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ADPL 1483

Philosophy of Human Sexuality · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

91BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Summer 2023 – Summer 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

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That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

26thMore challenging than 26% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

60BC — “Workload”4 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This topic generates more talk and less light than almost any other subject. Course considers what is sexuality? Why is it so mysterious? How important is it to self-identity, self-knowledge and relationships? How can we think clearly and fairly about current controversies such as surrogate parenting, AIDS, contraception, gender identity and roles, relation between sex and family, marriage, religion and society? Philosophers, novelists, scientists, theologians, psychologists and even mystics shed light on this issue.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Matthew ClementeAdvancing Studies	924 records	78th	26th

There is no ranking to read here: Matthew Clemente is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADPL 1483, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Matthew Clemente

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADEX 1150The Examined Life	627 records	86
ADPL 1500Ethics	413 records	89
ADEX 1151Woods College Formative Seminar	412 records	79
ADPL 2011True Detectives: Investigating the Crimes and Mysteries of Existence	18 records	90
ADPL 1070Philosophy of the Person I	36 records	83
ADPL 1498Philosophy of Cinema	14 records	95

Other ADPL classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADPL 1500Ethics	413 records	89
ADPL 1800World Philosophies	18 records	90
ADPL 2011True Detectives: Investigating the Crimes and Mysteries of Existence	18 records	90
ADPL 1070Philosophy of the Person I	36 records	83
ADPL 1498Philosophy of Cinema	14 records	95
ADPL 1252Practical Logic	12 records	74

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9347th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9134th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9564th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9556th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8935th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9148th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9245th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9363rd pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9467th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8726th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8626th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9038th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

4 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Matthew Clemente	Summer 2025	01	92	92	—
Matthew Clemente	Spring 2025	01	93	93	60
Matthew Clemente	Summer 2024	01	91	89	—
Matthew Clemente	Summer 2023	01	93	89	—

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.