Truman Rishard

ACC101 · ACT301 · ACC301 · ACCT · ACCT104 · AUD · ACCOUNTING · ACC103 · ACCT202 · ACCT311 · ACCY160A · ACCOUNTING1 · ACCT301 · ACCT101 · ACCT103 · 69 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 44/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 12.5%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you already know accounting basics and want rigorous CPA-style prep; beginners should pick someone else.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyNot For BeginnersKnows His StuffStrict Format

career-bound students praise depth; beginners report confusion and .
Exams are hard but often allow unlimited notecards; .
and heavy reading/tests make this a high-effort accounting class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible with , and solid homework, but exams are hard and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Accounting concepts move fast, lectures often read slides, and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and skip-class tags warn you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and many beginners urge others to pick a different professor.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; and harsh paper markdowns are common.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and multiple high-stakes exams pile up.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Experts praise real-world knowledge; many say he only reads slides and is condescending to questions.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy structure with , and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person accounting classes are lecture-and-slide heavy with , and little hand-holding for newcomers.

Main concern

and and reliant on the textbook.

What students said

“Horrible teacher,knows his stuff, but you won't.”
ACCT101

“Please for the love of god, save yourself. Pick someone else.”
ACC301

“You can use as many note cards as you want on the exams.”
ACCT301

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are difficult but usually allow notecards; and the .

Unlimited NotecardsHard ExamsOnline QuizzesDropped Lowest Exam

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

yet often open-notecard; online chapter quizzes and if midterms go well.

Unlimited NotecardsHard ExamsOnline QuizzesDropped Lowest Exam

“You can use as many note cards as you want on the exams.”
ACCT301

“Timed quizzes. Two midterms and . He takes out the lowest grade out of those three.”
ACC301

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“if you need an easy course to pass and move on to . Rishard. But if you want to become a very successful accountant, HE'S YOUR TEACHER!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning multiple accounting courses. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Good business man, HORRIBLE teacher.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“Please for the love of god, save yourself. Pick someone else.”

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28/100

“ and unfair.”

📚 Workload Load

30/100

“The work load was heavy, the teacher worked fast through the examples and i felt rushed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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He teaches as if you already are an expert.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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Unreasonably tough with grading.
Put solid effort in. Take him he's a gem/wizard on acct.

Theme 3

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You can use as many note cards as you want on the exams.
He's anal about the homework, and a perfectionist.
, and homework.

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed in-person reviews spanning 2008-2017 with and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532

4 out of 514

3 out of 512

2 out of 53

1 out of 58

Course coverage

ACCT30116 reviews

ACCT1017 reviews

ACCT1035 reviews

ACT3014 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

B 2

C range

C+ 3 · C- 1

D range

D+ 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

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Truman Rishard

x x if you already know accounting basics and want rigorous CPA-style prep; beginners should pick someone else.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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

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See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

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📚 Workload Load

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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if you already know accounting basics and want rigorous CPA-style prep; beginners should pick someone else.

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