AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Brice Nicholson

HIST101 · POLS100 · POLI100 · POLIT100 · POLI · POLSCI100 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want an engaging gen-ed PoliSci class and are ready for essay exams.

Best fit · Effort For RewardMakes PoliSci interestingEssay examsEngaging gen-ed teacherWise and memorableSparse but glowing praise
  • Students repeatedly say he makes political science interesting even for non-majors.
  • , so writing skill matters.
  • Reviews are old and thin, so expectations should stay cautious.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

No grade data and mixed difficulty ratings; still takes real writing effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Average difficulty is high and several students rate the content hard even while praising him.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Attendance policy is not stated in any review.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Students call him excellent and wise and say he made gen-ed PoliSci enjoyable.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

; fairness is assumed, not proven.

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

All-essay exams and a .

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students praise him as excellent, wise, and able to spark interest in non-majors.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students call him excellent, wise, and able to make dry gen-eds interesting, with all-essay exams and a paper.

Main concern

Very old sparse reviews and little grade or .

What students said

“I NEVER thought that I would be remotely interested in PoliSci, however, this professor made it very interesting”
POLIT100
“Prof. Nicholson is the .”
POLI
“ and there is a paper due (though he omitted ours).”
POLIT100

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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Exams are described as choice.

All-essay examsPaper assignment

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a paper, with one summer section omitting the paper.

All-essay examsPaper assignment
“ and there is a paper due (though he omitted ours).”
POLIT100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I NEVER thought that I would be remotely interested in PoliSci, however, this professor made it very interesting.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews (2006-2012), highlighting engagement and essay exams. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Spark

80/100

“Prof. Nicholson is the .”

📝 Essay-Heavy Assessment

72/100

“ and there is a paper due (though he omitted ours).”

👍 Gen-Ed Enjoyment

74/100

“I normally HATE gen eds, but I really enjoyed his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Excellent Instructor
  • So WISE!
  • this professor made it very interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and there is a paper due
  • Course difficulty often rated high despite praise

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

42/100

Evidence confidence

Only six very old sparse reviews from 2006-2012 with little grade or policy detail.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
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1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST1011 review
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POLI1001 review
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