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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 · TMPT · STM

TMPT 8132

Theology, Race, and Critical Race Theory · 1 instructor on record · 2 sections

What the course score is made of
89BC evaluations2 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – 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
24thMore challenging than 24% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”2 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
93rdMore work than 93% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
80BC — “Workload”2 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

2 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Benjamin ValentinTheology and Ministry Provisional932 records93rd24th

There is no ranking to read here: Benjamin Valentin is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMPT 8132, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 2 records, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Benjamin Valentin

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMST 7024Christology614 records88
TMST 7101Directed Reading35 records90
TMST 7247Theologies of Justice and Liberation in the U.S.14 records85
TMST 7251U.S. Latinx Theologies14 records94
TMPT 7248Screening Theology: Theology In and Through Film12 records84
TMST 8567Christology in the Making: An Inquiry into Christology from Below11 record88

Other TMPT classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMPT 7263Theopoetics and Theologies of Imagination13 records94
TMPT 7315Mitigating Trauma13 records86
TMPT 8022Seminar in Practical Theology23 records85
TMPT 7122Theology in Context: Faith and Culture in American Catholicism12 records98
TMPT 7248Screening Theology: Theology In and Through Film12 records84
TMPT 8106Spirituality and Justice: Twentieth Century Writings12 records92

The line

All 13 items · means across 2 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9456th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9457th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9348th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9449th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9359th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9469th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9570th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9045th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9464th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9146th 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.
8624th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8624th 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

2 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Benjamin ValentinSpring 2023019593
Benjamin ValentinSpring 202201908680

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.