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LAWS 8834

Judicial Process: Appeals · 1 instructor on record · 8 sections

What the course score is made of

80BC evaluations8 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

7thMore challenging than 7% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

80BC — “Intellectually Challenging”8 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

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”8 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.

This seminar will provide an opportunity to contemplate the role of intermediate appellate courts (both state and federal). Likewise, the role of a clerk to the appellate process will be discussed, including ethical implications, and useful tips for making the most of an appellate level internship, including information about writing, researching, structuring opinions, and editing. This seminar will also provide an opportunity to reflect on your experience as a judicial extern.

The only instructor on record

8 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Erin MacgowanLaw	868 records	25th	7th

There is no ranking to read here: Erin Macgowan is the only instructor with evaluation records for LAWS 8834, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Erin Macgowan

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
LAWS 8838Judicial Process - Trial	59 records	79

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 8 records

The Professor4 items

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

9133rd pctl

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

8817th pctl

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

8823rd pctl

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

8921st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8624th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8518th pctl

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

8614th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

818th pctl

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

8420th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8521st 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.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

807th pctl

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

776th 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

8 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Erin Macgowan	Spring 2026	02	80	74	40
Erin Macgowan	Fall 2025	01	70	70	—
Erin Macgowan	Spring 2025	02	100	92	40
Erin Macgowan	Fall 2024	01	83	73	40
Erin Macgowan	Spring 2024	02	93	100	40
Erin Macgowan	Fall 2023	01	100	100	—
Erin Macgowan	Spring 2023	02	74	63	40
Erin Macgowan	Spring 2022	01	86	66	40

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.