AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Jon Kingsbury

ACC101 · BUS110ABLTC · BSN110AC · BUSINESS117 · ACCOUNTING · BSN110A · BUS100 · BSN118 · BSN115 · BSN110A110C · MAT190 · BUS110A · F2F · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want to actually learn accounting or business and can commit major weekly hours; skip if you want an easy online A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHuge on EffortClear Grading CriteriaLots of HomeworkAmazing LecturesReal-World Learning
  • In-person students often call him one of the if you put in serious hours.
  • , and online BUS117 reviews are much colder.
  • He rewards proactive effort and communication, not shortcuts.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Students say there is almost no wiggle room and you must put in major effort to earn high grades.

Online BUS117 often feels busywork-heavy; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Accounting and business content plus long tests and and time challenge high.

Online and in-person both report substantial difficulty, with BUS100 as an easier online outlier.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while others .

Online and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most engaged students strongly recommend him for real learning despite workload and a vocal minority who dislike him.

In-person recommendation is stronger; some online BUS117 reviews urge avoidance.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

42/100

but strict; effort is rewarded and low effort is not carried.

Format shift

Online students more often call weighting odd; .

Workload

Heavy

26/100

, and multi-hour weekly study loads are repeatedly reported.

Format shift

Heavy load appears in both formats, especially accounting and BUS117.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Many call him favorite or rude or unclear.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is stronger; online lecture quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and multi-day tests all carry major weight.

Format shift

and exams; and homework hours.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students largely praise clear criteria, strong lectures, and lasting learning if they work hard.

Main concern

High weekly hours and little mercy for low effort.

What students said

“He is HUGE on effort”
BSN110A110C
“he MAKES YOU LEARN--you will definitely take a ton of real life knowledge away from his class”
BSN115
“Typically spent around 8-10hrsweek doing homework”
BSN110A

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mixed to negative on BUS117 busywork, while a few online and excellent.

Main concern

, and high writing or exam volume.

What students said

“Lots of busy work and to keep the grade average high”
BUSINESS117
“He is an absolute gem!”
BUS100
“It will not be easy, but you will learn a lot”
BSN110A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, with practice tests available and heavy homework support.

Long Multi-Day TestsPractice TestsHomework HeavyClear Criteria

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

large grade share, with practice tests and clear criteria.

Multi-Day TestsPractice Test50% Test Weight
“Test are 50% of your grade and about 6 hours to do but you get a ”
BSN110A
“ ”
BSN110A

Online

Online reviews mention many exams and heavy writing or .

Multiple ExamsHeavy WritingChapter Problems
“Their is 6 exams 40 questions each worth 1800 points”
BUSINESS117
“The homework and warm-ups are a piece of cake as well as the exams”
BUS100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easily one of the . Beware: there is no wiggle room. He will teach you what you need to know, but if you do not put in the effort, he will not give anything back.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews (5 online, 17 in person) on effort, workload, and learning payoff. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Impact

76/100

“Easily the college experience”

💪 Effort Expectation

34/100

“He is HUGE on effort”

📚 Workload Load

26/100

“Typically spent around 8-10hrsweek doing homework”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“If you have the . It will not be easy, but you will learn a lot.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Favorite professor in 8 years
  • he makes his lectures interesting and is there if you need him
  • Accounting is a dry learning experience, but Jon makes it interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • there is no wiggle room
  • Don't expect to blow through the text and
  • Requires a LOT of work and dedication

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Friction

  • Phoned in lectures were just a 1 hour skim of the awful textbook
  • Kingsbury gives way too much work

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews across many years, courses, and both formats show consistent effort-first themes with some online friction.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 57
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BSN110A5 reviews
BSN110A110C3 reviews
BUSINESS1173 reviews
BUS110A2 reviews
ACC1011 review
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ACCOUNTING1 review
BSN110AC1 review
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BUS1001 review
BUS110ABLTC1 review
F2F1 review
MAT1901 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values