Jeff Rhyne

ENG8027007 · ENG1A · ENG1BHONORS · ENG1 · ENGLISH80 · ENG1AH · ENG40 · ENGENG1 · ENG14 · ENG80 · ENG1B · ENG15 · ENG1BH · ENG50 · ENGABAC · 63 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 94/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 93.75%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Pick Rhyne for almost any English course if you want a professor who will work with you and make you a better writer.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyDeeply caringExcellent writing feedbackHard to fail if you tryDiscussion-heavy classesImproves your writing

Students across years call him one of the , and real skill growth.
and papers, but support and flexibility make success highly attainable.
Attendance and participation matter more in person; online is often flexible and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Students say it is hard to fail if you try, with late-work flexibility and strong support, though .

Both formats report attainable high grades; online often feels especially manageable with support.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Content difficulty is moderate for English, but and .

Online difficulty ratings skew lower; and help.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Online is often optional or asynchronous while and participation as central.

Online evidence is flexible; and join discussion.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Nearly universal enthusiasm and 93.75% would-take-again baseline with only rare dissent.

Recommendation is strong in both formats across many years.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

He works with students, accepts late work at times, and aims to help people pass while still improving writing.

Format shift

Leniency appears in both formats; .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Expect regular reading, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online and in-person both report real writing volume with manageable pacing for most.

Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Consistently praised for , and making students better readers and writers.

Format shift

Teaching excellence is the dominant theme in both formats.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and participation more than exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers and discussion work over traditional testing.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are , and writing growth, with attendance and participation carrying weight.

Main concern

Lots of reading, group discussion, and accountability; one .

What students said

“Very hard to fail in his class.”
ENG1B

“After taking his class, I read more, I write more. 11/10 would recommend.”
ENG1BH

“Attendance and participation are big in his course.”
Eng-14

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and manageable with ; students repeatedly say to pick him first.

Main concern

Expect a solid amount of reading and .

What students said

“Pick him over any professor, I've taken him 3 times now.”
Eng-14

“average amount of work. very understanding and cares about the well-being of his students.”
ENG1A

“Prof. Rhyne's class was asynchronous so the ”
ENG1BH

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe writing-centered assessment with .

Essay-basedDiscussion postsParticipationLimited formal exams mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and participation rather than high-stakes exam software.

In-class discussionsPapersParticipation grading

“He accepts late work but prefers you have it done on time as there is many in-class group discussions.”
ENG1B

“Attendance and participation are big in his course.”
Eng-14

Online

Online courses focus on weekly discussions and multiple essays with asynchronous pacing and .

Weekly discussionsMultiple essaysAsynchronous options

“There's a and 6 essays, but if you ever need help, Prof. !”
ENG1BH

“a lot of and gave a lot of feedback.”
ENG1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Pick him over any professor, I've taken him 3 times now.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across ENG1A, ENG1B, ENG80, and related courses, emphasizing care, writing growth, and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“One of the . Cares about you as a student and a person.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“11/10 would recommend.”

📝 Writing Growth

90/100

“He will make you a better writer that's for sure.”

❤️ Student Support

93/100

“Absolutely LOVE Dr. Rhyne!! and will work with you to keep your grade up.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazingly interactive and friendly and extremely hard to fail if you give it your try
, and he is always open to have a
and to the point

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Very hard to fail in his class
if you do minimum requirement you will easily pass the class
There's a lot of work but it's easily manageable

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He even emails me now to make sure everything is going well
genuinely cares about his students
He finds a way to connect with you as both a student and as a person

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over more than a decade with unusually consistent praise, rich detail, and only rare negative outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 558

4 out of 53

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

B+ 6 · B 3

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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