Walter Seymour

ACT116B · 116AB · ACCTG116B · ACCT116B · MANAGERIALACCT · ACCOUNTING · ACCOUNTING116A · ACCOUNTING116B · ACCT116A116B · ACC116B · BUSN116B · 116A116B · ACCT116 · ACCT120 · ACCT116A · 116B · ACCTMANA · ACCT · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.6/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

if you already handle accounting well and will grind weekly; many students find him boring or harsh despite possible As with effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardDry lecturesStrict attendanceExtra credit availableWeekly quizzes and examsPolarizing personality

Accounting content is hard and paced fast with frequent quizzes and exams.
, note sheets, and dropped scores help hard workers, but teaching style is often called boring or rude.
and unsupportive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

46/100

and note sheets help, but and dense accounting still require sustained effort for an A.

Online evidence stresses self-teaching grind; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Average difficulty is high and many call managerial accounting foreign-language hard with two chapters a week.

Online review is especially hard; in-person is still hard but more structured.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Multiple comments say and is anal about attendance.

Attendance strictness appears in in-person comments; the online .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

A minority praise fairness and real-world focus, but a large share of comments say and boredom.

Online is strongly negative; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

He offers weekly and , yet still grades strictly on hard material.

Format shift

In-person students mention EC and note sheets more often than the online review.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Two chapters per week plus frequent quizzes and online.

Format shift

Online review cites 7+ hours weekly; and homework.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Some say he knows the material and is consistent, but many call lectures boring, condescending, and unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate the split; the online review questions how he teaches at all.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Weekly true or false quizzes, frequent exams, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize quizzes and exams; online leans on textbook website assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between students who appreciate , note sheets, and fairness if they study hard, and many who call him boring, mean, and unhelpful.

Main concern

, and a .

What students said

“What are we in preschool? He's so and if you are late or absent more than twice.”
ACCT116B

“I can't believe the comments about how hard a teacher he is. He tells you what's going to be on the , and gives tons of .”
ACCT116B

“ .”
BUSN116B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The one tagged online review describes self-teaching, 7+ hours weekly, and a harsh experience with a C grade.

Main concern

and little sense of teaching support.

What students said

“7+ hours a week on hw and trying to teach yourself.”
ACCT116B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and hard but often allow a full page of notes with opportunities.

One-page note sheet allowedWeekly quizzes and examsExtra credit on testsTextbook website assessmentsLong calculation exams

Assessment risk

Standard

54/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and long, but many report one full page of notes front and back plus .

One-page note sheetWeekly quizzesExtra credit on examsLong calculation tests

“he let u use 8x10 front and back for test reference.”
ACCT116B

“All tests and , and .”
ACCT116B

Online

Online students describe website-compiled homework, quizzes, and and little teaching.

Textbook website assessmentsHeavy self-study homework

“7+ hours a week on hw and trying to teach yourself.”
ACCT116B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“It's accounting that's hard, not Seymour.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in-person), highlighting polarity on style versus effort-reward. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Style

40/100

“He is soooo boring, does not even teach well because and makes fun of you for asking questions”

📚 Workload Intensity

28/100

“7+ hours a week on hw and trying to teach yourself.”

⚖️ Effort Path to A

52/100

“If you apply yourself and do the - it is VERY possible to get a solid A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures make me want to poke a pencil in my eye
He's mean and lame
Seymour presents the material well enough

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

HARD CLASS - Two chap covered each and 1 exam each week
lets you have a cheat sheet, and gives tons of
HARD TO GET AN A IN THIS CLASS

Theme 3

⏱️ and Rules

He's so and if you are late or absent more than twice
no room for BS
I'm Navy on sea duty and couldn't catch a break on due dates

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show a stable polarizing pattern on dryness, workload, and despite sparse modern would-take-again data.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511

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2 out of 512

1 out of 513

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

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A+ 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

C 1

D range

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F

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Walter Seymour

x x x if you already handle accounting well and will grind weekly; many students find him boring or harsh despite possible As with effort.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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.

📉 Teaching Style

📚 Workload Intensity

⚖️ Effort Path to A

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⏱️ x x and Rules

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

if you already handle accounting well and will grind weekly; many students find him boring or harsh despite possible As with effort.

⏱️ and Rules