Professor Sherrer made for a great PUB AFF 10 experience. The course itself is mostly just an American history class covering major social changes from the Civil Rights Movement to the present day. Those who took AP US History and AP US Government will have an even easier time with this class. Professor Sherrer makes the class engaging through his lectures, booming voice, and by asking students questions. A big thing to note, however, is Professor Sherrer's no-electronic policy and his encouragement for paper notes. Professor Sherrer promotes paper notes by allowing any paper notes into the Midterm and Final Exam, a big help. I have found the exams to be slightly difficult due to certain questions focusing on overly specific details; having extremely detailed notes may help avoid missing these questions. One last thing to note about the exams is their big makeup of your overall grade, even getting a B or A- on an exam can hurt your overall grade a lot. Other than this, the class is very relaxed, only two homework assignments and once simple final project. I would recommend this class to anyone looking to be a PUB AFF major or simply looking for an easy GE.

I thought this was a really good class. It is hard to get during enrollment but you can request a pte through the pub aff department and they usually give out 2 per section. The class is made up of 10% attendance (5% participation and 5% attendance for section), 10% homework assignments (2 of them, one week 3 that is a short memo graded super easy and one week 7/8 that is a short slideshow also graded super easy, 25% midterm (20 mcq and 2 saqs that was super easy and open note), 25% slideshow research presentation (graded a little harsher than hw but still fairly easy and very short as in under 1000 words), and 30% final (20 mcq and 2 saqs and not cumulative and open note). Professor Sherrer is a great professor and lecture attendance isn't required. A few tips: 1) he admitted that the longest answer is usually the right one, 2) attend lecture and take good notes on paper as he only lets you use paper notes on the midterm and final, 3) he posts lectures but doesn't record, so if you miss a lecture right down the slides verbatim and make sure you summarize ALL graphs(no need for numbers just trends) and watch ALL videos because he pulls almost all questions from slides, graphs, and videos, 4) skim the outside readings because he pulled a few questions from them on the midterm but I don't think any on the final, 5) pay attention when he does the midterm and final review at the end of lecture because it helps a lot for the midterm and final. Overall, it was a good class

Professor Sherrer is a highly engaging lecturer, and this is the second course I’ve taken with him. While his teaching style is captivating, his approach to grading and exams has been extremely challenging. His exams tend to determine the entirety of your grade, with no opportunities for extra credit or makeup assignments. I also found it concerning that he discouraged the TA from adequately preparing us for the exam, which felt counterproductive since TAs are typically there to support student learning. In this particular class, the situation was more difficult—he introduced a significant amount of new material just two days before the exam and provided a study guide that did not align closely with what was actually tested. His exam structure could use significant improvement. The questions often focus on overly specific details rather than the main concepts emphasized in class, making it difficult for students to demonstrate their overall understanding.

Dont listen to the person who uploaded for the fall 2025 quarter even though its still spring 2025. You can't blame a teachers grading outcomes based on a harsh TA. I had the same T.A. Campbell, and you could've requested feedback from them for future assignments. The in person exams were literally multiple choice and short answer and open notebook, so if you wrote notes during lecture and from the slides, the answers for the questions were right in your face. If you're that type of person who can't go to class for certain reasons, then what did you expect... If you had reasonable accommodations, you could've actually asked him to send previous lectures he had recorded from other years.