THEO 9901 Doctoral Comprehensive

For students who have not yet passed the Doctoral Comprehensive but prefer not to assume the status of a non-matriculating student for the one or two semesters used for preparation for the comprehensive.

Course overview

Department
Theology
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
5.00 / 5 · Excellent
5 responses
Instructor rating
5.00 / 5 · Excellent
5 responses
Terms evaluated
3
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 courseWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Catherine Cornille5.05.05.05.05.05.05.010+ hrs/week1 of 7
Fall 2023Ruth Langer————————1 of 10
Fall 2022Ruth Langer5.0—5.0—5.0—5.010+ hrs/week3 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

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Dieter T Roth · BY ARRANGEMENT · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Dieter T Roth · By Arrangement · Offered