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History

Craig Longan

HIST12 · HISTORY11 · HIST18 · HIST20 · HISTORY1 · HIST2 · HIST1 · HIST23 · HISTONE · HIST11 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take him if you like history, reading, and , but if you need engaging structure and frequent assignments.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerKnowledgeable lecturerReading heavyTest heavyMixed teaching styleExtra credit available
  • Students agree he knows history well, and many say they learned a lot from him.
  • The class is reading-heavy and , and textbook dependence.
  • some love his lectures, while others find them dull, unclear, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

61/100

An A , and , but many students say the tests and essays require real effort.

Online reviews make the class sound easier and book-based, while and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The history content is manageable for prepared readers, but dense textbooks, fast lectures, and .

Online reviews call the class fairly easy but book-heavy, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

because exams draw from lectures and some reviews mention attendance-based or quiz timing.

Online lectures are described as optional, while in-person reviews more often imply attendance matters for quizzes, tests, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Students recommend him when they value history knowledge and learning, but others warn against his boring lectures and .

Online recommendations are mildly positive but limited, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

57/100

and , but some students call the exams detailed and grading hard.

Format shift

Online students describe easier grading, while and hard exam grading.

Workload

Moderate

43/100

The , and essays, with fewer routine assignments in many sections.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly discussions and quizzes, while and exams.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is widely seen as knowledgeable, but comments sharply disagree on whether his lectures are engaging or dull and unclear.

Format shift

Online reviews are lukewarm and book-based, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Many reviews say , and textbook-based exams.

Format shift

Online sections use discussions, quizzes, and timed exams, while exams and essays.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are polarized, praising his knowledge and learning value while , and .

Main concern

Students struggle when lectures, readings, and .

What students said

“Professor Longan's lectures are very interesting and informative.”
HIST11
“His lectures are dull and unbearable, his study guides are useless, and ”
HIST11
“Your entire grade is based upon 2 map tests and then 3 exams”
HIST2

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe an easy-to-manage but book-based class with , and mixed lecture quality.

Main concern

The main concern is heavy dependence on textbooks and .

What students said

“This class was pretty easy, but VERY book-based.”
HIST12
“Quizzes and ”
HIST11
“he was also, very book dependent.”
HIST12

Exam style

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Exams are central and sometimes detailed, with limited explicit evidence of open-book access and proctoring.

Timed Online Quizzes And ExamsOpen Textbook Mentioned OnceExam HeavyEssay ExamsExtra Credit On Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe exam-heavy grading with multiple-choice, true/false, essays, quizzes, and , but do not clearly prove closed-book or .

Multiple Choice ExamsEssay ExamsMap QuizzesExtra Credit On Exams
“Each exam consists of 75 MC”
HIST2
“four exams worth 125 points each”
HIST2
“ and .”
HIST11

Online

Online reviews mention timed quizzes and exams, textbook-based testing, and one open-textbook reference, but do not clearly prove webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or strict proctoring.

Timed QuizzesTimed ExamsBook-Based ExamsOpen Textbook Mentioned Once
“Quizzes and ”
HIST11
“discussions and and .”
HIST12
“even with an open textbook in front of you.”
HIST23

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This guy knows his history, which made the class that much better and also more difficult, if that makes sense.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“This guy knows his history, which made the class that much better and also more difficult, if that makes sense.”

👍 Recommendation Fit

55/100

“Tough class, but you will learn a lot”

📝

86/100

“Your entire grade is based upon 2 map tests and then 3 exams with each exam having a 4-5 page essay along with it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Longan's lectures are very interesting and informative.
  • His lectures are dull and unbearable, his study guides are useless, and
  • He is very knowledgeable in his field.

Theme 2

📚

  • This class was pretty easy, but VERY book-based.
  • and .
  • Each exam covered around 100 pages of dense textbook material

Theme 3

⚖️ About Grades & Effort

  • Offers on every exam, which saved my grade throughout the entire semester.
  • I literally got above a 100 on multiple tests due to said XC.
  • I got an A but I'm a 4.0 student and this was the hardest A.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 reviews across many years with rich, , and polarized student reactions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 54
3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 59

Course coverage

HIST1111 reviews
HIST211 reviews
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HIST17 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 3 · A 9

B range

11

B+ 4 · B 7

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2