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APSY 9842

Seminar in Counseling Theory · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

94BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2022 – Fall 2025

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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

81stMore challenging than 81% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

96BC — “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.

Doctoral students in Counseling Psychology only. Deepens students' understanding of psychological theory, and facilitates a life-long journey of integrating theory with practice. Provides knowledge and understanding of traditional and contemporary theories of psychotherapy, and helps students develop a critical perspective that will enable them to evaluate the usefulness of these theories for their clinical work with clients. Class discussions cast a critical eye on the development of the discipline, including its philosophical and contextual roots, and analyze the values inherent in mainstream psychological practice. Considers strengths and limitations of each school, and uses case examples to gain expertise in applying theory to practice.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Sidney TranthamCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology	984 records	78th	81st

There is no ranking to read here: Sidney Trantham is the only instructor with evaluation records for APSY 9842, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Sidney Trantham

5 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
APSY 7748Foundations of Counseling II	3296 records	85
APSY 7440Foundations of Counseling I	1164 records	85
APSY 7221Neurological and Biological Bases of Behavior	417 records	85
APSY 9846Pre-Internship Counseling Practicum Seminar	313 records	85
APSY 9847Advanced Pre-Internship Counseling Practicum Seminar	13 records	67

Other APSY classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
APSY 7748Foundations of Counseling II	3296 records	85
APSY 7440Foundations of Counseling I	1164 records	85
APSY 1030Child Development	1558 records	80
APSY 1031Family, School, and Society	1443 records	83
APSY 7661Practicum and Internship Seminar II	1343 records	90
APSY 7660Practicum and Internship Seminar I	1339 records	88

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.

9882nd pctl

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

9457th pctl

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

9882nd pctl

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

9878th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9676th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9254th pctl

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

9886th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8830th pctl

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

9362nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9780th 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.

9681st pctl

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

9886th 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
Sidney Trantham	Fall 2025	01	93	87	60
Sidney Trantham	Fall 2024	01	100	100	—
Sidney Trantham	Fall 2023	01	100	100	—
Sidney Trantham	Fall 2022	01	100	90	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.