AI Rate Professor

History

K Cass

HST117 · HIST117 · HIST103 · HISTO1822 · HISTORY · HIS117 · HISTORY118 · HIST117118 · HIST104 · HIST118 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Take him for a fair, interesting history class if you can handle writing and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesEasy grader with papersExtra credit lifesaverParticipation mattersLecture-heavy storyteller
  • Lectures are engaging and story-focused rather than date-heavy.
  • A is reachable if , and finish the papers.
  • , and a long research paper.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Do the , and use and you can land an A without gimmicks.

.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable and story-driven, though reading and .

.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and frequent absences hurt, even though .

.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Near-universal praise for interesting lectures, fairness, and wanting students to pass.

.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

Clear criteria, light paper grading for many students, and frequent .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Not daily busywork, but expect , and a long research paper.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students repeatedly call lectures fascinating, funny, and clearer than other history professors.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and a major research paper.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

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

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person history with long story-style lectures, required notes, writing assignments, and and do the work.

Main concern

and the if you wait.

What students said

“OMG! Dr. Cass is absolutely amazing!!!! I currently have 110% in the class and all the .”
HIST118
“He is a straight forward teacher. There are no tricks with him. , and it will be a fun class.”
HIS117
“This is by far one of the easiest classes offered.”
HIST117

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.

Exams track lectures closely and feel fair if tricks.

Lecture-based testsEssay and short essay questionsStudy guidesOccasional cancelled midterm

Assessment risk

Standard

64/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essays; study guides and cancelled second midterms appear in several comments.

Lecture-based examsEssay questionsStudy guidesNot always cumulative
“ and short essay questions and gives ya a chance to get .”
HIS117
“Great teacher! 2 midterms and 1 final, but he cancelled the .”
HIST118
“ has info from book in tests.”
HIST118

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“History has and . Cass was engaging and honest... I left finding that maybe I do like history after all.”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 in-person reviews spanning 2005-2025, highlighting lectures, writing load, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“His lectures are fascinating, and keep your attention.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

93/100

“ !!”

📝 Easy A Path

82/100

“as long as you do the assignments and go to class it is easy to pass.”

✍️ Writing Load

52/100

“He has you do a lot of work (2 midterms, 2 book critiques, and 10 page paper) but you can do it if you're not lazy”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • he doesn't focus on dates, places, names as much as he focuses on the overall story
  • like listening to a grandparent tell stories

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is by far one of the easiest classes offered

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • most genuine individual that you will ever meet
  • kind and funny guy, very laid back

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

44 detailed in-person reviews span many years with , and overall ease.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 512
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST11815 reviews
HIST11713 reviews
HIS1176 reviews
1173 reviews
HIST1031 review
Show 6 more courses
HIST1041 review
HIST1171181 review
HISTO18221 review
HISTORY1 review
HISTORY1181 review
HST1171 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 5 · A 7

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1