Carney Curve

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

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 · THEO · MCAS

THEO 1089

Person and Social Responsibility II · 25 instructors on record · 98 sections

What the course score is made of
90BC evaluations98 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
64thMore challenging than 64% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”98 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
48thMore work than 48% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
59BC — “Workload”98 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

25 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3
Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

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. 6 of the 25 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Joshua SnyderAssociate Professor of the Practice · Theology997 records43rd87th1002 ratings · all classes
2Suzanne HeveloneAdjunct Faculty · Theology9712 records39th51st1007 ratings · all classes
3Charles FriedPhilosophy fewer records1003 records94th89thno page
4Mary TroxellPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy968 records47th75th1006 ratings · all classes
5Meghan SweeneyProfessor of the Practice · Theology967 records78th64th1003 ratings · all classes
6Matthew KrugerAssociate Professor of the Practice; Director of Undergraduate Studies · Theology9311 records33rd75th988 ratings · all classes
7John MileskiTheology fewer records944 records78th63rdno page
8Stephen PopeProfessor · Theology Provisional fewer records981 record78th100thno page
9Elizabeth AntusPhilosophy935 records46th84thno page
10Kenneth HimesTheology Provisional fewer records961 record55thno page
11Jonelle WeierTheology Provisional951 record90thno page
12Valentina Nilo CovarrubiasTheology Provisional932 records78th57thno page
13Mark ShimaveTheology Provisional fewer records941 record25th56thno page
14Yonder GillihanAssociate Professor · Theology Provisional922 records78th30th943 ratings · all classes
15Alexander KleeTheology Provisional fewer records931 record17thno page
16Olivia HastieTheology Provisional931 record100th48thno page
17James WeissAssociate Professor · Theology917 records85th74th8814 ratings · all classes
18Patrick ByrnePhilosophy Provisional911 record78th40thno page
19Eileen SweeneyPhilosophy Provisional901 record78th37th201 rating · all classes
20Nicholas HayesTheology903 records78th43rdno page
21Martin Maira SotomayorPhilosophy Provisional881 record25th55th1004 ratings · all classes
22Brett OneillTheology Provisional871 record55th801 rating · all classes
23Barbara KozeeTheology Provisional811 record78th40thno page
24Julia LegasPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy768 records85th79th727 ratings · all classes
25Stanley AnoziePhilosophy708 records78th31stno page

All 25 instructors listed.

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. 13 of 25 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 98 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9558th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9562nd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9453rd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9556th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9358th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9359th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9675th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9363rd 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.
9147th 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.
5948th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9364th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9572nd 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

98 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
John MileskiSpring 202607928960
Suzanne HeveloneSpring 202610919240
James WeissSpring 2026169794
Meghan SweeneySpring 2026199693100
Olivia HastieSpring 2026199393100
Jonelle WeierSpring 2026289598
Matthew KrugerSpring 2026289898
Suzanne HeveloneSpring 202637919540
Alexander KleeSpring 2026409389
Yonder GillihanSpring 2026409689
Joshua SnyderSpring 2026431009840
John MileskiSpring 2025079190
Suzanne HeveloneSpring 20251010097
James WeissSpring 202516929080
Mark ShimaveSpring 202519949140
Meghan SweeneySpring 202519949140
Stephen PopeSpring 202528989860
Valentina Nilo CovarrubiasSpring 202528969860
Suzanne HeveloneSpring 202537979740
Yonder GillihanSpring 202540898460
Joshua SnyderSpring 2025431009840
John MileskiSpring 2025469890
Mary TroxellSpring 202401948960
Stanley AnozieSpring 202404496260
Matthew KrugerSpring 202407889160

Showing the first 25.

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.