Catherine Gildae is a Sociology professor at Northeastern University rated 3.3/5 by 12 students, with 3.4/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Catherine Gildae professor reviews and ratings: 3.3/5 from 12 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Almost have to memorize the text to succeed on the quizzes and tests. Caught a wrongly coded answer on a test and had to email the teacher and show why I got it correct. When I struggled with weekly quizzes, because there was no other work, the answer I received for help was "I'll show you where it is in the text." Ended up being so stressfulSOC2160 2014-12-22 17:09:11 +0000 UTC
I think she's a great teacher. The material can be a little boring, and writing a precis is like watching paint dry, but it does give you a better understanding of what you are doing. She is indeed a very smart teacher, and knows how to challenge you.SOC1635 2010-08-28 14:42:37 +0000 UTC
One of the worst professors ever! Always late in responding to students, rarely updates and informs students of their progress. Boring class and complete irrelevant information to majors that are NOT Human Service. A lot of class presentations and very into discussions and attendance!SOCU440 2008-12-17 21:52:20 +0000 UTC
Definitely keeps attendance. Lots of work but interesting material. Be prepared to do some work.SOCU255 2008-11-22 23:27:33 +0000 UTC
worst class and one of the worst teachers ive ever had!SOC440 2008-10-27 15:22:36 +0000 UTC
A very good teacher but dont plan to sit back and do nothing. Very big into class discussion and participation. Also plan to write a few large papersLAWANDSOCIETY 2005-08-24 22:00:04 +0000 UTC
Way to hard for an elective, ease up a bitCHILDRENYOUT 2005-06-02 09:35:14 +0000 UTC
extremely BORING... I felt I learned NOTHING. She is very nice tho, and it is easy to get an A. Pointless lectures, useless class... waste of time and $$ take it with someone more interesting if you canHUMSERVORGS 2005-02-02 16:26:27 +0000 UTC
i went to literally half the classes and got an A. im not kidding. lot of essays, easy grader. might not want to miss the pop quizzes. interesting materialSOCU295 2005-01-13 10:25:06 +0000 UTC
Grade is based on 2-3 pop quizzes and the rest is all essay based. Sometimes it's not very clear how she grades but she's not extremely harsh. Overall, I feel like I learned a lot.SOCU245 2004-12-08 16:33:09 +0000 UTC
Worst class ever. All her quizzes and tests are based off if you can memorize the book. She doesn't test whether you understand the concepts at all. I took this class as an elective because it seemed interesting. It turned out to be the most boring class I have ever taken with more work than any of my other (Major related) classes!SOCU255 2008-11-19 16:15:05 +0000 UTC
Attendance is manditory, she passes around a sheet every day. LOT of work. Took this for an elective and it was the most work load out of all of my other classes... not a hard class but plan to read, do assignments, and a group project. Lot of outside work. Overall pretty decent classSOCU255 2008-11-13 20:26:35 +0000 UTC
Catherine Gildae has an average rating of 3.3/5 from 12 student reviews.
Catherine Gildae's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.4/5 based on student reviews.
Data updated July 2026.