Scott Fickerson

PE183 · PE137 · HE104 · PE110 · SURFING · PE144A · PE226 · PE131 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 68.42%
Difficulty: 2.4

The decision

Take surfing only if , and a serious military-style coach personality.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrict attendanceSurfing coach vibePersonality splitEasy A if you showCancels for weather

Surfing and PE can be fun and life-changing for engaged beginners who show up
while classes are sometimes canceled for weather
inspirational coach to some, harsh and unpleasant to others

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many report easy A's for showing effort, though and a .

and surfing.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is mostly PE skills and surfing basics, but weather, fitness, and .

All reviews are in person; no online comparison.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and grade hits after that.

Every reviewed section is in person and treats show-up as essential.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

, but a sizable group calls him mean, cancel-prone, or .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Grades are often easy for participation, yet some call tests weirdly hard or .

Format shift

In-person only; grades skew A but tone on fairness is mixed.

Workload

Light

72/100

Activity-based classes with occasional quizzes, swim test, and .

Format shift

In-person PE load; one older surfing review objected to a multi-page essay.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Strong coach moments and ecology inspiration sit beside complaints about harshness, poor demos, and frequent cancels.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Participation and showing up dominate, with quizzes, midterms, and occasional essays mixed in.

Format shift

In-person PE assessments; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and expect lectures plus activity with uneven coaching warmth.

Main concern

, and a mean or unforgiving demeanor for some students.

What students said

“Take surfing! If you are a beginner this is a great class to meet people and learn the basics.”
SURFING

“Negative man, no care to talk things out with students and is unforgiving.”
PE137

“This class actually changed my life.”
PE137

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

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and effort, with some written quizzes or a midterm that students say can be harder than expected.

Participation gradingMidtermQuizzesOccasional essaySwim test

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention midterms, short quizzes, and .

MidtermQuizzesEssay requirementSwim testParticipation

“Study for .”
PE137

“There are a few quizzes (5, 5 questions each) that you need to pay attention to his lectures for”
PE144A

“requires a 3-5 page essay as well as an exam”
SURFING

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I signed up for this class to learn how to surf (which I now can, and I love it), but one of the be Scott's ecology lecture. It was truly inspirational.”
Voice snapshots generated from 24 in-person PE reviews, balancing inspirational coaching praise with harsh-demeanor complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“He's a really cool guy with a lot of knowledge. !”

👎 Personality Risk

30/100

“Easy A, but such an unpleasant guy.”

📅

12/100

“He .”

👍 When It Works

80/100

“This class actually changed my life.”

Theme 1

🏄 About Surfing Class

It's so week!
amazing professor. took surfing and it was so much fun.
Before surfing you have to pass a swim test

Theme 2

😠 About Personality

He's harsh and .
Always criticized everyone's work, rarely complemented.
canceled class half the time and

Theme 3

📋 About Workload & Grades

Really easy-going class and I learned a lot about surfing
easy A.
hard but fun class if you want to get into a good shape.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

but split and sometimes thin on detail.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 53

3 out of 55

2 out of 51

1 out of 53

Course coverage

PE1376 reviews

PE1835 reviews

SURFING5 reviews

PE144A3 reviews

PE1102 reviews

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HE1041 review

PE1311 review

PE2261 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Rather not say 1

Scott Fickerson

Take surfing only if x x x x x x x, and a serious military-style coach personality.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👎 Personality Risk

📅 x x

👍 When It Works

🏄 About Surfing Class

😠 About Personality

📋 About Workload & Grades

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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 surfing only if , and a serious military-style coach personality.

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