Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Top of the board1.ECON 9902962.LAWS 8856973.PRTO 3300984.BSLW 2299975.PHIL 4932986.LAWS 8308987.SCWK 9960998.EESC 99011009.MUSP 16609610.UGMG 10109811.UNCP 55119712.SCWK 883197

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 · TMPS · STM

TMPS 7280

Theological Reflection for Ministry · 1 instructor on record · 14 sections

What the course score is made of
72BC evaluations14 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 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
11thMore challenging than 11% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
82BC — “Intellectually Challenging”14 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
25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
40BC — “Workload”14 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 year-long course is one credit. The class is part of the Contextual Education requirement for MATM students and is focused on developing the skills needed to meaningfully integrate life experience and service with theology, theory, and knowledge of scripture. Short readings will accompany each monthly session and class time will be spent on a mix of discussion and reflection on case studies. Section 01 is for residential students and meets once a month for two hours. Section 02 is for hybrid students and meets online asynchronously.

The only instructor on record

14 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerryTheology and Ministry7814 records25th11th

There is no ranking to read here: Lincoln Birch Keefe-Perry is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMPS 7280, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Lincoln Birch Keefe-Perry

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMPS 8139Internship Reflection Group112 records73
TMPS 8007Contextual Education16 records60
TMPT 7263Theopoetics and Theologies of Imagination13 records94
TMPS 7299Global Professional Ministry Practicum22 records100
TMPT 8137Public Theology, Politics, and Faith in the United States12 records92
TMRE 7264Religious Education, Critical Pedagogy and Liberative Learning12 records98

Other TMPS classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMPS 7080Spiritual Formation for Ministry650 records84
TMPS 7096Professional Ethics for Ministry II113 records75
TMPS 8139Internship Reflection Group112 records73
TMPS 7207Professional Ministry Practicum110 records76
TMPS 8034Introduction to the Practice of Spiritual Direction28 records98
TMPS 8515Advanced Professional Ministry Practicum18 records85

The line

All 13 items · means across 14 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
8614th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
772nd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
817th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
8715th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
809th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8517th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8821st pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8414th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
631st pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
754th 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.
4025th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8211th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
798th 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

14 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerrySpring 2026018772—
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerryFall 202501868040
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerrySpring 202501857640
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerrySpring 202502434840
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerryFall 202401777040
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerryFall 202402808440
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerrySpring 202401888840
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerrySpring 202402525040
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerryFall 2023019087—
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerryFall 2023025358—
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerrySpring 2023019385—
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerrySpring 202302836740
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerryFall 2022018978—
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerryFall 2022028872—

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.