John Provost

HUMAN30 · 11787W04 · PHILO20 · HUMAN31 · PHILOS20 · HUMANITIESN30 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 75%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you enjoy reflective writing and can keep up with weekly essays; skip if you hate writing or have a packed schedule.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate LecturerEssay HeavyEasy A If You WriteAccessible Outside ClassNo Textbook

Most students call him caring, passionate, and .
weekly reflective essays and peer responses; easy A if you write and hit word counts.
Heavy weekly workload turns off busy students and athletes even when grades are high.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students say meet word count and do the work for a guaranteed A; grades skew A/A+ though writing effort is required.

Online reviews stress word-count easy A; if you do the work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is reflective and accessible, but and weekly writing keep it from being trivial.

Online and rather than abstract exams.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

while others leave it open or note online participation instead of seat time.

Online reviews mix mandatory and not provided; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Strong majority love his passion and accessibility; a .

Online has both rave and ; in-person is uniformly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Full credit for meeting word count and doing reflective work is common; but A grades dominate.

Format shift

; if work is done.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and videos create a large ongoing load.

Format shift

Workload complaints are strongest in online HUMANITIESN30; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly , and say he shares his cell and wants students to succeed.

Format shift

Both formats praise teaching; online has more detail on passion and accessibility.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Most classes use weekly reflective essays and discussions; .

Format shift

Online evidence is assignment-heavy; one online review mentions a .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and inspirational with reading and papers; one says easy A if you do the work.

Main concern

Still get ready to read and write; limited sample size.

What students said

“My favorite Professor so far at West LA! and wants you to succeed!”
HUMANITIESN30

“Great teacher! and as long as you do the work it is an easy A!”
HUMAN31

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are essay and ; easy A if you meet word counts, but volume overwhelms some students.

Main concern

High weekly writing load and tight weekday due dates for athletes and busy students.

What students said

“If you're a good writer, it'll be an easy A. You just need to meet the word count and have meaningful participation.”
HUMAN30

“ . .”
PHILOS20

“If you have all 24 hours in a day free this class would be for you. It was absolutely a large work load”
HUMANITIESN30

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly reflective essays with little traditional testing; and student-friendly.

No Tests Just EssaysReflective PapersWord Count FocusUnique Midterm

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

exams; focus remains on doing the work for an easy A.

Do The Work Easy A

“as long as you do the work it is an easy A!”
HUMAN31

Online

Online courses emphasize weekly essays and peer responses; multiple students say no tests, just essays.

No Tests Just EssaysWeekly Reflective EssaysPeer Responses

“ . .”
PHILOS20

“ .”
HUMANITIESN30

“ students outside of their comfort zone.”
HUMANITIESN30

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you're a good writer, it'll be an easy A. You just need to meet the word count and have meaningful participation. Overall, I love the class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews (15 online, 3 in person), highlighting teaching passion, writing load, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“This is by far the . All because of professor Provost.”

📝 Workload Reality

28/100

“If you have all 24 hours in a day free this class would be for you. It was absolutely a large work load”

🅰️ Easy A Path

82/100

“As long as you do the work and meet the word count, you'll get an A.”

👍 Accessibility

90/100

“Even provides students with his cell in case anyone should need it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Provost is a total sweetheart and so passionate about the material
and easily reached
makes philosophy so interesting and his lectures are incredible

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A if you work for it
Full credit for everything as long as it meets the word count
if you are a student athlete

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

and wants you to succeed
texting
Chillest guy ever

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

18 reviews spanning 2010-2026 with consistent themes on writing load, accessibility, and easy A for effort; majority high quality ratings.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

4 out of 52

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2 out of 51

1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 5

B range

No reported values

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

John Provost

x x if you enjoy reflective writing and can keep up with weekly essays; skip if you hate writing or have a packed schedule.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

WorthIt

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

📝 Workload Reality

🅰️ Easy A Path

👍 Accessibility

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

if you enjoy reflective writing and can keep up with weekly essays; skip if you hate writing or have a packed schedule.