EDUC 6496 Foundations of Autism

Name: Foundations of Autism
Rating: 4.7 (20 reviews)

Explore EDUC6496 Foundations of Autism at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course overview

Department: Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
School: Boston College
Credits: 0

Requirements fulfilled

Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — pre-approved courses outside Applied Psychology (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating: 4.70 / 5 · Excellent
20 responses
Instructor rating: 4.85 / 5 · Excellent
20 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
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Spring 2026	Jessica Hinson-Williams	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.8	1–3 hrs/week	4 of 7
Fall 2024	Kristen Bottema-Beutel	4.7	5.0	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	5.0	4.8	—	6 of 6
Fall 2022	Kristen Bottema-Beutel	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.8	5.0	5.0	4.6	4–6 hrs/week	5 of 7
Fall 2021	Kristen Bottema-Beutel	4.2	4.4	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.2	4.8	4.2	1–3 hrs/week	5 of 8

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Jessica Hinson-Williams
Spring 2026 · Official rating 5.00/5
Kristen Bottema-Beutel
Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.81/5