APSY 9941 Dissertation Seminar in Counseling/Developmental Psychology

This is a year-long course, 1 credit in the fall, 2 credit in the spring. This course is designed to assist students in the preparation of a formal doctoral dissertation intent. All aspects of dissertation development will be discussed. Students must present a series of draft proposals for faculty and student reaction. An acceptable dissertation intent is required for completion of the course.

Course overview

Department
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
School
Lynch
Credits
2
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
Advanced Statistics and Research Design. Permission of instructor required. or Permission of Department

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
3.93 / 5 · Very Good
32 responses
Instructor rating
4.53 / 5 · Excellent
32 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 2026Alex Pieterse5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.07–9 hrs/week1 of 8
Fall 2025Alex Pieterse5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.04–6 hrs/week1 of 8
Spring 2025Jacqueline Lerner5.05.05.05.04.75.05.04.74–6 hrs/week3 of 5
Fall 2024Jacqueline Lerner5.05.05.05.04.04.54.54.04–6 hrs/week2 of 5
Spring 2024Jacqueline Lerner3.03.64.04.43.84.44.03.61–3 hrs/week5 of 11
Fall 2023Jacqueline Lerner—————————3 of 12
Spring 2023Maureen Kenny3.34.83.53.83.03.73.33.0—4 of 8
Fall 2022Maureen Kenny3.84.54.34.04.04.04.03.54–6 hrs/week4 of 8
Spring 2022Marina Vasilyeva3.84.64.34.34.54.55.04.04–6 hrs/week5 of 10
Fall 2021Marina Vasilyeva4.04.53.83.84.04.34.33.81–3 hrs/week4 of 10

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 · Rebekah L Coley · Campion Hall 124 W 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Rebekah L Coley · Campion Hall 124 W 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered