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As I have mentioned FIU is not a great place to find professors that are very good at teaching nor helping students. Your own your own, that's how FIU academics are. Amazingly when it comes to helping other students, FIU students are very helpful which has positive and negative outcome. Inside the classroom participation is not that lively probably the reason is that boring subjects and professors. Furthermore, most professors tend to do a lecture not focusing on the studnets but on their slides or microsoft power point presenation. FIU has a lot of requirements to get in but once you get in, you end up asking "WHY?" because most classes at FIU is not worth taking for due to poor learning environment inside the classroom and lack of unprofessional professors.

FIU's requirements are honestly not that bad. They're in place to ensure students are well-rounded in their studies. But even with the University Core Curriculum (UCC), students have opportunities to take classes associated with their major that can satisfy UCC requirements. For example, in the English major, one course is recommended for the UCC for a student to take, because it's closely affiliated with later classes. But once students get past the UCC and enter major requirements, classes become a lot more focused, smaller, and frankly, fun. I feel this is especially the case with the English major. The English department has many professors dedicated to their field. Most of them have doctorates in specialized fields pertaining to literature in some way; many of them are published, and others included are currently working on new contributions to their field (eg. research, novels, etc). The professors are very approachable and friendly, but they can sometimes be very busy - office hours are precious. There are a few professors who can be reached outside of class (I know one in particular who gives out his cell phone number the first day of class, in case students need to reach him). If you have a particular project you're working on independent of the general coursework you're taking (say, poetry or a short story), many professors are more than happy to take a look at your work and provide feedback. These opportunities are very important, because these are the same professors who can provide you with recommendations to graduate school and other programs outside of undergraduate studies. English majors participate frequently in courses through discussion, but there isn't much of an air of competition. (Sure, there may be one or two of the Pretentious, but they're generally a minority.) Outside of class, students (in general) do not really tend to talk about coursework or related topics - but I think this varies with the individuals one associates with.

I had few professors who knew my name and I don't doubt that they still know my name. My favorite class was with Dr. Potocky. I don't remeber the name of the class. It was social work related. This was my best class as the teacher did an excellent job in explaining the difficult subject in the easiet way possible. Class participation was common among my cohorts that studied social work.

Most professors in my classes now do not know my name. Classes are way too big. My favorite class was legal environment of business, with professor John Wrieden (he did know my name). Most students (not including me) study many hours throughout the week, so they say. Class participation is common, especially when most teachers in my program require group projects. I am a business major, specializing in international business. No time spent with professors out of class, unless there's a make-up test or a question when I see them. The academic requirements are fine. The education I am getting is priceless, and geared towards the market I hope to be working in -- Miami.

Most professors do know their students by name. My favorite classes were my languages classes they were great because not only did I learn a lot but I enjoyed the classes. The professors made learning fun and exciting. My least favorite class was a geography course, but it was not because of the professor, but because I was not really interested in the material itself, but the professor made it tolerable and I still went to class all the time. Many FIU students to have intellectual conversations outside of class. There are many student activits that are also activists in the Miami community, and mnay started or met at FIU, so this is also something that FIU should be proud of! I do think that the academic requirements at FIU are at a great standard, and it did prepare me for the "real" world.

Very few professors know my name. Students must study a lot, because the library is constantly crowded.

Yes - Most Favorite, Legal Enviro. to Business by Wriden; Least Favorite, Mangament by Ronnie Sivlerblatt (horrible) - A lot - somewhat - some do, but not most - yes, students are - the most unique, innovations managment by Prof. Bates - Business Dept. is good but advising is probably the worst. - no - Academic req. are fine - i think that for the last year it has shifted towards getting a job.

My professors do not know my names. My least favorite is calculus for business and students study very often. The dedicated ones study the most, others study a day or two before an exam or quiz. i spend time with professors, but only if i really need them so I would go to their office hours. the education at FIU is geared towards getting a job.

The professors I had knew my name because of the relatively small size of the classes (50). My favorite class was International Banking because it required one to think out of the box (challenging for short). My least favorite class was Biology lab. The course was interesting but the instructor was terrible, she knew her but couldn't teach. Only a minority of students willingly partake in classroom discussions. The rest usually join the discussion only if it is listed as one of the course completion requirements. I majored in Finance, all my professors were great but the department wasn't instrumental to my success at FIU. FIU's academic requirements need to be changed to reflect the needs of students in writing, and mathematics.

Professors tend to not know my name when I'm in their classes, probably due to the large size of most of my auditorium classes. However, the professors I've had in my major classes (education), have gotten to know me in their classes and I've gotten advice from them regarding my future plans and further topics. I know first hand that my friends and I prioritize our studies over any other activity. Every now and then we get out and "let loose"! I tend to hear a lot of students (outside of class) having intriguingly, intellectual conversations. The most unique class I've taken is that of Gay and Lesbian in the United States. It is the most interesting and intriguing class I've ever taken and I definately recommend it to anyone looking for a class that would spark their interests! I believe FIU has some very rigorous requirements for academic studies. I know for sure that education major students must dedicate tremendous amounts of their time outside of class schedules to obtain their observation credits/hours, and spend time over scores of paper writing pertaining to: observation in classrooms, lesson plan writing, standards research and incorporation, etc. The education program at FIU is a most rewarding opportunity for any education student in any state institution who seeks to acquire a teaching position within any school district. FIU and Miami-Dade Public Schools perform collaboratively in a most positive fashion to cator to the needs of aspiring educators; and provide more than adequate classroom participation and training to prepare education students for the "real-world" in teaching.