AI Rate Professor

American Indian Studies

Richard Hosey

AIS102ONLINE · AIS4565 · AIS · AIS102 · INDIANLAW · AIS100 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you will do the weekly work and reading; he is a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCrystal Clear InstructionsExtremely HelpfulOpen Book FriendlyGet Ready to ReadPatient and Caring
  • Overwhelmingly praised as , and one of the best at Palomar for AIS courses.
  • and reading, but and expectations are transparent.
  • Online-friendly design with open-book or open-internet tests noted by multiple students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Grades reward consistent weekly work and reading; open-book helps, but .

Online ; both formats stress doing weekly work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Material is approachable and clearly taught, but and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

as not mandatory; course is designed around remote weekly work.

; older in-person rows often omit attendance detail.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Near-universal praise and 100% would-take-again among those who answered, with only rare old negatives.

Recommendation strength is high in both formats; a .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students repeatedly call grading fair and clear; .

Format shift

Online comments highlight open-book friendliness; .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

and two books or online material are common; not featherlight but manageable.

Format shift

Both formats mention weekly work and reading; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and strong subject knowledge dominate decades of reviews.

Format shift

Excellence holds online and in person; isolated old reviews cite slow response.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of , and exams; exams matter but weekly work keeps the grade moving.

Format shift

; overall still balanced.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

professor; a few older outliers complain about slow grading or low contact.

Main concern

Rare older complaints of .

What students said

“Awesome. Clear. Fair. What more do you want?”
AIS102
“one of the , BUT you REALLY need to study and read a lot this is NOT an easy class”
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Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online AIS sections are highly praised for clarity, helpfulness, and .

Main concern

Not an automatic easy class; and .

What students said

“Easily the . Genuinely cares that you know the material and understand how to use it. Open book / open internet tests are not bad either.”
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“Dont think this class is easy you have to do your work ”
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“very good professor, one of the few who teaches you the reasoning behind the methods instead of just how to compute things”
AIS102ONLINE

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Multiple students describe open-book or open-internet tests that stay fair if you complete the work and reading.

Open BookOpen InternetStraightforward ExamsWeekly Homework Prep

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person-tagged comments often still describe straightforward exams and .

Straightforward ExamsFair Grading
“Awesuuume class...clear and not too hard. . only online.”
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“ and not difficult if you read the book.”
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Online

Online reviews explicitly praise open-book and .

Open BookOpen InternetClear Criteria
“ .”
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“The presentation is easy, the work, but .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easily the . Genuinely cares that you know the material and understand how to use it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews (9 online, 39 in person), highlighting clarity, fairness, and steady workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

90/100

“So nice! and . I loved his class!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“One of the ! He's awesome and easy to talk to. EXTREMELY helpful outside of class.”

📘 Workload Reality

58/100

“Dont think this class is easy you have to do your work ”

📝

84/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Awesome. Clear. Fair. What more do you want?
  • and clear. I learned a lot!
  • . !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • if you are looking for an easy , if you are willing to take the
  • If you want a good grade in AIS 102, TAKE THIS ONLINE COURSE!
  • Good

Theme 3

⚠️ Occasional Complaints

  • He was horrible! I could never get a hold of him.
  • He takes forever to grade stuff.

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-eight reviews spanning many years with highly consistent praise for clarity and care, despite a few old outliers.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

AIS10237 reviews
AIS3 reviews
AIS1003 reviews
AIS102ONLINE3 reviews
AIS45651 review
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INDIANLAW1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1