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APSY 3243

Counseling Theories · 6 instructors on record · 11 sections

What the course score is made of

81BC evaluations11 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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

13thMore challenging than 13% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

82BC — “Intellectually Challenging”11 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

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

42BC — “Workload”11 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 purpose of this course is to learn about the major counseling theories including basic concepts, advantages and limitations, techniques, and the counseling process. There is also a focus on personal exploration aimed at helping students adopt their own personal theory of counseling. Issues of multiculturalism and client diversity will be integrated into all course content.

The board

6 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Michael Di BiancaEducation Provisional	962 records	25th	19th	—no page
2	Oh Myo KimCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Provisional	952 records	39th	61st	827 ratings · all classes
3	Pratyusha Tummala-NarraCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Provisional	942 records	25th	39th	—no page
4	Alexandria SheppardCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Provisional	922 records	25th	32nd	—no page
5	Michael O'brienCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Provisional	861 record	—	—	—no page
6	Patricia BirchSocial Work Provisional	442 records	25th	0th	—no page

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 6 of 6 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 11 records

The Professor4 items

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

8925th pctl

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

8921st pctl

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

8821st pctl

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

9022nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8522nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8623rd 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.

8517th pctl

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

8317th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8417th 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.

4226th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8213th pctl

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

8520th 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

11 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Oh Myo Kim	Spring 2026	01	96	92	60
Oh Myo Kim	Fall 2025	01	94	91	40
Pratyusha Tummala-Narra	Fall 2025	02	94	88	40
Michael O'brien	Spring 2025	01	86	82	—
Pratyusha Tummala-Narra	Fall 2024	01	95	88	40
Patricia Birch	Spring 2024	01	41	42	40
Patricia Birch	Fall 2023	01	47	47	40
Alexandria Sheppard	Spring 2023	01	94	90	40
Alexandria Sheppard	Fall 2022	01	90	88	40
Michael Di Bianca	Spring 2022	01	97	94	40
Michael Di Bianca	Fall 2021	01	96	91	40

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.