Carney Curve

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

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 · INTL · MCAS

INTL 2501

Introduction to International Relations · 7 instructors on record · 54 sections

What the course score is made of
81BC evaluations54 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
75thMore challenging than 75% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
94BC — “Intellectually Challenging”54 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
61BC — “Workload”54 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.

The board

7 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. 1 of the 7 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Peter KrauseAssociate Professor · Political Science9510 records43rd70th947 ratings · all classes
2Hiroshi NakazatoInternational Studies943 records78th66thno page
3Morgan CassidyInternational Studies883 records43rd92ndno page
4Francis O'donnellInternational Studies866 recordsno page
5Jennifer EricksonInternational Studies8428 records79th79th827 ratings · all classes
6Benjamin MorganInternational Studies Provisional fewer records671 record93rd48thno page
7Jonathan KirshnerVincent Q. and Mary Ann Giffuni Professor · Political Science773 records85th56thno 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. 1 of 7 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 54 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9241st pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9133rd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9033rd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9131st pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9150th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9148th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9356th 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.
8524th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8831st 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.
6178th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9475th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9572nd 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

54 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Jennifer EricksonSpring 202601908560
Jennifer EricksonSpring 202602918660
Jennifer EricksonSpring 202603827060
Jennifer EricksonSpring 202604908660
Jennifer EricksonSpring 2026059687
Jennifer EricksonSpring 2026061009840
Benjamin MorganSpring 202607676580
Jennifer EricksonSpring 202607806580
Hiroshi NakazatoSpring 202608938960
Hiroshi NakazatoSpring 202609989060
Hiroshi NakazatoSpring 202610898860
Peter KrauseSpring 202501949160
Peter KrauseSpring 202502999660
Peter KrauseSpring 202503978540
Peter KrauseSpring 202504968360
Peter KrauseSpring 202505959060
Peter KrauseSpring 202506908540
Peter KrauseSpring 2025079595
Francis O'donnellSpring 2025088988
Francis O'donnellSpring 2025097775
Francis O'donnellSpring 2025109893
Jennifer EricksonSpring 202401797960
Jennifer EricksonSpring 202402797760
Jennifer EricksonSpring 202403707660
Jennifer EricksonSpring 202404848260

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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.