Richard Andalon
Department of Chicana/o And Central American Studies
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4.9
Overall Rating
Based on 7 Users
Easiness 5.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 5.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 5.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 5.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Gives Extra Credit
  • Would Take Again
GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

56.9%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Winter 2025
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Aug. 12, 2025

Professor Andalon is one of the best professors I have ever had. He is very nice and helpful, and he cares deeply about his students. He also really cares about his lecture,s which is great to me. He is very accommodating and understanding. Please consider taking him!!!

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
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Aug. 11, 2025

Professor Andalon is truly one of the best professors at UCLA. He genuinely cares about his students’ success. He goes above and beyond to support his students. I highly recommend taking any class he teaches and he offers extra credit

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Quarter: Spring 2025
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Aug. 8, 2025

Professor Andalon is one of the best professors at UCLA. He is an amazing professor who is very well organized and genuinely cares about his students’ success. I would highly recommend every courses he teaches.

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Quarter: Spring 2025
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Aug. 8, 2025

Professor Andalon is THE best professor at UCLA. He is an amazing professor who is very well organized and genuinely cares about his students’ success. His class was amazing, and super straightforward. Assignments are always clear and easy to follow, and Professor Andalon makes sure that students understand exactly what is needed to do well. He is extremely knowledgeable and always willing to answer questions, whether after class or in his weekly office hours. I would highly recommend him and his courses to anyone.

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Quarter: Spring 2025
Grade: A
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Aug. 7, 2025

honestly one of the best professors I have ever taken a class with. He makes all of his assignments clear and organized, and goes over all of the work necessary for one to succeed in his class. He hosts office hours twice a week where one can go over their work with him and he always loves to give his feedback and always helps his student. He never tries to trick students, he is always clear and always caring for his students. Would 100% recommend.

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Quarter: Summer 2025
Grade: A+
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Aug. 7, 2025

Best Professor ever. Extremely kind, and I learned a lot. 10/10 recommend.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A+
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Dec. 16, 2023

This class is good for the most part! My biggest issue was that Professor Andalon doesn’t teach, and I mean that literally. He started lecturing week one material on week three, and then just kinda stopped? He assigns us a book to read (which he provides) but then never once talked about it in class. I gave up reading the assigned text after he said the only thing that’ll be on the midterm is lecture material, nothing from the textbook.

That being said, his class is an easy A. There is 100 points total for his class, here’s the breakdown:
ATTENDANCE: 20 points total. You don’t have to show up for class to receive these points because attendance is taken on BruinLearn via an “attendance quiz” which he literally provides the answers for in the description of the quiz.
MIDTERM: 30 points total. The midterm is open note/open BruinLearn AND we got three days to do it (we could enter and exit the exam as much as we’d like). 10 multiple choice questions, one essay question.
PROJECT: 50 points total. Broken down into 3 separate assignments, so assignment 1 is 15 points, assignment 2 is also 15 points, and assignment 3 (the final draft) is 20 points. This project is done all throughout the quarter. He always extended the group project dates, so if it was due on Friday, he would change it to Sunday. It can be done either alone or with a group. I recommend a group to lessen the workload.
EXTRA CREDIT: He also offers 4 points of extra credit at the end of the quarter. The only way to get an A+ in his class is to have 101 (or more) points in his class, and you can only get over 100 points if you do the extra credit.

Andalon is super nice too. He always comments on our assignments, encourages students to go to office hours, and is always willing to help if you needed it. He almost always replied to emails the same day. He is also a quick grader, usually getting your assignments back within a week. Overall, I’m grateful that the class was easy, but I still wish he lectured! It was nice not worrying about a class though. I would recommend if you need the units or just want an easy A, but don’t expect to learn much.

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Quarter: Winter 2025
Grade: A
Aug. 12, 2025

Professor Andalon is one of the best professors I have ever had. He is very nice and helpful, and he cares deeply about his students. He also really cares about his lecture,s which is great to me. He is very accommodating and understanding. Please consider taking him!!!

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
Aug. 11, 2025

Professor Andalon is truly one of the best professors at UCLA. He genuinely cares about his students’ success. He goes above and beyond to support his students. I highly recommend taking any class he teaches and he offers extra credit

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Spring 2025
Grade: A
Aug. 8, 2025

Professor Andalon is one of the best professors at UCLA. He is an amazing professor who is very well organized and genuinely cares about his students’ success. I would highly recommend every courses he teaches.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Spring 2025
Grade: A
Aug. 8, 2025

Professor Andalon is THE best professor at UCLA. He is an amazing professor who is very well organized and genuinely cares about his students’ success. His class was amazing, and super straightforward. Assignments are always clear and easy to follow, and Professor Andalon makes sure that students understand exactly what is needed to do well. He is extremely knowledgeable and always willing to answer questions, whether after class or in his weekly office hours. I would highly recommend him and his courses to anyone.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Spring 2025
Grade: A
Aug. 7, 2025

honestly one of the best professors I have ever taken a class with. He makes all of his assignments clear and organized, and goes over all of the work necessary for one to succeed in his class. He hosts office hours twice a week where one can go over their work with him and he always loves to give his feedback and always helps his student. He never tries to trick students, he is always clear and always caring for his students. Would 100% recommend.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Summer 2025
Grade: A+
Aug. 7, 2025

Best Professor ever. Extremely kind, and I learned a lot. 10/10 recommend.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A+
Dec. 16, 2023

This class is good for the most part! My biggest issue was that Professor Andalon doesn’t teach, and I mean that literally. He started lecturing week one material on week three, and then just kinda stopped? He assigns us a book to read (which he provides) but then never once talked about it in class. I gave up reading the assigned text after he said the only thing that’ll be on the midterm is lecture material, nothing from the textbook.

That being said, his class is an easy A. There is 100 points total for his class, here’s the breakdown:
ATTENDANCE: 20 points total. You don’t have to show up for class to receive these points because attendance is taken on BruinLearn via an “attendance quiz” which he literally provides the answers for in the description of the quiz.
MIDTERM: 30 points total. The midterm is open note/open BruinLearn AND we got three days to do it (we could enter and exit the exam as much as we’d like). 10 multiple choice questions, one essay question.
PROJECT: 50 points total. Broken down into 3 separate assignments, so assignment 1 is 15 points, assignment 2 is also 15 points, and assignment 3 (the final draft) is 20 points. This project is done all throughout the quarter. He always extended the group project dates, so if it was due on Friday, he would change it to Sunday. It can be done either alone or with a group. I recommend a group to lessen the workload.
EXTRA CREDIT: He also offers 4 points of extra credit at the end of the quarter. The only way to get an A+ in his class is to have 101 (or more) points in his class, and you can only get over 100 points if you do the extra credit.

Andalon is super nice too. He always comments on our assignments, encourages students to go to office hours, and is always willing to help if you needed it. He almost always replied to emails the same day. He is also a quick grader, usually getting your assignments back within a week. Overall, I’m grateful that the class was easy, but I still wish he lectured! It was nice not worrying about a class though. I would recommend if you need the units or just want an easy A, but don’t expect to learn much.

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4.9
Overall Rating
Based on 7 Users
Easiness 5.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 5.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 5.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 5.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Gives Extra Credit
    (5)
  • Would Take Again
    (5)
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