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APSY 7528

Multicultural Issues · 8 instructors on record · 19 sections

What the course score is made of

79BC evaluations19 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2025

—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

12thMore challenging than 12% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

82BC — “Intellectually Challenging”19 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

39thMore work than 39% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

50BC — “Workload”19 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.

Assists students to become more effective in their work with ethnic minority and LGBT clients. Increases students' awareness of their own and others' life experiences, and how these impact the way in which we approach interactions with individuals who are different from us. Examines the sociopolitical conditions that impact individuals from ethnic and non-ethnic minority groups in the U.S., and presents an overview of relevant research. Section 05 is for School Counseling students only

The board

8 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. 1 of the 8 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Michael O'brienCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology	933 records	—	—	—no page
2	Shalini SivathasanCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Provisional	922 records	39th	31st	—no page
3	Tae Hyuk KeumCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Provisional fewer records	981 record	78th	39th	—no page
4	Oh Myo KimCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Provisional	911 record	25th	27th	827 ratings · all classes
5	Treniece Lewis HarrisCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology	834 records	39th	18th	—no page
6	Miriam HeymanCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology	824 records	43rd	11th	902 ratings · all classes
7	Gayl Crump SwabyCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology	763 records	39th	13th	—no page
8	Patricia BirchSocial Work Provisional	341 record	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. 4 of 8 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 19 records

The Professor4 items

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

8821st pctl

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

8817th pctl

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

8822nd pctl

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

8818th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8624th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8726th pctl

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

9029th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8519th pctl

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

8626th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8623rd 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.

5039th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8212th pctl

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

8419th 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

19 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Gayl Crump Swaby	Fall 2025	01	71	68	60
Treniece Lewis Harris	Fall 2025	02	85	82	—
Shalini Sivathasan	Fall 2025	03	86	72	40
Gayl Crump Swaby	Fall 2025	04	82	80	40
Tae Hyuk Keum	Fall 2024	01	98	92	60
Treniece Lewis Harris	Fall 2024	02	80	77	60
Shalini Sivathasan	Fall 2024	03	98	91	60
Gayl Crump Swaby	Fall 2024	04	76	73	—
Michael O'brien	Fall 2024	05	94	92	—
Patricia Birch	Spring 2024	01	34	30	40
Treniece Lewis Harris	Fall 2023	02	86	77	—
Miriam Heyman	Fall 2023	03	71	66	—
Michael O'brien	Spring 2023	01	95	92	—
Michael O'brien	Fall 2022	01	91	85	—
Treniece Lewis Harris	Fall 2022	02	81	84	40
Miriam Heyman	Fall 2022	03	81	78	60
Miriam Heyman	Spring 2022	04	96	96	40
Oh Myo Kim	Fall 2021	01	91	88	40
Miriam Heyman	Fall 2021	03	80	80	60

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.