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Philosophy

Andre Jensen

PHIL352 · PHIL300 · PHIL488 · PHIL320 · PHIL480 · PHIL310 · 93 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
72.97%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

A strong pick for in-person PHIL GE if you will do the readings; be more cautious with online or .

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious And CaringEasy A PotentialExtra CreditGet Ready To ReadDrop Lowest Test
  • Long-running praise for funny, caring lectures and .
  • Many students report easy A , and dropped lowest tests.
  • Recent online and some upper-division sections , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students repeatedly report easy A or B paths with completion work, , cheat sheets, and .

; some online students still say easy A while others hit grade ceilings or .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Concepts can feel dense, but lectures, study questions, and students.

In person is widely beginner-friendly; online denser readings and weak lectures raise the challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

and optional in others, but missing class often means missing answers and jokes that help on tests.

In-person attendance rules vary by term; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

, and fair GE structure despite a cluster of recent organization complaints.

; online recommendations are more divided.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and benefit-of-the-doubt grading appear throughout many reviews.

Format shift

; some online and PHIL480 reviews call him a tougher or .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Regular reading and study questions are expected, but many say the load is manageable and not overwhelming for a GE.

Format shift

In person is moderate; some online and advanced sections feel paper-heavy and time-consuming.

Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Students highlight entertaining lectures, real care for students, and .

Format shift

In-person teaching is excellent; online is uneven with stronger self-guided complaints in recent terms.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Weekly reading questions, short papers, quizzes, and a few exams usually share the grade, with tests weighted but .

Format shift

; some online sections feel paper-heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, and one of the best easy-to-pass philosophy or world religions options on campus.

Main concern

Dense readings and occasional unclear late assignment posts in some upper-division terms.

What students said

“Jensen is one of the easiest professors at SCC.”
PHIL300
“Very nice professor who is very funny. I dont like philosophy at all, but if .”
PHIL300
“ 12 hours before the due date.”
PHIL480

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some find kind discussion-based classes, while several , and self-guided work.

Main concern

and limited lecture support.

What students said

“This course has been a mess, nothing has been graded since the first few weeks of class, and it is the .”
PHIL300
“love this professor! , and short writing/reading assignments before each class.”
PHIL480
“After the first four weeks of this class your basically on your own trying to understand text that was written when people still wore robes.”
PHIL300

Exam style

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Open-book, take-home, cheat-sheet, and and lower exam stress.

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams often allow cheat sheets, include open-book or take-home options, and optional.

Cheat SheetsTake-Home ExamDrop Lowest TestOptional FinalExtra Credit
“ and .”
PHIL300
“ but they're easy and open book.”
PHIL300
“Allows 1 cheat sht on test n 3 for final. Give EC & only 2 exams, if you do .”
PHIL352

Online

Online reviews mention exams and papers but do ; friendliness depends more on open structure than monitoring.

Exams And PapersWeekly Reading QuestionsDelayed Grading
“There are 1-2 assignments weekly, a couple exams throughout the course, and a .”
PHIL300
“Easy A, didnt learn anything. 1 assignment every week which you'll get full credit for either way, although the .”
PHIL300

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Jensen is one of the easiest professors at SCC. The chapter.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and a smaller set of organization and online complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Professor Jensen is the . He is hilarious and made me want to come to class.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

84/100

“Very easy A. Gives . If you do well on exams or are satisfied with .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

80/100

“if . You wont regret it.”

⚠️ Organization Risk

35/100

“ 12 hours before the due date.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are entertaining.
  • He's so kind and probably the most understand prof. out there.
  • He makes the class interesting with lots of jokes and anecdotes

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A or B.
  • and the if you like your grade!
  • Easiest A you could ever imagine.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Andre is such an awesome, funny professor!
  • He is a great guy. Understandable and really wants his students to learn and pass.
  • Most awesome and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

93

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years form a large, consistent positive core for map real online and upper-division risks.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 562
4 out of 515
3 out of 56
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 3 · A 17 · A- 2

B range

13

B+ 6 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 5