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Psychology

Sharon Nussenbaum

APSY140 · ASPY140 · AP140 · APYCH140 · MATRICULATION · PSY160 · APPLIEDPSYCHOL · APPSYCH · COUNSELING140 · COUN40 · APPLIEDPHYS140 · PSYCH140 · APSYC140 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
90%
Difficulty
1.2

The decision

helps with transfer planning and almost guarantees an A if you show up and submit the light work.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasiest A on campusCaring counselor vibeAttendance pointsNo textbook neededCareer guidance
  • Counseling and applied psych courses are repeatedly called the easiest A with worksheets, discussions, and .
  • Students love her mom-like care, transfer help, and real counseling access.
  • and content that can feel basic if you already know your major.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

96/100

Students across years call it the easiest A for showing up, doing simple worksheets or posts, and taking a .

Online COUN40 is still an easy A via discussions; classic in-person .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

95/100

Material is self-exploration and campus resources rather than hard psychology content, with .

Both formats are introductory; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

and some tags warn skipping hurts, though several online and older notes say attendance is not strictly mandatory.

; in-person grades lean heavily on showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

The vast majority recommend her for ease, kindness, and practical transfer or career help, with .

Online recommendations are strong and recent; .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

95/100

, and open-resource finals that students say are hard to fail.

Format shift

Generosity is explicit in both online reflection-style work and .

Workload

Featherlight

93/100

, and no heavy papers or frequent tests.

Format shift

Online has regular light posts; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students describe a caring counselor-teacher who helps with majors, transfer, and personal planning while keeping class warm and low pressure.

Format shift

In-person legacy comments focus on mom-like care; online comments highlight quick email and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assessment is mostly classwork, discussions, worksheets, and .

Format shift

Online centers on discussions and a reflection paper; and worksheets with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Decades of in-person reviews describe a laid-back career-planning class with , and strong personal support.

Main concern

, and some already-decided majors find the material tedious.

What students said

“Easiest class I have ever taken, show up and do the worksheets she assigns, always due a week after handed out, and that's pretty much it.”
COUNSELING140
“ . Barely ever homework. and every single answer is in there... Easiest A ever”
COUNSELING140
“Super easy class. Basically, show up, do the .”
APSY140

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Recent online COUN40 reviews call the class straightforward with , and .

Main concern

You still need to hit weekly due dates; it is easy but not fully auto-pilot if you ignore posts.

What students said

“Her course is very easy & straightforward. A or two easy assignments as well.”
COUN40
“Criteria is very mellow and easy to complete. There is course.”
COUN40
“Easy class with great support.”
COUN40

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

When a and described as nearly impossible to fail; many sections barely test at all.

Open handbook finalFew or no testsAttendance basedTake-home final mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

92/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with answers in the materials; some sections have no tests beyond that.

Open handbook finalTake-home finalNo homework no testsAttendance points
“ . Barely ever homework. Final is open handbook and every single answer is in there, not that the ”
COUNSELING140
“really loved the class, helped a lot, and !”
APSY140

Online

Online COUN40 reviews , and a final reflection paper rather than proctored exams.

Weekly discussion boardsFinal reflection paperNo proctoring mentioned
“There is course. Weekly discussion posts and assignments (very reasonable).”
COUN40
“Not super difficult, just do the and in full.”
COUN40

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easiest class I have ever taken, show up and do the worksheets she assigns, always due a week after handed out, and that's pretty much it. Very laid back class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews across counseling and applied psych courses, online and in person. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easiest A

96/100

“Easiest A ever”

❤️ Caring Counselor

92/100

“Professor Nussenbaum is beyond caring and you can tell she cares a lot about her students.”

🧭 Career Guidance

90/100

“Because of her I now have a with my life and how to go about doing it.”

📚 Light Workload

93/100

“Do the work on time & it'll be a breeze.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is a wonderful teacher! and helpful
  • often refers to her students as sweetie pie

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Laid back, Easy A
  • i missed 7 classes and I have an A
  • and every single answer is in there

Theme 3

🧭 About Life Planning

  • This is a future
  • helps you decide what field to work in for a career
  • Nussenbaum is a counselor as well so if you're having a hard time getting a !!!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

41 reviews spanning many years show extremely consistent easy-A and confirm the pattern still holds.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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COUNSELING1407 reviews
COUN404 reviews
APPSYCH2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 5 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1