APSY 7805 Pre-practicum: Diversity and School Culture

Open only to School Counseling students and School Adjustment Counseling students A two-semester experience in schools. In semester one, students spend one-half day per week in a school with a diverse population. In semester two, students spend one day per week (minimum of 75 hours) in another school working under the supervision of a school counselor or school adjustment counselor. The pre-practicum experience is processed each week in small group laboratory sections. Section 02 is for school counseling students. Section 03 is for school adjustment counseling students.

Course overview

Department
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
School
Boston College
Credits
0

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.60 / 5 · Excellent
53 responses
Instructor rating
4.68 / 5 · Excellent
53 responses
Terms evaluated
4
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 2026Alyssa Kendall4.44.44.84.84.44.64.64.61–3 hrs/week5 of 11
Spring 2026Atiera Horne4.44.44.84.84.44.64.64.61–3 hrs/week5 of 11
Fall 2025Alyssa Kendall4.85.04.64.64.64.64.84.8≤ 1 hr/week5 of 12
Fall 2025Atiera Horne4.85.04.64.64.64.64.84.8≤ 1 hr/week5 of 12
Spring 2025Alyssa Kendall4.84.94.94.84.64.74.94.81–3 hrs/week10 of 11
Spring 2025Atiera Horne4.14.34.64.44.34.64.74.44–6 hrs/week7 of 12
Fall 2024Alyssa Kendall4.84.84.95.04.74.54.64.71–3 hrs/week8 of 12
Fall 2024Atiera Horne4.54.64.64.44.44.84.84.9≤ 1 hr/week8 of 11

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • Alyssa Kendall
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.79/5
  • Atiera Horne
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.56/5