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Political Science

Herrick Arnold

POLISCI180 · PSCI180 · POLSCA180 · PCS110 · PSCIA110 · PCSI180 · POLSCI180 · AMERGOV180 · POSC180 · A180 · PSI180 · PCSI110 · POLISC180 · PSC180 · CLASS · PCSIA180 · PSCIA180 · 237 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless and farm ; many students report poor teaching alignment.

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring TangentsLecture-Test MismatchOnline Open-Book TestsExtra Credit HeavySelf-Teaching Required
  • Lectures often wander into personal stories and feel boring or off-topic.
  • and often book-based; lecture and .
  • and open notes can save grades if you read the textbooks carefully.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Open-book online tests and massive can yield an A if you read, but many still struggle or barely pass.

All evidence comes from in-person course meetings with online testing components.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Material is not conceptually advanced, but volume of reading and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Many students report and dual check-ins.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

, and a large share call him boring, off-topic, and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Open notes, online tests, and big help, but some report hard questions and high fail rates.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Multiple textbooks and lots of reading dominate; lectures themselves demand little active work.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students often praise intelligence but criticize boring rants, tangents, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Course is driven by several online exams plus in-class true/false or .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Large in-person lecture with ; students say he rambles, while tests are mostly online and book-driven with heavy .

Main concern

Lecture content often mismatches exams, making class feel like a .

What students said

“Don't take his PSCI180 class ! he is not even teaching , he is just talking some stories that not even relevant to the exams .”
PSCI180
“Listen. He will ramble his butt off. Only 2/5 tests (all online) are based on his lectures”
PCSIA180
“By far the is rant about his own opinions, he does not teach anything.”
PSCI180

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, though difficulty and lecture relevance still frustrate many students.

Mostly online testsOpen book and open notesExtra creditSome in-class T/F or essay final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; a minority of in-class true/false or essay finals.

Online open-book testsOpen notesIn-class midterm/final for some sectionsMassive extra credit
“ and it was still hard.”
PSCIA180
“the because it is OPEN book and notes.”
PSCI180
“4 online tests, 1 in-class midterm and final.”
POSC180

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Don't take his PSCI180 class ! he is not even teaching , he is just talking some stories that not even relevant to the exams .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning multiple years, highlighting , and . Credibility rating: High.

😴 Boring Off-Topic Lectures

32/100

“all he does is rant about his own opinions, he does not teach anything.”

💻

72/100

“the because it is OPEN book and notes.”

🎁 Lifeline

58/100

“He offers MASSIVE AMOUNT of !! Ended up with an A.”

👎 Low Recommendation

32/100

“Do yourself a favor and DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is not even teaching , he is just talking some stories
  • He will ramble his butt off.
  • Half the class walks out during his "lectures"

Theme 2

📝

  • so that helps, but the
  • 75 possible can turn you from a C to an A

Theme 3

📚

  • Don't buy the books ! there is nothing in there can help you pass the
  • If you read or at least know how to use an index, it's an easy A.
  • you will be very dependent on the textbook

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

237

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews over several years with highly consistent , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 535
3 out of 541
2 out of 547
1 out of 585

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1