AI Rate Professor

American Sign Language

Joseph Halcott

AMSL230 · ASL1 · AMSL1 · AMSL104 · ASLALLLEVELS · DEAFCULTURE · ASL204 · INT1 · ASL4 · STV2 · AMSL116 · ASL · AMSL115 · ADVINTERPRETNG · ITP205 · AMSL216 · ASL150 · ASL216 · ASL2 · ITPPROGRAM · ASL205 · ASL115 · AMSLINT · ASLFINGERSPELL · 13691AMSL255 · ASLFOUR · ASLASL · AMSL4 · AMSL205 · 58 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you will attend every class and self-study grammar; .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing ASL MentorMandatory AttendanceDeaf Culture HeavyUnorganized OnlineExtra Credit Available
  • In-person ASL can feel supportive and culture-rich for motivated learners.
  • Online sections and poor organization.
  • as required, with lockouts for late tests.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Intro ASL often yields solid grades with , and , but higher-level work still demands real effort.

Online A grades appear despite poor course structure; and attendance.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Many intro comments call content easy if you practice, while interpreter-track courses feel more demanding and unevenly taught.

Online comments focus more on logistics than concept difficulty; in-person comments span easy intro to harder advanced ASL.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and late arrivals can be locked out of tests.

; online still flags participation and announcement tracking.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About half would retake him, with strong fans of culture teaching and .

In-person opinions are split; online reviews lean more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

63/100

and show-up-to-earn-A comments balance out tougher upper-level experiences.

Format shift

Both formats mention workable grades, but online frustration is about organization more than grade harshness.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workbook practice, reading, journals, and busy work appear often without being uniformly overwhelming.

Format shift

and writing; in-person mentions more practice and projects.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Students either praise his culture knowledge and humor or and weak grammar instruction.

Format shift

In-person teaching is polarizing; online teaching is mostly described as disorganized.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and occasional projects.

Format shift

Online tests were sometimes student-written; and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person, students split between praising his Deaf culture insight and humor versus calling him disorganized, unhelpful, or poorly aligned with interpreter skills.

Main concern

and uneven structure can leave weaker self-advocates frustrated.

What students said

“He knows what is needed to succeed. He wants us to achieve our goals and .”
13691AMSL255
“Terrible. .”
AMSL115

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report confusing Blackboard use, sparse instructor contact, and poorly vetted student-written tests.

Main concern

Disorganization and minimal instructor presence make learning ASL online unreliable.

What students said

“ and lazy teacher I have ever had. !”
ASL150
“the way he . My advice is read VERY carefully and check announcements regularly”
ASL150

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard course tests with strict timing and lateness .

Timed TestsLockout If LateChallenging QuizzesStudent-Written Test Items Online

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practice, with hard lockouts for late arrivals.

In-Person QuizzesLate LockoutPractice Handouts
“He WILL shut the door and lock it on you!”
ASL115
“ if you just practice the handouts he gives.”
ASL2

Online

Online students report poorly reviewed student-written questions and rushed or chaotic testing.

Student-Written QuestionsUnclear Directions
“The teacher would have the class write the test questions, and he wouldn't read through them first.”
ASL150

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If I had Joseph Halcott for the full ASL interpreter training program, that would have been fine with me. He knows what is needed to succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarized in-person ASL teaching and weak online delivery. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Very patient with students and .”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“Take another professor.”

⏰

22/100

“Skip class? You won't pass.”

💻 Online Chaos

30/100

“What a joke. This class had no direction whatsoever.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very down to earth and friggin hilarious.
  • He emphasizes vocabulary. He doesnt teach sentence structure or grammar but he expects you to know it.
  • He's a really fun and funny teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if you show up to all the classes.
  • GO , and you will have an A, no problem.
  • got an A- struggled the ENTIRE way

Theme 3

🧭 About Culture Focus

  • He is VERY Deaf Culture oriented.
  • learned a whole lot about Deaf Culture and signs you can't find in a book.
  • He focuses on transliteration & CASE for most of the semester

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

58

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with consistent themes of , and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 59
3 out of 57
2 out of 510
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

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

1

Rather_Not_Say 1