Michael A. Kerze

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AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 35.29%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

if you love history or religion, will attend and read everything, and can handle strict quizzes; if possible.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerReading HeavyLecture HeavyDisorganized OnlinePolarizing QuizzesFill-in-the-Blank Tests

some praise passionate lectures, others call him unfair, mean, or chaotic.
, and .
Online and not Canvas-friendly.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible with perfect notes and , but quizzes and .

Online adds more essays and chaos; and reading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and specific quiz wording make the course intellectually and workload-heavy.

; online is also poorly structured.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many reviews say attendance or consistent participation is required to keep up with quizzes and lectures.

; online uses frequent deadlines instead.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

and recent reviews , and organization despite some strong fans.

In-person is mixed; online lean strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

, and delayed failing or cheating reports appear repeatedly.

Format shift

Online and in-person both report strict grading; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and long lectures.

Format shift

Online stacks 3-4 deadlines weekly; and quiz heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Passionate lectures for .

Format shift

; online teaching is widely criticized.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Quizzes, midterms, finals, discussions, and papers all matter; graded by a few high-stakes items for some terms.

Format shift

Online emphasizes quizzes, discussions, and essays; and papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

complaints about harsh quizzes, ego, and off-syllabus test items.

Main concern

and uneven clarity; success depends heavily on perfect notes and constant reading.

What students said

“Class is easy if you show up and .”
HIST007

“Borderline abusive, narcissistic professor.”
HIST007

“he throws things on the and are not addressed in the book.”
HIST007

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report heavy reading, , and .

Main concern

and quizzes that feel unfriendly to working students.

What students said

“By any means do NOT take his online class, i learned close to nothing, he had no clue how to use the program (canvas).”
HIST007

“This course is definitely not online friendly.”
HIS7

“ and mostly essays and fill in the blank.”
HIST007

Exam style

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Quizzes and exams reward precise notes and reading; format is standard but often worded harshly.

Fill-in-the-Blank QuizzesEssay ExamsReading BasedLecture Notes Critical

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person quizzes are often 10-question fill-in-the-blank from lectures and key terms; midterms and finals are written.

Fill-in-the-BlankLecture Notes BasedWritten Midterm/Final

“10 question fill-in-the-blank quiz every 3 lessons or so”
1342

“The words. Must read the book!”
HIST007

Online

Online quizzes include essays and fill-in-the-blank, with late-opening deadlines and .

Essay QuizzesFill-in-the-BlankHeavy Reading

“ and mostly essays and fill in the blank.”
HIST007

“ or short essays.”
HIST001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ ! My grade wasn't great, but more concerning was the professor prioritized catching cheaters over teaching.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and online organization issues. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Reading & Workload

28/100

“The book is 500 plus pages and on top of it he adds 20-30 articles to read PLUS 100 plus pages weekly”

🎯 Teaching Polarization

42/100

“This is the type of class you actually learn interesting things in.”

💻 Online Chaos

25/100

“he had no clue how to use the program (canvas). and .”

📝 Quiz Difficulty

38/100

“ and he can grade very harshly.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Prof. Kerze is very passionate about history and religion.
to study
he yells at people for asking questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A if you do the work.
Quizzes every third class meeting. .
he can grade a bit harshly

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

It's also not well-designed for online learning.
This course is definitely not online friendly.
I learned close to nothing

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years show a stable polarized pattern with enough detail on workload and exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

A 5

B range

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 2

Michael A. Kerze

x x x if you love history or religion, will attend and read everything, and can handle strict quizzes; x x x x if possible.

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

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Reading & Workload

🎯 Teaching Polarization

💻 Online Chaos

📝 Quiz Difficulty

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online Format

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you love history or religion, will attend and read everything, and can handle strict quizzes; if possible.