AI Rate Professor

History

James McGowan

HIST101 · HISTA · HISM07B · HISTM07A · HISTM01A · HIS7B · HISTM25 · HISTM07B · USHISMO7A · HISTM01 · HIST008 · HIS25 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
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Difficulty
1.9

The decision

If you need history credit, take McGowan first for interesting lectures and a low-stress A path.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEngaging StorytellerEasy GraderQuiz Drop PolicyStudy GuidesHistory Made Fun
  • Nearly every student calls him one of the .
  • Workload is light with , and .
  • Showing up and using study guides is enough for .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Students repeatedly report easy quizzes, easy essays, open notes or study guides, and straightforward As with .

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

Material is presented clearly and at a comfortable pace, with low intellectual strain for most students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

and sometimes treated as a stay-the-whole-period expectation, but not framed as punitive.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

Almost every and an easy, enjoyable history experience.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

Students , and high success with notes and study guides.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

88/100

Typical load is a few quizzes, one short paper or book report, and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Reviews stress passion, humor, clarity, and unusually engaging history lectures.

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment mixes quizzes, a short essay or book report, and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews are almost uniformly glowing: and essays, and strong recommendations.

Main concern

Long class periods can feel slow or boring if you already know the material.

What students said

“He is the . His lectures are interesting. He is passionate and humorous.”
HIS7B
“easy mid-term and ; easy essays; easy 2 quizzes.”
HISTM07A
“all you do is write 2 essays one midterm and final and thats it!! easy a”
USHISMO7A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams and study materials and sometimes open notes.

Open notes mentionedStudy guidesDropped lowest quizEasy midterms and finals

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

finals, and at least one open-notes test report.

Open notesStudy guidesDropped lowest quizEasy final
“Tests were open notes. ”
0613284033
“5 quizzes, lowest dropped, 1 book report on a small, interesting book, 1 final. ”
HISTM25

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“this is the most interesting history class i have every taken. ... easy a”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 in-person reviews, highlighting engagement, light workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Easily one of the .”

🅰️ Easy A Path

93/100

“all you do is write 2 essays one midterm and final and thats it!! easy a”

😂 Engaging Lectures

95/100

“He's friendly, funny, and he's a great speaker.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

97/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • passionate and humorous
  • makes history so interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy class, keeps you interested!
  • easy mid-term and

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • 5 quizzes (one quiz will be dropped)
  • I didn't even crack open the book

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five highly consistent reviews with near-universal quality fives and detailed agreement on ease and teaching quality.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 51
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

HISTM2513 reviews
06132840331 review
HIS251 review
HIS7B1 review
HISM07B1 review
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HISTM07B1 review
USHISMO7A1 review

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