AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Jeff Levine

PLSC130 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
85/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you want an engaging real-world political science class and can handle serious writing and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging real-world lecturesInspirationalTough written gradingClear testsAttendance matters
  • Students strongly praise his engaging, practical political science lectures.
  • The class is not a free A because writing, tests, and .
  • , but weaker students warn against assuming the course is easy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is realistic with effort, but , and attendance pressure prevent it from being easy.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The and practical, but the course can still feel demanding because of tests and writing expectations.

Only in-person reviews describe the course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Reviews mention participation and hurts passing chances.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

, but a minority warn that grading and .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

but often strict, especially on writing, grammar, and spelling.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

The workload is not described as overwhelming, but , and .

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Workload .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly describe his lectures as engaging, knowledgeable, inspirational, and practical.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Reviews , and few major graded items.

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Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe excellent lectures with real-world value, but grading and .

Main concern

, and tests can make the class harder than expected.

What students said

“His lectures are incredibly engaging, focusing on real-life topics and political discussions.”
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“ if you assumed it would be an easy class.”
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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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Tests are described as straightforward by positive reviews but difficult by negative ones, with .

Straightforward TestsDifficult QuizzesClass Discussion Based Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention straightforward tests tied to discussions, difficult quizzes, and .

Straightforward TestsDifficult QuizzesDiscussion-Based Tests
“The and directly related to our class discussions.”
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“Very difficult quizzes, which will take up 40% of your grades.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Levine is hands down the best professor I've had in my 3 years at CSM.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Ambassador Levine is an amazing teacher, his classes are fun interactive, and not a single class goes by without u feeling like you have learned something new.”

⚖️

32/100

“It's true that he's a , but quizzes are mostly multiple choice and not hard if you study.”

👍 Recommendation Level

74/100

“I would take his class another 10 times if I could.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are incredibly engaging, focusing on real-life topics and political discussions.
  • Very knowledgeable professor with good lectures.
  • Pretty cool teacher. His lectures and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you assumed it would be an easy class.
  • and attendance. .
  • Not an easy class, but as long as you put extra effort into grammar and sentence structure you'll do alright.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

66/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews span several years and give consistent praise for teaching but and difficulty.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PLSC1306 reviews

Reported outcomes

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