MATH 8890 Graduate Teaching Seminar I

This course is designed to assist graduate students in making the transition to the duties of a teaching assistant.

Course overview

Department
Mathematics
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.62 / 5 · Excellent
8 responses
Instructor rating
4.88 / 5 · Excellent
8 responses
Terms evaluated
5
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 2025Juliana Belding5.05.05.05.03.05.05.05.0≤ 1 hr/week2 of 2
Fall 2024Juliana Belding5.05.05.05.04.04.55.05.01–3 hrs/week2 of 5
Fall 2023Juliana Belding—————————1 of 4
Fall 2022Juliana Belding5.05.05.05.03.54.54.55.0—2 of 5
Fall 2021Juliana Belding4.05.05.05.04.05.05.05.0≤ 1 hr/week1 of 7

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • Juliana Belding
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.88/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Juliana Belding · Maloney Hall 560 M 03:00PM-03:50PM · Offered