Justin Caouette is a Philosophy professor at Northeastern University rated 3.79/5 on Rate My Professors by 33 students, with 2.6/5 RMP difficulty and 76% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Justin Caouette professor reviews and ratings: 3.79/5 from 33 RMP ratings at Northeastern (76% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
He's a nice guy but hilariously poor communicator. At one point I reached out to him 3-4 separate times for feedback, both in person and online, and he just never responded. For the final exam, he had "technical difficulties" preventing the questions from being released on time. Don't take his classes if you can't handle frustration well.PHIL1145 2026-04-27 01:55:00 +0000 UTC
Class was online/async w great vids made by another professor. Prof Caouette was extremely difficult to reach outside of class(ignoring emails, not sending zoom links). Did not grade a lot of content until the end, gave grades without a rubric or explanation-in my opinion graded a little harsh for not offering us any direct advice or contact.PHIL1195 2025-12-16 20:33:18 +0000 UTC
Definitely was my favorite class last semester! His lectures were very interesting and he was super nice, participation matters a lot but I would definitely recommend this course.PHIL1165 2024-12-18 20:45:24 +0000 UTC
Everything is impossible with this professor !!! Extremely disorganised, never on time for anything, you either have no work at all or you have 3 essays in a week. No feed backs were given, no grades until the very last minuet.PHIL1102 2020-08-21 19:54:49 +0000 UTC
Super interesting guy and really interesting class. He's definitely very passionate about philosophy and it shows. He's kind of intimidating especially when he follows up with a question on you during class discussions so unless you know what you're talking about don't raise your hand because you'll sound slow when you can't respond.PHIL1145 2026-04-24 13:50:29 +0000 UTC
It is async so be ready for a lot of homework. The class is mainly weekly canvas quizzes and papers. A lot of writing, but as long as you try and follow the guidelines its not too difficult, just takes time. He is a very nice professor and much easier grader than syllabus makes him out to be since that is written by the course coordinator, not him.PHIL1195 2025-12-15 19:35:12 +0000 UTC
Participation means a lot so try not to miss and be sure to raise your hand. Prof C is caring, funny, and down to earth. I took hom for Moral and Social Issues in Health Care and he always had cool case studies and examples. Presentations take up most of the class time after the midterm and I actually learned a lot from the class discussions.PHIL1165 2024-12-06 19:55:37 +0000 UTC
Awesome guy. If you're interested in philosophy, you'll love him. Not too much work either.PHIL1145 2026-04-22 00:16:11 +0000 UTC
He would post modules days after he was supposed to and all course material was created by a different prof--it was obvious he didn't care about the course. He didn't grade any papers until after the semester ended, so I spent the whole term not knowing where I stood grade-wise. He showed literally no interest in the course or his students at allPHIL1195 2023-05-23 20:12:54 +0000 UTC
Caouette is such a personable and caring (not to mention downright hilarious) teacher that no matter what the class content is, you'll enjoy just being in class. A lot of your grade is just showing up and participating, so I'd suggest you do that. The grading is strict, but the assignments are easy. Just talk in class, and you'll be fine.PHIL1165 2024-03-13 23:31:51 +0000 UTC
He is a good and engaging lecturer. The class is pretty easy, and there isn't much work aside from a couple of group projects and the final. Participation is a pretty decent bit of the grade, so as long as you are regularly speaking in class, you will be fine.PHIL1145 2025-12-05 00:25:35 +0000 UTC
Regarding Research Ethics online - The prof was inaccessible and only gave a grade for 2/11 of the papers I submitted throughout the semester despite these papers being 80% of my grade. I basically never knew my true grade until I randomly received an A days after the semester grade submission deadline. But, I got an A, so take this as you will.PHIL1195 2023-05-20 02:58:50 +0000 UTC
Awesome professor, encouraging and relates to students when participating.PHIL1165 2023-11-20 19:10:59 +0000 UTC
best professor so far, super funny and engaging, speaks very confidently. philosophy content gets a bit boring sometimes but he makes it interesting. tests are moderately difficult, memorizing takes a bit of time. grading criteria is not clear, but he is lenient and reasonable with grades. wish there were versions of him for other of classes.PHIL1145 2025-08-05 15:07:21 +0000 UTC
He's very nice and grades fairly easy. He will automatically like you if you participate in class often, and he will also grade easier on you because he knows that you pay attention in class.PHIL1165 2023-04-10 15:11:10 +0000 UTC
Justin Caouette is rated 3.79/5 on Rate My Professors from 33 ratings. 76% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Justin Caouette's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.6/5 on Rate My Professors.
Justin Caouette has taught PHIL1165, PHIL1195, PHIL1145, PHIL1180, PHIL1102 at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.