Central Michigan University Top Questions

Academics here are pretty good. A few of my professors know my name. This is only in small classes. In my lectures, however, even though they don't know my name, my professors are really nice and willing to help if asked. The education I am getting here are CMU is geared towards getting a job after graduation. There are a lot of advisers that are always willing to help you plan your life.

Most of the teachers are great and I can get along with them well.

A lot of my professors dont know my name because I'm in big classes mostly but in the classes under 20 people they do know my name. My favorite class is Community Health adn my least favorite is survey of chemistry. I think that students study a lot, there are always a lot of people in the library or studying around campus. My major is Public Health with a minor in Nutrition. I can't stand the academic requriements, I think that they are a waste of time and money and a lot of the time they are a lot harder than they should be. I dont think that students should be required to take that many classes outside of their major or minor. I think the education at CMU is geared toward getting a job.

Central needs to offer more classes to avoid students from not being able to get into the classes that they need to.

I think that it is ridiculous for a elementary special ed major to not graduate from CMU after four years - it takes almost 5 1/2 - 6 years. By then, you only have a bachelor's degree with about 175-200 credits... it takes only 124 to graduate. At least Central could do is make it quicker to get through the program or offer students to be done with half a major upon graduation.

Professors are professional and few classes are taught by Graduate Assistances. I would say that most students on Central Michigan's campus have intellectual conversations outside of class when approrpiate. Class participation is common in Education classes and university program classes, I do not know what the structure of classes in other majors looks like. Professors are avalible outside of class when needed and are very helpful for the most part. The campus is friendly and that goes for administration as well

Central has amazing academic programs, and every department varies. I am a student within our recreation program and I'd say our professors are the best on campus. They go beyond the call of duty and are there for us as professors and as friends. They support our programs and events we plan and put on, they encourage us to be involved, and they make class fun and interesting to go to.

The most unique class I've had is PES 310. It's Physical Education for the Classroom and I absolutely love it. We are taught how to teach activities and get to perform them every class period. It's fun and beneficial because we are learning how to control a class of hyper students.

Most of my professors know my name. My favorite class is LDR 200G (Intro to Leadership). Dan Gaken is the professor and he's a really intelligent, funny, and open minded guy. He makes the class fun and interactive. Class participation depends on the class really CMU's academic requirements are fine, yet I feel they could lighten up on making us take so many University Program courses. I feel it's a waste of time and they're just making more money off of us. The education here is geared toward getting a job

Most of the professors I have come across here are great, but I do think there are a few here who do not know what they are doing. I stumbled across a teacher this semester unknowingly who has no ideal how to teach a class. She is a professional in the subject matter but has no, absolutely no teaching experience, which has really hurt my grade. She has no ideal how to deliver the material. She reads out of the book to the class, I can't help but feel like I have wasted my money and hurt my GPA. But on the other hand, I have met some of the most charasmatic, energetic, passionate teachers here that I believe I ever will.