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Academics are primarily dependent on your major; secondarily dependent on your professor. If you are a STEM major, prepare for hell. We are lucky because they offer resources but the professors are driven to make you expend your brain power. Failure is common and there's nothing wrong with a C+. The GPA is always working against you and you feel it (especially with +/-). Should you major in communications a different fate awaits. Most tests are multiple choice based logic/historical significance. Any major that is supposed to challenge you, will challenge you. My life is brutal, I have white hairs at 22, and my hair is shedding more than every in my life.

Very good, the teachers are very intelligent and I it is very academically challenging which is a good thing.

They are challenging and the professors are genuinely dedicated to delivering their best.

My majors classes (Theatre) are pretty small for a really large department, about 16-30 kids in a class, so my professors know my name. I have done some outside work with my advisor so we go out for lunch every once in a while. Also, students in the Theatre Dept. don't really study, because there''s ALOT of work outside the class, like projects, lighting/stagecraft calls where you have to tear down/ load-in shows. I have to say though that my favorite class I've taken so far is Film Music. It counts as an Art class and you learn facts about the movies and its scores from the very beginning of the film age to present day. Very fun! I actually want to go to that class! You have to take a lot of GE like any other school, but those class, if they don't have anything to do with your major, then it's just all about getting the grade.

From the classes I've had so far, I've enjoyed most of my teachers and the subjects they've taught. While there are times I get frustrated with how much reading is assigned in one week or when three different teachers give the test on the same day, I realize this happens at every school, in every class. The class I could say I enjoyed the most, thus far, is the world religions class I took last semester. The teacher made lecture interesting, he expanded on each section we learned about and provided stories or examples that helped explain certain terms. I enjoyed learning about each culture and being taught by a teacher who had so much passion for what they were teaching.

Cal State Fullerton has a decent academic program, and I personally feel I have learned a lot while attending there. The biggest class size I've ever been in was a hundred students, and the smallest was eight students, but the typical class size has been between thirty and forty students. This provides an ideal learning environment, because the teachers do get the opportunity to know each of their students individually and interact with them on a personal basis. I am a Business Administration major with an emphasis in Accounting and Finance, but I have taken many classes outside of my major as well. The school is geared towards helping students find a job once they graduate, but also promoting learning in general so that students are well-rounded.

The majority of the professors that I took know my name. My favorite class is my biology class where I get to learn more about the world around me and see how things revolve around the world of biology. My least favorite class would have to be my math class because I am not the best at math and I am not as interested in math as I am for biology. The students that I know study every day so that they can review over material and understand it for the upcoming exams. Class participation is very common among all of my classes where the professors encourage students to participate. Students do have intellectual conversations outside of class especially if it is a big concept that we just learned. Some of the students are competitive but the majority of us try to form big study groups to help one another if they are having trouble with a particular problem. The most unique class I have taken is my abnormal psychology class where I learned about many cognitive disorders that could affect a person's life. I am a biology major and as a biology major I have to study quite a bit but I also get to learn about many different types of things that are useful in our daily lives. The biology department is a good, strong department where faculty members are very nice and helpful. I spend some time with my professors outside of class, such as going to their office hours or just seeing them walk by as I go to class. I like the school's academic requirements because they encompass all the things the students need to go where they want to go such as go directly into the work force or go to graduate school. The education at this school is geared more toward learning for its own sake because it allows for students to be aware of other options after college rather than just going straight into the work force.

I can relate to my teachers well and my favorite class so far was 3d design. We always conversate. I'am an art student for GRAPHIC DESIGN which is a difficult field. I will be a graphic designer.

According to a recent CSB news report, CSUF is one of the hardest west coast colleges to get A's at, so keep that in mind if you get your first B freshmen year! Don't freak out like I did! But after you get the hang of it and figure out what professors expect, you can achieve greatness! Office hours are thee most helpful thing! Teachers are always available during them, and they are always happy to see students! Also, they all want you to succeed and almost all are willing to help with internships, which is a great step to your future!