Ken Dennis

INCOMETAX · ACCT102 · ACCT120121 · ACCT150 · ACCTACCT · ACC120 · ACC116A · ACC116B · ACCOUNTING116B · ACC121 · ACCT116 · ACCT000 · ACCT120 · ACCT116A · ACC150 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Worth it for motivated accounting students who can self-teach around uneven lectures, but skip if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProReal-World CPA ExperienceExtra CreditPolarizing TeachingOften LateOpen-Book Tests

Many students love his CPA experience, humor, and opportunities.
A large minority criticize lateness, weak organization, and .
Online sections are hands-off for some students but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

, and multiple A reports help grades, but and uneven teaching still require work.

online than in person.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Difficulty sits near average overall; content is manageable for self-directed students but not effortless for beginners.

In-person difficulty reports are more mixed than the easier positive online cases.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as a clear downside when it is mentioned.

; online mentions vary.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

, and negative reviews are frequent despite many five-star fans.

; some online reviews are also negative about hands-off teaching.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Students often note , and open-book tests aligned with homework.

Format shift

Open-book online tests appear .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and videos can pile up, though some sections feel straightforward.

Format shift

In-person tax and 116B sections draw the heaviest workload complaints.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Real CPA stories and humor help many students, but lateness, unprepared lectures, and hands-off online teaching drag scores down.

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate the sample and show the strongest love-hate split.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and mirrors exam content or open-book online exams.

Format shift

Online .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person, praise centers on CPA expertise, humor, and fair tests, while critics slam lateness, monotone delivery, and weak organization.

Main concern

Chronic lateness and inconsistent lecture quality turn the class into a .

What students said

“He is very knowledgeable as he has first-hand experience as a CPA. He will give you real life examples and applications to the theory learned in class.”
ACCT150

“This guy has NO business teaching this class on tax preparation! The class began with 32 students and ended with 13.”
ACCT120

“Stay away from his class or and time. He is a good guy, but not a good professor.”
ACCOUNTING116B

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections range from clear video lectures and instructor interaction.

Main concern

Some online offerings feel neglected with limited teaching and .

What students said

“It was a read the class. He didn't answer the student discussion questions, no help, some exam questions weren't in the chapter, etc”
ACC116A

“All tests are open book/notes & are taken directly from the .”
ACC116B

“He did not even teach students anything. He just posted reference from website.”
ACCTACCT

Exam style

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Online exams can be open-book and homework-based, while and sometimes criticized as poorly written.

Assessment risk

Varies

64/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and poorly proofread multiple-choice or Excel exams for others, with no consistent proctoring details.

Fair TestsMultiple Choice IssuesExcel Exam ProblemsExtra Credit

“ . Sentences had cut-off sentences, poor grammar and all wrong answers for choices.”
ACCT120

“the work on tons of word problems but you will not get any on the exam.”
ACCOUNTING116B

Online

At least one online ACC116B section used open-book/notes tests and a final.

Open BookOpen NotesHomework-Based TestsTwo Midterms and FinalExtra Credit

“All tests are open book/notes & are taken directly from the .”
ACC116B

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ACC116A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He is very knowledgeable as he has first-hand experience as a CPA. He will give you real life examples and applications to the theory learned in class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (7 online, 43 in person), highlighting CPA expertise, polarization, lateness, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

58/100

“ . Passed the class w/o knowing anything about the subjet because he doesnt know how to teach it.”

💼 CPA Real-World Value

85/100

“I loved Mr. Dennis's class because he is a real CPA. He knows how to fill out tax returns well because he has extensive experience.”

🕒 Organization Issues

30/100

“ALWAYS LATE TO CLASS. HE SAYS THAT , BUT NEVER FOLLOWS UP BY MEETING FOR THE TUTORING.”

📝

78/100

“All tests are open book/notes & are taken directly from the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is humorous and smart!
Talks in Mono-Tone.
His online

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Loads of provided.
He assigns too much homework, quizzes, analysis(40+ questions)
Do the xtra credit, its almost one letter grade!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Reliability

ALWAYS LATE TO CLASS.
He also harbitually late. Comes in late. Leaves early.
he shows up late every class, 30 minutes.

Theme 4

💻 About Online Experience

He was extremely hands off the entire class.
For an .
He did not even teach students anything. He just posted reference from website.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and formats provide rich, repeated themes despite strong polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528

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3 out of 52

2 out of 511

1 out of 56

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 6

B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Ken Dennis

Worth it for motivated accounting students who can self-teach around uneven lectures, but skip if x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

💼 CPA Real-World Value

🕒 Organization Issues

📝 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Reliability

💻 About Online Experience

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Worth it for motivated accounting students who can self-teach around uneven lectures, but skip if .

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