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The academics at Creighton are admirable. Almost all of the professors that I have had I have known personally. They really make it a point to get to know their students and to help them to succeed in their classes. My favorite class at Creighton is accounting because I am an accounting major and the professor that teaches the course has an extensive background working in the accounting field at a Fortune 500 company in the area. Most students study more than 20 hours a week but this number varies on the individual student and the course load that they decide to take.

School is tough at Creighton. You will have a lot of work to do and you will need to study hard for tests if you want to do well in a class. Students probably need to study every night, but it depends on the class schedule and work load of each class you would take in a given semester. I would not say that students are competitive when it comes to grades. All of my professors have known my name and the class sizes are about 15-30 students (science classes are always bigger and in a lecture hall). I am a Business major, and I love our College of Business. There are many programs in the college to get involved in and those will help you to get involved in the college, the community, and get to know your fellow business classmates much better. The education puts you on a track to getting a great job after college...but like everything else in life, its what you put into it that you will take out of it. If you put in the effort and time, then you will get good grades, learn the material, and get a good job.

Academics are difficult, especially if you're pre-med. The core is a piece of crap designed to make students want to suffer. (Sorry, personally-- I am not a big fan of the core...) But the professors all have PHDs, and are absolutely brilliant in their fields. I will say that if you are pre-med, the courses are tough on purpose because they are designed to weed people out (something I don't like about Creighton), and the teachers will let you know if you aren't cut out to be pre-med. However, most teachers are helpful and they are knowledgable in their subjects.

A lot of students come to Creighton and are used to being a straight A student. Here, professors expect a lot out of you, and usually you will have to work a lot harder than you did in high school to keeps those As. Classes are really small, usually capped at 35, which I love. My professors know my name and say high to me when I am walking down the Mall. Class participation is usually high and required. Professors are always willing to work with you outside of class. I am in my theology senior seminar, in which we wrote a thesis. My professor took a lot of her time to meet with us one-on-one outside of class and make our papers the best they could be. That is the type of professors Creighton has.

Creighton University is the fourth University that I have attended (I had trouble getting into nursing school in Colorado). However, it is the first private Catholic University that I have attended. Academically, I feel Creighton is far better than any of the other schools. Classes are significantly smaller, I believe the average is 24 students. I feel like the instructors are more involved and focus on the whole student and not just our test scores. Most of my experience at Creighton has been in the School of Nursing, compared to the programs in Colorado I feel that I am getting more clincal time and an all around better education to prepare me for my nursing career. I feel that I will be a better nurse because I got my degree from Creighton.

Most of my professors not only know my name, but also know about me. They either learn about my personality through paper assignments or talking to me before/during/after class. I really like that they know about me because it makes me want to work harder since I feel like they know me. Students study quite a bit. Usually there's a nice balance between working for school and having fun, but I've known (and have done so myself) people to stay in on the weekends for a big test or paper on Monday. We're not allowed to slack if we want to do well, but it's not overwhelming.

One think I like about Creighton is the professors. There are very very few classes you will take that will be in a big lecture. All my professors knew my name. It is also your choice for them to know your name. But its not hard to stop in every so often and ask a question or set up a meeting with your professor. The professors are there to help you and they want to see you succeed. My favorite class was New Testament. I was surprised it was my favorite because it was my most dreaded classes and I am not really into taking Theology classes, but I learned so much in that class and it was just very interesting for me. My least favorite class would have to be World Lit I and II because I do not like English at all let about other counties stories and i am not a fan about writing papers. Each student studies a different amount, some study a lot some study not much at all. Overall though I think that Creighton students spend more time studying then students at other schools, the people that I know study for at least 5 hours a night usually more. Students usually do have intellectual conversations out of class, sometimes they can get a little heated though. I am majoring in Nursing pre-med. Nursing is a pretty intense major they have the curriculum all set up for you and all the classes you need to take lined up for you. So throwing pre-med on top of that is a big load. I have heard that nursing is the hardest major at Creighton. Everyone one knows when the nursing students have a test on campus, even though there is only like 60 per year, because they study so much for the tests.

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Professors know your name here and most care about your progress. At every universty orientation you go to you will here that you will get out of your education what you put in and that is true here. The professors will meet with you if you ask them and will put forth extra time towards your education if you are willing to also. Some of the teachers here are extremely smart and some are average. A common complaint I have and hear is about the core and all the religion classes you are required to take. I am a bio major and the department is very open much like the theology department but I have never found that department enjoyable to take for classes. The people in that department are nice and all the teachers here are to my knowledge, but I have not enjoyed those courses. Another problem is getting into the classes you need. Creighton caps there class size so occasionaly you will need an override (or overwrite, don't know the name because I have avoided those) to get into a class. Overall academics in your major department should feel right to you if you are in a major you enjoy because the people in that department will enjoy it to.

Creighton's academics are great. The classes are a good size, usually around 20 or so, so you can usually get good attention and extra help if needed from professors. Creighton students are very competitive.