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History

Jon Comford

HIS0000 · HST109 · HIST · HIST108 · HIS109 · HIST8276 · HISTORY108 · HISTORY · HISTORY109 · HIST5664 · USHISTORY · HIST109 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want an engaging history class where attendance, notes, and moderate writing effort usually pay off.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging history lecturesCaring and approachableNote-based examsWeekly writingStudy for tricky tests
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Comford as entertaining, caring, and able to make history interesting.
  • Grades are very achievable with , and steady study, but .
  • The , yet most students still see the class as fair and worthwhile.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

An A is very reachable if , and keep up with writing.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The history content is made approachable through engaging lectures and , though tests and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

as formally strict, but many students say notes from class are essential for passing or earning an A.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students repeatedly recommend him because he makes history interesting, explains clearly, and genuinely cares about students.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

and achievable, with several students reporting easy A outcomes when they follow notes and study.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

64/100

The course usually has manageable work, but weekly papers or label.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Most students describe him as , and unusually effective at making history engaging.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and frequent writing assignments rather than relying on one assessment type.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews strongly praise his humor, clarity, and care while noting that , and writing matter.

Main concern

and the course can include regular essays or papers.

What students said

“ tests, and you'll get an A.”
HIST109
“Doesn't give a lot of homework, and the .”
HIST108
“You will have a so if you are not a .”
HISTORY109

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

PowerPoints and are manageable with study, though several students call the wording tricky.

Note-Based TestsTricky QuestionsEssay TestsStudy From PowerPoints

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes as note-based, sometimes essay-based, and occasionally tricky but not unusually strict.

Note-Based TestsTricky QuestionsEssay Tests
“ because of how he words them”
HIST108
“The .”
HISTORY
“He creates questions directly off the notes.”
HIST109

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This was by far the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“This was by far the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“ !”

📈 Grade Path

86/100

“ tests, and you'll get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and his class is entertaining.
  • Lectures are interesting and you learn a lot.
  • Made history fun to learn.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The but if you study the material with a quizlet you're golden!
  • If you put in the effort, you will do fine.
  • Not an easy A.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Hw is if that.
  • next class period.
  • and it was like being in an English class all over again.

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Forty reviews across many years show a highly consistent pattern of strong teaching praise with , and writing.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST10815 reviews
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HIS1093 reviews
HISTORY1083 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

5

B+ 4 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1