Ekaterina Botchkovar is a Criminal Justice professor at Northeastern University rated 3.97/5 by 317 students, with 2.94/5 difficulty and 100.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Ekaterina Botchkovar professor reviews and ratings: 3.97/5 from 317 student reviews at Northeastern (100.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Great teacher, sets you up for success with clear lectures. Quizzes and discussion posts every week with other assorted papers, all easy As if you complete them as instructed. Very encouraging and easy-going.CRIM5201 2025-12-17 02:36:12 +0000 UTC
Professor Botchkovar is absolutely amazing. I adore her because not only is she intelligent, witty, and caring, but she is also a brilliant criminologist! That probably sounds forced but I just really enjoyed her teaching and I immediately liked her when the class began. I am not a general pushover so the fact that I adored her was meaningful!CRIM2200 2021-01-15 14:20:44 +0000 UTC
Super sweet teacher. Cares about how you're doing in the class. Make sure to use the extra credit opportunities because the mid-term and final are worth over half of your grade. Also, make sure you try to participate in class, it goes a long way.CRIM3030 2016-04-28 06:36:03 +0000 UTC
I am still puzzled by this teacher. She gives the impression that you're doing great and then hits you with a low grade. She is not at all specific about expectations. Her feedback on tests usually doesn't make any sense and it's like she takes points off for not dumbing down your work. As a grad student, I think we're beyond that.CRIM7204 2015-11-01 12:16:47 +0000 UTC
She is one of the best professors I have had in my 4 years! She is excited about the subject (gender and crime). She used video clips and, while long, very interesting readings! She encourages participation and loves class discussion! Highly recommend!CRIM4000 2012-03-12 20:40:04 +0000 UTC
Amazing professor, interesting topics, interesting readings assigned, fair grader and tests, attendance is encouraged as there may be a pop a quiz at any time...this professor came to class with such enthusiasm every time, even brought candy a few times to encourage students to participate and get excited about the material.CRIM4010 2010-12-18 00:16:04 +0000 UTC
Great professor! Very enthusiastic, interesting class material, straightforward tests, lots of reading, 1 project a mid-term and a final plus class participation and multiple reading respons papersCRIM4040 2010-10-28 21:56:28 +0000 UTC
Botchkovar really knows her stuff and is extremely helpful. The class is long but its not too bad half od it is discussion. Take her class its not very hard as long as you go to class and to the workCJ500 2009-04-28 16:19:41 +0000 UTC
Mid-term, final, paper. That is the entire class. You are allowed to use a cheat sheet for the tests-essay form. Ten page paper. Overall a really repetitive subject; boring teacher, but potential to do well in class.CJU500 2007-11-20 09:33:32 +0000 UTC
She is an angel on this earth. So accommodating to any conflicts with the class. Tests are pretty easy and class is interesting. Love her to death. Wish she was my grandmother.CRIM2200 2017-03-24 11:22:06 +0000 UTC
Took two classes with her and liked both a lot.CRIM3030 2016-03-29 15:27:52 +0000 UTC
One of the best teachers at NU. Always there to help her students and truly wants everyone to do well. You can email her any question you have and she always gets back to you as fast as she can. A really nice person - definitely take one of her classesCRIM4010 2010-04-30 09:23:34 +0000 UTC
Seems knowledgeable about subject but is poor at emphasizing this. Lengthy class discussions lead nowhere and she does a very poor job at getting the class to the point. Easy class but poor teaching. Attending class is excruciatingly boring. If we are going to have so many discussions let us discuss more and try not to lead us so much.CJ500 2008-10-31 14:09:57 +0000 UTC
Loved the class!CRIM2200 2011-05-03 14:44:20 +0000 UTC
She is very, very nice and really enjoys what she teaches. The content is pretty interesting. The journals are kind of a pain and heavy on the reading but you can get by without doing all of it. She is very willing to help outside of class and really wants you to learn. Class participation is very important and there are some pop quizzes.CRIM4010 2010-04-03 17:47:27 +0000 UTC
Ekaterina Botchkovar has an average rating of 3.97/5 from 317 student reviews. 100.0% of students said they would take them again.
Ekaterina Botchkovar's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.94/5 based on student reviews.
Ekaterina Botchkovar has taught CRIM5201, CRIM3030, CRIM3110, WMNS3110, CRIM1000, CRIM3000, CRIM4000, CRIM4010, CRIM2200, CRIM7711, CRIM5900, WMNS4010, CRIM7200, CRIM7204 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.