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History

Frank Chartrand

ALLHISTORY · HIS13 · HISTORY001 · HIST086 · HISTORY86 · WESTERNCIV1 · HIST01 · HIST112 · HIS001 · HISTORY13 · HIST001 · HIS1 · HISTORY1 · HIST013 · HIST86 · HIS86 · 267 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
62.12%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Strong pick for an if you attend and do study guides; be cautious with online sections.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious lecturesStudy-guide easy ATangent-heavy storiesClear gradingDeadline strict online
  • In person many call him funny with easy quizzes if you use the study guide
  • Grades skew very high (lots of A/A+) with
  • shifting work, strict deadlines, dry or opinion-heavy lectures

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, and many A/A+ reports make high grades common if you show up.

Online can still be free A for some but others struggle with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is standard survey history; difficulty is low when lectures and study guides are used.

Accelerated online 8-week formats feel harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and missing class costs notes or risk of drop.

while in person is stricter.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Would-take-again around 62% with strong easy-A fans and a vocal minority turned off by style.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

discussion credit, and frequent A grades.

Format shift

Online can feel stricter .

Workload

Light

70/100

Often a few essays, chapter quizzes, and study guides; online can spike with many discussions.

Format shift

Online reports of 50 assignments in a week contrast with light in-person loads.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Praised as funny and thought-provoking; criticized for dry tangents, opinion dumps, and weak online lectures.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of quizzes/tests, a few written assignments, discussions online, and often a .

Format shift

Online leans discussion- and assignment-heavy; in .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person he is often hilarious with straightforward quizzes and few essays; some dislike tangents and opinions.

Main concern

Long off-topic rants and .

What students said

“lectures were super interesting and he always found ways to relate it to current issues”
WESTERNCIV1
“His lecture PowerPoints are exactly whats on the tests. He gives you study guides”
HIS1
“he goes SO OFF TOPIC on random stories about his life that don't matter at all.”
HIS86

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

some free A with , and zero deadline flexibility.

Main concern

, and rigid due dates.

What students said

“his class is a free A but Frank Chartrand is probably the .”
HIS001
“be ready to constantly get new assignments (on top of the )”
HIST001
“Hes really strict on due dates and will NOT extend any deadline for you”
HISTORY001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes closely follow study guides and PowerPoints; risk in comments.

Study guide quizzesTake-home final essayOnline quizzesNo Proctorio mentionedFill-in-the-blank reviews

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person quizzes copy review sheets; .

Study guide mirrors testsTake-home essay finalChapter quizzes
“ .”
HIS1
“The 7 days to work on it before the .”
HIS1

Online

Online quizzes and tests described as easy if you follow study guides; one note says no Proctorio during transition.

Study guide basedNo Proctorio mentionedWeekly quizzes
“just follow the study guide and you'll ace the tests”
HIST001
“ and there is no Proctorio.”
HIST112

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I memorized the study guides and got As . Answers are on Quizlet! .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 history reviews, separating . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Path

82/100

“Easy A if you do the work. You HAVE to attend class”

😂 Teaching Personality

72/100

“Honestly, best professor I've encountered. Do what you have and it's very easy from there.”

💻 Online Friction

45/100

“This class is an absolute mess. One week, you have almost nothing to do, and the next, you have 50 assignments”

👍 Recommendation

70/100

“Chartrand is a great professor, and a must for history majors.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is constantly going off-topic
  • He articulates his lectures extremely well
  • He's hilarious and this class was an easy A

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Pretty easy class if you do the work
  • His lecture PowerPoints are exactly whats on the tests
  • free A but Frank Chartrand is probably the

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments

  • Only 3 assignments throughout the semester
  • . Assignments and due dates always changing

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

267

Lifetime ratings

87/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with and stable themes across years for both formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5147
4 out of 552
3 out of 518
2 out of 524
1 out of 526

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

35

A+ 10 · A 21 · A- 4

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 2 · B- 2

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1