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History

J Elia

HIST101 · HISTO201 · HISTA · HIST201 · HIST300 · HSCI100 · HIST108 · HIST202 · HIST310 · HEALT100 · EDUC100 · HSCL · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you will keep up with readings and weekly work; avoid if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and passionateGet ready to readMakes history funStudy guides for examsMixed tough grading
  • Most students find him caring, funny, and good at making history engaging.
  • Workload centers on weekly reading and writing; .
  • Online and slow-grading complaints than intro sections.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students get A or A-plus with steady work and study guides, though HIST310 and a few older classes call him a .

Online HIST310 has more tough-grader complaints; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content difficulty is generally low to moderate; the and weekly writing, not abstract theory.

Online and load noted online.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

Many reviews mark attendance not mandatory, , so showing up still helps.

; some older in-person notes list attendance required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and fair workload, offset by a vocal minority warning about grading pace and clarity.

In-person praise is stronger; online has both easy-A praise and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

Effort and completion often pay off, but tough-grader tags and surprise Bs appear .

Format shift

Online upper-division reviews flag tough .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Expect and discussions; not endless busywork, but not featherlight either.

Format shift

Summer online sections feel heavier; .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students repeatedly call him passionate, funny, and slow responses.

Format shift

In-person character praise dominates; online quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Courses mix weekly writing or homework with midterms and .

Format shift

and final; older in-person formats vary.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and approachable difficulty, with free resources and doable exams when students show up and .

Main concern

A minority report inconsistency, surprise grades, or lectures that .

What students said

“TAKE HIS CLASS!!!! !”
HIST310
“Just a great and caring professor!”
HIST202
“This guy is funny as hell and easy as hell!”
HIST201

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are doable with weekly reading and writing, but some report , and .

Main concern

and slow grading on major assignments, especially in summer HIST310.

What students said

“ , but he made it WAY tougher than it needed to be.”
HIST310
“Honestly, pretty easy A and it's only 1-to 2 assignments a week.”
HIST310
“It is not a difficult class, it just requires some effort.”
HIST202

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are usually standard midterms and , and steady weekly work.

Multiple-choice examsStudy guidesDoable midterm and finalLecture-based tests

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as doable, often supported by study guides, reviews, or timelines before the test.

Study guidesDoable examsLecture-heavy tests
“All you have to do is write a 300 word essay once a week and pass 2 very doable Exams.”
HIST310
“ as he handed out study guides or reviews the material a day or ”
HIST108

Online

Online comments describe multiple-choice midterms and finals plus weekly reading and .

Multiple-choice midtermMultiple-choice finalWeekly assignments
“He has a midterm and a final and they are multiple-choice.”
HIST310

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“TAKE HIS CLASS!!!! ! Extremely caring and he actually gets it; its not about memorizing dates but acquiring historical knowledge and critically thinking about the past.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 , and grading consistency. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“He has got to be one of the most passionate teachers i have ever had.”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Reality

55/100

“You will definitely NEED to do a lot of reading if you're aiming for an A.”

⚖️

62/100

“if you turn in all ur work & show effort .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Respectable professor, gives fair amount of work that can be done in a day or two.
  • Dr. Elia makes boring US History fun.
  • His lectures are awesome!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • there's no way you can fail.
  • didn't even read and I got a A!
  • IMO he is a .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Just a great and caring professor!
  • God bless teachers like John Elia!
  • He is a good professor, just a lot of reading and writing assignments.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

28 reviews span many years with and reading load, though grade reporting is sparse and older comments are vaguer.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 510
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values