AI Rate Professor

Environmental Studies

Philip Higgins

ESCL19 · ESCI19 · BIO025 · ES22 · ES1 · ESCID019 · ENVS01 · ESC000 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.2

The decision

if you want an enjoyable, low-stress environmental science class where showing up matters.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPassionate LecturerEasy AFun Field TripsClear InstructionsBeginner Friendly
  • Students repeatedly describe Higgins as passionate, funny, and easy to follow.
  • The course is consistently described as easy if students attend and complete basic work.
  • Attendance and check-in work matter more than intellectual difficulty.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

96/100

Getting an A looks very easy as long as students attend, take notes, and .

Only in-person reviews exist, and they consistently describe the class as an easy A with .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

94/100

The course content is repeatedly described as easy, relaxing, and interesting rather than conceptually hard.

Only in-person evidence exists, and and environmental courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

, journals, in-class writing, and missed activity points.

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance, and listed as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

99/100

Students strongly recommend him because the , and still teaches useful environmental ideas.

Only in-person reviews exist, and the recommendation tone is overwhelmingly enthusiastic.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

93/100

Students say completing the required work is enough for an A, with little evidence of .

Format shift

, and they consistently describe easy grading tied to completion.

Workload

Light

88/100

Work is mostly notes, journals, labs, group activities, presentations, and a .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and the workload is light but attendance-based.

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students repeatedly , and one of .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and teaching praise is highly consistent across years.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades appear to rely , and presentations than exams.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and and activity evidence.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, which describe an easy, engaging class with useful lectures, field trips, and simple assignments.

Main concern

Students must attend, check in or out, and .

What students said

“Show up everyday, listen to the .”
BIO025
“This class was really fun and if you do what's required you'll get an A.”
ESCI19
“Easy A. But come to class to learn and not just for the grade, coz you really learn a lot!”
ESCL19

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

but do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, webcam use, or .

Exam Review GuidanceUnclear Exam Format

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

students what is on exams, while and book policy are not clearly proven.

Exam Review GuidanceUnclear Exam Format
“He also tells you exactly .”
ENVS01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easy class, but the system is made for you to learn and remember the info!”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“The Professor is very passionate, and so he makes the class very interesting.”

📈 Easy A Reality

96/100

“This class was really fun and if you do what's required you'll get an A.”

🧭

25/100

“The main reason people don't and get your journal signed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Mr. Higgins is an incredible teacher, very passionate about the environment.
  • Lectures are fun. Field Trips are even more fun.
  • He is very friendly and pleasant, and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A.
  • Just show up every class and do a few group presentations throughout the quarter.
  • If you do all that you'll get an A.

Theme 3

📝

  • 4 easy HW assignments, interesting field trips for lab, and presentations on the board every now and then.
  • , but it's not that bad.
  • Make sure to attend class because he because it impacts your grade quite a bit.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The evidence is strong because 23 reviews over many years are highly consistent, though many are old.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 51
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Course coverage

ESCI1915 reviews
ES12 reviews
BIO0251 review
ENVS011 review
ES221 review
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Reported outcomes

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