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 3522

Critical International Law · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of
94BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · 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
84thMore challenging than 84% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
96BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · 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
BC — “Workload”1 record — does not contribute

Boston College's workload question was not reported in these records, so there is nothing to show. That is missing data, not a light class.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Hiroshi NakazatoInternational Studies Provisional981 record84th

There is no ranking to read here: Hiroshi Nakazato is the only instructor with evaluation records for INTL 3522, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Hiroshi Nakazato

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
INTL 2501Introduction to International Relations754 records81
INTL 4941International Studies Senior Seminar1022 records84
INTL 3540Research Methods in International Studies46 records72
INTL 3521International Law15 records87
INTL 2220Explorations in Peace and Security Studies12 records91
INTL 2251Food, Power, and Politics12 records72

Other INTL classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
INTL 2501Introduction to International Relations754 records81
INTL 5563Ethics, Religion, and International Politics848 records89
INTL 4941International Studies Senior Seminar1022 records84
INTL 2204Where on Earth: Foundations in Global Culture & Political Geography220 records88
INTL 2200Where on Earth: Foundations in Global History611 records73
INTL 3540Research Methods in International Studies46 records72

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record
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.
9883rd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9663rd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9889th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
100100th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9675th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9891st pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9887th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9887th pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9684th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
100100th 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. 1 of 13 questions were not reported and are left out rather than shown as zero.

Game log

1 section · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Hiroshi NakazatoFall 2025019894

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.