Class record · GERM · MCAS

GERM 1051

Intermediate German II · 6 instructors on record · 15 sections

What the course score is made of

86BC evaluations15 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – 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

31stMore challenging than 31% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “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

78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

60BC — “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.

Satisfies intermediate language proficiency for MCAS and International Studies. Students will begin to speak German independently and justify opinions. This B1.1 course is designed for students to communicate in a variety of situations and to read short fiction. Students need to have taken GERM1050 or its equivalent as determined by the placement test. For information on the placement test, see the department website.

The board

6 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. 2 of the 6 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Geraldine GrimmAdjunct Professor, German Studies · Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies	954 records	25th	23rd	1003 ratings · all classes
2	William BurwickGerman Studies Provisional	942 records	78th	26th	—no page
3	Michael ReslerProfessor of German Studies · Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies Provisional fewer records	961 record	78th	60th	9842 ratings · all classes
4	Nicholas BlockGerman Studies	883 records	100th	50th	605 ratings · all classes
5	Sonya AndersenEastern Slavic and German Studies Provisional fewer records	801 record	—	3rd	—no page
6	Ruth SondermannAdjunct Instructor, German Studies · Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies	864 records	78th	39th	—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. 3 of 6 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 15 records

The Professor4 items

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

9450th pctl

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

9030th pctl

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

9032nd pctl

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

9127th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8937th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9149th pctl

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

8513th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8936th pctl

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

9573rd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9466th 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.

8731st pctl

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

9038th 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
Ruth Sondermann	Spring 2026	01	89	80	60
Sonya Andersen	Spring 2026	02	80	70	—
Nicholas Block	Fall 2025	01	90	90	—
Ruth Sondermann	Spring 2025	01	91	89	60
Nicholas Block	Spring 2025	02	97	89	—
Geraldine Grimm	Fall 2024	01	99	96	40
Ruth Sondermann	Spring 2024	01	84	75	60
Nicholas Block	Spring 2024	02	78	70	100
Geraldine Grimm	Fall 2023	01	97	97	—
William Burwick	Spring 2023	01	88	80	60
Ruth Sondermann	Spring 2023	02	82	76	60
Geraldine Grimm	Fall 2022	01	92	88	40
Michael Resler	Spring 2022	01	96	92	60
Geraldine Grimm	Spring 2022	02	94	94	—
William Burwick	Spring 2022	03	100	100	—

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.