Current instructor

C. Shawn Green

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Raw average: 4.90/5 from 73 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

Original student reviews · all captured dates

PSYCH 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Green is a great teacher and I'm very happy with choosing this class, you learn a lot of important things for life. Getting an A is not a hard task as long as you listen in class, make hw, and study a bit.
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PSYCH 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Green was awesome! Great professor, explained things so well and actually made it interesting. Midterms were easy, only thing that was annoying was the fact that it started at 7:45 am. Only reason I ended up with an AB was because I skipped lecture too often, so ATTEND LECTURES!!
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PSYCH 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Very knowledgeable on the best strategies for learning and he incorporates that into the structure of the class. The course structure is perfect, but he doesn't connect with students very well.
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PSYCH 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor sets you up for success. 5 exams (1 drop) and lots of busy work homework but by doing the homework it makes you a wizard at the content. I finished with like a 98, as long as you somewhat apply yourself you'll get an A.
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PSYCH 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He's a really easy-going professor and clearly wants everyone in the room to succeed in class. It's basically impossible to fail the class even if you try to and the way he formats exams are almost identical to the practice material he posts online, making it really easy to study for upcoming exams. There's no midterm or cumulative final either.
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Classes with C. Shawn Green

PSYCH 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

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

PSYCH 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 692 is an undergraduate thesis course focused on completing research in psychology.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

PSYCH 699 is a directed study course involving independent mentored study with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026
PSYCH 990

Research

1–12 credits

PSYCH 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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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Fall 2026PSYCH 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026PSYCH 691Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2026PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2026PSYCH 699Directed Study
Fall 2026PSYCH 990Research

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