Deana Bowden-Alig

ACCT275 · ACCT1A · ACCT204 · ACCT1 · 65290A · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 79/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 80%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you will study for exams; online works better for self-directed students.

Best fit · Effort For RewardReal-world CPA experienceTest heavy accountingCaring and positiveDrops lowest examOnline lecture mixed

In-person students love her CPA/audit experience, energy, and willingness to help with scheduling.
Courses are test-heavy and require real study, but she reviews thoroughly and .
some find Zoom confusing or slow to grade, even when the A is still reachable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

Many students earn A or A+ and exam reviews, but you cannot coast and .

; in-person still requires steady practice and test prep.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Accounting content is legitimately difficult, though her reviews and real-world examples make it doable.

Online difficulty is often about unclear lectures; .

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

80/100

Most students recommend her for knowledge and care, with about one in .

In-person recommendation is stronger; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

66/100

, and some notecard allowances balance a test-heavy design.

Format shift

; in-person fairness is usually praised.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

; not busywork-heavy but not light either.

Format shift

Online relies on platform homework; classes.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

and care; online lecture clarity is less consistent.

Format shift

In-person almost uniformly glowing; online is the main drag on teaching perception.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

dropped and homework as support.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online ACCT1A often cites 5-6 tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes highlight thorough , and fair but challenging tests.

Main concern

Some tests are closed-book chart-writing marathons that feel extremely hard without open notes.

What students said

“Show up, do the work, practice practice practice the test questions and you will be fine.”
ACCT1A

“You're learning from an audit partner - you can't ask for more.”
ACCT275

“It's just her test she makes you make all the chart and not open book not multiple choice. extremely hard”
ACCT1

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ACCT1A can still yield an A with self-study and homework, but lectures are sometimes confusing and .

Main concern

, so many students learn mostly on their own.

What students said

“Her online .”
ACCT1A

“It's not a class you can get away without studying for, but it's fair and definitely doable.”
ACCT1A

“She takes forever to grade, doesn't ”
ACCT1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

usually fair with review if you study hard, but .

Test heavyLowest exam dropped3x5 notecards sometimes allowedClosed-book chart writing reportedExam topic review in class

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes allow notecards, but at least one student describes closed-book non-MCQ chart exams as extremely hard.

Allows 3x5 notecards on testsDrops lowest test scoreClosed-book chart exams reportedTells topics on exams

“ . .”
ACCT1A

“she makes you make all the chart and not open book not multiple choice. extremely hard you are literally writing for an entire 2 hours.”
ACCT1

“She tells you what . ”
ACCT275

Online

Online comments emphasize multiple moderately hard exams that require real studying, without clear webcam or Lockdown Browser proof.

5-6 testsLowest score droppedModerately hard exams

“the class is graded off of 5-6 tests and your lowest score is dropped.”
ACCT1A

“The . You really have to study for them to get a good grade.”
ACCT1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Very lovely, sweet, and down-to-earth professor who always wants to see her students succeed.”
Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, weighting in-person strengths against online lecture critiques. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Professor Bowden was super knowledgable and provided and real world accounting experience”

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44/100

“not open book not multiple choice. extremely hard you are literally writing for an entire 2 hours.”

👍 In-Person Recommendation

85/100

“ .”

💻 Online Friction

45/100

“I studied with the pre-recorded videos and didn't learn much from her zoom lecture.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and will work with you if you have a scheduling dilemma.
Professor Bowden is a ray of sunshine.
Her online .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

practice practice practice the test questions and you will be fine.
It's not a class you can get away without studying for, but it's fair and definitely doable.
The class contents are difficult, but the professor is not

Theme 3

🏢 About Real-World Value

Deana is a partner at a regional accounting firm so she brings first hand knowledge from the field to class.
I loved her examples of accounting fraud
Great info. You're learning from an audit partner

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

16 reviews over several years give a , but the sample is moderate rather than large.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511

4 out of 52

3 out of 52

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

ACCT1A9 reviews

ACCT2753 reviews

ACCT12 reviews

65290A1 review

ACCT2041 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

B 2

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

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Deana Bowden-Alig

x x x x x x x x if you will study for exams; online works better for self-directed students.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

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

🧪 x x

👍 In-Person Recommendation

💻 Online Friction

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🏢 About Real-World Value

See exactly what the AI read.

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

if you will study for exams; online works better for self-directed students.

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