Is this an easy A?
HardWork
34/100Many students still report A or A+ if they complete every task, but tough grading, AI zeros, and and stressful.
Online students more often mention free-ish As with Discord answers; test and .
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Many students still report A or A+ if they complete every task, but tough grading, AI zeros, and error-filled exams make a clean A unreliable and stressful.
Online students more often mention free-ish As with Discord answers; in-person still report A grades paired with harsh test and paper grading.
Is the course easy?
Survey art content is not advanced, but unedited lectures, dense reading, and mismatched exams make the experience feel much harder than a 100-level class.
Both formats call the material fairly easy yet painful; online adds long required video watching.
Is attendance flexible?
many online sections do not require live presence, while some sections treat missed work or participation as grade-killing.
Online evidence skews more flexible on live attendance; several in-person and hybrid-style notes still stress mandatory participation.
Is this professor recommended?
Nearly every detailed review warns students to pick any other professor for ART100/101.
Avoid messaging is consistent across online and in-person reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
20/100
Tough-grader tags dominate; students report zeros for alleged AI, improper citation, note standards, and mood-based mark downs.
Format shift
Online papers draw more AI-accusation zeros; in-person complaints focus on rubric and mood inconsistency.
Workload
Heavy
28/100
Hour-plus unedited lectures, heavy reading, multi-reply discussions, papers, and test-heavy grading stack a lot of busywork.
Format shift
Online workload centers on long videos and discussion replies; in-person still reports test-heavy time demands.
Teaching experience
Awful
14/100
Students describe uninterested delivery, unedited rambling lectures, non-response or hostile emails, and tests that do not match materials.
Format shift
Quality complaints are severe in both formats; online reviews are simply more numerous.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
72/100
Tags and comments repeatedly call the course test-heavy, with papers and discussions also carrying harsh stakes.
Format shift
Both formats emphasize exams; online adds Lockdown Browser mentions and paper AI checks.
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Course format
Classroom format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
In-person reviews echo the same themes of long lectures, error-filled hard tests, mood-based grading, and advice to take anyone else.
Main concern
Unclear directions and passive-aggressive grading make an otherwise simple art survey feel high-stakes.
What students said
“AVOID THIS PROF!! Long unedited lectures that could honestly be cut in half if the prof cared enough & hard tests filled w/ errors.”
“Professor grades based on her mood. Exams are poorly made and she doesn't respond to her emails.”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
unedited 1-2 hour lectures, wrong due dates, AI accusations on papers, Lockdown Browser exams, and passive-aggressive email replies.
Main concern
Error-filled tests and harsh, inconsistent grading on papers can tank your grade even when the material is basic.
What students said
“All of exams are very heavy and difficult, requiring a lockdown browser.”
“Her online class was very disorganized. There were many grammatical mistakes on the tests.”
“You miss one assignment, you are getting a C for sure.”
Exam style
Exams are frequently described as hard, poorly written, and sometimes Lockdown-proctored, with little student-friendly design.
Assessment risk
Strict
28/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person reviews describe hard, unclear tests filled with errors and heavy grade weight.
“hard tests filled w/ errors”
“Grades are heavily on tests, a lot of time needed to do the class.”
Online students report difficult, mistake-filled exams and at least one explicit Lockdown Browser requirement.
“All of exams are very heavy and difficult, requiring a lockdown browser.”
“Exams are extremely unorganized and tons of mistakes.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“I'm begging you, DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE WITH HER UNLESS COMPLETELY NECESSARY save yourself the trouble”
“AVOID THIS PROF!! Long unedited lectures that could honestly be cut in half if the prof cared enough & hard tests filled w/ errors.”
“Professor Potts is clearly uninterested and "too busy" to properly care for her class.”
“Tests do not make any sense half the time and have major issues with instructions and spelling.”
“I received a 0 with the reason that it was created by AI?”
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Data context
Analysis sample
34
Recent reviews read by the AI
34
Lifetime ratings
88/100
Evidence confidence
34 recent detailed reviews with strong thematic consistency across years, courses, and both formats.
Inside 34 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
32 reported outcomes
A+ 7 · A 4 · A- 2
B+ 4 · B 2 · B- 2
C+ 1 · C 1
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1