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 · NURS · CSON

NURS 1010

Professional Development Seminar · 1 instructor on record · 74 sections

What the course score is made of
84BC evaluations74 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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
0thMore challenging than 0% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
60BC — “Intellectually Challenging”74 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
1stMore work than 1% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
21BC — “Workload”74 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 introduce freshmen nursing students to the college culture and to the profession of nursing. Small group sessions led by upper-class nursing students and faculty/staff volunteers will provide opportunities for networking and information sharing about relevant personal, professional, and social topics.

The only instructor on record

74 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Mary SimonelliNursing9174 records1st0th

There is no ranking to read here: Mary Simonelli is the only instructor with evaluation records for NURS 1010, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Mary Simonelli

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
NURS 2070Introduction to Professional Nursing1023 records73
NURS 4264Actualizing the Role of Professional Nurse622 records75
NURS 1805Seacole Scholars Seminar37 records96
NURS 1806Seacole Scholars Seminar34 records94
NURS 2090Sophomore Formation Seminar14 records81
NURS 3016Comparing Health Care Systems through a Global Lens24 records87

Other NURS classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
NURS 2231Adult Health Nursing I Clinical Laboratory1372 records79
NURS 2121Nursing Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Clinical Laboratory1946 records88
NURS 9906DNP Project Seminar 21133 records71
NURS 9904DNP Project Seminar 11130 records74
NURS 4260Population Health Nursing Theory524 records68
NURS 2070Introduction to Professional Nursing1023 records73

The line

All 13 items · means across 74 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9135th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9030th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9242nd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9131st pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8831st pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8727th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8928th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
819th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9149th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9043rd 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.
211st pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
600th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8833rd 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

74 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Mary SimonelliFall 202501878320
Mary SimonelliFall 202502878320
Mary SimonelliFall 202503969620
Mary SimonelliFall 2025041009020
Mary SimonelliFall 202505938740
Mary SimonelliFall 202506888820
Mary SimonelliFall 202507838320
Mary SimonelliFall 202508837020
Mary SimonelliFall 202509969220
Mary SimonelliFall 202510927620
Mary SimonelliFall 202511808020
Mary SimonelliFall 202512938420
Mary SimonelliFall 2025131008920
Mary SimonelliFall 2025141007320
Mary SimonelliFall 202515969120
Mary SimonelliFall 202401989820
Mary SimonelliFall 202402897120
Mary SimonelliFall 202403937520
Mary SimonelliFall 202404948620
Mary SimonelliFall 202405937320
Mary SimonelliFall 2024069494—
Mary SimonelliFall 202407947420
Mary SimonelliFall 202409957720
Mary SimonelliFall 202410929620
Mary SimonelliFall 202411917720

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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.