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History

Mark Hickerson

HIS733755 · HISTHIST · USHISHUM103 · HISTORY6 · HIS7 · HIST6 · HIS6 · POSC10 · HISTORY7 · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating
63/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
53.57%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will attend every lecture, use the study guide hard, and accept long old-school lectures for a fair grade path.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyStudy-guide driven testsFour tests two essaysAttendance criticalPassionate but polarizing
  • , so lecture notes and study guides decide outcomes.
  • Many students pass with solid grades if they attend and follow his exact expectations.
  • Long lectures, political tangents, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is possible if you attend, study the guides, and , but .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Material is standard history content made harder , and precise exams.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students repeatedly say attendance is required and skipping means you .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

56/100

; fans love humor and clarity of grading while critics hate rambling lectures and .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

54/100

Essays can be fair if you follow the rubric, but and some call him a .

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Few graded , and two multi-page essays keep the load real.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many praise passion, humor, and , while others find lectures long, rambling, or politically off-track.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments consistently describe four tests as most of the grade with two essays for the rest.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person history sections are long lecture marathons with , and two essays; rewards effort but frustrates students who want light classes.

Main concern

, and little room to skip without tanking.

What students said

“if go based on his printed notes or the book”
HIS7
“Grade 6 things, 4 tests(70%) and 2 essays (30%).”
HIST6
“Class is easy to pass as long as you show up and complete assignments.”
HIS6

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and study-guide prep; they are often tricky but not described as online-proctored tools.

Study guidesLecture-based examsFour non-cumulative testsTwo essaysChicago format papers

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, with four tests and two essays carrying almost all of the grade.

Study guidesLecture-based examsFour testsTwo essaysChicago format
“4 tests(70%) and 2 essays (30%). and readings”
HIST6
“The guide.”
HIS6
“ and harder to understand”
HIS6

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He gives everything you need to pass”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and split recommendation tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture-Dependent Success

68/100

“pay lots of attention to examples he says during lecture. He gives everything you need to pass”

📝

78/100

“Grade 6 things, 4 tests(70%) and 2 essays (30%).”

⏱️ Long Lecture Fatigue

35/100

“He talks for 3 hours- lecture HEAVY.”

👍 Conditional Recommendation

56/100

“This is a tougher class, but if you put in the effort it is passable.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He made is so much fun, he is very funny.
  • OLD SCHOOL. His notes are YELLOW.
  • His lectures are very entertaining and fun.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • an A is definitely possible
  • and hard, but the study guide he provides definitely helps.
  • beware if you are looking for an easy A

Theme 3

⏰

  • if
  • Youre probably never going to get out of class on time because he rambles so much.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

64

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews over many years show consistent structure (tests, essays, lecture focus) with mixed but coherent tone.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 520
3 out of 512
2 out of 56
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 8

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 7

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5