Florida International University Top Questions

Professors are, for the most part, willing to spend time with you outside of class. The professors here do treat their students, even freshmen, like adults.

Academics in FIU are good, is mostly what you make of it. There are classes which are huge, some other ones are very small, so you get a feel for both.

Academics.... It's "okay."

Academics at FIU aren't as bad as people often imply they are. I feel that every professor has sufficiently taught me the material, and that most professors make an effort to apply classroom learning to real life experiences. Most of the professors make an effort to learn your name, with the exception of a few of the multi-section lecture courses with 100+ students. The curriculum itself it rather liberal, with the required "core" curriculum encompassing a broad range of subjects.

Most of my professors have learned my name by the third week of school and most of them have tried their best to know their students and help them as much as possible.

Academics rock!!! my advisors are always helping me and giving me the best suggestions ever. My teachers have taught me so much and have helped me grow as an individual and a student. Yes i have had bad teachers and some advising has not been the most beneficial...but again we are a pretty large university...stuff happens. My professors actually care about the success of their students and wants to help us grow and make it in the real world

Professors don't know my name.... I feel there's a high need for more orientation and advertisement of expected deadlines.

Professors do well with knowing my name in class.. I've been noticing that students actually do study more. Class participation is usually very good. Intellectual conversations out of class...Not really..It depends.. My best class would have to be REL 2011 and POT 3013.. Very Memorable.

favorite class is computer application. there is class participation but it varies depending on the class

Program Review is a systematic way to meet both the legislative and University intent to assess the quality of our academic degree programs while determining ways to improve the quality of education, research and service. The five-year review period enables degree programs to better align their goals and plans with those of the college and University. This process is designed to build a better understanding of the whole program among faculty, staff and University leadership. The program review process is composed of four elements: 1) Self-Study by Department: A comprehensive report on the total academic program focused on each of the degree programs. Contains the department vision, mission, goals, and recommendations based on an analysis of program information and measurable indicators that place the program within the context of the University and discipline. 2) External Consultant: An external consultant or team provides an objective outsider's view on the quality of the program. 3) Public Forum: An opportunity for the faculty to present their self-study findings and express their vision and goals for the future. This is an open forum of students, faculty, the University community, and the Executive Review Committee composed of University leadership.