Is this an easy A?
EasyA
86/100, and light work make As common if you complete the quizzes and guides.
Online emphasizes open timing and retakes; in person adds for attendance and easy listening quizzes.
MUS109 · MUSA109 · MUSIC139 · MUSA139 · HISTA139 · ROCKROCK · MUS179 · MUS139 · MUSIC109 · 69 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Study guides, extra credit, retakes, and light work make As common if you complete the quizzes and guides.
Online emphasizes open timing and retakes; in person adds extra credit for attendance and easy listening quizzes.
Is the course easy?
Rock history content is approachable, and most students call the class easy when they use the study guides.
Both formats are easy; online is more reading-based, in person more lecture and video based.
Is attendance flexible?
Many say attendance is not required though showing up or perfect attendance can unlock extra credit.
Online has no real attendance; in person often optional with EC incentives.
Is this professor recommended?
About three in four would take again, and most call it a fun, low-stress GE pick.
In-person enthusiasm is stronger; a few older online reviews disliked content quality but still found it easy.
Course guide
Grading
Lenient
82/100
Clear criteria, extra credit, and quiz retakes make failing hard if you put in basic effort.
Format shift
Both formats lenient; online sometimes notes no late work.
Workload
Light
80/100
Weekly quizzes or a few tests with study guides and little to no heavy homework.
Format shift
Online has more reading; in person often has almost no homework beyond studying.
Teaching experience
Good
80/100
Students call him funny, clear, and passionate about rock history, with a minority saying online modules feel thin.
Format shift
In-person teaching praise is stronger; online is more self-read modules.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
72/100
Grade is driven by quizzes, listening quizzes, midterm, and final more than big papers.
Format shift
Same quiz and test focus online and in person.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly
In person students praise entertaining lectures, videos, study guides that match tests, and abundant extra credit with light homework.
Main concern
Long lectures or picky test details if you skip the study guides.
What students said
“I'm graduating from OCC this semester and this professor by far was the greatest.”
“There's really no excuse to not get an A in this course.”
“He gives you a study guide which is basically the test.”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter
Online rock history is mostly self-paced readings, weekly quizzes, and open-ended timing, with most students calling it an easy A.
Main concern
Niche or ultra-specific quiz questions and lots of reading without live lectures.
What students said
“EASY A. NO time limit on test and quizzes, and you can take them twice, highest grade registers.”
“So easy bruh just take the class online”
“If you want to learn something, I don't recommend taking this course. I was disappointed by the lack of effort, but it was an easy A.”
Exam style
Exams largely come from study guides, often with retakes or generous timing, so they feel student-friendly.
Assessment risk
StudentFriendly
84/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In person, study guides mirror tests, listening quizzes are easy, and extra credit pads the grade.
“He gives you a study guide which is basically the test.”
“Exams are easy as 1st grade because you take them online and he gives you more than enough time to look up answers.”
Online quizzes and tests frequently allow two attempts, study-guide alignment, and sometimes no time limit.
“NO time limit on test and quizzes, and you can take them twice, highest grade registers.”
“The quizzes are based off of the questions at the end of every reading.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“There's really no excuse to not get an A in this course.”
“this professor by far was the greatest.”
“EASY A. NO time limit on test and quizzes, and you can take them twice”
“If you need an art, take the class. If you like rock music, take the class.”
“No homework the entire semester, but gives listening quizzes every few weeks.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
69
Lifetime ratings
88/100
Evidence confidence
50 reviews spanning many years still converge on easy rock-history GE with study-guide exams and high recommendation.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
24 reported outcomes
A+ 6 · A 13 · A- 1
B+ 2
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No reported values
No reported values
Rather not say 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1