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MCBI 1300

Anatomy and Physiology 1 · 1 instructor on record · 2 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations2 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2024 – 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

55thMore challenging than 55% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

91BC — “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

93rdMore work than 93% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

80BC — “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.

This course lays the foundation for the understanding of human anatomy and physiology. The first portion of the course covers cellular and molecular aspects of eukaryotic cell function: basic chemistry, macromolecules, cell structure, membrane transport, metabolism, gene expression, cell cycle control, and genetics. The course continues with the study of several organ systems. Beginning with the Integument, which is followed by the Skeletal and Muscular Systems, and ending this first semester with the Nervous System. The cellular and molecular basis for the functions of these systems is an integral element of this portion of the course.

The only instructor on record

2 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Gerardo Serrato-CapuchinaMessina College Provisional	912 records	93rd	55th

There is no ranking to read here: Gerardo Serrato-Capuchina is the only instructor with evaluation records for MCBI 1300, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 2 records, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Gerardo Serrato-Capuchina

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
MCMC 1091First Year Discovery Seminar	813 records	83
MCBI 1100General Biology	37 records	87
MCBI 1310Anatomy and Physiology Lab 1	14 records	89
MCBI 1330Anatomy and Physiology Lab II	14 records	85
MCBI 1320Anatomy and Physiology II	12 records	88
MCBI 2210Microbiology for Health Professionals Laboratory	12 records	86

Other MCBI classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
MCBI 1100General Biology	37 records	87
MCBI 1310Anatomy and Physiology Lab 1	14 records	89
MCBI 1330Anatomy and Physiology Lab II	14 records	85
MCBI 2120Ecology & Sustainability of Our Living Planet	14 records	79
MCBI 2130Ecology & Sustainability of Our Living Planet - lab	14 records	84
MCBI 1320Anatomy and Physiology II	12 records	88

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.

9240th pctl

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

9029th pctl

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

9347th pctl

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

9449th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9149th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9357th pctl

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

9242nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9046th pctl

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

8730th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8624th 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.

8093rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9155th pctl

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

9357th 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

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Gerardo Serrato-Capuchina	Fall 2025	01	94	87	80
Gerardo Serrato-Capuchina	Fall 2024	01	87	83	80

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.