Todd Menzing

HIST16 · HIST22 · HIST120 · HIST40 · HIS16 · HIS22 · HIST17 · HISTHIST · HIST101 · HST1 · HIS410 · HIST100 · HST17 · HISTORY17 · HISTORY22 · 153 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 41/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 31.25%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you will keep up with and discussion posts; otherwise look elsewhere.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderGet Ready to ReadHarsh Discussion BoardsUnorganized TestsSlow Email Response

and multi-step discussion boards drive most of the grade.
and can be obscure or unforgiving.
Organization and email response are frequent student complaints.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A B is often reachable with steady work, but an A and strong test performance with little leniency.

; in-person reviews more often stress hard or misaligned tests.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Content is standard US history difficulty, but volume of reading and compressed 8-week pacing make it feel heavy.

; compressed online terms feel especially intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Participation and as required, and as mandatory.

Online participation is effectively required; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Only about one-third would take him again, with , and disorganization.

Online reviews are more negative overall; older mixed in-person comments slightly soften the picture.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and harsh discussion or test standards dominate, with little rounding or .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly multi-response discussion boards, long reading loads, videos, and .

Format shift

Online 8-week sections are especially workload-heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Some praise passion and clarity if you do the work, but .

Format shift

Online complaints focus on support and organization; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

and essays with multi-attempt quizzes and exams.

Format shift

Online leans more assignment and discussion heavy; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and hybrid-tagged reviews still often describe online-style workload or lecture rants; opinions split between passionate and unprepared.

Main concern

Fast or , and strict grading.

What students said

“ and an essay. So if .”
HST1

“Show up to class and because he is all over the place with his lectures.”
HIST40

“he sits on his chair and searches everything this on up Google. A complete disappointment”
HIST100

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections center on weekly discussion boards and ; and organization weak.

Main concern

, and poor email or site support.

What students said

“the . The tests are too hard for a 3 unit”
HIST22

“Whole course , but they arent easy”
HIS22

“This instructor has terrible response time to emails.”
HIS16

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often multi-attempt and sometimes open book, but students still call them long, obscure, and poorly aligned.

Multi-attempt quizzesOpen book or notes sometimesObscure or misaligned questionsEssay final in some sections

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

test-heavy or misaligned exams with little prep.

Notes or textbook allowed in some sectionsTest heavy for some coursesMisaligned chapter coverage

“Lets you use notes and textbook for tests.”
HIST40

“ and an essay. So if .”
HST1

Online

, yet many say items are obscure or not covered.

Unproctored quizzesMultiple attemptsOpen book or notes sometimesObscure material

“ but I only needed like a 65 on it to keep the A so its not super weighted. Just a . Quizzesnot proctored”
HIST17

“Asked & found out that all tests are open book/can use notes. .”
HIS16

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Easy B, hard A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting themes in , and organization. Credibility rating: High.

📖 Reading and Discussion Load

28/100

“We had to write a lot of forum posts to even have a chance of getting an A.”

📝 Tough and Misaligned Tests

40/100

“ .”

👎

32/100

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📧 Weak Instructor Support

35/100

“This instructor has terrible response time to emails.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Prof. Menzing was drier than sawdust
Passionate about the history and knowledgeable.
Speaks super fast, isn't clear when he talks about a subject and just rants.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy B, hard A.
he makes it very clear on the first day that he will not "round" grades and no .
If you do the work you get a decent grade. If you slack you fail.

Theme 3

📋 About Organization and Tests

SO UNORGANIZED!!
He puts random comments without reading your posts & the exams are long, 200 questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

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Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with detailed comments on grading, workload, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 559

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2 out of 518

1 out of 529

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A 3 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

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.

📖 Reading and Discussion Load

📝 Tough and Misaligned Tests

👎 x x x

📧 Weak Instructor Support

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📋 About Organization and Tests

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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