Professor Lofchie is a great professor. He is pretty old but that doesn't seem to affect him too much. Your entire grade is based upon only the midterm and final which are both in class and 1-2 pages. He gives out 5 potential prompts before the midterm and final, and the exam is one of the prompts exactly. Attendance isn't mandatory but you will be better off attending. Everything you need to know for the class he teaches during the lectures as well is in the reading, however you can get away without doing it. He is actually pretty engaging as well. He does sometimes go off on tangents however, I did learn a lot in his class. Would recommend for anyone to take this professor.

I highly recommend taking this class. It is very straightforward, with light coursework, and by light coursework I mean there is no homework. Your grade is made up of one midterm and one final, but it is not as scary as it sounds. The midterm can only help you, not hurt you. So, if you score higher on the Final than the midterm, the midterm is dropped. If you score higher on the midterm than the final, it is factored in to help boost your grade (or something like that). And, the midterm and final are both one essay question each that you answer, and he releases 3 potential essay questions a week before each exam so you can prepare. Either way, Lofchie is extremely reasonable, and should I say, an easy grader. I am sure anyone who puts in some effort and comes to class gets an A. He assigns readings but even that is not necessary to do because he goes into them in lecture. Just show up to class and utilize OH. Really, really easy class, and Lofchi is extremely knowledgeable in his field.