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This class is team taught and professor Sapp is by far the best of the team. Actually made me consider majoring in relgion for a moment. You learn a lot and he is very clear about what he expects.

He's definitly a very captivating teacher and the team-teaching set up of the course keeps things fresh.

Best teacher, very interesting and makes class enjoyable. If you pay attention and read you will do fine

Sapp is cool but this class as a whole really sucks

Great Teacher! Rest of the team stinks!

He's the best teacher in the team...He makes everything really interesting and makes you actually want to learn about religion! Go to class, pay attention, and read and youll definitely do good!

AMAZING teacher, I love this guy. The whole religion staff is stellar, but Sapp is by far at the top. Best professor in the school.

GREAT teacher- he made me interested in an otherwise boring subject- the rest of the team is horrible

What a nice guy! Has a very charming personality and is an excellent teacher. He makes eastern religion extremely interesting. I am currently enjoying him and am looking forward to the end of the semester when I have him again. His test was very easy too. I am glad i chose REL 101.

Probably one of the best teachers in UM. Has a way of speaking that just keeps you interested in a topic that otherwise could be boring. Dr. Sapp himself is also a very interesting guy too.

Someone to dislike Dr. Sapp must have a serious problem with professors in general because he is one of nicest most charismatic guys I have ever taken. Only thing is sometimes he goes a little fast. Overall the whole religious department is stellar, but Sapp is the best. EASY class to get an A in.

One of the best non-science courses I have taken. Tests are REALLY EASY. My grades out of 40 were: 40, 37, 37, 40. They even give extra credit! Since this team taught here are reviews: Sapp: Best of the team. Funny, charismatic Callender: Nice guy, didnt get material done Pals: My second favorite. Petrella: Hilarious guy Oh: Not bad, just boring

A very fun and intelligent professor. Class is never a bore.

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He is possibly the most animated and interesting professor I have come across in my time at the University of Miami. He always keeps you awake, but you don't have to study really hard to pass his class. Studying the night before I ended up with a high B on his exams. Very good class, very good other professors as well, I would highly recommend it to anybody.

He is a good speaker, he makes jokes, he keeps class interesting and entertaining. He knows the subject material well and encourages debate (in his 401 class).

awesome professor! knows his material, he's funny, keeps class entertaining. available outside of class for help or to talk. i would definately recommend him!

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Sapp is one of the best professors on campus. Keeps you interested in the material and is very well prepared with his power point presentation. Tests can be easy if you pay attention in class and take good notes.

AWESOME TEACHER!!! OMG!! WOW!! He makes the stuff come alive and he makes jokes and hes just such a good teacher. Its incredible, like all you have to do is listen to him and pay attention and you can pass his exam no sweat. It is honestly my only class this semester that I can say I would never miss, and look forward to everyday.

Great teacher, hard class, take philosophy if you want an easy A

Sapp is definately the best religion teacher out of the bunch. He is an extremely nice and funny person that makes learning such a fun and easy experience. The class itself can get kind of time consuming and may require to know a lot of events. The other professors can get very boring but it is a very well rounded class that I recommend.

The ratings for Sapp don't lie. He's an amazing professor that has a way of making everything he says fascinating!

Class is fairly easy if you take good notes, Sapp is the best of the bunch, and the quality of the notes they give you gets worse as the semester progresses.

Sapp is the best so it's nice to start and end with him. The other teachers are not so direct as Sapp with his powerpoints so the class is harder (you have to take much more detailed notes)when Sapp isn't teaching. If you pay attention and take good notes the class will be easy.

Sapp is the best. His powerpoints are very thorough; you don't need to take many additional notes. The best teacher of the group!

REL 101 is a team taught class. Sapp starts the semester and ends the semester with you. He is a wonderful teacher--very interesting! You just need to print out his powerpoints. The other professors who teach this class are not as effective and interesting as Sapp. You have to take more notes with them. To reiterate, Sapp is a wonderful prof.

He makes the class very interesting. He is extremely clear and very easy to understand. Follow along and take good notes and you are guaranteed an A/B in the class. But be aware of the other professors they are not as clear/understandable as Sapp. Good Luck :-)

Just a good teacher. Effective presentation of course materials and fairly easy exams. Sometimes funny and stimulates interest in the course.

The way he organizes his sections is very clear and easy to follow. His test questions are fair.

I love this man. He makes religion so interesting, and this is coming from somebody who hasn't stepped foot in a church in 10 years. I'm actually even thinking about changing my major to Religious Studies. This guy is key!

This guy is awesome. He made religion interesting for me, and I'm an atheist!!!

This was the best professor I had. His classes are really interesting and fun. He explains everything with great clarity, I really enjoyed his teaching. I would very much like to take another classs with him.

Highly recommended. Easy class as long as you take good notes and skim the book. Awesome teacher. Funny and interesting. Very clear lectures. Too bad the other professors that teach 101 aren't as good.

HE is awesome! He explains everything very clearly and it is very fun. I recommened this professor to everyone.

