APSY 9920 Seminar on Current Issues in Counseling, Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology

Open only to doctoral students in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology. Introduces students to a variety of current research topics, professional development issues, teaching preparation, and application in the fields of Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology. Includes colloquia by invited speakers and by students.

Course overview

Department
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
School
Lynch
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
3.62 / 5 · Very Good
8 responses
Instructor rating
4.00 / 5 · Very Good
8 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 2025David Miele5.05.05.05.05.0—5.05.01–3 hrs/week1 of 2
Fall 2024David Miele4.04.34.74.74.04.54.54.7≤ 1 hr/week3 of 6
Spring 2024David Miele3.03.03.03.53.0—4.04.0—2 of 5
Fall 2021David Miele3.04.04.54.54.04.04.04.0≤ 1 hr/week2 of 4

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • David Miele
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.00/5
  • Paul Poteat
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Paul Poteat · BY ARRANGEMENT · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Paul Poteat · BY ARRANGEMENT · Offered