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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 · JESU · MCAS

JESU 7152

The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus · 1 instructor on record · 2 sections

What the course score is made of
95BC evaluations2 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2024 – 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
89thMore challenging than 89% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
97BC — “Intellectually Challenging”2 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”2 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 only instructor on record

2 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Barton GegerTheology and Ministry Provisional992 records78th89th

There is no ranking to read here: Barton Geger is the only instructor with evaluation records for JESU 7152, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 2 records, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Barton Geger

4 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMHC 7195Classic Wisdom for Discerning the Spirits14 records91
JESU 7132Discernment and Prayer in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius13 records94
TMHC 8144The Spiritual Theology of Ignatius of Loyola12 records99
TMHC 7321The Desert Fathers and Mothers11 record87

Other JESU classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
JESU 7158Jesuit Pedagogy15 records95
JESU 7131Social Justice in Jesuit Contexts14 records97
JESU 7157In the Footsteps of Leaders14 records97
JESU 7132Discernment and Prayer in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius13 records94
JESU 7159A History of The Jesuits23 records98

The line

All 13 items · means across 2 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9886th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9885th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9778th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9986th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9784th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9786th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9781st pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9363rd pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9989th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9780th 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.
9789th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8417th 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

2 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Barton GegerSpring 202601979460
Barton GegerSpring 2024011009660

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.