AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Nancy Bednar

POLISCI200 · POLS101 · POLS203 · POL101 · POLISCI · POLISCI101 · POLS200 · POLSCI101 · POLSCI203 · POLISCI203 · POLSC101 · POLY101 · POLS202 · POLI101 · 77 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
68.75%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you want a grade-friendly political science class and can handle steady busy work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEasy ALenient GradingLots of HomeworkHelpful and CaringClear Test Guidance
  • Most students describe the class as an easy A if they complete the work and use the study guides.
  • Workload is often time-consuming, especially online, with , and assignments.
  • Teaching reviews are mostly positive, but some students complain about .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Getting an A is usually very realistic because tests are predictable, study guides are useful, and , but students still need to finish the busy work.

Online evidence shows an easy A with heavier weekly work, while and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

The course content is usually not hard because PowerPoints, red-highlighted test material, and .

Online sections feel more time-consuming, while as straightforward and test-focused.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

marked mandatory and others saying students could skip and still do well.

Online reviews often list attendance as mandatory, while not crucial.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and grade friendliness, but workload and lecture quality create real hesitation.

, while online reviews are more divided because of workload.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

87/100

Students repeatedly say she is an easy grader, gives , accepts late work, and .

Format shift

Both formats show lenient grading, but and forgiving deadlines.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

The work is usually easy but often time-consuming, with many comments mentioning lots of .

Format shift

Online workload is clearly heavier, while but still repetitive.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students often call her caring, helpful, and knowledgeable, but some say lectures are boring, biased, off topic, or poorly paced.

Format shift

In-person reviews praise her personality and lectures more often, while online reviews focus more on responsiveness and workload.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Assessment uses a mix of , and finals rather than one single method.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize quizzes, discussions, and assignments, while , and homework.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews are more positive, with many students saying tests are predictable and grades are forgiving.

Main concern

The main concern is that lectures can be boring, off topic, or opinion-heavy.

What students said

“EASY A.”
POLS101
“She gives you everything you need to get an A.”
POLISCI
“She is also incredibly biased and will argue with anyone that has a different opinion.”
POLISCI200

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews and heavy weekly workload.

Main concern

The main concern is the large amount of weekly busy work.

What students said

“It is an easy A, as long as you do all of your work!”
POLS101
“She gives about 7 assignments a week and that is not including the 2 discussions throughout the week either.”
POLISCI101
“Easy class but very time consuming.”
POL101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are generally student-friendly because comments repeatedly mention study , and predictable test material.

Cheat Sheet AllowedStudy Guide ProvidedHighlighted Test MaterialOnline Exams MentionedReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring Rules

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews strongly support student-friendly tests with cheat , and some online exams.

Cheat Sheet AllowedStudy Guide ProvidedHighlighted Test MaterialOnline Exams Mentioned
“Let's you have a cheat sheet for the test and she gives a study give in order how the get the info from the PowerPoint, the info is colored in red.”
POL101
“She allows one cheat sheet on the test (front and back) just copy and paste everything RED from her lecture notes on the paper.”
POLS101
“notes are on canvas with all the information youd need .”
POLS203

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes and online coursework, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, take-home, midterm, or .

Multiple Choice QuizzesWritten QuizzesReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring Rules
“A chapter on American gov. and CA gov. (both multiple choice) then another two or .”
POL101
“Bednar tells you exactly what she is looking for and tends to help you out.”
POL101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It is an easy A, as long as you do all of your work!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Great professor really worked with and disabilities as a disabled Veteran great discussions in class was very objective as well respectful of ”

📈 Easy A Reality

88/100

“EASY A. Don't need the book (I only read the first chapter, then never touched it again and got an easy A.)”

⚖️

87/100

“ . I hardly showed up and got an A both times.”

📚 Workload Warning

35/100

“Gives a ton of homework. 2 discussions/week. Gives multiple assign. as well each week (avg maybe 6-8/wk), easy grader but you have to stay up to date on the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Bednar is one of the most influential Political Science professors I've ever encountered!
  • .
  • Really boring class where she basically just reads off of her slideshows word for word.
  • She is also incredibly biased and will argue with anyone that has a different opinion.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She gives you everything you need to get an A.
  • As long as you do the work, you'll get an A.
  • Easy A. blackboard.
  • Show up and do cheat sheets to get an A.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • LOTS OF WORK!! But it is fairly easy.
  • The but seriously you don't need the book.
  • There is a lot of reading in this class.
  • A lot of work is required, sometimes it is too much for this class.

Theme 4

📝 About Exams

  • she lets you use, and the powerpoints have highlighted statements that give answers.
  • All her powerpoints are posted on blackboard with red bolded print which will be on the test.
  • The , but you can bring a one page study guide, so again, there's no reason why you can't pass.
  • and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

77

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The evidence is strong because 50 reviews span many years, include both formats, and repeat the , and teaching style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 9 · A 11

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1