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Art History

Ferdinanda Florence

ARTHIST · ART001 · ART012 · ART3A · ART002 · ARTH035 · ART003B · ART3B · ARTH25 · ARTH021 · ARTH012 · ART11 · ART010 · 144 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
93.51%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

GE if you will do the weekly discussions and readings.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyOpen-Note ExamsExtra Credit EverywherePassionate Art LecturesLenient DeadlinesWriting and Discussion Heavy
  • Students call her a gem who makes art history engaging even for STEM majors.
  • Grading is student-friendly with , and late-work flexibility.
  • , and some writing rather than brutal exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Doing discussions, quizzes, and some writing plus easy reliably yields high grades for most students.

Both online and ; online students especially note open-note exams and minimum grades.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Concepts are approachable art-history material made clear by passionate lectures, though readings and .

Online leans slightly easier and more asynchronous; in person adds more lecture energy but similar content load.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

as optional or not enforced; online is largely asynchronous.

; in-person reports mix optional and some mandatory days.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Overwhelming enthusiasm for her care, clarity, and low-stress path to learning and high grades.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

88/100

Minimum grades on missed work, late-work leniency, for , and open-note exams cushion scores.

Format shift

Generosity is explicit in many online reviews and still strong in person.

Workload

Light

68/100

, and limited papers rather than daily grind.

Format shift

Online is light but reading-heavy; in person adds .

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students praise passionate, organized, hilarious lectures and .

Format shift

Teaching praise is consistent across online and in-person formats.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Discussions, short quizzes, and ; exams are few and open-note.

Format shift

Online emphasizes weekly discussions and quizzes; in and essays.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students highlight energetic , and strong feedback on writing.

Main concern

Still expect research writing and .

What students said

“There are and take-home. , and you should expect to do a lot of research.”
ART11
“This and it is entirely bc of how interesting Professor Ferd made it.”
ARTH021
“ were in the reading.”
ARTHIST

Remote format

Online

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students love asynchronous video lectures, open-note tests, weekly discussions or quizzes, and abundant for .

Main concern

Reading volume and if you dislike art history content.

What students said

“ does minimum grades. So you can miss an assignment and you will get 50%. I did all of the assignments and skipped the final and still ended with an A.”
ARTH035
“She gives you tons of time on the exams, and they're open note. and is always asking if we're ok.”
ARTH012
“Professor Florence is a gem - , and tests are open-note (thank goodness!).”
ART001

Exam style

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time and low stress relative to writing tasks.

Open noteTake-home examsUntimedExtra creditMultiple quiz attempts

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

92/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, students report open-book or and .

Open book take-home examsEssay assignmentsLenient late work
“There are and take-home.”
ART11
“ and open note.”
ARTHIST
“ were in the reading.”
ARTHIST

Online

Online exams are open note, often untimed, with and light essay components.

Open noteUntimedTwo quiz attemptsExtra credit for feedback replies
“She gives you tons of time on the exams, and they're open note.”
ARTH012
“ !).”
ART001
“4 question quizzes and 2 attempts. Least stressful class”
ART001

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is literally the best. Amazing class. While it was an easy A for me, I still learned a ton. This is how classes and teaching should be.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (28 online, 22 in person), focusing , and open-note exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Professor Florence was by far the . She is genuinely so caring and understanding and .”

🅰️ Easy A Path

86/100

“She is so kind and basically will throw an A at you if you do the work, think about the art, and make the connections.”

📝

92/100

“Nothing was timed and everything was open note.”

❤️ Care and Feedback

93/100

“She really cares and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She truly cares about her students, and she always wants to help every student succeed.
  • her enthusiasm makes the material so intriguing.
  • They really nerd out about art history and their commentary in their lectures made the class very enjoyable.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The class itself isn't hard, just a little tedious.
  • I did all of the assignments and skipped the final and still ended with an A.
  • every week.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Few assignments throughout the whole semester but .
  • There's 1 assignment per week, either a .
  • there may be a lot of reading but if and participate in the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

144

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across online and rates, and consistent open-note and extra-credit patterns.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5120
4 out of 519
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

38

A+ 17 · A 21

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1