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The criminology department is wonderful.

Make yourself known and all your professors will know you by name, You will not feel like a number here. I love all my classes because I picked a major that I love. Students here seem to study a lot but it really depends on the student. Like every college there is the dropouts and the honors students. We have a mix of everything but most students try! In class participation is common depending on the class, lecture or more hands on. The education here from what I have experienced is very hands on and I feel like I learn a lot from the teaching style of my teachers. I am a Fashion and Marketing double major and both departments have been excellent. We have foreign teachers in the fashion department which I enjoy because it gives you a different perspective on how fashion is throughout the world.

I am an education major and I have had very positive experiences with my professors. Every single one of my teachers has learned my name and I have yet to have a professor who hasn't gone out of his or her way to help his students. For all of you future education majors, know this: Communication is key! You HAVE TO talk to your adviser and your professors. The steps to becoming a teacher can be a nightmare, but having a close relationship with your teachers makes life way easier. I find this would be true with any major. The great thing about the Early Childhood/Special Ed major is that we are separated into cohorts. You will take all of your ed classes with pretty much the same people. We all rotate to classes together. Although this sounds like it could get boring, it's actually really great. We have all grown extremely close over the years and we have created a network of resources. We share ideas, articles, research, and thoughts with each other, recommend teachers, get together for projects, and create clubs together. We have become a very tight knit group. Each class has a different climate depending on the students. Some classes have little discussion and few students participate, but that same teacher may have a class an hour later where they fall behind due to the amount of discussion that takes place. It is up to the students to get the most out of every class. The same is true about studying. I know people who spend most of their time in the library and I know others who are perfectly fine with staying up until 4am the night before. I personally don't recommend either of these approaches, but it's more a matter of preference than anything else.

Yes, the instructors make an effort to know each of us individually but it helps to make yourself known by participating in class and visiting at least one time during office hours. Class size ranges from 100 like in my history class this semester to 8 in an english class I took over the summer.

The IUP academic life is very competitive and the teachers do their best for the most part to benefit you and your education. They seem to really care about their students and are always ready to help you out.

It's not easy. An IUP degree is comparable to one of a very high end college. So many IUP grads have gone on to various Ivy League Graduate programs, and really made a name for themselves.. Anyone know who invented YouTube? Yeah, IUP Grad.

Class sizes are small enough that most professors will learn your name. Most professors will remember you if you visit their offices repeatedly. IUP is best known for its music, education, and business programs. However, I cannot complain about my education in mathematics and physics so far. I believe that I have learned a lot in my first year. An IUP education is geared toward getting a job or into graduate school afterwards. Applying for admission here requires you to select a major, or else your application may be delayed. This is good for forcing you to select a major and get you on track to getting a degree starting your freshman year. However, this is not good for those who are undecided. My big complaint is the large liberal studies course load requirement. I have to take an awful many courses that are unrelated to my major, and greatly plug up my schedule for the four years of my education.

IUP HAS A WIDE RANGE OF EXCITING COURSES TO CHOSE FROM, AND YOU WILL BE GUARANTEED OF HAVINH ONE FACULTY MEMBER..YOUR ADVISOR WHO WILL AMAZINGLY DIRECT YOU IN THE RIGHT PATH, ASSIST YOU WITH THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF CLASSES TO TAKE SO AS TO ENSURE A STABLE HIGH GPA!

The professors are very nice. They seem as though as they care alot and I look forward to having a successful semester with them.

The classes are pretty small compared to other schools. the lecture classes tend to be larger but they're usually about 120 people max. My smallest class was about 15 people and that was a studio class but i loved it. The professors always have office hours and are usually avalible to talk to whether it be in person, the phone, or email.