely complicated subject (Organic Chemistry) very clear and easy to understand. He posts very thorough notes online and gives practice exams so you know just what to expect on the exams. Plus, he gives lots of partial credit. Great guy - made my life easy!

It's like taking high school chem over again, except this time, it is explained crystal clear. Notes are at the library if you miss class, plus practice exams. Paper is wicked easy, almost guaranteed to pass. No need to go everytime, butyou should go at least once a week :) easy A

Awsome teacher. Easy class. He explains everything clearly and makes chem fun. All notes are online plus old exams. Study these and you will get an A. Highly Recomended

Awsome teacher. Easy class. He explains everything clearly and makes chem fun. All notes are online plus old exams. Study these and you will get an A. Highly Recomended

Prof McGreggor is probably the best chemistry prof on campus, even though that isnt saying much, he is probably the most helpful. I did not have him during the year, but he is extremely polite and personable. Is there for you whenever you might need a little bit of help, and can always dumb itdown so that you can undertand him.

Great professor. Uses great examples in class. Have to study alil for the exams but he explains well. Will go above and beyond to help students.

Awesome guy. Pretty good teacher but u def need to put the time in to do well in the class. He's really helpful and takes a lot of test questions from old exams. If you have to take this class, McGregor is the way to go.

Explains wonderfully, very clear. Quizzes and exams are fairly easy; never opened my book, though I did go to every lecture. Notes are online and straight from the book. Taking the lab (CHM 105) helps a lot as well. Great class, easy A. If you have to take Chemistry, go with McGregor!

He's a little weird and mean to you if you're talking in class, but overall he teaches pretty well. He gets confused a lot and messes things up but his teaching is pretty clear.

He's an all right teacher, but he doesn't show enough example problems. The exams are hard because you have to memorize so many things. A difficult class, but he's a pretty good teacher for it.

it's a class where u gotta show up and do ur hw, but he's a nice guy. explains things very well compared to other science teachers. welcomes and answers all questions, gives out review sheets. 4 tests (drops the lowest) and a final. if u gotta take this class take it with him.

Awesome guy. Knows his stuff. Very nice and understanding of problems and personal issues. Pushed back dates and excepts late papers with no penalty most of the time. Never used the book but I did go to class whenever I could. Gives a review sheet the day before the test which is basically a carbon copy. Cool demonstrations too. Good class, easy A.

This man is amazing. Great teacher. Knows so much about chemistry. Easy A

Out of the 3 professors I've had for any organic classes, he was the best. Definitely the easiest to follow and he actually tells you what you need to know unlike Rosen. Do the practice problems and understand the concepts he teaches.

Writes you notes for each section, so all you have to do is read it, do a few problems, and you are ready for exams

Organic is hard but he's the clear choice. He far outweighs the other 2 orgo professors. Exams reflect the material covered and he tells you what to expect. He's very passionate about orgo and is a cool guy. Attend class, take good notes, do the textbook problems and you'll pass.

Seriously, Dont even buy the textbook. I didn't open it all year. Wicked easy class, not even kidding. If you go to the review sessions before the tests you're golden. Never any homework and only 3 tests all together. Take CHM 100, it;s a great Gen Ed to skate bye

He isn't always clear in what he is saying in class, but if you go to him with questions he is eager to help. You have to do the problems in the textbook that he assigns, but you know what the exams will be like because of them.

Nice guy, easy class, u don't really have to show up a lot to class...pretty easy tests

Good course. Prof really knows his stuff.

He is the best teacher for Organic 1 and 2. probably the best along the east coast..Just Amazing.

Good and bad.His manner of teaching is good but he randomly looses his thought process, his writing on the projector smudges and sometimes illegible, becomes confusing, hard to follow with the book and online notes.His last exam was 2 days prior to the final and thus couldnt know if we did well. That was stupid.Partial credit-mulitple choice mostly

Took organic chemistry 1 and 2 (CHM 227 and 228) as summer courses with him. Grades are based only on exams which are all problems. No multiple choice. Do the assigned problems and understand the basic concepts to be able to do other problems. He's passionate about his subject and very helpful. Slow to respond to email so stop by his office.

This guy is awesome. Makes organic chemistry manageable and he has fun doing it.

McGregor=the Man. Take him whenever you can. Go to class, go to the SI sessions, and ask him questions. He will go out of his way to answer them. There is no reason not to geT at least a B in his 103 class.

I can't believe anyone has anything bad to say about this guy. My favorite teacher at URI. He's an incredible teacher, passionate, very willing to help, but YOU have to be willing to work. This is organic chemistry, not gym class. The content is difficult and at times very boring. It's not his job to make you practice tests. Take responsibility!!

Overall Professor McGregor is a good chemistry teacher. He explains the topics well in class when he is focused, but often gets off task. He assigns skill sets for each chapter as optional, they are worth completing since they are very similar to the tests. He is a nice guy and always willing to help students, I have no idea why there bad comments

Great teacher, very clear. He posts a lot of online resources if you need help. Chemistry is a hard class but he trys to make it as easy as possible.

