APSY 7806 Practicum in School Counseling I

Open only to Counseling degree students seeking initial licensure in school guidance counseling grades PreK-12. Practicum involves placement in a comprehensive school system in both fall and spring semesters. Students typically spend three days a week at the school for the school year. The minimum hours of practicum are 600 in addition to the pre-practicum. Students enroll for 3-credit hours each semester.

Course overview

Department
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
School
Boston College
Credits
3

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.67 / 5 · Excellent
27 responses
Instructor rating
4.82 / 5 · Excellent
27 responses
Terms evaluated
2
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 2025Justine A Grace4.44.64.74.74.14.64.94.84–6 hrs/week7 of 11
Fall 2025Sugeily S Santos4.74.84.84.84.44.84.94.71–3 hrs/week9 of 10
Fall 2024Justine A Grace4.85.05.05.04.84.85.04.81–3 hrs/week5 of 7
Fall 2024Sugeily S Santos4.85.05.05.04.74.75.05.01–3 hrs/week6 of 8

Data freshness

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

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