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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.

Class record · TMHC · STM

TMHC 8031

Seminar: Doctors of the Church: Hildegard, Catherine, Teresa and Therese · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of
93BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023
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
63rdMore challenging than 63% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · 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
93rdMore work than 93% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
80BC — “Workload”1 record · 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

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Catherine MooneyTheology and Ministry Provisional951 record93rd63rd

There is no ranking to read here: Catherine Mooney is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMHC 8031, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

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 7022Spiritual Autobiography: Journeys into the Self and God13 records72
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

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 7022Spiritual Autobiography: Journeys into the Self and God13 records72
TMHC 7179History of Western Christianity III: Catholicism from the French Revolution to Vatican II13 records80

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9880th 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.
9881st pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9876th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9357th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9357th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9350th pctl
Assignments & Feedback2 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9045th 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.
8093rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9363rd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9355th 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. 1 of 13 questions were not reported and are left out rather than shown as zero.

Game log

1 section · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Catherine MooneySpring 202301959380

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.