Shannon Hassett

PSY1 · PSYC4 · PSY24 · PSYC1 · PSCHY24 · PSYCH4 · PYSCH5 · PSYCH001 · PSYC24 · PHYC02127 · PSYCH004 · PSYCH24 · D001 · PSYCH51 · PSY4 · PSYCHD004 · PSYCH01 · PSYCD001 · 224 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 95/100
RMP rating: 4.7/5
Take again: 85.39%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you want an excellent professor who rewards consistent study with strong support and many grade cushions.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesExtra credit heavyCaring and supportiveStudy-guide basedHard but fair

Students overwhelmingly praise her as caring, engaging, and highly effective at explaining psychology.
Grades are often strong because she gives study guides, , and .
PSYC24 and psychobiology-style courses can still be reading-heavy and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

, study guides, and , but hard sections still require reading and exam preparation.

Online sections sound more flexible and easier, while in-person PSYC24 reviews stress attendance and studying.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

, but psychobiology content, reading, and exams can be genuinely challenging.

Online reviews often call the class manageable, while as hard but well taught.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

Online lectures are usually optional, while as mandatory or strongly necessary.

Online evidence points to flexibility, while in-person .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Students strongly recommend her because her lectures are engaging, she cares about students, and she provides many ways to succeed.

Both online and , though online reviews include a few communication and quiz-design complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Extra credit, bonus points, rounding, study guides, and effort-based .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize and clear policies, while , and study sessions.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

The workload is steady with reading, quizzes, discussions, study guides, and exams, but most students find it manageable with planning.

Format shift

Online sections mention weekly quizzes and discussions, while and .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students repeatedly describe her as , and deeply supportive across many years and formats.

Format shift

Both formats strongly support excellent teaching, with only a few online complaints about communication and organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Assessments , and study guides, supported by discussions and assignments.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly quizzes and exams, while and study guides.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews emphasize engaging lectures, strong support, and study guides, but and .

Main concern

Attendance and studying matter more in in-person sections, especially for PSYC24-style courses.

What students said

“You definitely need to study for the .”
PSYC24

“The course is tough. The professor has done an amazing job supporting me.”
PSYC24

“You can easily get an A if you just attend the lectures and put in some effort.”
PSYCD001

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are very positive, with , and manageable weekly work, though some quizzes and .

Main concern

Some online sections have complex quizzes, heavy reading, or delayed lecture organization.

What students said

“offers if you follow her policies”
PSYC24

“Super easy, if you follow her policies.”
PSYC24

“The because of tricky wording and ambiguous diagrams.”
PSY24

Exam style

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Exams are usually study-guide based and passable with preparation, but several students call them tricky or challenging.

Study GuidesWeekly QuizzesMidtermsFinal ExamChallenging ExamsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

be difficult, especially when attendance and textbook reading are needed.

Study GuidesDifficult ExamsClass NotesTextbook Quizzes

“You definitely need to study for the .”
PSYC24

“ .”
PSY24

“tests are based on class note, quizzes ”
PSYC24

Online

Online comments mention quizzes, midterms, finals, and study guides, but do not clearly .

Weekly QuizzesMidtermsFinal ExamStudy GuidesTricky Wording

“She provides a study guide for both midterms and the final”
PSYC4

“The because of tricky wording and ambiguous diagrams.”
PSY24

“Total of 3 exams and weekly quizzes and discussions.”
PSY4

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Hassett is by far one of the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Professor Hassett is by far one of the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

91/100

“If !!!!!!”

⚖️ Grade Support

82/100

“Her class was extremely forgiving with many opportunities that can boost your grade over 100%.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Shannon is not just a phenomenal educator, but an incredibly sweet person as well.
Her lectures are thorough and recorded, gives amazing feedback, there are TA study sessions for exams, and a plethora of op.
Her lectures are entertaining because shell tell stories about her life that are funny and relevant to the material which really helps you retain the information.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Its not an easy A class but Shannon really gives you more than enough resources to succeed and cares for her student deeply.
You can easily get an A if you just attend the lectures and put in some effort.
Super easy to pass, only a few group projects (nothing too , and tons of .

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

She provides a study guide for both midterms and the final, so as long as u complete ur work, ur good!!
and I found out going to the TAs' study session helped the most!
You definitely need to study for the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across online and evidence despite a few outlier complaints.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5185

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Reported outcomes

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Beginner

Varies

MustTake

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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

👍 Recommendation Rate

⚖️ Grade Support

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 About Exams

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

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