Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Top of the board1.ECON 9902962.LAWS 8856973.PRTO 3300984.BSLW 2299975.PHIL 4932986.LAWS 8308987.SCWK 9960998.EESC 99011009.MUSP 16609610.UGMG 10109811.UNCP 55119712.SCWK 883197

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 · MUSA · MCAS

MUSA 1200

Introduction to Music · 11 instructors on record · 63 sections

What the course score is made of
80BC evaluations63 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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
25thMore challenging than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”63 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
32ndMore work than 32% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
47BC — “Workload”63 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 board

11 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 1 of the 11 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Margarita RestrepoAdjunct Professor · Music9513 records25th13th902 ratings · all classes
2Anna WittstruckAssociate Professor of the Practice, Director of the Boston College Symphony Orchestra · Music954 records25th17th1001 rating · all classes
3Rachel CarpentierMusic Provisional902 records25th11th—no page
4Lance MorrisonMusic887 records3rd9th1002 ratings · all classes
5Peter WatchornAdjunct Professor · Music8718 records39th33rd866 ratings · all classes
6Juliet GlazerMessina College Provisional871 record25th5th—no page
7Michael GoetjenMusic Provisional fewer records801 record25th16th—no page
8Jason MccoolAdjunct Professor · Music Provisional822 records25th17th—no page
9Michael NooneProfessor · Music Provisional812 records25th23rd—no page
10Jeremiah McgrannProfessor of the Practice · Music805 records39th57th1007 ratings · all classes
11Daniel CallahanMusic778 records83rd63rd727 ratings · all classes

How this board is orderedPositions 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. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 5 of 11 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 63 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9132nd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9131st pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9028th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9236th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8938th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8934th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
839th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8621st pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8832nd pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8831st 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.
4732nd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8625th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9042nd 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

63 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Margarita RestrepoSpring 202601939040
Margarita RestrepoSpring 202602949440
Peter WatchornSpring 2026039579—
Peter WatchornSpring 202604989340
Daniel CallahanSpring 202605757680
Daniel CallahanSpring 202606787180
Jeremiah McgrannSpring 202607817140
Margarita RestrepoFall 202501898240
Margarita RestrepoFall 202502979540
Lance MorrisonFall 202503858140
Lance MorrisonFall 202504908440
Peter WatchornFall 202505918340
Juliet GlazerFall 202506878040
Michael GoetjenFall 202507806240
Anna WittstruckFall 2025081009140
Margarita RestrepoSpring 202501928840
Lance MorrisonSpring 202502918640
Peter WatchornSpring 202503978340
Lance MorrisonSpring 202504868640
Peter WatchornSpring 202505887640
Daniel CallahanSpring 202506846760
Daniel CallahanSpring 2025077556—
Anna WittstruckSpring 202508979240
Margarita RestrepoFall 202401979040
Margarita RestrepoFall 202402969140

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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.