Mari Rettke

COSCI453 · CSIT407 · VB408 · COMPSCI · CSI453 · CSIT408 · COSCI408 · CSI440 · CS408 · COSCI439 · COMPU3150 · COSCI407 · COSCI416 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

A must-take CS professor if and a realistic path to an A.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyExtremely caringEasy A with guidanceLots of homeworkTake-home testsAccessible outside class

She genuinely wants students to pass and offers heavy outside help.
Difficult CS topics become manageable once her methods click.
, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Many students report easy As , and following her methods.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content can be hard (assembly, programming), but she simplifies it into something most beginners can handle.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

95/100

Near-universal praise for care, help, and life-changing teaching; would-take-again is 100% where stated.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Frequently called a , and paths to raise scores.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Lots of homework, multiple quizzes, and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Warm, interactive, endlessly patient, and widely called one of the .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Heavy homework plus quizzes and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person CS classes led by a highly caring professor who simplifies , and grades generously with .

Main concern

and occasional tests on material not fully covered in lecture.

What students said

“you can get an easy A, by just little effort.”
COSCI416

“She genuinely wants everyone in her classes to pass, and is more than willing to help you get there.”
COSCI439

“Fortunately, shes a and always available to help students.”
COSCI439

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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and finals are common and student-friendly in format, though content can still be hard.

Take-home testsTake-home finalPop quizzesDifficult take-home content

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals plus occasional pop quizzes.

Take-home testsTake-home finalUnexpected quizzes

“Although the tests and , but those are DIFFICULT.”
COSCI416

“There lots of assignments,3quizzes,3 take home tests,1 take home final.”
COSCI439

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I've taken several classes taught my Mari, she's one of .”
Voice snapshots generated from 26 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2019. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Probably the life.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

84/100

“you can get an easy A, by just little effort.”

❤️ Caring Support

92/100

“Really, REALLY cares. if she's already gone over it multiple times.”

📚 Workload Reality

42/100

“There lots of assignments,3quizzes,3 take home tests,1 take home final.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

makes especially long lectures go by quickly
extremely interactive with students
She's a really nice professor and definitely knows her material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

easy A, by just little effort
shes a

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Really, REALLY cares
one of
She has all the patients in the world

Theme 4

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Tested us on things she didn't cover in class

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

26 in-person reviews over many years with rich detail and strong agreement on care, workload, and grading.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 3

B range

B 1

C range

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F

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Mari Rettke

A must-take CS professor if x x x x and a realistic path to an A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🅰️ Easy A Path

❤️ Caring Support

📚 Workload Reality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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A must-take CS professor if and a realistic path to an A.

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