Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Top of the board1.ECON 9902962.LAWS 8856973.PRTO 3300984.BSLW 2299975.PHIL 4932986.LAWS 8308987.SCWK 9960998.EESC 99011009.MUSP 16609610.UGMG 10109811.UNCP 55119712.SCWK 883197

Positions 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.

Class record · BIOL · MCAS

BIOL 4260

Human Anatomy with Lab · 1 instructor on record · 35 sections

What the course score is made of
86BC evaluations35 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
89thMore challenging than 89% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
97BC — “Intellectually Challenging”35 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
87thMore work than 87% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
76BC — “Workload”35 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 provides an intermediate level comprehensive study of the structure of the human body, emphasizing the relationships among tissues, organs, and organ systems. The lecture component introduces foundational anatomical terminology, structural organization, and the functional significance of major systems, including the skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Clinical and some developmental correlations are integrated throughout to highlight applications in health, disease, and human movement. The Laboratory component includes an introductory study of histology and weekly system by system, hands-on dissections using the cat as our main model system along with various other preserved specimens. Prerequisite: BIOL2000 Molecules and Cells

The only instructor on record

35 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
Lynn DibenedettoAssociate Professor of the Practice · Biology9235 records87th89th6410 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Lynn Dibenedetto is the only instructor with evaluation records for BIOL 4260, 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 Lynn Dibenedetto

5 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
UNCS 2245First-Year Topic Seminar32107 records89
BIOL 4330Human Physiology128 records85
BIOL 3310Human Physiology Laboratory18 records86
BIOL 2025Medical Terminology14 records83
BIOL 3300Human Physiology11 record83

Other BIOL classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
BIOL 2040Investigations in Molecular Cell Biology Lab2176 records87
BIOL 1310Anatomy and Physiology Lab 1443 records78
BIOL 1330Anatomy and Physiology Lab 2443 records76
BIOL 2210Microbiology for Health Professionals Laboratory341 records84
BIOL 4330Human Physiology128 records85
BIOL 3050Genetics225 records73

The line

All 13 items · means across 35 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9562nd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9670th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9565th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9666th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9043rd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9146th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9673rd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9047th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9147th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8832nd 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.
7687th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9789th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9782nd 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

35 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202501938580
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2025029378—
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202503918960
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2025048880—
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202505938040
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2025069894100
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202507868280
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2024019183100
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2024028480100
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202403857360
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202404948960
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202405939180
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202406959260
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202407939480
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2023019284—
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2023028478—
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2023039693—
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2023049389—
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2023059688—
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2023069184—
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2023078584—
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2022019386100
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202202898860
Lynn DibenedettoFall 2022039592100
Lynn DibenedettoFall 202204978640

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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.