TMPS 7241 Marriage Preparation and Ecclesiastical Forms

Name: Marriage Preparation and Ecclesiastical Forms
Rating: 3.58 (12 reviews)

A regular part of pastoral life in parishes and campus ministry is preparing engaged couples to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage. This course introduces pastoral ministers to the process of marriage preparation and its accompanying ecclesiastical paperwork as it is practiced in Catholic dioceses throughout the United States.

Course overview

Department: Theology and Ministry
School: STM
Credits: 1
Level: Graduate
Offered: Periodically in the Fall

Course evaluations

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

Course rating: 3.58 / 5 · Very Good
12 responses
Instructor rating: 3.92 / 5 · Very Good
12 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
Most recent: Fall 2023

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Responses
Fall 2023	Joseph Weiss	12 of 15

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

Instructors

Joseph Weiss
Fall 2023 · Official rating 3.92/5