Reviews of professor Tessa Provins

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Provins is pretty good - she's very nice and lectures are entertaining.  Class is based on 3 exams with 1 drop, as well as 2 papers.  Super manageable, but I felt like too much was expected out of a gen-ed class.  TAs grade papers entirely too harsh, and the book reading is a must.  A bit too much effort needs to go into this class to do well

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Provins is hands down my favorite professor  in the PoliSci department at Pitt. I am going to take as many classes with her as possible.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really liked Dr. Provins. Her lectures were very engaging and she applied a lot of it to real world examples and current events. She also cracks a lot of jokes which I found funny. Her class is an easy A as long as you put in the work and read the chapter each week! Also shout out to my TA who was amazing as well

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Provins is an incredible professor that teaches a lot while being lenient in her grading to help you learn. Highly recommend taking one of her courses, no matter the class

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
American Politics is structured very well and Dr. Provins is very clear about what will make up your grade. The course itself is not hard but can be boring at times, an easy A!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
3 exams and no final, multiple choice and open note. Very kind and tries to make lectures interesting. Two essays that you can have help on before you submit. Rec required but very much current events based. Tries to engage with students during lecture. Great choice for a first year poli sci student. Textbook is included online and free

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Provins was a great professor and I would highly recommend her. American Politics was a great course to take as a first semester freshman and this was largely due to the way she ran the course. Yes there was a textbook, but it is fully online and can be used during homework and exams. Mandatory attendance in recitation,  lectures posted online