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Art

Valerie Kidrick-Rohret

ARTH308 · ARTH325 · ARTH306 · ART308 · ART304 · ARTH300 · ARTH310 · ARTH304 · ARTH · ARTH301 · ARTHIST310 · ART310 · ART300 · HUM300 · 233 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
43.48%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want rigorous university-style art history writing and can handle long lectures and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture HeavyWord-Count GraderSo Many PapersTough GraderUniversity-Level Expectations
  • Extremely long lectures and heavy weekly writing drive most complaints.
  • , and substance beyond the stated minimum.
  • Passionate and knowledgeable for serious art-history students; a poor fit for easy-GE hunters.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Many students only secure an A by writing well over stated word counts, mastering Chicago style, and grinding heavy papers; meeting the minimum often yields a C.

Online reviews stress word-count floors and late-work bans; and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content , and constant writing make the course intellectually and time-intensive for most GE students.

Both formats report long lectures and heavy writing; online amplifies video length and asynchronous writing load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

, and skipping hurts quizzes and participation, though some online sections are more flexible.

; online mixed between mandatory and no.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

Roughly half love her knowledge and rigor for art-history majors, while many GE and grading.

Online reviews are more polarized negative; some in-person and major-focused students strongly recommend.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; discussion posts and if under unstated higher word or citation standards.

Format shift

Online comments most often detail word-count failures; and essay standards.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Weekly multi-hour lectures, discussions, worksheets, and one class.

Format shift

Online units of 17-18 hours of video are a recurring theme; and quizzes.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students split between calling her passionate and brilliant versus rambling, condescending, and poorly paced.

Format shift

Positive depth praise appears in both formats; online negativity is louder about lecture length and tone.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade centers on , and occasional quizzes or essay midterms and finals.

Format shift

Online is almost entirely Canvas writing; and timed essay exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person sections , and strict writing standards, but some students praise passion and .

Main concern

Monotone multi-hour lectures plus high writing and memorization demand.

What students said

“ . She requires a lot of writing for assignments and is graded by how many words you have.”
ART300
“Amazing professor who is clearly very passionate about what she does. She calls herself a , but leaves plenty of room for .”
ARTH304
“17 hours of lectures for one unit is absurd.”
ARTH301

Remote format

Online

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students most often report multi-hour lecture videos, weekly 500-1000+ word discussions, and zero late work; many call the load overwhelming for a GE.

Main concern

Absurd word-count floors and rambling 2-3 hour lecture videos that double with note-taking.

What students said

“She will require 750 words and when you give 750 words she will consider that 500 words and .”
ART300
“if you want an A, you have to write at least 30% over the already insanely high word count.”
ARTH301
“A Quiz, 500 words discussions board and 1000 words writing EVERY Single WEEK.”
HUM300

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are mostly long papers and quizzes drawn from lectures; not proctor-software heavy but still demanding and time-consuming.

Essay Midterms and FinalsSlide QuizzesLong Final PapersChicago CitationsWriting-Heavy Assessment

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essay midterms and finals with memorization; no clear Lockdown Browser evidence.

Slide QuizzesEssay Midterm and FinalMemorization
“4 slide quizzes, 2 essays during midterm and final.”
ARTH308
“Memorization is key, I recommend reading the chapters assigned to each unit before going to lectures.”
ARTH304

Online

Online finals are often long essays (about 8-12 pages) plus weekly writing; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Long Final PapersCanvas WritingDiscussion PostsQuizzes from Lectures
“The final is a very long paper, 8-12 pages. Pay careful attention to Chicago style citations for the writing assignments.”
ARTH325
“The essay was 12 pages long and took over 10 hours.”
ARTH301

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! She clearly stated that if you write 500 words, you will MINIMUM get a C on A DISCUSSION POST!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (36 online, 14 in , and recommendation themes. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Overwhelming Workload

18/100

“She assigns way too much work, like 18 hours of lecture videos in one unit.”

✍️

28/100

“if she says write 500 words you have to write at least 750 words.”

🎓 Rigor for True Art-History Learners

48/100

“Yes she teaches at a University level, and all her classes transfer! Isn't that what we should want in a Professor?”

👍 Split Recommendation

44/100

“Avoid if you are looking for an easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The lectures are super long (up to 3 hours a single one) and they just ramble on and on
  • She's knowledgeable in every area of art
  • Dim lights + monotone lectures = recipe to fall asleep

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She grades tough just to make people miserable
  • as hard and still got a good grade
  • Writing assignments are 3-4 pages min for a C

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Her messages are also very condescending
  • , and passionate about art
  • being a teacher is not just about teaching its about how to respect your students

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

233

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning 2020-2025 with consistent themes on lecture length, word counts, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 597
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3 out of 523
2 out of 517
1 out of 551

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 1 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

11

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4