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Class record · ADTH · ADV

ADTH 2160

Challenge of Justice · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of
94BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Spring 2026
Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute
RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

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
65thMore challenging than 65% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 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
83rdMore work than 83% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
68BC — “Workload”5 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.

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
Joshua SnyderAssociate Professor of the Practice · Theology965 records83rd65th1002 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Joshua Snyder is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADTH 2160, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Joshua Snyder

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
THEO 1088Person and Social Responsibility I19120 records87
UNCS 2201Courage to Know21114 records90
PHIL 1089Person and Social Responsibility II20104 records88
THEO 1089Person and Social Responsibility II2598 records90
PHIL 1088Person and Social Responsibility I1969 records88
THEO 2160The Challenge of Justice724 records88

Other ADTH classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ADTH 1402God, Self, Society28 records82
ADTH 1430Buddhism and Christianity in Dialogue26 records80
ADTH 1016Introduction to Christian Theology I: Christian Life and Spirituality15 records95
ADTH 1432Hinduism and Christianity in Dialogue14 records85
ADTH 1470Theological Approaches to Religious Diversity14 records82
ADTH 1001Biblical Heritage I: Old Testament13 records84

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9882nd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9777th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9668th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9768th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9783rd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9784th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9462nd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9579th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9676th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9782nd 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.
6883rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9365th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9252nd 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

5 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Joshua SnyderSpring 202601989580
Joshua SnyderSpring 202501979780
Joshua SnyderSpring 2024011009560
Joshua SnyderSpring 202301969260
Joshua SnyderSpring 202201918960

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.