Great professor, very understanding and helpful. Took summer class with him and he made orgo easy. Do problems in the book, test questions are similar. Has lots of online resources (found on URI chem website).

Chem might be difficult, but McGregor does a good job of making it passable. He uploads all of his notes online, and the SI sessions are really helpful. His office hours were early in the morning, but every weekday, and he was always there and willing to help. Great guy who's willing to give students what they need to pass.

McGregor is the BESTchem teacher at URI! If you have to take chem take it with him. I was having a lot of trouble in chem before I took his class, but he made it so easy to understand. His tests are pretty easy if you take good notes and study. And if you're having trouble he is happy to help. He usually scales his exams which helps a lot too.

This dude is such a beast. def the best teacher I've probably had in my life. the best part is that all his handwritten notes are on sakai, so you def dont have to ever go to class, not once.

The best choice for Organic chem. It is a shame that he doesn't teach Orgo 2. He is very straightforward with what you need to know for tests. Lecture usually goes beyond what you need to know, so look at his review sheets and online notes. He does his best to make class entertaining, but his puns will make you cringe.

He rocks! Best chemistry teacher. Very clear. Sometimes funny. Cool balloon experiment.

Great professor! I thought this class would be impossible, but if you go to class, pay attention, do problems, and really study hard for exam you will be fine. I wish he taught Orgo 2 because I would take it with him in a heartbeat. Really nice, he has a lot of office hours, dont hesitate to ask him questions.

These comments below are crazy, Professor McGregor is the man! Had him for 226 227 and 288. Very down to earth and devoted to his students. Exams aren't EASY but very fair. Best advice is not to memorize the practice problems but to learn the general concepts and you'll do fine; he gives a ton of partial credit and is overly fair with grading :)

He's just too awesome! I used to hate Chemistry! Now, it's my favourite. Prof. McGregor is the best. I love him!

This guy is passionate about his work as a chemist and it shows. He really does know his stuff when it comes to chemistry. He was really clear and good in the beginning of the semester, but it did go down a bit as the semester went on. Mostly focuses on calculations. Not a bad professor to take.

McGregor is the man! If you have to take orgo, take it with him! Great teaching style, very personable (will remember your name), and what he teaches will be on the test. Do the practice problems in the book and you'll do really well!

Go to class and pay attention. Study for the test and work hard. He may not be excellent, but he's terrific compared to your other choices for teachers

Teaches well, just have to pay attention to what he writes down and youre good

Really cares about the subject, lectures are really helpful. Pay attention and class will be easy , don't pay attention, class will be hard.

I had him for 2 semesters of general chemistry. He may not be the best teacher in class and can be all over the place, but he is definitely the best option for a gen. chem. teacher. He tries hard to get to know the students names in class, so make yourself known to him. He clearly loves chemistry and wants his students to succeed

Good professor that explains things well during lecture. Go see him for help if you need it because class material is covered very quickly and also try to make it to SI sessions they really help too. Tends to go off on tangents during lectures because he is really passionate about his job. Try to attend class as much as possible.

Professor McGregor is very knowledgeable about chemistry and is very clear in his lectures. However, some of the exam questions do not match up with what we learn in lecture, so make sure you read the textbook and do the practice skills problems he recommend. HIGHLY recommend going to the SI untis, which will help out a lot and clarify a lot.

Overall, Mikey is a pretty good professor. He gives tons of examples in class and makes orgo I easier to understand. Probably one of the best options for orgo at URI. There are four exams and the final, he drops the lowest and if you do better on your final he replaces your second lowest with the final exam grade. Normeh says take orgo with Mikey!!

One of the best Chemistry professors at URI. Orgo is a hard class no matter the instructor but he gives good notes and explanations and tries his hardest to test you on topics that were definitely covered in class. Very approachable and willing to answer questions. You can see his passion and can tell he really wants students to pass

great teacher

9/12 WOULD RECOMMEND!! He is the definition of excellent

TOUGH GRADER. Exams are filled with easy questions and ALSO curve balls which have problems you have never seen before. He isn't very clear on what to study. If you miss lecture and read the book, you will fail. He does not cover everything in the text and covers things outside the text. Some reagents he covers are nowhere in the text.

Dr. McGregor is one of my favorite professors. He encourages students to work on their own and learn the material, and but he also lectures on what he thinks is important. His exams can be tricky, but he usually gives one question that is very basic. In class he uses visuals and examples to show concepts. Can't wait for orgo1 with him

Does great work with in class problems. Tests are tough but not impossible. Very friendly and genuine guy. As a side note, he looooooooves to prolong his worrrrrrrds.

