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TMPS 7207

Professional Ministry Practicum · 1 instructor on record · 10 sections

What the course score is made of

76BC evaluations10 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

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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

1stMore challenging than 1% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

69BC — “Intellectually Challenging”10 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

87thMore work than 87% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

77BC — “Workload”10 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.

Students receive 3-credits in the fall semester and 3-credit in the spring semester. The professional ministry practicum provides M.Div. students with an opportunity to integrate the academic study of theology and ministry with the exercise of a particular pastoral ministry under supervision. There are three required components of the professional ministry practicum. First, students are engaged in pastoral ministry in an approved setting for a required number of hours. Second, students are mentored by approved supervisors at the ministry site. Third, students participate in a course component to deepen their understanding of their ministry experience and to further develop pastoral and professional skills and sensitivities for ministry.

The only instructor on record

10 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Joseph WeissTheology and Ministry	8710 records	87th	1st

There is no ranking to read here: Joseph Weiss is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMPS 7207, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Joseph Weiss

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
TMPS 8515Advanced Professional Ministry Practicum	18 records	85
TMPS 8119Liturgical Preaching	17 records	80
TMPS 8006Confessional Ministry	15 records	93
TMPS 8008Liturgical Presiding for Ordained Ministry	15 records	95
TMST 8021Priesthood: Theology and Praxis	24 records	79
TMPS 7254English Chants of the Roman Liturgy	12 records	95

Other TMPS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
TMPS 7080Spiritual Formation for Ministry	650 records	84
TMPS 7280Theological Reflection for Ministry	114 records	72
TMPS 7096Professional Ethics for Ministry II	113 records	75
TMPS 8139Internship Reflection Group	112 records	73
TMPS 8034Introduction to the Practice of Spiritual Direction	28 records	98
TMPS 8515Advanced Professional Ministry Practicum	18 records	85

The line

All 13 items · means across 10 records

The Professor4 items

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

9031st pctl

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

9029th pctl

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

8822nd pctl

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

8920th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8831st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8724th pctl

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

8615th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

785th pctl

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

8729th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8830th 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.

7787th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

691st pctl

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

8011th 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

10 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Joseph Weiss	Spring 2026	01	76	76	—
Joseph Weiss	Fall 2025	01	91	86	100
Joseph Weiss	Spring 2025	01	92	68	40
Joseph Weiss	Fall 2024	01	93	53	60
Joseph Weiss	Spring 2024	01	80	67	60
Joseph Weiss	Fall 2023	01	86	77	—
Joseph Weiss	Spring 2023	01	92	82	80
Joseph Weiss	Fall 2022	01	82	80	—
Joseph Weiss	Spring 2022	01	88	87	100
Joseph Weiss	Fall 2021	01	85	85	100

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.