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Science

Kalon Morris

MS20 · GEOL7 · GEOLOGY7 · GEO7 · GEO7ONLINE · OCEANOGRAPHY · 110 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
52.5%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Prefer in-person marine science if you will attend and ; if you need active teaching and timely grades.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyReading heavy onlineGenerous A scaleSlow gradingField-trip friendly
  • In-person MS20 is often chill and doable if , and .
  • Online GEO/Weather sections are frequently called self-taught textbook courses with .
  • Grading scale is often generous (about 85% equals A) but experience quality is highly polarized.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many report easy A with attendance and notes plus an 85% A scale, but online self-teaching and .

In person more often calls it easy A with notes; online success .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content ranges from chill oceanography lectures to dense weather-climate textbook work.

MS20 in person feels easier; online GEO7 is reading-heavy and harder without teaching support.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

MS20 frequently marks attendance mandatory while many .

; in-person MS20 commonly requires showing up for lectures and labs.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

53/100

About half would take again; fans love in-person energy while .

Recommendation is much stronger for in-person MS20 than for online weather/geology.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Multiple reviews cite generous cutoffs around 85% for an A and .

Format shift

Generous scale appears in both formats; some older or online .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

and lab focused; online GEO piles weekly textbook reading and questions.

Format shift

Online is clearly heavier on reading volume than most in-person MS20 comments.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong when present and lecture-guided, weak when the .

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is common; online reviews often say you teach yourself.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and exams; MS20 is more test/lab weighted while .

Format shift

Online GEO leans chapter questions; in-person MS20 leans lectures, labs, and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person MS20 often praised as funny, caring, and passable with notes and labs; some still find lectures and tests heavy.

Main concern

Lecture style can be broad with , and if you miss class.

What students said

“As long as and show up it will be easy to pass”
MS20
“Easy A,just pay attention and .”
MS20
“No study guides, so it's tough to prep for exams.”
MS20

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections lean textbook-and-questions, hands-off updates, and ; diligent readers can still earn high marks on a generous scale.

Main concern

, and heavy independent reading frustrate many students.

What students said

“Takes months to grade and by the end of the .”
GEO7ONLINE
“ and .”
GEO7
“Completely self taught class; read and answer questions no professor needed.”
GEO7

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard difficulty and often drawn from lectures, with limited evidence of extreme proctoring tools.

Lecture-based testsMultiple choice final mentionedHard midterms for someFew study guides

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and high-stakes, often based on lecture notes with little posted study material.

Test heavyLecture-based examsHard short answersNo posted slides for some
“ and .”
MS20
“He gave us .”
MS20

Online

One review notes a ; otherwise assessments are mainly chapter work and quizzes.

Online multiple choice finalChapter questionsCWS quizzesTurnitin submissions
“ and online.”
GEO7
“Every week there was at most a book”
GEOL7

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“As long as and show up it will be easy to pass”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, separating . Credibility rating: High.

📚

35/100

“Completely self taught class; read and answer questions no professor needed.”

🌊

75/100

“If you go to lecture and .”

⏳

30/100

“Takes months to grade and by the end of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super funny and relaxed teacher
  • you have to teach urself
  • He knows his material very well and does an excellent job at explaining it.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • 85% or above is an A.
  • Easy A,just pay attention and .
  • ABSURD amounts of reading.

Theme 3

🧭 Online vs In Person

  • !
  • SUPER cool field trips!
  • bare bones online course

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

110

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with rich detail and a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 548
4 out of 526
3 out of 516
2 out of 510
1 out of 511

Course coverage

MS2025 reviews
GEO7ONLINE10 reviews
GEO78 reviews
GEOL75 reviews
GEOLOGY71 review
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OCEANOGRAPHY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 2 · A 19 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5