AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Joshua Mueller

Courses not reported · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you communicate early and stay on top of work; skip if you need tightly structured lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and accessibleCommunicate for flexibilityMixed organizationFair if you do the workPolarized grading
  • Most recent online students , and flexible due dates if you communicate.
  • A minority report disorganization, unclear assignment-to-lecture links, heavy work, and .
  • As long as you show up to work and ask questions, many say an A or solid B is realistic.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many As and B+s when students communicate and finish work, but and a .

Easy-A claims are mostly from online reviews; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is manageable with help, but some students felt overwhelmed and needed self-research for exams.

Online and few hard outliers.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as mandatory in some sections and .

Both online and in-person reviews mix mandatory and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

73/100

About three in outweighs organization complaints.

Stronger recent online recommendations; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Often fair and flexible with communication, but some report picky or .

Format shift

Online reviews lean fairer; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workload is doable for many, but tags and comments note lots of homework and reading in some sections.

Format shift

Heavy-work complaints appear in both formats, especially critical reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

and clear criteria more often than confusion or rudeness.

Format shift

Online majority is strongly positive; in-person sample is split.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of assignments, participation, and .

Format shift

.

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

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One student loved his kindness and ; another strongly warned of and heavy work in physical science.

Main concern

warning.

What students said

“He was fair in and ”
10582
“He grades too hard and gives too much work”
80420

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students mostly call him caring, responsive, and fair when you communicate, though a few found the and .

Main concern

Disorganization and .

What students said

“if you show up, get your work done, and ask questions you'll easily get an A”
10582
“ , and the assignments didn't clearly connect to the lectures”
80420
“Joshua Mueller is the ”
10582

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention exams but do not clearly prove open-book, take-home, or strict proctoring policies.

Exams can feel hard when material is unorganizedNo proctoring details reported

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews and heavy work.

Hard grading notedExam format not detailed
“Please do not take this professor for any physical science courses you will not be pleased with his method of grading”
80420

Online

Online comments and lectures feel disconnected; proctoring tools are not described.

Challenging exams when unorganizedNo webcam or Lockdown Browser mentioned
“This made the course more challenging at times - especially the exams”
80420

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Mueller is simple, if you show up, get your work done, and ask questions you'll easily get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews (9 online, 2 in and grading friction. Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ Caring Support

80/100

“He has a and .”

📬 Accessibility

78/100

“He was easily contactable outside of class via Email and always responded in a timely matter.”

🗂️ Organization Risk

35/100

“Joshua Mueller is the .”

👍 Recommendation

73/100

“I would HIGHLY recommend him for his hazards course 016, global climate change course 015, or laboratory course 014.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • always accommodate you and put a plan together
  • material was well laid out

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you'll easily get an A
  • He grades too hard and gives too much work

Theme 3

🗂️ About Organization

  • and hard to understand

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven recent reviews with solid detail and mixed but coherent themes; .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

105826 reviews
804205 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1