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THTR 4404

Advanced Acting Technique · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

95BC evaluations3 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”3 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”3 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 only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Patricia RigginAssociate Professor of the Practice of Theatre · Theatre	1003 records	78th	64th

There is no ranking to read here: Patricia Riggin is the only instructor with evaluation records for THTR 4404, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Patricia Riggin

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
UNCS 2245First-Year Topic Seminar	32107 records	89
THTR 1103Acting I: Fundamentals of Performance	325 records	91
THTR 3303Acting III: Meisner Technique	13 records	89
THTR 1013Production Lab: Acting Practicum	22 records	97
THTR 2213Acting II: Voice, Speech and Text	12 records	79
THTR 3313The Art of the Audition	12 records	93

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 3 records

The Professor4 items

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

9666th pctl

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

9988th pctl

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

9988th pctl

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

9985th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8520th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9360th pctl

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

9990th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9681st pctl

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

8626th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9571st 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.

9364th pctl

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

100100th 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

3 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Patricia Riggin	Spring 2026	01	100	98	60
Patricia Riggin	Spring 2024	01	100	96	60
Patricia Riggin	Spring 2022	01	100	90	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.