Go to lecture, read the books, do the homework, and you still won't have any idea where her test questions are coming from. She does push the grading scale down at the end of the semester. It's passable but you have to be prepared to do a lot of work.

BORING, you think you are doing bad the whole semester but she curves tests and grades a lot. I got C's and D's on all my tests and missed a lot of homework and still managed to get a 74% which was a B - TESTS ARE FRUSTRATING, take it if you dont want to go to class and receive a C or B

Very good teacher but very hard subject. Lectures were very boring, understand lectures but was confused when it came down to do the aplia assignments. The study guides that she post for the test have little or no relations to the tests. The test is very hard, she rewords the test so that all the answers sounds correct. She is very nice, but i woul

This class was rediculous! Her lectures are so confusing and she does not prepare you at all for the exams. I studied so hard for this class and still got a B+. Also the exams are extremely hard!

Good professor overall. Tries to make class interesting but it isn't the most interesting class. She is available to help often and is flexible. She knows what she is talking about and makes the material learnable.

She is ok. but not really recommended.

okay teacher. for some reason her examples had nothing to do with the test so you have to read the text to pass the tests. 3 mid terms & one gets dropped. one final. midterms are two part online & in class. has homework which saved my ass. passed w/ "B" b/c of homework & lots of extra credit; bombed all the tests lol.

Class is boring. She's weird, and what she teaches in class has to do nothing with the test. Basically you have to read the book in order to pass the online test.

She is a very nice teacher. Really likes talking about economics but somehow the homework doesn't correlate well with what she's talking about in class. Better study hard and ask questions for help when needed.

Hated the class if it was not for the quizzes where you can use your book i would have prob failed. class was really boring. its hard

I was a 4.0 Student until I took this class. Her lectures are easy to understand but do not relate to the textbook. When you take the test, It does not relate to anything you have learned. She makes this class way more complicated than need be. Be ready to endure one of the hardest classes you will ever take at state. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!

She really loves to talk about economics. Her lectures are understandable but her tests are a bit different from what she teaches. You have to teach yourself and ask for help. The good thing about help is that she's always willing to help you and answer all your questions. good luck if you happen to have her class.

econ 40, i personally don't recommend this class at all period.

Very Very Confusing Class!

Nice person and really wants her student to learn something. However, materials thought in class were not very much related to the textbook. To score well in exams u have to know every single detail to get u to the answer. so the best way is to study everything. e-text is enough, pay attention and make notes in class.

She wasn't very easy, but she did give several opportunities for extra credit and graded on a curve.

She does the best she can with a difficult subject. I don't think anybody in class knew what was going on, but she seemed to expect that. The Aplia homework was a nightmare but the tests weren't that bad. Her teaching is well paced and allows for questions, but the confusion was deep enough in my class to preclude any questions. Microecon is hard.

Hard class and ok teacher. I took her last sem and looking back, I learned a lot that helped me in ECON 50. She will frustrate you and her Aplia homework is terrible but you will get meaningful notes. You also do 3 short analyses which she grades harshly. She lectures by drawing the graphs on the board. She must curve grades because I got an A.

Hardest professor by far I've ever taken. 3 exams 2 worth 30%, lowest 10%, hwk 20%, do the extra credit, 10% 2 essay out of 3. She grades her essay really hard. Shes a DR so it has to be ELITE or you'll get a D or C. NO STUDY GUIDE GIVEN!!!! ALERT ALERT ALERT!!! TRY TO AVOID THIS PROFESSOR... You'll learn nothing but graphs. READ TO PASS

Very hard class. Hard professor. Completing her homework was literally a full-time job. 30+ hours per week (not exaggerating). You really need to work to understand because you will lose her in class. Be prepared to read and teach yourself.

Dr. Van Vleck lacks a clear, helpful, and transmitting course that provides meaningful information for students. The course did not have a structure or objectives that will be of life long use for students. Economics requires thought, analysis, and much importantly, application. The course lacks many of these components, as it is usual of Dr. V.

Her class is not an easy A, but it is college and you should expect to put in a decent amount of work if you want to earn a passing grade. Read the chapters and take notes prior to class, this way you can ask question sin her lecture. 2 papers (grades hard), 4 exams (online m.c., in class short answer), except final in class. STUDY key concepts.

This class is not hard she just doesnt give you good study material for the test. She goes over the same things in 2-3 classes and does the same exact problems and then she goes in more depth when you don't even need it. All she needs is to show us what we need. She uses inquisitive which does help.

She goes over the same things in 2-3 classes and does the same exact problems and then she goes in more depth when you don't even need it. Her study guide doesn't work well. Also, she doesn't give much extra credit.

Her lectures are easy to understand but how can you ask someone a question when you don't even know where to ask because you think you already get what's going on and I think that's the problem that most students have.

Wishes she offers more extra credit. Study guides could be fixed up a bit. She should ask for a volunteer to draw and label graphs to see at least someone has an understanding after she shows us how to do it or have groups with a whiteboard and count on 3 show your board of what your group thinks the answer is and get extra.c that way

This is a VERY tough class. The most difficult Econ class at Fresno State. Get a lot of points from your homework and the professor is VERY strict on grades for it. However, she is more lineate on the exams. Go to her lectures (if in person) or watch all of her lectures and take notes! Get ready for algebra. Take ECON 123 before this class.

She has office hours and is willing to work with students. Attendance is mandatory has she give lecture notes to complete and turn in. Her lectures at times may be very confusing but there is a lot of extra credit and one test is dropped. I recommend using office hour videos and Principles of Microeconomics videos offered by MRU to study.

Took this class in Fall 24'. She had office hours and always ensured you can ask questions. She was alright. She had daily sheets that you could use on tests. Reading the textbook and inquizitive were extra credit assignments but highly suggest doing them. The tests are 3 questions only but all of them were open ended. The Final is multiple choice.

The classe is quite difficult, and sometimes you get lost because she provides daily sheets every class, which don't help as much as a study guide would. These daily sheets are graded, so you need to write more than what is asked, otherwise, your score can drop significantly.She is always willing to help, but the class itself is hard to understand.