Lance Bernard

HIST171 · HIS12 · HIST172 · HIST21 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 64%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you write carefully and ; skip if you want easy full credit.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough Grader on GrammarGives Good FeedbackGet Ready to ReadClear Grading CriteriaParticipation Matters

Most online history , and reading rather than tests.
He gives fast, detailed feedback but and MLA.
An A is reachable if you do all work carefully, but many students never see perfect scores.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earn As or high Bs by completing weekly work, but full credit is rare due to strict grammar and formatting.

Most A-related evidence comes from online reviews; in-person sample is small.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Content is lower-division history with manageable concepts, though reading load and writing volume add work.

Online comments stress reading and papers; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

while many online reviews say it is not required.

Online evidence is mixed; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

and learning, but and grammar nitpicking pull recommendations down.

Recommendation tone is stronger in recent online HIS/HIST surveys than older HIST172 comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Frequent tough-grader tags and comments that and papers.

Format shift

Both online and .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Usually 2-3 weekly discussions or short papers plus reading; not endless busywork but steady writing.

Format shift

Online load is paper-heavy; .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and insightful, with and organized courses.

Format shift

In-person comments emphasize storytelling and approachability; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and projects with few or no quizzes and tests.

Format shift

and final.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person and and story-driven, with lighter exam loads and .

Main concern

What students said

“ and a good teacher.”
HIST172

“Expect to never receive full credit. and he will NEVER give 25/25”
HIST21

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are assignment-driven with weekly discussions and , and .

Main concern

and punctuation even when content is strong.

What students said

“It is impossible to receive full credit for any of your assignments.”
HIST21

“Never opened my textbook and passed with a 98%.”
HIS12

“He takes pride in not handing out As.”
HIST172

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many online history sections have no tests; hybrid formats may include a midterm and final without heavy proctoring reports.

Few or No TestsAssignment FocusedHybrid Midterm and Final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring tools.

Midterm and FinalFew Graded Items

“There are and final.”
HIST172

Online

Online students repeatedly say no quizzes or tests, only discussions, papers, and projects.

No TestsWeekly DiscussionsWriting Assignments

“No tests. .”
HIST21

“There are and writing/projects.”
HIS12

“There are no tests, just two papers and a .”
HIST171

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“As long as you do all the work each week you'll get an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 25 , and assignment load. Credibility rating: High.

📝

32/100

“It is impossible to receive full credit for any of your assignments.”

⚡

78/100

“ and .”

📚 Reading and Writing Load

48/100

“Be ready for , and discussions.”

👍 Conditional Recommendation

64/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching and Feedback

He provides honest and
He's interactive and provides really good insight
Grades and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Expect to never receive full credit
He takes pride in not handing out As
Its rare that he gives full score on an assignment, but can pass with an A

Theme 3

📖 About Workload

2 assignments per week
Had about 2-3 assignments a week which took me about 30 minutes max
Every week there are two, 300 word papers due

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

25 reviews spanning 2016-2026 with consistent , and assignment-based assessment.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 53

3 out of 56

2 out of 54

1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST17211 reviews

HIST2110 reviews

HIS123 reviews

HIST1711 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 8 · A- 2

B range

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

Lance Bernard

x x if you write carefully and x x x x x x x; skip if you want easy full credit.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Varies

WorthIt

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.

📝 x x x

⚡ x x x

📚 Reading and Writing Load

👍 Conditional Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching and Feedback

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📖 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

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

if you write carefully and ; skip if you want easy full credit.

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