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TMPS 8121

Introduction to Canon Law · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of

95BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – 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

57thMore challenging than 57% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 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”5 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 course examines the nature, history, and sources of Canon Law in the Catholic Church. It presents an overview of the norms provided in the 1983 Code of Canon Law and relevant complementary canonical legislation. This course will focus on general norms (Book I), the People of God (Book II), the teaching munus of the Church (Book III), temporal goods (Book V). Given the current circumstances and issues about the Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis, a brief presentation of penal law (Book VI) and processes (Book VII) will be offered. This course is recommended as a foundational background for "Canon Law of the Sacraments."

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Andrea PonzoneTheology and Ministry	965 records	78th	57th

There is no ranking to read here: Andrea Ponzone is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMPS 8121, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Andrea Ponzone

2 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
TMPS 8122Canon Law of the Sacraments	15 records	92
TMPS 7211Canon Law for Pastoral Ministers	11 record	93

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 7207Professional Ministry Practicum	110 records	76
TMPS 8034Introduction to the Practice of Spiritual Direction	28 records	98

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records

The Professor4 items

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

9882nd pctl

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

9670th pctl

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

9777th pctl

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

9444th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9992nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9889th pctl

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

9569th 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.

9990th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9989th 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.

9257th pctl

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

9887th 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

5 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Andrea Ponzone	Fall 2025	01	92	93	40
Andrea Ponzone	Fall 2024	01	100	100	60
Andrea Ponzone	Fall 2023	01	100	93	—
Andrea Ponzone	Fall 2022	01	87	87	60
Andrea Ponzone	Spring 2022	01	100	100	80

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.