AI Rate Professor

Economics

Thomas Hoekstra

BUSAA · BUS7 · BUSA7 · BUSA8 · BUS160 · BUSA07 · ACCT101 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

Take him for intro accounting if you want a high grade with steady weekly work and , but expect .

Best fit · Easy A HunterExtra Credit WeeklyEasy A AccountingClear Grading CriteriaHands-off OnlineReal-world Stories
  • Most students call BUSA7 an easy A if , and grab .
  • In-person and and industry stories; pure online terms draw more hands-off and slow-email complaints.
  • and non-cumulative final; .
  • Paid online access codes (~$100–$120) are a recurring cost complaint.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

, and low-weight exams make an A very reachable if you stay on top of work.

Online comments stress easy A and EC; and high grades with consistent work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Intro accounting concepts are manageable with , though hybrid pace and .

Both formats describe manageable content; a few older reviews say the material itself is not trivial.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, but many say showing up helps and some sections mark it mandatory.

Online is mostly async with optional meetings; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Strong majority would take him again for an easy, structured intro business/accounting grade path.

Recent BUSA7 reviews are highly positive; a few online/ .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

, and clear criteria pull many students to A or A+.

Format shift

Leniency is especially clear in recent online BUSA7 reviews.

Workload

Light

70/100

, and discussion per week plus midterm and .

Format shift

Online weekly modules feel light-to-moderate; .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students praise clear criteria and caring tone, but online presence and .

Format shift

In-person lectures get stronger praise; pure online terms more often feel absent.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grade and and final often only about 10% each.

Format shift

Same assignment-heavy pattern online and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person and hybrid students praise , and easy tests if you do the .

Main concern

Fast hybrid pacing and .

What students said

“ .”
BUS7
“Gives you all the answers to the questions on the tests.”
BUSA7
“people who really want ”
BUSA07

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online BUSA7 is widely called an easy A with , and , though some report automated emails, slow replies, and little live teaching.

Main concern

Limited instructor presence and .

What students said

“Super manageable class, easy A if you put in the work.”
BUSA7
“LMAO this class was a joke. Easiest A+ of my life.”
BUSA7
“Midterm and .”
BUSA8

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Usually one midterm and true/false, with limited evidence of strict proctoring.

Midterm and FinalMultiple ChoiceTrue or FalseNon-cumulative FinalProctorio (one online term)

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid finals are often short true/false or reviewed material; .

In-class Midterm and FinalTrue or FalseExam ReviewsLow Exam Weight
“ .”
BUS7
“Only 1 midterm and 1 final. Need to pay for $120 course code.”
BUSA7

Online

and final; one older BUSA8 review explicitly mentions Proctorio, while and open-resource style work.

Midterm and FinalProctorioEasy QuizzesNon-cumulative Final
“Midterm and .”
BUSA8
“only a midterm and a chapters are is multiple choice)”
BUSA7

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ at Mt. Sac”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 reviews (10 online, 24 in person), highlighting easy-A grading, , and online presence gaps. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Path

86/100

“Easy A if you put in the work. He's a great professor that wants you to succeed.”

⭐ Teaching Quality

74/100

“Professor Hoekstra takes the time to make sure you understand the material.”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“ classes.”

📝 Safety Net

82/100

“Missed a , but the brought me back up to an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Incorporates real life scenarios into lectures
  • Tells lots of business stories

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easiest A+ of my life
  • everyone can pass with an A if you do all the and
  • you cant fail its so easy

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • He literally did not respond to any of my three emails
  • announcements were being written by AI
  • Great asynchronous class!

Data context

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Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

34 reviews spanning 2004–2025 with detailed, mostly consistent easy-A themes and .

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 9 · A 9

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1