Marisol Moreno

HIST12 · HISTORY12 · HISTORY11 · HISTORY43 · HISTORY6 · HIST12SCHOLARS · HIST43 · HIST42 · HIST11 · 62 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 71/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 67.92%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you want rigorous, idea-driven history and will use office hours; skip if you need a light GE or politically neutral survey.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate LecturesHeavy ReadingEssay IntensiveInspirationalSocial Justice Lens

Lectures are passionate and memorable, especially for students who want critical history perspectives.
, and quizzes; an A takes real writing effort.
Some students love her as a career-changing mentor while others dislike political tangents and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

As and A-pluses appear, but and , and strong structure.

; online reviews also stress rubric-based grading and critical thinking.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and upper-division style writing make survey history feel advanced.

; winter and online intensives feel especially compressed.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and sometimes tied to or passing.

; online reviews are mixed between required and flexible.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

; history-interested students rave while GE-only students are more split.

In-person love is strongest; online is more polarized on communication and expectations.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

helps, but essays and many call tough.

Format shift

Tough-grader comments appear in both formats; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Daily pages of reading, weekly work, and .

Format shift

Reading and ; online adds quiz-timing pressure.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Passionate, clear, inspiring lectures are the majority story, tempered by bias and pacing complaints.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strongest; online quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Blend of , and occasional midterm or final writing.

Format shift

; others include timed quizzes and essay exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person sections dominate with gripping lectures, lots of , and strong mentorship for engaged students.

Main concern

Behind-schedule lectures, political tangents, and tough essay standards can leave credit-only students frustrated.

What students said

“Her lectures are gripping and exciting, she really adds color and life into what could be seen as boring history.”
HIST12

“ but they are very interesting and she never cold calls.”
HIST43

“ if you're just taking this class for credits.”
HIST12

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

strong organization and feedback for motivated students, but complaints , and limited support.

Main concern

Independent learners do better; weak communication and upper-division standards frustrate others.

What students said

“As long as you participate and do the .”
HIST43

“She expects you to understand the significance of the events and think critically rather than just remembering why and where they happened.”
HIST12

“Gives absolutely NO time for .”
HIST11

Exam style

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Assessments favor analytical essays and .

Essay ExamsIn-Class EssaysTake-Home EssaysReading QuizzesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Common pattern is prompts known in advance, in-class or , and reading-supported quizzes.

In-Class EssaysTake-Home EssayPrompts In AdvanceHeavy Reading

“Two in-class essays (we know prompts a week in advance) and .”
HIST11

“2 essays/semester, 1 assignment/ . .”
HIST42

Online

Online , and sometimes short quiz or exam windows.

Rubric-Based EssaysReading QuizzesShort Online Quiz Windows

“Her course was a challenge in regards to her grading, since she does grade based on the .”
HIST43

“Gives absolutely NO time for .”
HIST11

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Profe Moreno is one of, if not the . I think everyone should take her Hist 43 but especially Latine students because it is rare to have a history class from our POV.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (45 in person, 5 online), balancing passion for history teaching against workload and bias critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Her lectures are gripping and exciting, she really adds color and life into what could be seen as boring history.”

📚 Reading And Workload

30/100

“While there is a LOT of reading, if you can muscle through that and put in some effort you will do well.”

✍️ Essay Standards

36/100

“She expects a so make sure you check in with her before the due date.”

👍

70/100

“If you are considering history for a major she is a !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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She is incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about history.
She often times relates a lot of historical things to pop culture references.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

Lots of reading for the class and .
What I did . Shes not transparent with her assignments.
Getting an A requires work but once you learn her likes youll have no problems.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Bias And Fit

Moreno is extremely liberal and pushes her political agenda in class.
As far as the white guilt comment I'm white I never felt guilty.
if you're just taking this class for credits.

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with recurring themes on passion, reading load, and politics and pacing.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535

4 out of 510

3 out of 55

2 out of 57

1 out of 56

Course coverage

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HIST1114 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

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A+ 5 · A 17

B range

B 7

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Marisol Moreno

x x if you want rigorous, idea-driven history and will use office hours; skip if you need a light GE or politically neutral survey.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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

📚 Reading And Workload

✍️ Essay Standards

👍 x x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

⚖️ About Bias And Fit

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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A range

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F

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if you want rigorous, idea-driven history and will use office hours; skip if you need a light GE or politically neutral survey.

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