Patrick Coaty

POLSC100 · POLYSC180 · PSCI180 · HIST101 · AMERGOVA180 · PCSI180 · POLSCI180 · GOVT · PSI180 · POL180 · POLIS110 · PLSCI180 · POLI180 · POLS180 · POLISCI180 · PSCI100 · PSCIA180 · 363 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 36.62%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you need a low-workload A and can tolerate opinion-heavy lectures and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterTest heavyGraded by few thingsControversial lecturesEasy curve APoor communication

Many students get As and few graded items, yet still call lectures useless or biased.
Online sections often feel easier and less personal; in-person draws harsher bias and rambling complaints.
Grade hinges on a , and a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many As and realistic if you study the tests and essay.

and dropped scores; in-person still easy for many but more frustration about bias.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is intro gov with and test focus, not intellectually brutal if .

Online winter and summer sections feel faster; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

though a minority report required attendance.

Online often has no live meetings; in-person reports mix of optional and mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Take-again rate near 37 percent and many run-away warnings outweigh the easy-grade positives.

Online has more lukewarm easy-class praise; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and complete/incomplete essays help many students pass despite tough-grader tags.

Format shift

Online more often mentions lenient curves; some online and .

Workload

Light

70/100

Usually only a few midterms, one essay, and a .

Format shift

Both formats are graded by few things; winter online can feel compressed.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Students praise passion at times but far more report , and low learning.

Format shift

Online suffers from zero engagement; in-person draws stronger personality and bias complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and one long essay with .

Format shift

and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise passionate neutral lectures, many call him biased, racist or sexist, rambling, and unhelpful while still easy to pass.

Main concern

Offensive or highly opinionated classroom comments and lectures that .

What students said

“Save yourself. . Does not teach and only talks about his own politics”
GOVT

“Getting an A is easy but the class was insufferable.”
PCSI180

“He ain't the easy all flower and rainbows kinda guy, but he is fair.”
POLSC100

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students often call the class easy if and few unproctored exams, but , and a brutal essay.

Main concern

Little professor interaction and .

What students said

“this was the easiest online course ever. There's 3 midterms (with no lockdown browsers) and the lowest score of the 3 midterms get dropped.”
PCSI180

“the class is easy to do well in if you hunker down for the , but there is absolutely zero engagement with the professor.”
POLI180

“I wouldn't suggest taking him. Should''ve listened to my counselor.”
AMERGOVA180

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; online often unproctored while essays and .

Few midterms with lowest droppedCumulative final high pointsLong essayUnproctored online examsNo Lockdown Browser mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and lectures that may not match exam questions.

Test heavyHigh-point finalEssay for creditTake-home midterms sometimes

“Final worth 1000 points and expect 100 questions, no hw or ”
POLISCI180

“ so I don't anyone should be complaining.”
POLISCI180

Online

Online reviews describe unproctored midterms with lowest dropped, no Lockdown Browser, and a .

Unproctored examsNo Lockdown BrowserLowest midterm droppedLong essay

“There's 3 midterms (with no lockdown browsers) and the lowest score of the 3 midterms get dropped.”
PCSI180

“the class is easy to do well in if you hunker down for the ”
POLI180

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Getting an A is easy but the class was insufferable.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person formats, highlighting grading structure, bias complaints, and recommendation split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Does not teach and only talks about his own politics (even though he insists he doesn't).”

📈 Easy A Reality

82/100

“this was the easiest online course ever. There's 3 midterms (with no lockdown browsers) and the lowest score of the 3 midterms get dropped.”

👎 Recommendation

32/100

“Save yourself. .”

⚖️

72/100

“Just stay on top of the work, .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Sitting through class feels like watching paint dry but with an angry man whining.
He can ramble on for three hours without making a .
Professor Coaty has very passionate, easy to follow lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Grade is only based on 3 midterms (lowest is dropped), a 5-page essay, and a .
If you watch the lectures and .
Notice how the only positive reviews are about how he has a teacher.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

He's blatant racism and sexism was out of control.
Says he won't talk about politics but says the most boomer things every class.
He often made racist, sexist comments and was very confident in the fact that he is tenured

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across years and both formats show consistent patterns , and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 559

1 out of 5107

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 25 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 2

C range

C 1 · C- 1

D range

D 1

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2

Patrick Coaty

x x x if you need a low-workload A and can tolerate opinion-heavy lectures and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Optional

Avoid

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

📈 Easy A Reality

👎 Recommendation

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

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 need a low-workload A and can tolerate opinion-heavy lectures and .

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