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 · UNAS · MCAS

UNAS 1199

Gateway to the Sciences Seminar · 9 instructors on record · 58 sections

What the course score is made of
82BC evaluations58 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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
0thMore challenging than 0% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
66BC — “Intellectually Challenging”58 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
1stMore work than 1% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
24BC — “Workload”58 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 Gateway Advising course is taught during both the Fall and Spring semesters for Freshmen. Gateway allows students to persevere within the STEM majors, explore various careers and paths, and develop a sense of community at Boston College. The Gateway Program is designed to help prepare students to take the next step toward their professional development.

The board

9 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 1 of the 9 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Douglas WarnerDirector of Laboratories · Biology9610 records1st4th9224 ratings · all classes
2Charles WisemanComputer Science944 records0th0th9816 ratings · all classes
3Nathaniel HartmannAssistant Professor of the Practice · Chemistry9310 records1st0th—no page
4Regan BernhardLecturer · Psychology and Neuroscience934 records1st0th887 ratings · all classes
5Jeffrey LamoureuxPsychology924 records2nd0th8041 ratings · all classes
6Ismael FofanaBiology9010 records0th1st—no page
7Jaclyn FordLecturer · Psychology and Neuroscience Provisional fewer records862 records0th0th—no page
8Heather OlinsBiology8810 records1st0th7833 ratings · all classes
9Sean MacevoyDistinguished Senior Lecturer · Psychology and Neuroscience844 records0th0th3425 ratings · all classes

How this board is orderedPositions 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. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 1 of 9 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 58 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9349th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9452nd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9453rd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9338th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8937th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8727th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8925th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8211th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9040th 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.
241st pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
660th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8317th 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

58 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Heather OlinsSpring 2026018472—
Douglas WarnerSpring 202602969120
Jaclyn FordSpring 202603847420
Ismael FofanaSpring 202604957520
Nathaniel HartmannSpring 202605887320
Charles WisemanSpring 2026061008320
Sean MacevoySpring 202607807020
Heather OlinsFall 202501837440
Douglas WarnerFall 202502938320
Jaclyn FordFall 202503888020
Ismael FofanaFall 202504968620
Nathaniel HartmannFall 202505887520
Charles WisemanFall 202506947420
Sean MacevoyFall 202507786020
Heather OlinsSpring 202501858320
Douglas WarnerSpring 2025021009820
Regan BernhardSpring 202503897620
Ismael FofanaSpring 202504919120
Nathaniel HartmannSpring 2025059287—
Charles WisemanSpring 2025069074—
Sean MacevoySpring 202507858420
Heather OlinsFall 202401867620
Douglas WarnerFall 202402979120
Regan BernhardFall 202403927320
Ismael FofanaFall 202404898220

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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.