Dr. McGregor clearly cares about his students, especially the ones taking organic chemistry. He makes it clear from day one that you'll have to work hard if you want to do well, but it's obvious that he will do as much as he possibly can to prepare you for his exams. Exams are based on his lectures, but some questions may be worded difficultly.

Taking 228 after having Dr. McGregor for 227 course makes learning the new material much easier. In fact, once you master the foundations of orgo, everything seems to fall into place! As always, McGregor is friendly and approachable and he will always help you out if you put in the energy for his course. Plus his stories are great, too!

Considering our Chemistry department isn't that amazing, McGregor is one of the better options. His exams make sense for the most part but the homework usually doesn't line up with what we learn in class. He doesn't always explain things the best but he's pretty good for the most part

Love this guy, definitely the best teacher I have had while at URI. He is passionate about orgo and helping the students that come to him for help. Emails don't get responded to in-depth but if you go to him he will work through it with you until you feel confident about it. Orgo is a hard class and he has high standards. Love the sneakers too

Class really isn't difficult compared to the level of difficulty I saw on old exams from other schools, so my advice is to google old exams and study using those. Some of these comments below are just salty. McGregor definitely isn't a great teacher and he takes forever to get grades back, but his class really isn't that bad if you prepare right.

Go to class, take notes, study for exams, and you will pass. If you miss class, he already has hand written notes online. His exam questions can be worded a little different, but if you do the problems that he writes in his "points of emphasis" you will get AT LEAST a solid 70. Everything you need to know for exams is on class website.

Just pray for me

I liked him. Related what we were doing to real world problems, explained what was important and how something would relate to future chem courses. Tests mix of calculations, multi-choice, and true/false - fair, gives substantial part-credit. Does warm-ups at beginning, very helpful if you don't understand what was covered in the prev class.

I honestly didn't think McGregor was as bad as some people make him out to be. I went to class and was able to comprehend material and passed every exam. Compared to the other professors who teach this course, McGregor's exams are definitely the fairest. He gives a decent amount of partial credit and I learned a lot in his class, so I'd recommend!

Just a great guy. If you need to take chemistry at URI, stop searching on this site and listen up: take it with Dr McGregor. Yes, he uses pen&paper. Yes, he tells stories. These are good qualities and you will come to appreciate his style. His method of teaching: learn the rules of the game, then play it. Excellent prof, URI lucky to have him.

Makes class fun. Does some cool experiments but not the best at explaining concepts. The last quarter of the semester material became very difficult to learn from him.

First off, 350 characters does not do this man justice. I would like to start off saying that McGregor has forever changed my life. Not only is he a prophet of chemistry but he puts the bad boy in dipole-dipole interactions. He's not afraid to call you out in front of the whole class for taking notes on ur computer. The true king of Beaupre.

McGregor is not a bad choice for chem. You really have to work hard for your grade and you need to put in a lot of time outside of class. do the skills practice he puts online there will be nothing on the exam that you haven't seen before, very fair exams, nice, funny, definitely not the worst professor you could have for chem just work hard

A little hard to understand and keep up with during lectures, however, I thought he was very helpful in office hours and his exam are the easiest thing you'll ever take

Lectures are kind of useless, learned nothing from them. However, see him outside of class during office hours, and you will learn a lot. Fair grader for open response/math questions on exams. If you want to do well in class, you have to be willing to put in an effort.

Chemistry is not my favorite subject, but McGregor was a solid professor. To succeed you do need to read and do work outside of class, which he tells you. His lectures are good and he is helpful during office hours, especially before exams. I would recommend him for chemistry and happy he was my professor for chem 101.

Great guy. Took all my chem courses with him. Put in the work and you'll be fine.

If you show that you appreciate his class (good student or not), then he will be more than happy to help you. He is passionate about organic chemistry, and loves any question that is thrown at him. You do, however, have to put in a lot of time outside of class in order to do well, but he gives you just enough information to learn on your own.

He is a great professor and really cares about his students. As long as you pay attention in class and keep up with the work it isn't a bad class. Great guy

I failed the first exam after studying long and hard and I felt that I was going to receive a horrible grade in the class, but with the AEC tutor group and going to Professor McGregors office hours I improved drastically. If Professor McGregor knows you care about your grade and are trying your best he will help you out and you will be fine.

One of the most fun chemistry classes I have ever taken! Even though everything is online for this class, he makes it engaging and, dare I say, fun, to learn OChem. Definitely reccomend taking 228 with Mcgregor.

Dr. McGregor is a little all over the place, and the exam grades reflect that for sure. Theres barely any structure in the class, and thats what makes it difficult. Content wise, it was manageable if you practiced a lot outside of class. Hes a very nice guy though, very passionate about ochem, and does drop the lowest exam grade at the end.

This is my favorite chemistry class I've taken. McGregor adds lots of real world examples, making lectures interesting. Yes, lectures have absolutely no structure. However, he explains everything clearly, and gives ample practice in class. The class never once felt rushed and stressful like 227 did, and exams are ok. Study the notes from class.