Carolyn Boviard is a Marketing professor at Northeastern University rated 3.49/5 by 832 students, with 3.23/5 difficulty and 52.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Carolyn Boviard professor reviews and ratings: 3.49/5 from 832 student reviews at Northeastern (52.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
She will ask you to do a lot of things and will not give you the grades you deserve. She is not only picky but also asks for meaningless things.MKTG1234 2025-10-23 21:45:23 +0000 UTC
Worst Prof I've ever had in my college life. She has so many things that require students to do and grade tough on them. Very split to hairsMGT4230 2025-10-23 21:29:17 +0000 UTC
Don't take this class. She grades each student on a different scale and gives preference to select groups throughout the semester and this preference can be seen by the grades she gives. She makes this class hard for no reason. Fade her at all costs.BUSN1101 2025-09-09 16:27:33 +0000 UTC
Carolyn is a brilliant public speaker! Her presentations very insightful and engaging. It is rare to meet a professor who makes complex concepts seem easy. She always checks on students who miss classes for valuable reasons and pays attention to details, which is both very wholesome and professional.MKTG6200 2024-04-27 15:12:00 +0000 UTC
Even if you don't show up for all the classes, you can still get an A if you answer the questions in class. However, she's not friendly to introverted students.MKTG1234 2021-05-03 15:44:40 +0000 UTC
she is a really good professor with amazing lecture. students can really learn some useful management and presentation skill from her and she is a good personMGT4230 2025-03-26 02:05:56 +0000 UTC
SUCH a sweet woman, light work & loved the class, but SUCH a tough grader. Pretty tough to get an A, not hard to get an A-. Participate and be ready for the pop quizzes. Also loved my group which made a huge difference. Pretty sure this isn't even required for business majors but everyone's advisors put them in it anyway, so beware of that.BUSN1101 2025-04-27 17:21:04 +0000 UTC
Attendance and class participation is mandatory and has a very high participation score ratio. Also includes almost every way you can think of to test you: assignments, exams, projects, case studies, group work projects, etc.. The assignments after class are very extensive and take up a lot of time.MKTG6200 2023-11-09 01:33:09 +0000 UTC
Professor Carolyn Boviard is a mean professor who didn't care about her students. Although she teaches business but it is also very bad at communication. Course material also might not add any value to your business, and it counts for a large percent of your grade. Avoid this class if you can.MGT4230 2020-06-23 20:55:18 +0000 UTC
She's fine at her job... It should be an easy class by design but she tries to make it harder but it's not that bad. The groups you get in the beginning are the ones your stuck with for the semester for good or for bad. Decent amount of work to do so make sure if you're chasing an A that the other people in your group have the same goal.BUSN1101 2025-03-28 17:57:35 +0000 UTC
Really excellent professor. Enjoyed lectures, very passionate about teaching. Would absolutely take again!MKTG6200 2023-03-19 01:25:19 +0000 UTC
This professor is extremely biased and racist. She essentially chooses your final grade by giving you a “class contribution” grade at the end. My grade went from an A to a B+. I was the third highest participant in the section participating at least once every class and GOT AN 80 for class cont. This was extremely biased and racist.BUSN1101 2024-12-15 18:08:21 +0000 UTC
Easy A class. Only do a group project the whole semester and a few quizzes and shes a really light grader. Participation and going to class also mattersBUSN1101 2024-12-13 01:04:48 +0000 UTC
Professor Boviard is both a great person and professor. She is super kind and the class was engaging. Getting a decent grade in this class is easy, but getting an A will require you to go above and beyond. The group you are assigned at the start of the semester matters a lot, so just be aware of that. Would definitely take again though!BUSN1101 2023-12-04 20:11:25 +0000 UTC
She was okay. There are better 1101 professors. First day of class she said "I barely give any A's." The group you get at the beginning of the semester matters a lot, I was stuck carrying my group throughout the whole semester. I would just not take this class all together, it doesn't even count towards BA credit.BUSN1101 2023-05-01 21:47:47 +0000 UTC
Carolyn Boviard has an average rating of 3.49/5 from 832 student reviews. 52.0% of students said they would take them again.
Carolyn Boviard's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.23/5 based on student reviews.
Carolyn Boviard has taught MKTG6318, BUSN1101, MKTG6218, MKTG6200 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.