ADPS 1100 Introductory Psychology

An introduction to the science of human behavior examining such areas as child development, social psychology, personality, psychological disorders, neuroscience, sensation, perception, cognition and states of consciousness, and psychotherapy.

Course overview

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

Requirements fulfilled

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.62 / 5 · Excellent
42 responses
Instructor rating
4.67 / 5 · Excellent
42 responses
Terms evaluated
4
Most recent: Fall 2025

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
Fall 2025Samuel Hay4.44.34.94.74.44.94.95.0—7 of 21
Fall 2024Samuel Hay4.84.94.84.84.64.84.84.64–6 hrs/week12 of 23
Fall 2023Meghan Blattner—————————9 of 14
Fall 2021Agnes Chung4.64.74.94.95.04.95.04.27–9 hrs/week7 of 16
Fall 2021Samuel Hay4.64.64.94.95.04.95.04.27–9 hrs/week7 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

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Samuel Hay · On-line Asynchronous · Offered