ADEN 1054 College Writing

This course, which introduces flexible strategies for approaching each stage of the writing process, prepares students to succeed in their college-level writing. Students learn from readings that illustrate conventions and techniques of composition and from their own regular practice in drafting, revising, and editing. Woods courses designated as Core count towards Woods Core requirements only; they do not count for University Core requirements.

Course overview

Department
Advancing Studies
School
ADV
Credits
4
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Spring, Every Fall

Catalog details

Corequisites
ADEN1055
Satisfies core
Writing

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Requirements fulfilled

  • University Core: Writing (All undergraduates)

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.18 / 5 · Very Good
103 responses
Instructor rating
4.47 / 5 · Very Good
103 responses
Terms evaluated
10
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Dustin Rutledge4.75.05.05.04.74.74.84.77–9 hrs/week6 of 10
Spring 2026Nirmal Trivedi4.05.04.44.23.64.65.03.84–6 hrs/week5 of 10
Fall 2025Dustin Rutledge4.64.44.44.33.35.05.04.67–9 hrs/week7 of 10
Fall 2025Susan Roberts3.84.43.03.63.24.44.24.27–9 hrs/week5 of 12
Spring 2025Dustin Rutledge4.04.34.34.34.54.34.34.57–9 hrs/week4 of 6
Spring 2025Rebecca Radillo5.05.04.84.55.04.04.54.84–6 hrs/week4 of 7
Fall 2024Dustin Rutledge4.04.34.94.94.44.44.64.84–6 hrs/week7 of 11
Fall 2024Rebecca Radillo3.73.63.74.14.13.94.44.14–6 hrs/week7 of 15
Spring 2024Dustin Rutledge4.44.74.34.04.04.74.74.0—7 of 13
Spring 2024Susan Roberts4.64.83.43.84.84.84.84.64–6 hrs/week5 of 8
Fall 2023Dustin Rutledge3.53.64.44.34.44.04.33.94–6 hrs/week8 of 9
Spring 2023Anne Pluto4.54.84.54.53.34.34.53.54–6 hrs/week4 of 10
Spring 2023Dustin Rutledge3.03.83.83.83.53.83.84.04–6 hrs/week4 of 7
Fall 2022Anne Pluto4.44.44.34.74.04.44.73.74–6 hrs/week7 of 15
Fall 2022Dustin Rutledge4.84.84.85.04.74.74.74.54–6 hrs/week6 of 12
Spring 2022Anne Pluto4.65.05.05.04.84.84.84.47–9 hrs/week5 of 13
Fall 2021Anne Pluto3.54.04.54.74.34.34.33.54–6 hrs/week4 of 19
Fall 2021Margaret Summerfield4.14.94.64.54.64.54.64.24–6 hrs/week8 of 16

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Anne Pluto
    Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.55/5
  • Dustin Rutledge
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.37/5
  • Margaret Summerfield
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.88/5
  • Nirmal Trivedi
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Noel Ingram
    Spring 2027
  • Rebecca Radillo
    Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.09/5
  • Susan Roberts
    Spring 2027, Fall 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.60/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Noel Ingram · Gasson Hall 202 Th 06:15PM-07:45PM · Offered
  • Section 12
    Spring 2027 · Susan Roberts · PEP Only;Tu 09:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Nirmal Trivedi · Carney Hall 305 M 06:15PM-09:35PM;WCAS Only · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Dustin Rutledge · On-line Asynchronous;WCAS Only · Offered
  • Section 11
    Fall 2026 · Nirmal Trivedi · PEP ONLY;Tu 06:10PM-08:45PM · Offered
  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Dustin Rutledge · On-line Asynchronous · Offered