Everything was clearly explained and the powerpoints are helpful. Although powerpoints are provided one still needs to go to class to fully understand. His lectures are very fun to listen to. I stongly recommend this professor.And the test are multiple choice and all the information was covered by his lectures and skimming of book.Book is good

REL 351 is religious issues in death and dying, but Sapp is such a great professor that he made the class the most enjoyable class I've had at Miami. It's a smaller class, and for the final we had a take home test which was turned in at breakfast (which he made!) at his house on the day of the final. He's awesome!!

Dr. Sapp's lectures are actually interesting. The material itself is easy you just gotta make sure you know it because there is little room for error on the tests. Must attend the lectures though because everything is based off of them. Definitely recommend the class

-EXCELLENT TEACHER- this guy is gifted..he engages his students like no other...his tests are fair..make sure you do not miss class and always read the chapters and there is no way you will get anything under an A in this class. You will learn alot!! :)

Great Professor, best of all the religion profs

MOST AMAZING MAN EVER! I love this teacher! Such a great teacher! I decided to add a Religion minor after less than a week of having him as a teacher. So interesting - and funny too! Stimulates a lot of interest! He was lecturing on Eastern religions and Islam and I did best on his tests and I'm Catholic. Such a great teacher. Definitely take him!

Took Sapp for REL 251 and 252. He is one of the best professors I've had at UM. Very caring and pretty funny. You do have to study for his tests and on papers he is very picky about grammar. If you take REL 101 keep in mind he is one of like 5 teachers. But he is amazing

Awesome teacher, great class. This was my favorite class of the semester and I had no interest in religion. I would definitely recommend taking this class with him. The tests are general and fair..other professors teach different sections, but Sapp is great!!

this class is team taught and he is the best out of the group. His powerpoints are helpful but you must attend the lectures to get the notes. Requires alot of studying. Not the easiest elective. The tests are just 40 questions so there is very little room for error.

Dr. Sapp is a great guy. Religion was by far my favorite class of the semester. The class is easy and very interesting. Dr. Sapp's notes are crystal clear and he explains everything so well. Plus he is just a great guy. He even offered to come help me out when I was in the hospital! He made me wish I was a religion major. He is awesome!

Amazing teacher. Clear, funny, engaging, interesting. Just great

Dr. Sapp is an awesome teacher, the best out of the ones that we got for the whole class. He's engaging, fun, and makes everything really interesting and easy to understand! Great professor!

He is the best teacher at UM. Attend class and take good notes and the A will be yours.

He is the first and last teacher in the huge lecture class and is definitely the best of the four. really cool guy with interesting and fascinating stories. tests are not that bad and extra credit shows up once or twice a semester. large class so feel free to get notes from one of the other 260 kids in the class.

He presents the material well and in an interesting way. Overall a good teacher, but I found it insanely annoying that he would talk about football games in class. I'm pretty sure he shows favoritism towards atheletes and gives them all A's. If not he should stop gushing about them in class because I'm not paying him to give me the sports report.

Sapp is the best teacher I've ever had in my life. He teaches that class in a way that is fun and interesting. The class is huge, about 300 people, but he still engages everyone. He uses examples that really help to remember things on tests and his tests are always fair and easy, he doesn't ask minute details. Best teacher ever

Great great teacher. He's funny and he makes the class interesting. His powerpoints are really helpful and very clear.

Good teacher. somewhat interesting. test is kind of difficult a fair portion is only in the textbook...but 10 extra credit questions on the test

great fun teacher!! his lectures are interesting and always uses stories from his own life to explain the material. his tests are passable if you read the book and watch the movies he plays in class. i recommend him anyday!!

Dr. Stephen Sapp is an awesome professor, he makes the class interesting, and for notes just print his power points before hand in handout form 3 to a page and you will be set to take notes. but also read the book.

Class is taught by four different professors which are all great but Stephen Sapp stands out as the best. Easy way to fill a req. because class content is easy and not very time consuming. Attend class everyday and take notes, study the notes for a "B",but you need to read the book for the "A".

This guy is like the wu wei of teaching. It just flows out. Don't tell him this, but his jokes are actually pretty funny.

He's absolutely amazing, but keep in mind that REL 101 is team-taught, so he's gone after a few weeks... and the rest kind of suck.

Easy class to fulfill humanities requirement. There are 3 exams (40 questions each) and 1 "final" (also 40 questions, not cumulative). Questions are simple and straight out of the lectures with maybe 1-2 questions on every exam from the book. Easy A if you attend all lectures and take notes. About 3 extra credit opportunities (each worth 5 pts).

I loved REL 101!!!!!!! Sapp was the best teacher out of the professors! Great lectures, entertaining, and extremely knowledgable. My favorite class & easiest of the semester!

As long as you attend the lectures and pay attention you'll do fine. He's a really great teacher probably the best I've had thus far at UM. I would reccomend this class to anyone.

