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BIOL 3030

Comparative Vertebrate Physiology · 1 instructor on record · 15 sections

What the course score is made of

81BC evaluations15 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

41stMore challenging than 41% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

89BC — “Intellectually Challenging”15 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

82ndMore work than 82% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

67BC — “Workload”15 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 course is intended for Biology, Psychology, and Biochemistry majors and students in the pre-medical program seeking a broad overview of human physiology. This course will offer a comprehensive exploration of fundamental life systems with a primary emphasis on human physiology. The chemical and physical processes common to all living organisms, including hemodynamics, respiration, circulation, acid/base regulation, synaptic transmission, kidney and muscle function will be discussed. Also included are related topics on development of the organism and functional aspects of the immune system in host defense strategies.

The only instructor on record

15 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Christopher KenaleyAssociate Professor of the Practice · Biology	8315 records	82nd	41st	5438 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Christopher Kenaley is the only instructor with evaluation records for BIOL 3030, 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 Christopher Kenaley

3 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
BIOL 3140Research Methods in Organismal Biology	15 records	71
BIOL 5380Topics in Biomechanics	14 records	87
BIOL 5410Research in Comparative Shape Analysis	11 record	100

Other BIOL classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
BIOL 2040Investigations in Molecular Cell Biology Lab	2176 records	87
BIOL 1310Anatomy and Physiology Lab 1	443 records	78
BIOL 1330Anatomy and Physiology Lab 2	443 records	76
BIOL 2210Microbiology for Health Professionals Laboratory	341 records	84
BIOL 4260Human Anatomy with Lab	135 records	86
BIOL 4330Human Physiology	128 records	85

The line

All 13 items · means across 15 records

The Professor4 items

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

8820th pctl

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

859th pctl

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

8823rd pctl

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

9130th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9148th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9146th 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.

8622nd pctl

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

8115th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8622nd 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.

6782nd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8941st pctl

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

8622nd 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

15 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Christopher Kenaley	Spring 2026	01	84	80	60
Christopher Kenaley	Fall 2025	01	78	75	60
Christopher Kenaley	Summer 2025	01	89	89	80
Christopher Kenaley	Summer 2025	03	74	80	80
Christopher Kenaley	Spring 2025	01	82	80	60
Christopher Kenaley	Fall 2024	01	76	77	60
Christopher Kenaley	Summer 2024	01	95	90	100
Christopher Kenaley	Summer 2024	02	85	80	—
Christopher Kenaley	Fall 2023	01	50	47	—
Christopher Kenaley	Summer 2023	01	90	82	—
Christopher Kenaley	Summer 2023	02	86	80	—
Christopher Kenaley	Fall 2022	01	90	88	40
Christopher Kenaley	Summer 2022	01	82	80	80
Christopher Kenaley	Summer 2022	02	92	92	80
Christopher Kenaley	Fall 2021	01	90	89	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.