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Political Science

Nancy Speckmann

POL121 · POLSI · PS121 · POLSCI120 · POLSCI · POLISCI · POLYSCI · POLCI121 · POSC135 · PSC110 · POSC140 · PS · PS140 · POLS120 · POSC121 · POS140 · POL141 · POSCI120 · POSCI121 · POLYSCI120 · POLI121 · POLSCI140 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

; if you want a rigorous, high-effort political science experience.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy WorkloadConfusing TestsUniversity-Level HardLots of ReadingExtra Credit
  • Workload and as massive, with papers, books, and many tests.
  • , and many say an A is nearly impossible.
  • A minority love her energy and knowledge, but unless you want a hardcore challenge.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Multiple students say almost no one earns an A despite heavy effort, so an A is rare and costly.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Dense books, long lectures or movies, and university-level expectations make content tough for community college.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; success and work completion.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Strong split exists, but avoid and GPA-kill warnings dominate over the smaller fan base.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

24/100

Students report unfair tests, misgraded work, and almost no A grades even after hard work.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Multiple books, long essays, research papers, quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

40/100

Some praise energy and knowledge; many cite sparse lectures, guest-speaker overload, and confusion.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of , and reading-heavy work.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person political science courses feel university-hard: huge reading and warnings.

Main concern

crush grades.

What students said

“Unfortunately the midterms are far from understandable. ”
POSCI121
“Remaining 1/3 worked their butt off and no one got an A!! She will lower your GPA a lot!!!”
POLS120
“Huge amount of work. Most are . Too hard for this school.”
POLSCI140

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.

, and grade-damaging despite available .

Confusing MidtermsDetail-Heavy TestsEssay WritingExtra Credit OptionsIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person midterms and impossible.

Confusing MidtermsDetail-Heavy TestsEssay WritingExtra Credit Options
“Midterms: . Short quizzes:easy if you read, they're heavily used.”
POSCI121
“ and a lot of the answers for the exams were biased towards liberal viewpoints.”
POL121
“Stay away! A lot of , and ”
POLISCI

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Remaining 1/3 worked their butt off and no one got an A!! She will lower your GPA a lot!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting difficulty, workload, and split teaching views. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

40/100

“She teaches at SDSU and its obvious were not on her priority list.”

📉 Recommendation Risk

32/100

“Stay away! A lot of , and ...Pick someone else!”

🧱 Workload Load

18/100

“Lots of homework. . I will need the rest of my life to finish the books.”

🚫 Easy A Reality

18/100

“no one got an A!! She will lower your GPA a lot!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I wish she lectured more
  • She made politics more interesting to learn, because she shows so much energy
  • the whole class is guest speakers, she only lectured 3 times

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • impossible to get a decent grade
  • DOUBLE CHECK YOUR GRADES
  • Pass/fail if you can so it doesn't hurt your GPA!!

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Huge amount of work
  • 4 BOOKS. 3 ESSAYS. A LOT OF TESTS
  • DO ALL OF THEM

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of , and polarized teaching views.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 58

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