Kenneth McMullen

HIST101 · HIST102 · HISTORY102 · HIS72558 · HIS102 · H102 · 97 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 32/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 24.39%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Avoid if ; if you can self-study lectures and write to his exact format.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderUnclear grading criteriaPoor communicationHyper-specific examsExtra credit available

Recent reviews especially online call him rude, unresponsive, and .
Course is and hyper-specific tests, not busywork.
and revision opportunities exist, but many still report harsh, opaque standards.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A usually , and often , not light effort.

Online ; in-person reviews emphasize tough tests with some revision or paths.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

US history content plus fast lectures, heavy reading, and .

Both formats call lectures and reading heavy; online students also struggle with .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Attendance is sometimes marked mandatory and sometimes optional, but missing .

Online is mostly asynchronous with mixed mandatory flags; because tests come from lectures.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Take-again rate is low and many students .

; older in-person reviews are more mixed but still frequently non-recommending.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; students report nitpicks on format, grammar, and ultra-specific answers with .

Format shift

Online essays and AI accusations amplify the strict feel; but .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Usually few graded items (tests and , but those items are high stakes.

Format shift

Online students more often report papers and unclear assignments; .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Passionate about history for some, but , and weak communication that undercut learning.

Format shift

In-person older reviews praise lectures more; recent online reviews focus on unresponsiveness and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades revolve around a small set of exams and .

Format shift

Both formats are test and essay heavy; online adds occasional surprise quizzes and Canvas issues.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

older students praise passionate lectures and , while many still call tests hyper-specific and .

Main concern

Tough, detail-nitpicking grading and .

What students said

“Without a doubt, unequivocally the . ... Offers a ton of , and is actually a really funny guy!”
HIST102

“His tests ask very specific questions that he doesn't go over in his lectures. ... Awesome guy but a .”
HIST101

“The school needs to fire him ... YOU WILL FAIL THIS CLASS, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.”
HISTORY102

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

slow or evidence, and hyper-specific timed tests.

Main concern

, and high-stakes essays with .

What students said

“This is the . ... Has absolutely zero communication skills. !!!”
HIST102

“Ken is extremely unorganized, constantly makes mistakes on his own instructions ... . Accused me of AI”
102

“ . . No time for tests that contain the most cryptic shuffled questions”
HIST102

Exam style

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Exams are widely described as hyper-specific, hard to study for from vague guides, and high stakes.

Hyper-specific questionsEssay examsLecture-based testsStudy guides unhelpfulTimed pressure

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; questions can be hyper-specific and not always from the book.

Lecture-based examsEssay plus objective partsHyper-specific itemsNotecards sometimes allowed

“ go over in his lectures.”
HIST101

“Allowed notecards for test, and no need in buying a text book.”
HIS102

Online

, and poorly aligned with lectures or study guides, with .

Timed cryptic testsHyper-specific itemsUnclear essay sourcesStudy guides unhelpful

“The exam study guides have a large list of one word topics to study and because the exam questions are hyper-specific.”
101

“No time for I've ever read in my life - most of which are not covered in lectures.”
HIST102

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you're thinking about it..... Don't. Even if he's the last option, wait till next semester. .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (19 online, 31 in , and communication themes. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Recommendation Risk

28/100

“ !!!”

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28/100

“ . , and your whole grade is based upon 4 test essays with UNCLEAR SOURCES”

📚 Hyper-Specific Exams

34/100

“the ”

✉️ Poor Communication

30/100

“I emailed McMullen 5 times and tried to visit his scheduled Zoom office hours, but never got into contact with him the whole semester.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he definitely has passion about the subject
Lectures were just titles with some words
Super knowledgeable about US History, tries to make it as entertaining as possible

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Be extremely detailed in
Hard to study for. Even using the internet I still get 70's on his tests

Theme 3

✉️ About Communication and Feedback

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with detailed, and communication problems support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 59

1 out of 522

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 9 · A- 3

B range

B+ 1 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

C 1 · C- 2

D range

D- 1

F

F 3

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 3

Kenneth McMullen

Avoid if x x x x x x x; x x if you can self-study lectures and write to his exact format.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

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📉 Recommendation Risk

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📚 Hyper-Specific Exams

✉️ Poor Communication

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

✉️ About Communication and Feedback

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid if ; if you can self-study lectures and write to his exact format.

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