I love prof Sweeney! there are 2-3 midterms and a final, but ours was not cumulative. Tests are 87% of our grades so you really have to study. The stuff you learn about it super fun and interesting even if you don't surf! he also rounded my grade a lot which was really helpful. lectures and sections were not mandatory. highly recommend as a GE!

Super nice professor who clearly wants his students to succeed! Passionate about surfing and shares his own anecdotes/loves hearing student's stories. Plenty of extra credit opportunities and lectures are pretty interesting...would definitely recommend!

Get the books on time and use a planner for the reading and papers

Awesome class, had the most interesting content out of all of the courses I've taken so far. Highly recommend for surfers, as it covers super engaging topics throughout the entire duration of the class. Some of the assignments were a bit much, but they're only worth a small fraction of your grade. Graded mainly on exams, lowest score is dropped.

Great Prof!

Professor Sweeney is most likely the kindest man on campus. I don't know why other student call his lectures "boring." Other than being monotone, his lectures are most often interesting and applicable. You can tell he really cares about his students and I highly recommend this class if you want an easy A and some life lessons. :)