AI Rate Professor

Physics & Planetary Sciences

Jill Lockard

GEOLOGY2 · GEOLOGY001 · EARTH3 · GEOLOGY101 · GEOLOGY006 · GEOLOGY6 · GEOLOGY1 · GEOLOGY07 · GEO1 · 68 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
61.67%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you like geology and can keep up with heavy weekly work; skip if you need a light or low-conflict science elective.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizingHeavy WorkloadOnline SavvyPassionate GeologyTough Grader
  • , and real-world geology passion
  • Workload is consistently heavy with , and labs
  • Grading and personality complaints are common, especially when challenged

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

A is possible with steady weekly work and dropped low scores, but and volume make an easy A uncommon.

Online students sometimes report open-note quizzes and ; in person and work-for-A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Geology content is manageable when organized, but , and .

Online organization helps comprehension; in person labs and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; in person frequently requires presence for quizzes and labs.

; in person many yes with skip-class warnings.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

62/100

.

Recent online praise is stronger; in person .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

; discussions and labs rarely full credit, though .

Format shift

Online and in ; in person labs are especially strict.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

, and labs routinely described as overwhelming.

Format shift

Online workload volume is the top stressor; in person labs add more hours.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

, and fast email help many, while others report rude, degrading, or sabotage-like experiences.

Format shift

Online organization and ; in person personality complaints are louder.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Weekly homework and , and lab work.

Format shift

Some online sections are quiz/discussion heavy with few or no exams; others use Proctorio exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person lectures can be engaging and passionate, yet many call labs and .

Main concern

, and avoid-this-professor warnings.

What students said

“She's in my top 3 favorite professors at Pierce.”
EARTH3
“ .”
GEO1
“Jill is an awesome professor with enthusiasm that I wish every professor had.”
GEOLOGY2

Remote format

Online

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and often successful with , and open-note or quiz-heavy weeks, but workload and some AI/cheating accusations frustrate students.

Main concern

, and proctored or privacy-invasive quizzes in some terms.

What students said

“Easy Enough A if online and most of the answers are there.”
GEOLOGY001
“I have never been more stressed out over the workload of a class.”
EARTH3
“There is and final”
GEOLOGY6

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

to Proctorio webcam exams and strict deadlines.

Weekly quizzesProctorio examsOpen note quizzes in some termsMidterm and finalWebcam concerns

Assessment risk

Varies

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person , and ; reviews do not clearly prove software proctoring.

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalHard labsPop quizzes
“She gives at the end of the quizes and .”
GEOLOGY2
“You just need to show up on time for the class”
GEOLOGY1

Online

Online comments explicitly include open-note quizzes in some courses and Proctorio or .

Open note quizzesProctorio midterm and finalProctored weekly quizzesWebcam privacy concerns
“Easy Enough A if online and most of the answers are there.”
GEOLOGY001
“ and ”
GEOLOGY6
“it's absolutely ridiculous that she wants to film you as .”
GEOLOGY001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you do the work on time and put in effort, you will succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing heavy-workload critiques with organization and passion praise. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Intensity

25/100

“I have never been more stressed out over the workload of a class.”

🧭 Online Organization

78/100

“Prof. Lockard did a really good job laying everything out in modules to understand!”

⚖️

35/100

“She was a . I don't recall a single lab where I've received full credit.”

👍 Recommendation Split

62/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She cares that her students learn and wants them to succeed.
  • lectures make the material easy to understand
  • Odd personality (rude, pointedly degrading, apathetic).

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You have to work for an A
  • Lots of homework
  • She Will accuse you of cheating and using AI even though you did not use AI.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • The interactive lessons made learning easy and engaging.
  • there's a

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

68

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with rich detail; polarization is real but sample size and time span support high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 56
3 out of 59
2 out of 54
1 out of 514

Course coverage

GEOLOGY116 reviews
GEOLOGY29 reviews
GEOLOGY0068 reviews
GEOLOGY0017 reviews
EARTH34 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 3 · A 19 · A- 1

B range

11

B+ 2 · B 7 · B- 2

C range

5

C 3 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2