Exciting (as history can be) lecture but test questions are hard. You have to know your stuff; guessing won't work. Read ??'s thouroughly and study moderately. She's really friendly and helpful.

Even though her tests are not the easiest, I feel that I am really learning a lot from her. As long as you read and maybe go to a few SI sessions, you can get an A.

good teacher but very confusing. teaches from the book. do not know when you are suppose to take notes. tests are hard. gives a study guide but is very broad. she gives a name and you have to know EVERYTHING about that name.

Mrs. Vancleaves lectures tend to be really boring. She goes off topic ALOT and tells stuff that we really don't need to know. Her test are kind of easy, but you have to read. Some of the questions on her test are confusing because she words them funny.

Come to class, listen to lecture, take notes, do the study guide. Do all these things and you'll pass. Lectures can be confusing, but I learned a lot about history. Overall a great teacher.

talks semi fast, by write notes and you should be fine.

Her notes are great, all you do is listen, copy, and the class goes by in a flash. If you take notes and use the study guide you'll get a B. Don't ever copy down the dates, she never uses them...ever. When she gets off topic it's hard to stay awake.

I fell asleep every time during the class. You can make at least a C on the tests as long as you do the review.

Pretty Easy Teacher

Good teacher, her class was easy and I learned a lot.

i've taken both of her classes because she's such a great teacher, half the time i don't go to class of read the chapters, but as long as i review the study guide she gives us, i get an A or B

Ms. Vancleave is a great teacher! She is very informative and made my first year at college a smooth one! She comes highly recommended! =)

At first I was unsure about her, but now I really like her. She lectures very well, straight from the book. If you take good notes in her class you will ace the test without even reading the book.

Easy class, but she does test you on lectures, so if you want a good grade -- read chapters and go to class/take notes! She provides a review sheet for all tests, very helpfull. One paper- but it's in Q&A format

very boring fell asleep every class but got a b do the review and you can pass easily gives a few lecture questions and drops lowest test grade

Go to class and Easy A. No homework except 1 simple paper over a small reading (she gives you the entire semester to do it. Clear and informative. Although not the most exciting, still very good none-the-less.

She is so nice and her class is so easy as long as you come and you do your review sheet you should be fine but dont miss class because she has lecture questions on tests and be prepared to take alot of notes.

She is a very sweet lady. Lectures are long. Prepare to take a lot of notes. Fairly easy to make an A or B.

I loved this woman, she reminds me of Kathie Bates, very sweet, very informative, lots of notes, fairly easy tests, goes by the text, overall VERY interesting lectures. Hint: get to know her, even if it means sitting at front row

She was a really interesting and helpfull teacher. She would answer all the questions that I had. She is always their to help her students.I would recommend her to anybody. Also sit in front, it would make the difference between B and a A.

Great teacher and understands that her class is not the only class in the world!

Mrs. Vancleave is an excellent teacher. Her tests are very detailed and hard. It is by far my hardest class but you do learn a lot of information. She has a nice personality but gives a lot of information and does not narrow down the study guide enough for the test. You will learn a lot from her

I really don't care for this teacher, many people think she's easy, but I think her test are super hard. I studied at least a week in advance, did the SI reviews and made note cards and have still made nothing higher than a C on the tests. I have to have a 90 on the final to have a B in the class.

This teacher is somewhat easy, come to class take notes, read the book. She gives a review sheet before every test, helps out alot. Usually has a couple ques. on test from lecture, but are not hard. Yes, the test are hard to get an A on, 50 Q's, u need 45 right to get an A. but it is not that bad

she's great. sit close.Its hard to hear sometimes. Read the book as class goes along. you'll learn it better and earn brownie points=) If you keep up with the reading the tests are really easy.The book we use reads like a story book which makes it more interesting.Overall good class, good profressor

Vancleave can be boring, but going to class everyday got me an a both semesters. I never read a page in the book. Her lectures are not orgainized well but her tests are fairly easy. Outside readings are the only things to you need to read- but just scan them for basic concepts. Not hard at all.

She really loves history. Gives a study guide. If you're willing to work for your education you should have no problem with her class. Yes, she is softspoken & boring, but the tests are 50 objective questions & she drops the lowest. I studied my notes & read a little from the books & got an A.

Be prepared to take a lot of notes. But once she gives you the study guide all you have to do is read the chapters and your set. She has you do an extra report on the extra readings but it's nothing but icing on the cake. (3pgs.) got an A.

Use the book's website as a resource for studying. They have different quizzes for each chapter. DO THEM. They will help you with some of the questions on her tests, as well as getting you to slightly read the text.

I didn't really care in this class but somehow I made an "A." She gives out 4 test and a writting assignment. Plus she drops the lowest test grade. If you are plan to take her, well my advice would be is go to her class and read the text. It is an easy course to make a A or B.

Class was fun and interesting. She is a good professor. Test are okay and you can skip the final if you do good.

