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THTR 3362

Playwriting I · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

92BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – 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

58thMore challenging than 58% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 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

78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

60BC — “Workload”4 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 writing-intensive course offers a practical introduction to the art and craft of writing for performance. Students will engage in numerous writing exercises that highlight the special demands and opportunities of writing for the stage. Emphasis is placed on finding ways to contact and release the theatrical imagination and on mastering the basics of writing a solid dramatic scene. Exemplary plays by established playwrights will be studied as appropriate, but the overwhelming emphasis is on student writing.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Scott CummingsTheater	924 records	78th	58th	601 rating · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Scott Cummings is the only instructor with evaluation records for THTR 3362, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Scott Cummings

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
THTR 1172Dramatic Structure and Theatrical Process	15 records	79
THTR 3386Shakespeare on the Stage	12 records	91
THTR 3372Contemporary Theatre and Drama in London	11 record	100
THTR 3373Contemporary Theatre and Drama in London	11 record	100
THTR 3382Contemporary American Theatre	11 record	100
THTR 3396Chekhov On The Stage	11 record	83

Other THTR classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
THTR 1170Introduction to Theatre	1299 records	76
THTR 1103Acting I: Fundamentals of Performance	325 records	91
THTR 1012Theatre Production Lab I: Wardrobe Run	317 records	83
THTR 1120Elements of Dance	116 records	71
THTR 1140Elements of Theatrical Design	514 records	69
THTR 1130Elements of Stagecraft	513 records	78

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records

The Professor4 items

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

9454th pctl

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

9343rd pctl

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

9670th pctl

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

9880th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9256th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8832nd pctl

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

8927th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9473rd pctl

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

8625th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9044th 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.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9258th pctl

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

8521st 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

4 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Scott Cummings	Fall 2025	01	100	100	60
Scott Cummings	Fall 2023	01	87	87	—
Scott Cummings	Fall 2022	01	89	82	60
Scott Cummings	Spring 2022	01	93	100	60

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.