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Shay McNee

HIST314 · HIST311 · HIST313 · HIST310 · HIS310 · HIST365 · HIST364 · 121 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
87.6%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you want an engaging history professor and can keep up with writing, readings, and participation.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging lecturesWriting-heavyCaring and accessibleParticipation mattersFormat changes matter
  • Most students praise McNee as , and helpful, especially in standard HIST310-style sections.
  • many sections require weekly essays, readings, discussions, presentations, or papers.
  • Recent HIST311 and oral-exam format reviews are much , and too much writing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

67/100

A or B is realistic for and participation, but and no-late-work complaints lower the easy-A confidence.

Online reviews often show fair grades with essays, while in-person reviews split between very easy HIST310 sections and difficult recent oral or essay-heavy formats.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The history content is made understandable by engaging lectures, but , and oral discussions keep the course from being truly easy.

Online sections are writing-heavy but structured, while because and graded group discussions.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Attendance is sometimes optional, but , and oral exams make showing up important in many sections.

, while in-person evidence more often ties success to participation and discussion.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

84/100

Most students recommend him for engaging lectures, humor, organization, and accessibility, despite workload concerns.

Online and in-person students both praise his teaching, but and HIST311 essay grading.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Many students call him fair or easy, but , and limited feedback.

Format shift

as fair with strict deadlines, while recent in-person HIST311 reviews describe harsher grading.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

The workload is manageable for many students but often , and major papers.

Format shift

Online reviews strongly emphasize weekly writing, while essays per week.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students consistently praise his engaging lectures, humor, organization, accessibility, and ability to make history interesting.

Format shift

Both formats praise lectures, but in-person recent format changes .

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Assessment is mainly essays, discussions, participation, presentations, papers, and some oral or .

Format shift

Online sections rely heavily on written assignments, while and group discussions.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are strongly positive overall for engaging lectures and support, but recent reviews warn , and .

Main concern

Newer formats can , and frequent essays.

What students said

“The 2 exams are one-on-one oral exams that he allows a .”
HIST310
“Not a fan of having to write 2 essays a week for an elective.”
HIST311
“Lectures were never boring and would make hilarious jokes during lectures.”
HIS310

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly positive about lectures, organization, and fairness, but students , and strict late-work rules.

Main concern

The workload is writing-heavy and late work may not be accepted.

What students said

“His lectures are fun and interesting.”
HIST311
“Each week there are 2 separate discussion posts as well as 2 350 word mini-essays.”
HIST311
“Doesn't accept late work, but .”
HIS310

Exam style

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Exam style varies by section, ranging from essay-based midterms and proctoring or open-book evidence.

Essay Midterm and FinalOne-on-One Oral ExamsNotes Allowed for Oral ExamsNo Multiple-Choice Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

during one-on-one exams, and sections with no traditional multiple-choice tests.

One-on-One Oral ExamsNotes AllowedNo Multiple-Choice Tests
“The 2 exams are one-on-one oral exams that he allows a .”
HIST310
“The final will consist of over 20 questions, and you'll have to answer them verbally with the professor.”
HIST310
“No multiple-choice or short-answer tests.”
HIST310

Online

Online reviews mention essay-based midterms and finals and open-book rules.

Essay MidtermEssay FinalRegular Tests Replaced by Essays
“For the final and 900-word essay.”
HIS310
“There is a midterm and final which are essays of 750 words.”
HIST311
“he was giving us to write 300-word essays instead of regular tests”
HIS310

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor McNee is the ! Knows his stuff and is pretty funny.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor McNee does a great job at making history come to life.”

📚 Workload Reality

48/100

“Each week there are 2 separate discussion posts as well as 2 350 word mini-essays.”

👍 Recommendation Level

84/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were very easy to follow.
  • Loved every single minute of his lectures, down to earth professor!
  • This prof. got me engaged through history.

Theme 2

✍️ About Workload and Grades

  • Be prepared to read a lot and .
  • Too harsh of a .
  • As long as you do the have an A or a B in this class.

Theme 3

🧪

  • The 2 exams are one-on-one oral exams that he allows a .
  • For the final and 900-word essay.
  • No multiple-choice or short-answer tests.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

121

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across multiple years and formats give rich evidence, though recent negative HIST311 and trend.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5101
4 out of 57
3 out of 56
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

HIST31116 reviews
HIS31014 reviews
HIST31014 reviews
HIST3653 reviews
HIST3131 review
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HIST3141 review
HIST3641 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

50 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 5 · A 14 · A- 5

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

5

F 5

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1