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History

Frank Carlson

HIST101 · USHIS01 · HIST4 · HIST13 · HIST12159 · HIST3 · HIST705 · HIST1 · HIST7 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want a low-structure easy history credit and can tolerate long off-topic lectures.

Best fit · Easy A HunterLecture TangentsEasy PassPeer ReviewsTextbook QuizzesPolarizing
  • Many students say the class is easy to pass with end-of-semester deadlines, free textbook, and open-note style support.
  • A large group criticizes off-topic rants, boring lectures, and lecture.
  • and occasional Honor Lock use create extra friction for some students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many students say completing chapter quizzes and teaching.

Both formats report Easy A paths; Online depends more on peer reviews and careful syllabus following.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

and , though volume of reading can add drag.

In person often feels easiest due to end-of-semester due dates; Online summer can pile up modules.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Many reviews say attendance is not required, though .

In person often optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

, while a large minority strongly warn against his lectures and tone.

Recent Online reviews are warmer; older In person reviews are more split and negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

and late deadlines, though peer reviews and some tough tags create risk.

Format shift

Online peer review can feel harsh; In person is often described as chill if you do the work.

Workload

Light

76/100

Often little weekly pressure with work due near the end; still requires chapter reading and quizzes.

Format shift

In person commonly end-loaded; Online summer modules can feel heavier without good time management.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Knowledgeable and sometimes engaging, but frequent off-topic rants and boring lectures split the room.

Format shift

In person criticism of tangents is strongest; and kindness.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, final, and at least one essay.

Format shift

Online leans response and peer critique; In person leans and blue-book exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person classes are often called easy As with and late deadlines, but lectures are polarizing due to long tangents and rants.

Main concern

Boring or off-topic lectures and book-based quizzes frustrate students who want coherent teaching.

What students said

“THIS IS THE !!! ... This class was the lightest and easiest class for me.”
HIST4
“You won't learn in this class, HOWEVER you WILL pass with an A.”
HIST3
“ . The class itself is very easy, but the professor is terrible.”
HIST1

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are mostly chapter responses, quizzes, and peer reviews with multi-week windows and free PDFs; .

Main concern

Peer review can decide your grade and one review reports invasive Honor Lock.

What students said

“ . Peer reviews ran this class.”
HIST7
“Be careful with this professor as he utilizes the very invasive Honor Lock system.”
HIST7
“He gives you the online textbook for free, and gives you about 3 weeks to do the homework.”
HIST7

Exam style

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Exams often mix multiple choice and essays with study guides or open notes, while .

Chapter QuizzesOpen Notes or Cheat SheetsEssay ComponentsPeer Review Online

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person reviews often describe open-note midterms and finals, weekly book quizzes, and .

Open Notes Midterm FinalWeekly Book QuizzesTake-Home EssayLecture Notes Help Exams
“midterm & final are open notes(he hands out a study guide a .”
HIST1
“He allows cheat sheets for the .”
HIST7
“ , and an essay. EVERYTHING was due the last day of the semester”
HIST4

Online

Online students report quizzes, chapter responses, peer reviews, a , and one report of Honor Lock proctoring.

Peer ReviewsChapter QuizzesHonor Lock MentionedFree Online Textbook
“Be careful with this professor as he utilizes the very invasive Honor Lock system.”
HIST7
“Final is an essay, 30 multiple choice, and two response questions.”
HIST1
“3 Lowest Quizzes Dropped; 2 Lowest CH. Responses dropped.”
HIST7

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You won't learn in this class, HOWEVER you WILL pass with an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews (11 Online, 37 In person), highlighting easy grading versus polarizing off-topic lectures. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“he talks A LOT about side things in class.”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“ !”

⭐ Easy Pass

80/100

“ !! just show up to the in-class assignments and you are good.”

⚠️ Lecture Complaints

35/100

“He is very rude, and goes on awful tangents that share no relationship to the lectures.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's also somewhat entertaining, but very knowledgeable in history
  • He goes off topic and rants about his personal beliefs too much
  • Love this guy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you WILL pass with an A.
  • do the work it's an easy A.
  • . Peer reviews ran this class.

Theme 3

📚

  • Pretty much everything's due at the end of the semester.
  • Just read the text book and and youll be fine.
  • Textbook is free and online.

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

48 reviews across many years show a durable split between easy-pass fans and lecture critics, with enough detail for solid confidence.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 511
3 out of 52
2 out of 59
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 9 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 3