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LAWS 8250

Government Externship Seminar · 1 instructor on record · 10 sections

What the course score is made of

74BC evaluations10 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

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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

3rdMore challenging than 3% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

76BC — “Intellectually Challenging”10 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

26thMore work than 26% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

43BC — “Workload”10 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 purpose of this seminar is to teach basic concepts of administrative law and practice that will aid the student in his or her co-requisite externship in a local, state, or federal agency. The seminar will present: (1) elements of a successful externship; (2) common ethical issues for government lawyers; (3) a brief summary of the law governing the Executive Branch of federal and state governments; (4) an introduction to and comparison of the offices of state and federal attorneys general; (5) an exploration of issues confronted by counsel within the Executive Branch; and (6) the perspective of counsel for an entity regulated by the federal and state governments. Through journals, class discussions, and oral presentations, the seminar will provide students with opportunities for reflection about their externships and for the exchange of student views on subjects related to the practice of law within the Executive Branch.

The only instructor on record

10 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Thomas BarnicoLaw	8310 records	26th	3rd

There is no ranking to read here: Thomas Barnico is the only instructor with evaluation records for LAWS 8250, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Thomas Barnico

2 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
LAWS 8856MA Attorney General Civil Litigation Program	220 records	97
LAWS 7731Administrative Law	410 records	81

Other LAWS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
LAWS 2110Critical Perspectives: Law, Context, and Professional Identity	3080 records	66
LAWS 8667Legal Practice Externship	251 records	91
LAWS 2150Law Practice 1	1032 records	84
LAWS 2155Law Practice II	1032 records	83
LAWS 8130Advanced Legal Research	829 records	92
LAWS 2190Professional Responsibility	926 records	74

The line

All 13 items · means across 10 records

The Professor4 items

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

9027th pctl

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

8923rd pctl

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

8616th pctl

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

8714th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9044th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8937th pctl

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

849th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8211th 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.

9573rd 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.

4326th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

763rd pctl

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

8213th 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

10 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Thomas Barnico	Spring 2026	02	80	68	60
Thomas Barnico	Fall 2025	01	78	68	40
Thomas Barnico	Spring 2025	02	98	93	40
Thomas Barnico	Fall 2024	01	82	74	40
Thomas Barnico	Spring 2024	02	89	83	40
Thomas Barnico	Fall 2023	01	70	64	—
Thomas Barnico	Spring 2023	01	91	78	40
Thomas Barnico	Fall 2022	01	87	82	40
Thomas Barnico	Spring 2022	01	80	72	40
Thomas Barnico	Fall 2021	01	73	55	—

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.