AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Richard Kemp

POLYM03 · POLIM01 · POLYMO3 · POLSMO3 · POLSM03 · HIST140 · POLSM05 · M03 · MO3 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
58.62%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

if you want a low-effort GE A and can self-manage without instructor contact.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy GE AAbsent professorNo email repliesLight workloadGoogleable exams
  • Coursework is very light and , so many students treat him as an Easy A for GE.
  • , and missed class meetings.
  • ; worst for students who need teaching or support.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Students repeatedly report full-credit , and A+ grades with minimal effort.

Both online and ; online emphasizes article prompts and untimed exams.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

90/100

Content is gen-ed light with short article responses and minimal politics depth required.

Online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

80/100

and in-person students note he often misses class himself.

In , but overall flexibility is high across formats.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Recommended for easy GE credit; not recommended if .

Online praise focuses on ease; and grade errors.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students say he barely reads work, gives full credit freely, and exams are short and easy.

Format shift

Consistent across online and in-person.

Workload

Featherlight

92/100

Weekly article questions and a few short exams; often only a couple hours per week.

Format shift

Online summer/8-week formats especially light; in .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Chronic , and little subject engagement.

Format shift

In person emphasizes lateness and absences; online emphasizes silence and no instruction.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Weekly short responses and a few short-answer exams dominate; little traditional testing rigor.

Format shift

Online is mostly articles and untimed short exams; in person uses powerpoints and easy tests.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

but plagued by late arrivals, missed classes, and weak engagement.

Main concern

Frequent lateness or absences and .

What students said

“He showed up for only about half of the classes and was always late, sometimes showing up over 30 mins late.”
POLSM03
“EASY A and I barley did any work this semester.”
POLSM03
“He has a issue with showing up to classes as at the start of the year he maybe showed up to half of the classes”
HIST140

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online POLS sections are mostly article responses and .

Main concern

Professor often fails to open Canvas on time or .

What students said

“If you want an easy A to fulfill requirements for your major/transfer, this is the one. Easiest college course I have ever taken.”
POLSM03
“ .”
POLSM03
“Kemp was actually a joke of a professor. Yes it was probably the most easiest class I've ever taken”
M03

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Short untimed or googleable exams and .

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests are easy and tied to powerpoints; .

PowerPoint-based testsEasy examsAnswers online
“EASY A ”
POLSM03
“answers to the .”
POLSM03

Online

untimed, with no strict proctoring reported.

Untimed examsShort answer questionsGoogleable questionsNo quizzes
“4 unit exams, easy googleable questions &no time”
M03
“All his assessments are in the form of short answer questions and they are untimed so .”
POLSMO3

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“EASIEST PROFESSOR EVER HANDSDOWN. all you have to do is read an article & answer 3-5 questions per week”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews (18 online, 11 in person), balancing easy-A praise with absence and communication complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Presence

38/100

“Beware, this professor will not respond to a .”

📗 Easy A Reality

92/100

“This was probably the easiest college class I have taken before.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“take if you only want to fulfill the polysci requirement.”

🕰️

30/100

“He showed up for only about half of the classes and was always late”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • you are entirely on your own
  • He never responded to emails either
  • his lack of lot

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • hard to fail the class
  • He barley even reads what you turn in
  • Easy A :)

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • semester started
  • no class contact whatsoever
  • . I loved his class. Super easy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

29 reviews across online and in-person from 2019-2025 consistently describe easy grades plus weak instructor presence.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 57
3 out of 56
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

POLSM0317 reviews
M033 reviews
HIST1402 reviews
POLIM012 reviews
MO31 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 19 · A 4

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1