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Political Science

Steven Gonzales

PS4 · POSC1 · PS1 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90.91%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

Strong pick for a low-stress Political Science GE if you keep up with and readings.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AOpen-Note QuizzesClear StructureStudent FriendlyQuiz Heavy
  • Nearly all students report easy As with .
  • Weekly quizzes and discussions are open-note and predictable.
  • ; lectures can be dry but workload stays light.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Almost every reported grade is an A, with open-note quizzes and .

Both online and ; online evidence is stronger and more detailed.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

Material is basic political science with short weekly tasks and familiar textbook content.

Online students especially stress straightforward chapters and low weekly time.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

Most reviews .

; a few in-person or hybrid notes still describe flexible access.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Over 90% would take him again for , and low stress.

Recommendation is near-unanimous online; .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

and credit for solid discussion effort.

Format shift

harder, mainly in person.

Workload

Light

78/100

but usually under a couple hours.

Format shift

A few call it lots of quizzes, yet still manageable and open-note.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and ; lectures are solid if sometimes dry.

Format shift

; in-person lectures get mixed energy comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Course is quiz- and and one paper near the end.

Format shift

Same quiz-heavy pattern online and in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and easy, with more notes on quizzes and one harder essay.

Main concern

Lectures can be mundane PowerPoint reads; the .

What students said

“Professor Gonzales has to be one of the most student friendly professors that I've ever had.”
PS4
“Definitely a super easy A at Saddleback... The only thing he grades hard on is the one essay in his class.”
PS1
“Very straightforward but mundane. Reads lectures word for word off the PowerPoint”
PS4

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are highly praised as , and easy to finish early.

Main concern

Weekly quizzes and if politics is not your interest.

What students said

“All the quizzes are open notes and open text, and the as the .”
PS4
“Besides exams, the week. Highly recommend!”
PS1
“Pretty much just teaches the facts without any bias. Super easy and straightforward online course.”
POSC1

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are open-note and closely tied to chapter quizzes, making them highly student-friendly.

Open notesOpen textbookQuizzes match examsMultiple choice and short answerWeekly chapter quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid notes describe easy multiple-choice and short-answer exams plus many quizzes.

Multiple choice and short answersQuiz heavyOne larger essayQuestions from prior quizzes
“The and short answers style.”
PS4
“The , and it had .”
PS1

Online

Online quizzes and as open notes or open text with predictable questions.

Open notes quizzesOpen text examsWeekly chapter quiz and discussionExam questions reuse quiz items
“All the quizzes are open notes and open text, and the as the .”
PS4
“there's a 50 question open note midterm and final”
PS1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“All the quizzes are open notes and open text, and the as the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, mostly online . Credibility rating: High.

🅰️ Easy A Reality

92/100

“Definitely a super easy A at Saddleback and you have the opportunity to learn a lot if you pay attention.”

📘

90/100

“there's a 50 question open note midterm and final”

🎯 Teaching Clarity

90/100

“This class is not hard for an online class... and provides the textbook and YouTube videos”

👍

93/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Pretty much just teaches the facts without any bias
  • His lectures are not great quality but the material... are all things you've learned before
  • This guy's lectures are pretty awesome

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy class
  • You can bust them out withing and hour and a half
  • The only thing he grades hard on is the one essay in his class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Super easy. Nice guy
  • Prof. Gonzales is easy to reach and
  • one of the most student friendly professors that I've ever had

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

22 recent, detailed, highly consistent reviews with and format patterns.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PS114 reviews
PS47 reviews
POSC11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 4 · A 15 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

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