Jan Dependahl

GEO141 · EARTH141LAB · EARTH111 · GEO101 · GEOLOGYLAB · LAB115 · PHYSOCEANOLAB · 115L · ERTH111L · GEOLOGY115L · EARTH111LAB · BIO111L · GEO111 · OCEANLAB · GEO115 · EARTH141L · EARTH151L · GEOGL141 · GEOG101L · EARTH115L · OCEANOGRAPHY · EARTH111L · GOEGLAB · GEOLAB · LAB141 · ENVST115LAB · COLORADOPLATEAU · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
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Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you want an and can handle heavy workload for low units.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate geology teacherHeavy lab busyworkEnthusiastic and funField trip heavy1-unit overload

Many students love her passion, humor, and ability to make rocks fun.
The main complaint is excessive busywork for 1-unit labs.
Doing the work usually leads to .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

Students who complete labs and ; the barrier .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

, but , and field work raise the challenge.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Lab structure and field trips make showing up central; missing work is repeatedly discouraged.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Majority praise her passion and teaching, though workload complaints keep it from a .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, but completing work and asking for help usually protects the grade.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Dominant theme is too much busywork and labs for a one-unit class.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Frequently called passionate, fun, knowledgeable, and helpful despite fast talk and tangents.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Labs, prelabs, worksheets, and high-stakes exam.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and help, while many warn of heavy busywork for 1-unit classes.

Main concern

Workload often feels far too high for a one-unit lab.

What students said

“Jan is awesome. What a great and wonderful person.”
GEOLAB

“Jan doesn't realize that her lab class for geography is only 1 unit.”
GEO141

“Jan is a perfect geology teacher! She has the most passionate way of teaching”
GEO115

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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Assessment centers on labs and homework with occasional hard quizzes or midterms; .

In-class quizzesHard midterms for someHomework heavyField trips

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes difficult tests, but most grade .

QuizzesBusywork labsField tripsExtra credit

“She gives an immense amount of busy work and her tests and .”
GEO141

“only this first test is in class which i got a D on and she grades the in .”
ENVST115LAB

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She gives WAY more work than she should have for 1 unit.”
Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews, highlighting passion versus 1-unit overload. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Teaching Passion

76/100

“She has a passion for teaching and is good at it.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“ work for 1 unit.”

👍 Overall Value

72/100

“Ms. Dependahl is a genius posing as a teacher.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

passionate way of teaching
always enthusiastic and she talks very fast

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Lots of work for a 1 unit class, but
do the work and expect an A
I hated it but still got an A.

Theme 3

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you go on field trips too!
the
Go on the Geology field trips to Death Valley, Sierra Nevada, and Colorado Plateau w/ Jan!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-eight reviews spanning many years consistently emphasize passion and heavy 1-unit workload.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519

4 out of 56

3 out of 55

2 out of 58

1 out of 50

Course coverage

GEOLOGYLAB4 reviews

GEOLAB3 reviews

OCEANLAB3 reviews

EARTH111L2 reviews

GEO1112 reviews

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BIO111L1 review

COLORADOPLATEAU1 review

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EARTH111LAB1 review

EARTH115L1 review

EARTH141L1 review

EARTH141LAB1 review

EARTH151L1 review

ENVST115LAB1 review

ERTH111L1 review

GEO1011 review

GEO1151 review

GEOGL1411 review

GEOLOGY115L1 review

GOEGLAB1 review

LAB1151 review

LAB1411 review

OCEANOGRAPHY1 review

PHYSOCEANOLAB1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Jan Dependahl

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

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 Passion

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Overall Value

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want an and can handle heavy workload for low units.

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