Is this an easy A?
HardWork
48/100You can pass and even earn an A, but only if you keep up with and .
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The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
You can pass and even earn an A, but only if you keep up with picky detail grading and heavy weekly lab work.
All evidence comes from in-person lab reviews; no online reviews.
Is the course easy?
The one-credit lab is not easy, with dense weekly work and high difficulty ratings for non-majors.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is required in practice because labs cannot be made up and students are told not to skip.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Is this professor recommended?
Students who do the work and connect with him recommend him, but unclear grading and heavy load make others hesitate.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Strict
38/100
He and his aides nitpick assignment details and are sticklers once you learn their style.
Format shift
All evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Workload
Heavy
28/100
Weekly papers, pre-labs, labs, and quizzes make one-unit courses feel overloaded.
Format shift
All evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Teaching experience
Good
68/100
Students call him funny, intelligent, and supportive, but expect slow feedback and vague grading criteria.
Format shift
All evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
32/100
Grades center on weekly labs, papers, pre-labs, and quizzes rather than high-stakes lecture exams.
Format shift
All evidence comes from in-person reviews.
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Course format
Classroom format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person marine science labs are fun and supportive but workload-heavy for one credit, with picky grading and must-attend labs.
Main concern
Unclear grading expectations and slow Blackboard updates make it hard to track your grade.
What students said
“He is not very specific with what he expects as far as grading, so he and his aids nitpick each assignment.”
“Papers every week, pre lab, lab plus a quiz. Its a lot of work for 1 unit.”
“You have to show up everyday to get a good grade because labs are not able to be made up”
Remote format
Low confidence
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Main concern
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Exam style
Assessment is driven by weekly lab quizzes and assignments; formal exam format is not clearly described.
Assessment risk
Standard
48/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person labs include weekly quizzes tied to lab content; broader exam policies are not clearly stated.
“Study lab for quiz. BE ON TIME!”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“He is a great professor, extremely intelligent professor. The amount of work is crazy especially for a non-major. Learned a lot.”
“Jesus is a hoot to listen too, he is very funny and down to earth.”
“Papers every week, pre lab, lab plus a quiz. Its a lot of work for 1 unit.”
“Jesus is cool but he's a stickler about details.”
“I would recommend him just do the work and you'll pass.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
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Recent reviews read by the AI
4
Lifetime ratings
52/100
Evidence confidence
Four detailed in-person reviews from 2014-2015 show consistent themes but a small sample and older dates lower confidence.
Inside 4 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
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