James Regan is an Accounting professor at Northeastern University rated 2.62/5 by 326 students, with 3.46/5 difficulty and 22.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
James Regan professor reviews and ratings: 2.62/5 from 326 student reviews at Northeastern (22.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
poor feedback, but nice professor.ACCT1201 2025-07-03 00:00:15 +0000 UTC
Absolutely awful. His way of teaching is giving extremely boring lectures, and he does not know how to use technology. He still has not put anything on canvas and we are done with the semester. Avoid him at all costs if you want to learn and get a good grade!!!!ACCT2301 2022-12-21 00:33:38 +0000 UTC
I was required to take an MBA math prep class from this professor. It was unbearably boring, I learned how to type stuff into Excel. But nothing much other than that. Explanations for the simplest things are unnecessarily long and wordy. Can MBA programs choose another math prep class to sub this one? It was terrible.ACCT2201 2021-08-16 04:59:06 +0000 UTC
He is a super boring professor who does not know how to teach. He never did a single thing on Canvas and never inputted grades online. The only reason I give him a 2 is because the class is super easy and he grades kindly. He's a nice guy just not a good professor.ACCT1201 2025-04-02 01:56:06 +0000 UTC
The professor spends most of the classes going over presentation slides or doing review problems. If you pay attention when doing the review problems, the exams will be a breeze. The Connect homework and the presentations the prof provided are also helpful for preparing for exams (which is important since exams are worth large part of grade).ACCT2301 2022-08-29 01:59:10 +0000 UTC
He has no clue how to use technology and interact with students from home. This semester was hard enough, but somehow, he found a way to make it harder. His lectures are useless. I got an A, and I did not go to class. He can be a great professor, but for my first semester, he was just super lazy. I hope he changes that in the future.ACCT2201 2020-12-28 02:21:52 +0000 UTC
DO NOT TAKE HIM!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS. WORST PROFESSOR AT NORTHEASTERN. He is super old, doesn't know how to use any technology (which means he never puts grades in), and is a HORRIBLE professor. He does not know how to teach. When you ask him a question, he gets so confused. If you actually want to learn accounting, avoid him.ACCT1201 2025-03-29 18:06:21 +0000 UTC
I think people give this guy a lot of hate. He is an older guy who can sometimes struggle with technology in class. Yes, he is very problem forward when teaching, but honestly I think that is how you learn to do well in this class. Accounting is one of the only classes where I think practicing problems over and over again works. I would take again.ACCT2301 2022-08-21 17:54:05 +0000 UTC
One of the worst professors I've ever had. He doesn't teach, he just talks in class without slides and its very difficult to follow along. The content you do in class doesn't match that on quizzes and tests. He is terrible at communication. Good luck.ACCT2201 2020-11-06 18:56:51 +0000 UTC
The worst professor at Northeastern. Boring, not helpful, and does not know what a computer is. He expects you to come into class as a financial accounting wizard and will just read examples to you for 15 minutes. The rest of class is spent with him standing silent reading the fire safety code as we sit confused of what is going on with him. Don'tACCT1201 2025-02-24 13:32:07 +0000 UTC
The worst professor I have ever had. He can barely speak properly, gives the most boring lectures you could imagine, and nobody knows what their grade is. The course is entirely connect and he does nothing to add value. Rude outside of class. Very surprised that Northeastern would hire this man.ACCT2301 2022-05-03 17:08:20 +0000 UTC
honestly the worst class everACCT2201 2020-04-14 23:24:43 +0000 UTC
Overall nice person, but is not online savvy. Posted final scores days after the deadline for faculty grades. Makes mistakes in grading and provides limited feedback.ACCT1201 2024-12-22 00:38:20 +0000 UTC
doesnt lecture AT ALL. everything we did in class was review problems that i couldve done myself without paying 7,000 for this course, and another $100 for the textbook where all his problems were from. garbage. do not take him unless you want to self studyACCT2301 2021-12-24 04:51:27 +0000 UTC
His lectures are just going over tons of different example problems. Not sure if there is a better way to teach accounting but it certainly isn't that exciting stuff. If you actually pay attention and follow along in class you'll learn but if not you'll fall behind quick. Tests and quizzes are pretty hard so you gotta pay attention and read.ACCT2201 2019-04-04 20:35:03 +0000 UTC
James Regan has an average rating of 2.62/5 from 326 student reviews. 22.0% of students said they would take them again.
James Regan's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.46/5 based on student reviews.
James Regan has taught ACCT1201, ACCT1209, ACCT2301, ACCT1202 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.