College of Charleston Top Questions

the classes are Hard, even if you are a straight A student. Most Professors are laid back easy to talk to but there is always that professor you hate, most are in the French department. If you see a prof on the street they say hey and ask how u r.

The teachers at CofC are amazing. Everyone of them with maybe the exception of one were experenced, fun, kind, and knew what they were talking about. Some classes you will be taking just to get it out of the way but even those classes I find that one takes a lot of valuable information out of them. If you have an open mind for learning then you are going to have a blast here. I took astronomy as my science, a very cool class, and you have your lab at night where you find stars in the sky and you get to see jupiter and its moons. It is pretty sweet. My major is English and all the english teachers here have been awesome. They are always welcoming you to seek extra help outside of class. They usually treat you better if you do because they see you are tring and your work usually benefits from it as well. They also have a tudoring lab open for almost all the subjects in the library. Some tudoring isn't available for free but you can almost always find someone who is willing to help you are tudor you independently from the school for a fee or for free if they are really nice. They also help you out with your tuition by having jobs around the campus that also work around your school schedual. I know of jobs at the hungry cougar also the clydes convenence store and the cafateria. If you wanted you could also work as at the library or other surrounding places. Don't forget that you are in downtown charleston and that there are plenty of places just around the corner from the campus that would love to hire you and if you wait tables you can make a lot of money for there are a lot of nice fancy resteraunts downtown.

It's a definate liberal arts school. Prepare yourself for papers and research, because this is not an easy school. I'm not a fan of the plus/minus system for grading, but it does make CofC look more reputable.

The one reason why I did not go to a big school was because of the fact that the professors do not have time to get to know you. At C of C the professors take time to get to know you, to get to know your strengths and weaknesses academically. Once they do that they try to help you as much as possible. In the classroom setting the professors expect the students to participate in class discussions and tell their opinions. My current major is Corporate and Organizational Communication Studies with a minor in Spanish. The education at C of C is geared towards both making a career, and learning for its own sake.

Cofc is a libral arts college which means we recieve a very well-rounded education. The downside of that is there are a lot of general education classes that you must take which can be time consuming. The class sizes are extremely small.. usually about 20 kids which allows the students to become very close to there teachers. My favorite class at cofc was history of rock and roll, my least favorite was biology just because i'm not science minded. I usually go to the library for a few hours on week nights... however not everyone studies that much.. i have a 3.7

If I remember correctly, I think most of my professors knew my name by the end of the semester. I've been to many professors' offices for extra help. The classes I have hated the most have been many of my gen eds, but that's all part of receiving a liberal arts education. Some of the unique classes I have taken are Arabic and Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Due to the fact that I transferred in during my junior year, I had already taken most of my general education class. The few classes I did need to take--- the teachers were horrible! I was not challenged, the teachers were boring, the tests were poorly constructed, the assignments were busy work and overall I did not learn much of anything. Most students did not even show up to class. My major was special education. Within the department, all my teachers new my name and I they were available to help me and answer any questions I had. Class participation was much more frequent in those classes because all my teachers were former school teachers and know best teaching practices. My teachers made themselves available after and before class. My field experience and student teaching experiences were extremely poor. During my clinical experience before I was to graduate, I almost left the teaching profession because my cooperating teacher was so horrible. I fought to have the department change my cooperating teacher. The previous teacher was not even certified in the US!! She was not a US citizen! If you are an education major--- you NEED a car in order to travel to the schools!

You get out what you put in-if you want to learn a lot and take challenging courses you can but if you want to slack off you can do that too. I've had plenty of work and have enjoyed my classes a lot. The gen-ed classes are kinda boring because they're like the classes you take in high school but the major courses are much more interesting and fun.

Every professor i have taken has known my name at least by halfway through the course. Most classes involve discussion and participation, which keeps things interesting and new ideas flowing. Because CofC is a liberal arts school, new ideas and opinions are treated with respect and openness. I often see my professors for runs or walks around the campus, and it is nice to see them as real people instead of just in the classroom. I think CofC, with its many internship connections, definitely gears students towards getting jobs after college.

because class sizes are so small, you really learn the material and are able to ask questions. classes are also a lot more interactive and fun because they are about 30 students. i was told that my ap classes would be harder than college classes but at cofc i have been challenged academically. professors expect a lot and academics here is very valued.