His tests are very hard. He may have review seccesions a few days before but they don't help. You have to go way beyond class in order to succeed. (Please forgive spelling errors.)

ugh quizzes were ridiculous as were the tests. unless you memorize the textbook for the test, then you will not do well. each test had 15 short essay questions. said he was willing to help you if you went to office hours but only would tell you to do the online quizes. unless you love failing take him!

nealen is probably the worst professor, ever. I have never encountered a prof. who cared less about his students. I study four days straight for his exams, I have only passed one. He is too fast and does not make the material understandable. Half of my class withdrawled. I wish I would have been one of them.

He is the worst professor ever! Avoid him at all cost. He is very boring and monotone and basically just reads the book to you during leccture. His tests are extremely hard you better be prepared to study every day. Im an A student and this was awul.

Basically you show up for lecture and listen to him read 20+ PowerPoint slides to you the entire class. I retained no information from this course. Did not make an effort to engage students in learning, lab grade was an A for different prof. but Nealen lowers lab grade to 150 points instead of 213 pt. so it doesn't help raise your grade as much.

I had him for Phys Lab and he was awful. I am a 4.00 student and I never once recived a 100% from him unless he graded for participation. He is the only Phys Lab Prof that makes quizzes more points than the lab reports. His quizzes are also very difficult and I don't understand how he grades. Also he is very bad at emailing students back.

I am a great student and I study all the time. He does not care. He stands in front of the class and just reads from power points. Do not take him for lab. Labs are worth 5 points and quizzes are worth 12. I got an 8/12 on a quiz and he wrote "Good work" on the top. The lab final is 1/3 of the grade and is hard. Don/t take him if possible.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! He is hands down the worst professor i have ever had here at IUP. His lectures are just him reading his pp slides for an hour and maybe he will throw in a pop quiz in the last 3 mins.. Expect to teach yourself the material for exams. Questions on stuff not covered in class. Grades unfairly. Terrible, boring, egocentric.

He's extremely cocky and his quizzes are worded very poorly. Lab reports are collected in class and he puts questions on them that are impossible to do without asking him, which usually elicits some sort of condescending explanation. He also almost never gives 100% on lab reports unless he tells you it's collected for participation. Final was ehh.

In class he is very helpful when asking questions throughout your lab. He does give a lot of info that you will have to memorize it all for a quiz at the end of class. Hard grader. Allows note card for final but it isn't very helpful with his type questions. He also isn't very easily accessible outside of class or his office hours.

There are quizzes after each class that will impact your grade, but there is no time during the class to study for them, so it is hard to fully understand all the material. The group work is very beneficial and he will help you write some of the answers and then proceeds to grade it all wrong and completely tear apart the answer he helped you with.

There are weekly quizzes at the end of each class based on the information he talks about in that class. You barely have any time to review the information he talked about before having to take the quiz. There are also weekly lab reports and he is a very hard grader. He will give an explanation to write for an answer and then mark it wrong.

There are also weekly lab reports and he is a very hard grader. He will give an explanation to write for an answer and then mark it wrong.

This class was one of the worst I have taken. He is a ridiculously tough grader and is not helpful when you ask questions. He takes forever to answer emails and if your grammar is wrong he wont answer at all (its in his syllabus). Save yourself the frustration and take a different professor

All online. Basically a teach yourself type of class.

This class was more difficult than my O Chem class, and that’s saying something. I tried my hardest, but I always felt like the stuff I studied was not on the exam. There was no SI or tutoring available. Truly a class that gave me several panic attacks. Lab was even harder, with quizzes at the end of each lab. Be ready to write and memorize.

He is a rude, selfish and unsympathetic person. Hired only for research value. Egotistical in his emails. Very tough grader. Accused for cheating and now have something on my record.

Extremely tough grader. Had him for lecture and lab. In lab there was weekly quizzes based on the lab; little time to study for them. In lecture the weekly quizzes are very helpful but exams are very tough. Grades depend on exam scores mainly. Does not give extra credit. Avoid him! Tough class! All online and self taught for lecture.

Incredibly tough grader and your grade is mostly based on exams (which are super hard). He rarely responds to emails. Some exam questions have material that are not in the notes, making it impossible to answer in the time limit. All exams are 20 open ended questions with not enough time to finish. Save yourself the struggle and tears.

His powerpoints never line up with the quizzes. I used his lecture and the book to do a quiz and received a 3/5. He pretty much wants you to figure it out on your own.

a very heavy amount of information on every exam, with only 45 questions on each. If you study with flashcards, get ready to write. Doesn't let you make any work up, even if you have a perfectly good excuse. He has a very monotoned voice, so lectures are very boring and seem longer than usual. I suggest to steer clear!!

I took the physiology lab online with Dr. Nealen. He posts a slideshow every week with a voice over and LOTS of information. He then has a quiz that is worth 5 points every Friday and they are TOUGH. It isn't problems you can do just by reading the slides, you must have a good understanding and really know the topic. He doesn't seem to care either.

I took his online lab for Bio 240 and it was nothing short of TERRIBLE I also had him for lecture and that too was TERRIBLE. For the lab he posts slides every week with a voice over but when it's time for the quiz nothing on the slides help. The slides are full of unhelpful information. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES. He makes it harder than what it is.

I took this professor lab online. There was a quiz every week and a final at the end. He would post slides for the quizzes the week of, when the time came to take the quiz the questions were different than what was on the slides.

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! He acts like everyone is a bio major. You are expected to know 150+ slides worth of information for a 40 question exam. This class is way to hard for a 100 level course. If you are reading this, you should have already started studying for his exams! Pop quiz almost every lecture. Save yourself the headache and steer clear!!

I had him for physiology lab and he was not good. I would recommend taking ANY other lab professor for this class because his grading system was completely unfair. Even if you ask for help, and he tells you your answer is correct, he still may mark it wrong.

This professor was extremely difficult and often unfair in grading. Several times I was told my answers were correct, yet were still marked wrong. There was a quiz after every lecture and were not multiple choice, only written responses. I felt that I had to put in a lot more effort and time in this lab compared to my other classes.