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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 · ELHE · LSOE

ELHE 7501

Catholic Higher Ed Administration&Leadership · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of
100BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Summer 2023 – Summer 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
79thMore challenging than 79% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
95BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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
93rdMore work than 93% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
80BC — “Workload”3 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.

Please see website for more information on the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education: http://www.bc.edu/schools/lsoe/cce/highered/iache.html. This course explores contemporary issues, organizational and governance structures and distinct characteristics of successful Mission leadership for administrators at Catholic Colleges and Universities focusing on effective campus policy development, strategic planning, and assessment. Students will engage research, historical literature, Church documents, lectures and group exercises. A unique component to this course is participation in the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education (IACHE) - a four-day seminar for senior administrators and leaders in Catholic higher education where internationally recognized scholars and practitioners address the challenges and opportunities that Catholic higher education faces on a daily basis.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Michael JamesEducational Leadership and Higher Education1003 records93rd79th

There is no ranking to read here: Michael James is the only instructor with evaluation records for ELHE 7501, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Michael James

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ELHE 7101Higher Education in American Society110 records79
ELHE 7901Field Experience in Higher Education210 records78
ELHE 7902Advanced Field Experience in Higher Education210 records77
APSY 2295Spirituality, Religion, and College Student Experience15 records92
ELHE 2295Spirituality, Religion, and College Student Experience13 records96
ELHE 7504Religion and Higher Education13 records93

Other ELHE classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ELHE 7103Education Law and Public Policy932 records77
ELHE 7727Family and Community Engagement1124 records82
ELHE 7701Introduction to Educational Leadership and Change523 records92
ELHE 7708Instructional Leadership821 records78
ELHE 7711Using Data and Evidence for School Improvement621 records79
ELHE 7726Organizational Theory620 records88

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
100100th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
100100th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
100100th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
100100th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
100100th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
100100th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
100100th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9578th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
100100th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
100100th 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.
8093rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9579th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9781st 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

3 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Michael JamesSummer 202502100100
Michael JamesSummer 20240110010080
Michael JamesSummer 202301100100

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.