Elizabeth Mjelde

ART2B · ARTS2D · ARTS2C · ART1A · ARTS1A · ARTS2B · ARTSD001A · 183 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 63/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 42.62%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

Take her if you can handle frequent writing and , but if you want a light GE with minimal essays.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEssay HeavyClear RubricsEasy QuizzesCaringPolarizing Workload

Grades can be high when students follow the rubric, but the writing load is the main risk.
Recent reviews are much more positive than many older reviews.
Students disagree sharply on whether the course feels easy or excessive for a GE class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Many students earn A grades by following rubrics, but the A often requires steady writing rather than no effort.

Online and in person reviews both report high grades, but online reviews contain .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The art concepts, slides, and quizzes are usually simple, but content itself.

and basic material, while in person reviews more often complain about lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as optional in many reviews but .

Online and in person , so the policy appears course-dependent.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and kindness, but many warn against the workload.

Recent online and in person reviews are more positive, while older reviews in both formats are much more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Grading looks lenient for students who follow directions, but .

Format shift

Online and tough papers, while in person reviews lean more critical in older comments.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

The workload , and discussions even when the content is easy.

Format shift

Online reviews give the clearest workload details, while in and reading.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Students often call her caring and clear, but others describe boring lectures, poor elaboration, or slow responses.

Format shift

Recent online and in person comments praise her more, while older reviews in both formats are sharply negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Assessment is mostly essays, papers, discussions, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person reviews show the same split, with some recent easy experiences and and attendance.

Main concern

The main concern is essay-heavy grading in a course many expected to be lighter.

What students said

“Her class was quite easy.”
ART1A

“I was fooled by the ranking on this page. To pass her class is really hard.”
ART1A

Remote format

Online

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are split between easy A experiences and and .

Main concern

The and .

What students said

“I took this class asynchronously. Super easy weekly work and a . 3 papers with and got 100%.”
ART2B

“She is so hard and gives so much work.”
ART1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and finals, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Essay MidtermFinal EssayWeekly QuizzesNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

64/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person reviews , and , but do not clearly prove closed-book or strict proctoring rules.

Essay MidtermFinal EssayTake-Home PaperNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

“Only grades : the midterm and .”
ART1A

“ , but there are 3 papers (1 in class 2 take home) and : one requires you to visit a museum.”
ARTS1A

Online

, and final essays, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Weekly QuizzesEssay MidtermFinal EssayNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

“ and essays (they fall around the same time), one essay is a midterm (no length requirement), one analysis paper (6-8 page requirement), one final essay (no length requirement).”
ART2B

“Online course consist of Writing Warm Up (3-4pgs), Midterm (8-9pgs), Analysis Paper (8pgs), Final (8-9pgs), Quizzes (multiple choice), and Discussions (20 mini paragraphs).”
ART1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Boring, but super straightforward.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“Professor Mjelde is a good professor overall.”

📈 Grade Reality

70/100

“If .”

📝 Workload Risk

38/100

“She is a !!! (for an art class)”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Elizabeth is so lenient and caring for her students!
She wants you to pass the class, and and consistently formatted throughout the entire course.
She's an easy teacher, but I felt she didn't elaborate much on the contents.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

class and assignments are so easy.
If .
She is a !!!!! The average score of this every paper or essay is only about 60%

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

The workload is minimal if you actually read her syllabus
This class is an absolute nightmare.
Honestly a majority of students in the class are taking her class out of credit and she expects us to write so much.
A lot of papers including an 8 page analysis paper.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

183

Lifetime ratings

76/100

Evidence confidence

There are 50 reviews across many years with rich detail, but opinions are polarized and several older reviews question a suspicious review cluster.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 591

4 out of 532

3 out of 520

2 out of 510

1 out of 530

Course coverage

ART1A35 reviews

ARTS1A6 reviews

ART2B3 reviews

ARTS2C3 reviews

ARTS2B1 review

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ARTS2D1 review

ARTSD001A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 11 · A 15 · A- 1

B range

B 3 · B- 1

C range

C- 1

D range

D 2

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1

Elizabeth Mjelde

Take her if you can handle frequent writing and x x x, but x x if you want a light GE with minimal essays.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Grade Reality

📝 Workload Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take her if you can handle frequent writing and , but if you want a light GE with minimal essays.