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Sean Hughes

ENGR235 · ARCH115 · CIV140ARCH115 · ARCH110 · CIV140 · ENGT138 · ARCH225 · ARCH125 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
44.44%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you are a serious architecture/ and hard grading.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavyTough graderPowerPoint readerReal-world PE insightLots of homework
  • Very lecture-heavy with long sessions and frequent tangents.
  • and .
  • industry PE value for motivated majors vs boring non-teaching for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and many C grades; an A , and self-study.

All evidence is from in person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

High difficulty ratings, dense codes/material, and .

All evidence is from in person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and full-class holds.

All evidence is from in person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

; motivated majors praise real-world prep while others say find another instructor.

All evidence is from in person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

Multiple tough-grader reports and .

Format shift

All evidence is from in person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of , and pop quizzes in several sections.

Format shift

All evidence is from in person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Knowledgeable PE with useful industry insight, but many say he reads PowerPoints and does not teach interactively.

Format shift

All evidence is from in person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and lecture-driven assessments all matter; some sections are test heavy.

Format shift

All evidence is from in person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and split opinions on whether the rigor is worth it.

Main concern

Boring lecture style and tough grades if you need interactive teaching.

What students said

“Theres a good amount of homework, but it makes you more knowledgeable about the residential code and this class is actually the reason i got an internship”
ARCH125
“Boring lecture he doesn't teach. He reads from a powerpoint for hours with no breaks.”
CIV140
“If youre complaining about his class being to hard then honestly just change your major.”
ARCH125

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and some classes; open-book or soft proctoring is not supported by comments.

Test heavyPop quizzesTough gradingLecture-based content

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person sections report hard quizzes/tests, pop quizzes, and grades that stay opaque until late.

Tough grader on quizzes/testsBeware of pop quizzesTest heavy
“Nice professor but . You won't know your class grade til after the semester is over.”
ARCH225
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ENGR235

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you can study on your own you're okay but if you need someone to really teach you this is not the instructor for you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting lecture style, rigor, and career value. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Style Split

48/100

“Anybody can read from a powerpoint like this guy.”

🏗️ Real-World Value

70/100

“this class is actually the reason i got an internship”

⚖️

28/100

“He grades hard, for example he decided because he felt the ones in the book were to easy”

📚 Workload

25/100

“Long lecture and lots of homework”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Boring lecture he doesn't teach.
  • His lectures are quite heavy but its because he talks about every little detail.
  • Talks way to much

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You earn your grade in his courses.
  • Find another instructor.

Theme 3

💼 About Career Value

  • really prepares you for the real world.
  • great class for deciding if you want to go into civ engineering
  • having the advice of a PE concerning engineering issues only makes sense.

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

18 detailed in-person reviews from 2016-2025 with consistent polarizing themes on lecture style and rigor.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CIV1406 reviews
ARCH2253 reviews
ARCH1102 reviews
ARCH1252 reviews
ENGT1382 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 5

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1