She is a GREAT teacher. Yeah you have to take notes but WAKE UP its college! She has a lot of passion for history so I always followed along because it is like a story. Yeah some test questions are tricky. I liked her so much im also in her 1043 class. study your notes you'll be fine.

One of my first classes was with professor Vancleave. For someone who hadn't had much learning in American History, she sure made the class a breeze for me. She's funny, has interesting facts. Reading before class is HIGHLY recommended though. Class is reading intensive. Easy tests too.

Prof. VanCleave is pretty nice and tries to be interesting. Personally I HATE history so I didn't do that well. She lets you drop one test and you have one writing assignment that is super easy.

This professor is really easy. If you go to class and even remotely pay attention you'll be fine. She tries really hard to make her class interesting and I think she is successful, because I actually enjoyed going to class even though it was at 8:00am! Good teacher.

Prof. Vancleave is totally awesome! As long as you attend class and make sure and write notes (because she'll tell you when something isn't important) than you should be all set for her tests

Civil War - Present. She's fairly interesting and loves history. She took a trip to Israel and brought Everyone presents, little bookmarks, but still a nice thought. I skipped too much and only took exams and got a D so please go to class. When I retook as a more serious student I got a B.

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She gives out study guide,5-6 bonus points on the exam, and somewhat easy exam. People may think she's boring b/c she lectures like a conversation (very fast)!! One main factor to make an A -> READ THE BOOK!!! That's it! Unless you hate reading, then you'll make a low B or C by taking notes and doing the study guide.

a lovely lady but very boring lectures, i never went to her class only on test days. i would get the review off of webct and then play her lectures online until i heard something that she would repeat over and over thats what i would write down and study. fairly easy class mmm VERY BORING and pointless to go to

You can tell that the professor loves history. She is friendly, drops one test grade and gives curves. She gives a study guide before each test. Her wording on her tests however is very difficult to understand sometimes unless you have a dictionary, and most of the time there are at least 2 answers that sound good. Tests could be better written.

Her tests come directly from the textbooks, you do not need to read the extra book she has us buy and the writing assignment is an easy 100. You don't even need to come to class as long as you read the book.

she is a nice lady and she loves history, but sometimes she confuses herself... so going to SI really helped me.. her tests are worded weird.. so you should really know your stuff... her class is fun, but i guess it depends if you like history or not.. but her class was easy that's why i'm taking her again next semester

she's a good professor, eventhough she doesn't go in chronological order. i didn't buy the text book b/c i had her for 1043 and you don't need it if you take good notes.. i got a good decent grade by only taking good notes... SI also helps..

She's not a hard professor! She gives out a mini study guide that you actually work on, but once you do it, you know the material. Her lectures are not powerpoint and she talks in class but it's not hard to take a pen and paper and jot down notes. I refer to it and what she says in class is on the exam. Drops one exam and drops couple quizzes.

I liked her!! she is very sweet. she even went on vacation and brought everyone in her class(400) a gift. She gave us 4 test, including the final, and she dropped one. we had random pop quizzes and a major project. we just had to interview a veteran from a previous war. Read, Study, see her during her office hours and you'll do great.

I really enjoy this class and her lectures. I dont know why people say her classs is hard b/c it wasnt really. Just go to class and if not, read the chapters and good grades are easily attainable.

Shes hard if you dont go to class or dont listen, shes a teacher who loves her subject so she tends to ramble but shes a good teacher... she gives you study guides before each exam, if you do those youll do great... the tests arent hard you just have to understand it all. She drops the lowest test grade. shes very helpfull.

Van Cleave was fairly easy. All you need to do is read the book (even then you don't really need to), take notes and somewhat pay attention. But when it comes to the tests, she conveniently gives you a study guide of what EXACTLY will be on the test. Can't get any easier than that.

She DOES use webct...and like others say.. there are STUDY GUIDES given before each tests...which basically tells you what ya need to study exactly. However she does give around 9-10 pop quizzes through the semester and one writing assignment. Compared to many many other professors.. she is.. very clear on her lectures.

she is awesome, her tests are straight from her lecture, I never red the book and I always got As on all of them. Always do teh reviews before the tests.

very sweet lady, very easy, all u do is take notes and do the review and the A is urs, I didn't have to take the final even, very easy, and all the note r off the book, as long as ur not an idiot then u'll do just fine

great professor. gives pop quizzes - gives 9 but only takes top 5. same with tests - give 4 and only takes the highest 3. sometimes kinda hard to follow her in lectures but very nice when you need something answered.

I loved this class so much, she is awesome and so fun to listen to. take her, she really knows her stuff and its easy to make an a

Just take really good notes. All of her test are based on her lectures not the book.

Lectures are exactly what you need for exams. Book use is minimal unless you really want to study. 2 Projects are easy. Knows her stuff. Not a hard class but take good notes and u will do fine. SI helps too.