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History

Richard Olivas

HIST12 · HISTORY11 · HISTORY42 · AFRO004 · AFROSTUDIES · HIS11 · HISTORY41 · HIST11 · HIS12 · HIST102 · HIST42 · HIST011 · HISTORY12 · HIS41 · HISTORY011012 · 100 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want a rigorous history course and will attend every lecture and study hard for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLecture HeavyTest HeavyInspirational MentorAttendance Critical
  • many call him among the while .
  • Grade ; lectures and notes .
  • Strong transfer mentoring and humor for students who show up and study hard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Many students report , and As requiring heavy study even when they attend and .

Online reviewers also call him a ; both formats stress that an A is not free.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Fast, detail-heavy history lectures and students.

Online sections add multi-hour videos; and note-taking.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

and warn that missing class means missing test material.

In-person evidence strongly requires showing up; as optional.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About six in and lectures when students accept the .

Both formats split between must-take mentors and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags and .

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

but heavy lectures, reading, and .

Format shift

Online multi-hour videos .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many call him inspiring and hilarious with real transfer support, though others find lectures dull or unhelpful for exams.

Format shift

In-person praise for humor and mentoring is stronger; recent online reviews are more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades often rest on a few .

Format shift

Online quizzes and video-based assessments appear; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes are lecture-heavy with ; students praise humor and transfer help but and note-taking is essential.

Main concern

or readings, so effort does not always match the grade.

What students said

“Hes tough and makes you work for it but is willing to help any student who needs it.”
HIS12
“His lectures are very informal,and intriguing, but are never on the ”
AFRO004
“this class is by no means an easy A. You will have to study hard to pass.”
HIS11

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feature very long video lectures and dense reading; , though some students still earn As with steady work.

Main concern

Multi-hour lecture videos and .

What students said

“He gives us these long videos & then the video talks about.”
HIS12
“Prof Olivas always takes off .”
HIST011
“He is easy when you just the work done on time.”
HIS11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely described as hard and sometimes poorly aligned with lectures or study guides.

Hard Multiple ChoiceEssay ExamsTest HeavyStudy Guides IncompleteLecture Misalignment

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essays; many say lectures and notes do not appear on exams.

In-Person FinalEssay SectionTricky Multiple ChoiceFew Graded Items
“very little of what was lectured was on the exams”
HISTORY42
“what you learn in lectures ”
AFRO004

Online

Online quizzes and exams draw from dense videos and readings; several students say quizzes cover little of long lectures.

Quiz HeavyLong Video LecturesReading Based
“the video talks about”
HIS12
“You have to know the material to answer the quizzes”
HISTORY12

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“His class is not an easy A but study hard and and you'll pass! You'll actually learn a lot from his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (7 online, 43 in , and mentoring. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Professor Olivas was one of the .”

📝

34/100

“Not an easy A. Im a 4.0 student and on the first exam I got a 85 so that says something”

👍 Recommendation Split

62/100

“Prof. Olivas is a rare find, he's one of the .”

⚖️

28/100

“He is very picky with . .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Hes a professor who wants all his students to succeed
  • Always gives you a good laugh in the morning
  • His dry comedy could get annoying at times

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • this class is by no means an easy A
  • , so be sure to study
  • He sets you up for failure if you put forth the effort

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • without professor olivas i would never have transferred
  • genuinely willing to help you transfer
  • One of the few left that actually cares about the students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

100

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning over a decade with , and mentoring support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 554
4 out of 524
3 out of 57
2 out of 57
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

12

A 12

B range

12

B 11 · B- 1

C range

7

C 7

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 2