AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Patty Worsham

ACC62 · ACC1B · ACCTG1A · ACC1 · ACC1A · 1A · ACC66 · ACC1A1B · ACCOUNTING1B · 85 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you need real accounting skill and will put in the hours—she is tough but usually the .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHard but fairResponsive emailsLots of homeworkCengage heavyEnd-of-term curve
  • Accounting content is genuinely hard, but many students say she is the .
  • Expect , and ; curves and office help often save grades.
  • Online experiences split between and complaints about outdated slides or writing load.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

A grades are possible with and help, but the material is hard and many land in B range even with curves.

Both formats require real effort; and in-person walkthroughs both help but do not make it easy.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Students repeatedly call accounting one of the hardest classes they have taken, especially in compressed terms.

In-person and online ACC1A/1B share high difficulty; payroll ACC62 is relatively easier.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

and mixed in person, but skipping live problem walkthroughs hurts performance.

Online ; in-person benefit from showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most students recommend her as the best accounting teacher despite hardness, with a .

Strong in-person loyalty; online is more mixed but still net positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Tough grader , and office help frequently rescue passing or higher grades.

Format shift

Online students mention generous curves; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and writing tasks create a consistently heavy load.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; online compressed terms feel especially overwhelming.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and genuine care outweigh complaints about outdated slides or harsh moments.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strongest; online quality is more polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Homework and , finals, and some writing assignments also mattering.

Format shift

Online ACC leans Cengage quizzes and homework; BUS10 reviews report almost only writing.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and homework-heavy, but students praise live problem-solving, patience, and office-hour support.

Main concern

Fast pace and .

What students said

“She does the .”
ACC1B
“Hardest class I have ever had. ... . .”
ACC1A
“ . at Norco College. Hardest class I've ever had but Worsham made it fun.”
ACC1B

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online ACC and BUS sections reward steady work with , and , though some find the load overwhelming.

Main concern

, and occasional mismatch between materials and homework.

What students said

“THE BEST! ... she explained everything very clearly.”
ACC1A
“HORRIBLE ONLINE PROFESSOR. TOO much work and .”
ACC1A
“This class requires an .”
ACC1B

Exam style

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Exams and and occasional on-site proctored finals.

Timed quizzesCengage homeworkOn-site proctored finalEnd-of-term curve

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and test-heavy, with quizzes and exams as major grade drivers.

Hard testsTest heavyQuizzes and exams
“ but Prof. Worsham was really at breaking things down for you.”
ACC1A
“Quizes and so .”
ACCTG1A

Online

Online quizzes can be short-timed on Cengage, and at least one ACC1B section required an .

Timed quizzesCengage platformOn-site proctored finalCurve on final
“The quizzes is with a 30 minutes time limit, which is too short for some of the problems to work on.”
ACC1A
“This class requires an .”
ACC1B
“ campus.”
ACC1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Hardest class I have ever had. ... Worsham is fast at emailing. . .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (24 online, 26 in person), highlighting hard accounting with strong support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“She works problems in class and never does PowerPoint. You learn by doing lots of problems with her.”

📚 Workload Reality

22/100

“TOO much work and .”

📈 Effort For Reward

72/100

“She's hard but nice and cares about her students.”

📧 Accessibility

85/100

“If away. Will call you too, she did this with me on a Sunday.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • works problems in class
  • step

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hardest class I've ever taken
  • She applied a
  • Not an easy class but if need help with something she will help you

Theme 3

💻 About Online & Tools

  • mandatory Cengage
  • Watch her videos she has a lot of them

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

85

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with rich detail and both formats provide a large, mostly consistent effort-for-reward picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 558
4 out of 58
3 out of 58
2 out of 55
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ACC1A28 reviews
ACC1B12 reviews
1A2 reviews
ACC1A1B2 reviews
ACC622 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 1 · A 16 · A- 4

B range

13

B+ 1 · B 12

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2