Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Only assignments in the class were the quizzes- easy enough, helpful for studying, and the exams- tough. Lectures were pretty interesting. I didn't read the textbook and did fine.Rate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Brad Postle
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
I really liked Postle but his class was very hard. The readings take a long time, at least an hour each and there are multiple a week. Without the readings you really can't get a good score on the exams. His lectures are informative but he moves quickly and his slides are mainly diagrams that he explains, but easy to miss detailsRate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Dr. Postle is great, especially if you like the course content! He is very passionate about student success, and is quite an engaging lecturer. HIs course flow made it easy to know what you were expected to know for exams, and exams were always do-able. My only regret was not enrolling in the honors section of his class.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Postle is so fun and has a great sense of humor. You can tell he wants you to understand the content. Exams were difficult, but very heavily related to lecture so if you are willing to put in the work and attend class, you will do well. Grade is mostly made up of 3 exams, but some quizzes as a buffer. Would take again!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Pretty chill professor overall. The exams were literally just questions from the online HW quizzes either verbatim or just slightly changed. Lectures were interesting, entertaining, and he cared about the class and his students. Only thing was he could not figure out how to record the lectures. Reading the textbook is really helpful as well.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Postle is great! Exam content is super lecture heavy, but readings did help to follow during class as the lectures can be a little disorganized!Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Brad Postle
NTP 990
Research and Thesis
1–12 creditsOffering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PSYCH 414
Cognitive Psychology
3–4 creditsCognitive Psychology covers perception, learning, memory, planning, problem solving, decision making, and communication from a psychological perspective.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Brad Postle is engaging and caring, though lectures are often disorganized or confusing. Students must rely on quizzes and recorded sessions to prepare for exams, as textbook readings are emphasized but sometimes deemed unnecessary.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025PSYCH 621
Mentored Research and Seminar
1–6 creditsPSYCH 621 is a mentored research and seminar course where students design and conduct research to extend current understanding in a topic area.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026PSYCH 681
Senior Honors Thesis
3 creditsPSYCH 681 is an individual study course for students completing senior honors theses under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PSYCH 691
Undergraduate Thesis
2–3 creditsPSYCH 691 is an undergraduate thesis course focused on conducting research and completing a thesis, recommended for students intending to pursue graduate work in psychology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PSYCH 699
Directed Study
1–3 creditsPSYCH 699 is a directed study course involving independent mentored study with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026PSYCH 990
Research
1–12 creditsPSYCH 990 is an independent research course involving experimental, observational, or statistical investigation under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
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