AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Doug Highland

PHOTO245 · ART251 · ART245 · ART249A · ART244 · ART293 · 195 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
96.43%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want a demanding but highly rewarding art or photography class with strong mentorship.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOutstanding feedbackHands-on learningCaring mentorCreative pushTime-consuming projects
  • Students overwhelmingly describe him as caring, knowledgeable, funny, and deeply invested in their growth.
  • His classes are hands-on and rewarding, but they often require time, effort, participation, and materials.
  • Grades are usually strong when students show up, complete the work, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Grades are usually high, but students still need to show up, make work, and .

, while in-person reviews stress effort, participation, and project time.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The concepts are approachable and hands-on, but the creative work and critiques push students beyond an easy class.

Online students describe supportive structure, while , and materials.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Attendance and participation matter because the class depends on hands-on work, critiques, and visible effort.

, while online reviews focus more on accommodation and support.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students recommend him because , and .

Both formats are strongly positive, with .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

74/100

Many students earned A-range grades, and , and forgiving support.

Format shift

Online comments emphasize forgiving and , while but more tough-love critique.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

The workload is project-heavy and and portfolios.

Format shift

In-person reviews repeatedly mention outside-class work and materials, while online reviews mention effort but less workload stress.

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Students consistently describe him as knowledgeable, caring, funny, direct, and transformational.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats, with .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

, and hands-on creative work rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize assignments, critique, and creative production, not test-based assessment.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews consistently describe a hands-on, inspiring, feedback-rich class that and demanding.

Main concern

The main concern is the time and material commitment outside class.

What students said

“ .”
ART293
“It's very time consuming and you're more likely to come in outside of class to finish the assignments.”
ART244

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are very , and strong feedback.

Main concern

The main concern is that improvement still depends on putting in the work.

What students said

“he is really forgiving and caring.”
ART249A
“His classes are what you make of them- if you put in the work, your work will improve.”
ART293

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews focus on projects, portfolios, critiques, and participation, but .

Exam policy not clearly provenProject-based assessment

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove the .

Pop quizzes mentioned once
“I really enjoyed the initial Critique when we analyzed Picasso's Guernica...”
ART244

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Ive had a lot of professors throughout the years, and I can tell you without any doubt that Doug is the .”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

97/100

“Doug is fantastic!!!! His critiques are direct and helpful. I learned SO much from him.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“ .”

📈 Effort And Reward

78/100

“Super fun class. and Doug knows his stuff about photography.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Doug is a great teacher! Very knowledgeable!
  • Doug is such a passionate teacher, he truly cares about his job and his students.
  • His critiques are direct and helpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Workload

  • There is a lot of and .
  • if you are limited on time.
  • and the effort! (there's effort but it's fun effort)

Theme 3

❤️ About Support And Character

  • he is really forgiving and caring.
  • Doug clearly cares about photography and his students.
  • He will hunt you down to do the work, but only because he truly wants to see you succeed.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

195

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years are detailed, consistent, and strongly support the main conclusions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5148
4 out of 537
3 out of 58
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ART24427 reviews
ART29310 reviews
ART2454 reviews
ART2513 reviews
2442 reviews
Show 3 more courses
2932 reviews
ART249A1 review
PHOTO2451 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

34

A+ 10 · A 19 · A- 5

B range

6

B+ 4 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values