AI Rate Professor

Physical Therapy

Kathy Utchen

PTA101 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

PTA if you will study, participate, and complete observation hours early.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and approachableClear lecturesWeekly quizzesObservation hours requiredFair grading
  • Most students praise her as , and a strong PTA role model.
  • Course involves memorization, weekly quizzes, and mandatory clinical observation hours.
  • One strongly negative review cites modesty issues and strict grammar standards, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some call her an , but C+ grades, memorization, and a harsh outlier show an A still needs real study.

All evidence is from in-person PTA101 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is introductory but memory-heavy with , and observation requirements.

Difficulty comments come only from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as mandatory and participation as important.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Most recent and historical comments strongly recommend her despite one severe negative review.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

, but one review cites strict grammar standards that can fail students.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

, but , and 15 observation hours add up.

Format shift

Workload details are only from in-person PTA101.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

; one old review is strongly negative.

Format shift

Teaching quality evidence is entirely in person.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and observation hours share the grade load.

Format shift

Assessment mix is described only in in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person PTA101 with , and required observation hours; mostly highly rated.

Main concern

Heavy memorization and finding clinics for observation hours; one report of and modesty concerns.

What students said

“Kathy was an amazing professor, very knowledgeable in the field and very approachable”
PTA101
“There is a lot of memorization involved with this class, so be ready to study as much as possible”
PTA101
“ and a ”
PTA101

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

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Assessments include weekly reading quizzes, a clinical project, observation hours, and written work; .

Weekly quizzesClinical projectObservation hoursEssay component

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person PTA101 uses weekly quizzes from readings and lectures plus clinical observation and project work.

Weekly quizzesClinical projectObservation hours
“ and lectures”
PTA101
“15 hours of observational hours in inpatient and ”
PTA101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Kathy was an amazing professor, very knowledgeable in the field and very approachable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting caring teaching, memorization load, and observation requirements. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Kathy has got to be one of . and great attitude.”

❤️ About Character

85/100

“Nice and caring professor”

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

58/100

“There is a lot of memorization involved with this class, so be ready to study as much as possible”

👍 Recommendation Rate

80/100

“would take this course again 100% it was great!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her teaching style is casual and interesting
  • Great instructor -
  • and great attitude

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There is a lot of memorization involved with this class
  • and a

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Nice and caring professor
  • very approachable
  • She is a great teacher and a

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine in-person reviews spanning 2005-2026 are mostly positive and detailed, but one extreme negative outlier and limited grade data keep credibility medium.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PTA1019 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1