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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.

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TMHC 7022

Spiritual Autobiography: Journeys into the Self and God · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of
72BC evaluations3 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
9thMore challenging than 9% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
80BC — “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
85thMore work than 85% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
70BC — “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
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Catherine MooneyTheology and Ministry773 records85th9th

There is no ranking to read here: Catherine Mooney is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMHC 7022, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Catherine Mooney

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMHC 7027History of Western Christianity II: 850-165035 records79
TMHC 7218Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality35 records88
TMHC 7297Women Theologians, Ministers, & Preachers in Christian History12 records84
TMHC 7166Popes and the Papacy: From Peter to the Present11 record100
TMHC 7201Pathways to God: Classic Texts on Prayer and Christian Mysticism11 record88
TMHC 7303Screening Saints & Sanctity11 record83

Other TMHC classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMHC 7026History of Western Christianity I: 100-85036 records86
TMHC 7027History of Western Christianity II: 850-165035 records79
TMHC 7218Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality35 records88
TMHC 7195Classic Wisdom for Discerning the Spirits14 records91
TMHC 7179History of Western Christianity III: Catholicism from the French Revolution to Vatican II13 records80
TMHC 7228Introduction to Thomas Aquinas13 records93

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.
806th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9237th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
828th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
8612th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8522nd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8313th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8410th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8832nd pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
746th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
786th 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.
7085th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
809th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8316th 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
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Catherine MooneyFall 202501898060
Catherine MooneyFall 202101676380
Catherine MooneyFall 2021027673

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.