Probably the best teacher I've had ever. I loved this class and even though it's divided between other teachers he was my favorite. I completely recommend him.

Out of all the REL 101 professor he was the best and most fun. Make sure you read the book and study all the information before the test and you should have not problem.

I took four classes with Dr. Sapp while at Miami and he was by far my favorite professor. He is kind, open-minded, and an all around fantastic teacher. If you have a chance, take as many classes with him as you can. You won't regret it!!!

Easy A. Prof. Sapp is a great instructor, very enthusiastic, and always willing to help. Very interesting material. Sapp is probably the best professor of all three.

He makes the classes interesting and his jokes are funny! As long as you attend classes, pay attention, and take notes, you should get an easy A. Overall, his lectures are good and he's very helpful and always available to talk to. Great prof!

The class is pretty easy. Evreyone can get atleast a B. Just rad the book and study the notes hard for an A

Easy A. Don't need to read book. Offer lots of extra credit opportunities.

I'm sorry... east A? WHAT? I'll admit, he's very interesting to listen to and makes the subject interesting, but the exam was NOTHING like his lecture at all. I studied so hard and made a C on the test. Don't even bother coming to class, read the entire textbook readings that are assigned, because the entire test was based on that.

interesting teacher. tests are alot of facts but mostly lectures. dont really need to read the book - only 1 or 2 questions from the text. very straight forward. extra credit offered too.

AWESOME PROF! REL101 rotates between 3 teachers, but he was my favorite. Lectures are straightforward and so are exams. No attendance, but you should definitely go to every class to get the notes. As long as you do that and study for exams 2 days in advance, it's an easy A. Lots of extra credit too. He also makes lectures fun :)

I don't want anyone to be fooled: Sapp is the hardest of the 3 professors, but he is also the coolest of the 3. His exams are the hardest of all of the exams. Read both the book AND the notes, and you need to study more than a few days in advance. Extra credit will help you to still get an A though. I do recommend him overall!

this is more of a rating for the CLASS rather than Sapp. This is a team-taught class. The class is easy as long as you study. For Sapp's exams, you need to read the book AND the notes (moreso the notes). For the other professors, don't bother with the textbook. Take EXCELLENT notes (bring a laptop), do ANY extra credit, and you'll get an A.

Nice, enthusiastic and passionate...great teacher, easy class, and a very funny man!

Super sweet, funny, and passionate man. You will love his class and its pretty easy!

Super awesome guy, he really loves his job (even though this may be his last semester teaching 101). He really cares about what he teaches and makes it fun and interesting.

Unless you're really into REL or cant find another suitable course, avoid REL101. 3 different professors, class is boring tests are harder than they need to be (unless you really care). Class is harder than it needs to be and isnt very fun. Sapp is a nice guy though

He was really nice and energetic. Sapp gave really good lectures. He was a great professor and I really liked him. Callender wasn't as good but Maldonado was awesome. The class is an easy elective if you enjoy religions.

The best professor at the University of Miami. Very smart and makes his lectures extremely fun and interesting! He is funny too. Loved him!

He is the best professor at UM. Take him for 351 or 101 and you'll see why.

Dr Sapp is, by far, one of the best teachers that I've taken a course with at UM. He's so passionate about what he teaches, and he makes connections to everyday life so that the concepts are easier to understand. Class was FULL every single day! Such a great guy, too.

One of the best teacher I have ever had! e is so engaging and is really an entertainer as well as a great teacher! He and professor Maldanado were by far the best out of all of the REL 101 teachers! take him!

Best teacher of the 4 in REL101. He's enthusiastic, funny, and most importantly talks slowly and very clearly to make sure you understand exactly what you need to know for this course. He gives you PP notes which are helpful but don't forget to also read the textbook because that material is most likely on the test too.

Dr. Sapp is the greatest! Absolutely adore him! His lectures are so much fun! I always looked forward to class. Take him! You will not regret it!

Sapp if the best professor I took at UM thus far. I like him, but I hate his class. In Rel 101, the T.A's wrote all the tests and they did a horrible job at word questions. Because the T.As wrote the tests, we the students got shafted and our grades were effected since we didn't do as well as we should have.

Dr. Sapp is the best professor at the U. Smart, funny, kind, and passionate about what he teaches. Dr. Sapp you are #1 in my book.

Dr. Sapp is the man. His lectures are always interesting and he gives great examples to help explain his point. He is unbelievably intelligent and you can tell he really cares about what he is teaching. One of the few teachers I've had that goes way beyond his powerpoint. Take one of his classes, you'll love it.

Dr. Sapp knows what hes talking about. This man has been teaching for 20+ years and its evident. I had him for a large lecture and he explains things so clearly and cracks tons of jokes along the way. He seems like a great connection to have. Amazing professor.

Great guy, great southern accent which sounds especially hilarious when he talks about the Eastern religions. take him

Best teacher I've had in a while. He really loves what he teaches and you could tell he is passionate about it even though he's been teaching it for years! His jokes are funny and his class is super interesting! I really recommend it.