Steve Snow

HIST101 · HISTORY100 · HIST100 · HIS101 · HIST170 · A · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 70%
Difficulty: 2.1

The decision

Great pick for a lenient history A if you will finish the papers and book review; less ideal if you hate lectures or heavy writing.

Best fit · Easy A HunterCaring and lenientLecture heavyBook review finalEasy A with papersSometimes boring

Many students call him kind, flexible, and an easy A via essays and extra credit.
In-person lectures can feel long and dry; online experiences are more mixed.
A large end-of-term book-review paper is the main make-or-break assignment.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Many A/A+ grades with lenient deadlines, extra credit, and full credit even when work is late or incomplete.

Online includes some free-A book-review stories; in person has more easy-A and extra-credit comments.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Content is not deeply hard for most, but reading and multi-page writing raise effort beyond pure fluff.

Online writing reports feel harder for some; in person often called easy with study guides.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

60/100

Attendance is sometimes mandatory and sometimes not; several say you can skip and still pass with papers.

In person mixed mandatory tags; online often optional or unclear.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most praise his care and easy grades, but boring lectures and some online fails keep it from a must-take for everyone.

In person is more warmly recommended; online has more cautionary reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Repeated stories of late work accepted, huge extra credit, and high grades despite failed tests.

Format shift

Leniency is strongest in person; online still often easy but has a few tough outcomes.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Quizzes and tests can be easy, but essays and a large book-review final create real writing load.

Format shift

Online book reports and research can spike stress; in person has multiple essays and exams.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Caring, knowledgeable, and inspiring for many, but dry long lectures and some online confusion pull him below excellent.

Format shift

In person lecture quality is polarizing; online teaching clarity is more mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of essays, quizzes/tests with study guides, and a major book-review paper.

Format shift

Online emphasizes reading quizzes and book review; in person mixes exams and papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person he is widely loved as caring and easy, with study guides and flexible grading, though lectures are often called boring.

Main concern

Long monotone lectures and paper load even when grades stay high.

What students said

“This professor is an absolute gift. He gives lectures and takes you into history as if on a tour bus.”
HIS101

“If you need an easy A, I beg of you to take him.”
HIST170

“I did none of the assignments except for the papers and the e/c and got an A!”
HIST100

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online history can be very easy with reading and a book-review final, but a few students found research papers vague or overwhelming.

Main concern

Big book-report style writing and uneven clarity on expectations for some online sections.

What students said

“Very easy class and the professor is very understanding he pushes back many assignments”
HIST100

“i literally should not haved passed, on the final, which was book review... and got 100%”
HIST101

“If your not a history major or you dislike/have a hard time with writing reports don't take this class.”
HIST100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and are outweighed by essays and a book-review style final that many find lenient.

Study guidesBook review finalEssay examsExtra creditFlexible deadlines

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study-guide exams plus several essays; many say do the papers and extra credit and you pass.

Study guidesMultiple essaysMidterm and finalExtra credit

“Assignments consist of 3 essays and 4 exams all very easy”
HIST101

“Test & Quizzes are EASY. And the papers are simple as well”
HIST170

Online

Online finals are commonly a book review; quizzes can be easy while research papers trip some students.

Book review finalReading quizzesEssay writingDeadline extensions

“on the final, which was book review, I listened to the first like 10 chapters of the book on audible, did 5/15 pages, and got 100%”
HIST101

“Be prepared to write an essay about a book at the end of the semester”
HIST100

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you need an easy A, I beg of you to take him. He's one of the best professors I've ever had and he is so understanding.”
Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews (9 online, 33 in person) highlighting care, easy grades, and lecture style; credibility High.

💝 Caring & Lenient

86/100

“Prof Snow is probably the kindest man I have ever met he really cares about your grade”

🎯 Easy A Path

84/100

“Take him if you want an easy A!”

😴 Lecture Fatigue

55/100

“His lectures are very boring. Only positive is that he gives a study guide for test”

📘 Book Review Final

78/100

“Be prepared to write an essay about a book at the end of the semester”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

He is very caring with all students and makes sure you understand each lecture.
Professor Snow is the nicest man you will ever meet
hes really nice and you can go to him for anything.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades & Work

I did none of the assignments except for the papers and the e/c and got an A!
Easiest A ever but he is boring I will warn you now.
i literally should not haved passed... and got 100%

Theme 3

🎤 About Lectures

He gives lectures and takes you into history as if on a tour bus.
He lectures the whole class period.
Really boring but thorough he has a monotone voice

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

42 reviews spanning many years with detailed comments; overall pattern is consistent despite some format variance.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527

4 out of 57

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2 out of 52

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Course coverage

HIST10014 reviews

HIST17011 reviews

HIST1018 reviews

HIS1015 reviews

HISTORY1002 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 9 · A 8

B range

B 1

C range

C 2

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

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