Sonja Swenson

ARTH1500 · ART · HUM2010 · HUMANITIES5 · ARTB1A · HUM1500 · ART1A · ARTAPP · ART1500 · HUM1510 · ARTH · HIST1520 · HUMFILM · ARTHIST · HUM5 · ARTH1 · ART1 · FILM · HUMANITIES · HUM10 · ART1B · HUM · ARTAPR · ARTHISTORY · FILMSTUDIES · ART2 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 40%
Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

Only take her if you can self-manage textbook reading and ; avoid if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing PersonalityTextbook Word-for-Word TestsEasy Content Heavy ReadingUnclear Online DirectionsHit-or-Miss Tech Support

Course content is generally easy if you read her book because .
and helpful while online students report tech failures and cold responses.
Take-again rate sits near 40 percent with strongly split 5-star and 1-star reviews.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students say easy A or dead easy if you read the book and ; text.

and ; in-person reviews also report light work and fair grades when you stay on her good side.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

, and museum or film reviews rather than abstract hard theory.

Both formats describe easy material; online adds field-trip or museum paper requirements.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Some in-person sections mark attendance mandatory while .

Online ; in-person comments more often list attendance as yes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Roughly 40 percent would take again and and .

Positive in-person caring reviews contrast with .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

Often fair when work is complete, but some report harsh zeros for portal issues or unfair quiz marking.

Format shift

Online complaints about zeroed finals and wrong auto-grades .

Workload

Light

70/100

, and one or two papers plus a short final.

Format shift

Both formats call workload small if you keep up; online .

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Students either praise inspirational caring feedback or call her rude, unhelpful, and tech-unready.

Format shift

; recent online reviews are more negative on support.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and short research or review papers.

Format shift

Online leans quiz-plus-paper; and museum work.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

light weekly work to rude unhelpful grader who gets mad when students ask questions.

Main concern

some students find her cold, stubborn, or unfair on grades.

What students said

“Prof Swenson is so awesome... Youll do great just ask for help if you need .”
HUM1500

“Small amounts of work, maybe 3 things at most a week. Loved it.”
ARTH1500

“She is the rudest professor at Taft College that I have met.DO NOT ASK HER QUESTIONS!”
ART1

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections hinge on her textbook quizzes and papers; many call it easy if you outline chapters, but others report , and slow or .

Main concern

Submission portal errors and .

What students said

“ but could not turn it in through the portal she provided... She considered it my problem & gave me a 0.”
ARTH1500

“Stay away from this class if possible. Text book is written by her, all the book.”
HUM1500

“You'd honestly have to be stupid not to get an A, it's dead easy - the easiest teacher on campus.”
ARTH

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; friendliness depends on open-book reading prep rather than open-note policy.

Word-for-word textbook questionsTimed exams onlineQuizzes before examsMuseum or field-trip paper

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments mention timed exams, quizzes before exams, and occasional hard or .

Timed examsPre-exam quizzesMuseum visit requiredMixed test clarity

“There were 4 timed exams & u had to take quizzes (1-10 quizzes, 5 .”
ARTH1500

“ . I would read the chapter over and over and the .”
HUM

Online

and pulled from the book; students recommend chapter outlines with page numbers.

Textbook word-for-word testsChapter outline strategyGrace period for late workPortal submit risk

“ the book. Pay attention and you will be fine.”
HUM1500

“All of the . Most testsquizzes were not timed.”
ARTH1500

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“You'd honestly have to be stupid not to get an A, it's dead easy - the easiest teacher on campus.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (12 online, 38 in person), highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“She is the rudest professor at Taft College that I have met.DO NOT ASK HER QUESTIONS!”

📘

78/100

“ the book. Pay attention and you will be fine.”

💻 Online Tech Risk

35/100

“ but could not turn it in through the portal she provided... She considered it my problem & gave me a 0.”

❤️

75/100

“Prof Swenson is so awesome... . Good luck !! :)”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Prof Swenson is so awesome, I enjoyed the course
She was a very nice teacher to have

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A if you keep up on the
You'd honestly have to be stupid not to get an A
sounds hard but it really isn't
Easy A/B but and read carefully

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

all the book
I suspect she isn't very tech savvy
She considered it my problem & gave me a 0
Easy class but

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with detailed mixed themes give solid coverage, though format quality differs and older short comments dilute consistency.

Inside 50 stored ratings

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1 out of 513

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 1

Sonja Swenson

Only take her if you can self-manage textbook reading and x x; avoid if x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📘 x x x

💻 Online Tech Risk

❤️ x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 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

Only take her if you can self-manage textbook reading and ; avoid if .

📘

❤️