John Skovgaard

HIST240 · HIST235 · HIST201 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 94/100
RMP rating: 4.7/5
Take again: 94.44%
Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

if you want engaging lectures, fair effort for an A, and a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious & PassionateTake-Home EssaysChill Lenient GraderLecture Heavy HistoryExtra Credit Options

Students love his humor, passion, and care; many call him a gem and .
Workload is mainly weekly reading plus a some online readings.
In-person is lecture-heavy and social; and easy with videos and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Essays are few and common; an A needs consistent work but not extreme grind.

and essays; in person matches with chill leniency, though one older review called him a .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

History content with weekly reading and lecture-heavy delivery, but and class manageable.

Both formats agree on moderate challenge; online .

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

95/100

Near-universal praise for humor, care, and fair structure; roughly 94% would take again.

Strong recommendation in both online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Chill and lenient if you ask; ; one older tough-grader note is outweighed by recent praise.

Format shift

In ; online also reports breathing room via .

Workload

Light

75/100

Typically 2-4 essays ; not project-heavy.

Format shift

Online tags sometimes say lots of homework; in person stresses few essays and easy quizzes.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Hilarious, passionate, caring, respected; students who hate history still enjoy his class.

Format shift

Consistent excellence across online and in-person evidence.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and participation rather than heavy timed exams.

Format shift

and occasional quizzes; online: short quizzes plus essays.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students praise hilarious passionate lectures, name memorization, and a small number of essays; but he is flexible and caring.

Main concern

Lecture-heavy with weekly reading; and .

What students said

“Not a fan of US History but he has been an amazing professor... .”
HIST201

“He's super chill and lenient on everything if you just ask.”
HIST201

“4 essays OVERALL... . John was really chill and passionate”
HIST240

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections mix videos and reading, short quizzes, a few essays, and ; organized and entertaining with .

Main concern

Lots of reading and , though students still call it easy.

What students said

“There's two options that give you some breathing room and choices to bump your grade if you need it.”
HIST240

“3 small essays in the whole semester and . I wish I had taken his class in person. Easy and entertaining class!”
HIST240

“LOTS of and fairly easy. Lectures are optional to attend but ”
HIST201

Exam style

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Assessment leans take-home essays and proctoring.

Take-home essaysFew essays per termReading quizzesExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

few take-home essays (sometimes drop ; older sections more attendance-tied.

Take-home essaysLecture-based quizzesDrop lowest essay (some terms)Extra credit

“ . 2 opportunities at the end of the semester”
HIST240

“there are 3 essays; 2 written at home and 1 on finals”
HIST201

Online

Online work includes short easy quizzes, a few essays, videos, and ; lectures often optional.

Short weekly quizzesFew essaysOptional lecturesExtra credit

“ and fairly easy. Lectures are optional to attend but ”
HIST201

“3 small essays in the whole semester and ”
HIST240

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Not a fan of US History but he has been an amazing professor. however there are 3 essays; 2 written at home and 1 on finals. Very funny, interacts with students, interesting lectures, very passionate. .”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews (6 online, 12 in person), highlighting humor, care, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Professor Skovgaard is a true Gem! The materials that he provides make History so much more interesting”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

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😄 Classroom Energy

92/100

“Super awesome, so dedicated, and passionate about history. He cares about his students and makes an effort to get to know them”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very funny, interacts with students, interesting lectures
His lectures are interesting and don't make me fall asleep
He sometimes cracks jokes and it gets me through the class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

and never took me more than 10 minutes
only 3 essays the entire semester
automatically receive full credit

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He's super chill and lenient on everything if you just ask
he understood why I couldn't go to class when things got bad
John was really chill and passionate about what he does and he cares!

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews across online and in-person from 2016-2026 with highly consistent praise and concrete assessment details.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

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B+ 1

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John Skovgaard

x x x x if you want engaging lectures, fair effort for an A, and a x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

😄 Classroom Energy

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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if you want engaging lectures, fair effort for an A, and a .