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A majority of the professors try to learn your name. I would say most of my teachers know mine. Class participation is certainly common and usually makes up a percentage of your grade. My favorite class was Drama 150. Never could I have imagined how much that class helped and changed me! It was an awesome class that helped me build an extreme amount of confidence acting and speaking in front of people. By the end, everyone has become friends and we were all so supportive of each other. My least favorite class was probably English 102. It's a required course here at Quinnipiac, and it was a LOT of work, and I do not think I really learned that much from having to take it. Quinnipiac's academic requirements are perfect -the core curriculum and major requirements are very fair and reasonable. My major is Communications - specifically Media Studies. All of my professors so far are very knowledgeable in their field and encourage all students to share their ideas and opinions. I also am a minor in Spanish. The Spanish department here is WONDERFUL. All of my teachers are EXTREMELY enthusiastic about spanish and really make classes interesting and engaging. I visit a select few of my professors during their office hours outside of class, but I don't spend really any time with them anywhere else outside of the classroom. If you opt to be a health science or business major, then Quinnipiac trains you for a job, but if you're more interested in communications or liberal arts, then your education at Quinnipiac is more geared toward learning for its own sake. Students most likely study 1-5 hours a day at Quinnipiac, depending on their own personal workload.

professers know you, class sizes arent that big. my favorite class is history, but my criminal justice classes are just as cool. i hate psychology with mattia, dont take it. class participation is pretty common in most classes, intellectual conversations outside of class don't happen. students are not competitive, the most unique class i will be taking is forensics with criminal justice, and north american indians. i dont spend time with professors after class, but theyre always available and some like to eat their lunches with students.

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My professors do know my name, but I go out of my way to make sure they do. I'd say less than 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the students here do anything to get themselves noticed within the classroom and fail to bring any conversation outside of the classroom. I personally think that discussion is often held to a minimum because students are hesitant to respond to questions or suggest an idea. Quinnipiac education is definitely geared towards getting a job. I am not involved in the health sciences department but many students I talk to are just barely getting by and they will continue to do so until they have their degree and can get a job. If anyone is to be blamed I would put the blame on the students because I usually like to give professors the benefit of the doubt and assume they are doing their job to the best of their ability, giving every student the chance to do well. That's how I feel about the professors.

Class sizes are small here...I have only been in two classes where there were around 60 people in them. Some professors choose to learn their students' names and others don't...it all depends on who you get. Different programs require different things of you...the heath science majors tend to spend more time hitting the books than the business majors do. I find that students in my major (Physical Therapy) are very competitive...we are required to be. We all have to maintain a 3.0 to stay in the program, so students in this program have to make sure they are on top of things. Quinnipiac requires a lot from you academically...they expect excellence and if you're not doing well, your professors and your advisor will definitely let you know and send you somewhere to get help. Quinnipiac does provide a service called the Learning Center. The Learning Center is a peer tutoring center that helps students who are struggling in their classes. You sign up for as many appointments as you need in as many classes as you need and students who have done well in the courses in the past help you out...I used it a lot my Freshman year.

Favorite class is my drama english class where i got to go to 4 plays, 1 in new york city and some at yale. I got to read and review play productions. There are many intelligent people here. Students help one another in classroom. I am only a freshman so i havent had a chance to take many unique classes. But im taking nutrition next semester. Professors are very helpful and are willing to help students outside the classroom. The nursing program is hard, but great professors who know their stuff. Quinnipiac nursing program gets us ready for working in the hospitals ect.

The academics are significantly more challenging than at other schools. However, health science and business majors seem to have a heavier workload than communications and liberal arts majors.

Due to small class sizes professors always seem to know your name and class participation is very common. I am a math major and in the 5 year masters program for education. My classes have been great so far. Some have been difficult but there is always a lot of group work and tutoring available. We have the learning center where you can go and get tutored for any subject for free. And all professors have office hours and are usually available to help.

Almost all of my professors know my name. The ones who do not are adjuncts. My favorite class is any of the classes I take in the business school (I am a finance major). The most unique class I have taken is my Digital Design class. Here I learn how to use Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and other design programs. All of my professors have office hours if I need extra help. My only complaint about the Quinnipiac academics is regarding English. The freshmen English program is POOR. Had I known how poor it was I would have taken it during the summer. You do not receive grades, so when you open up your report card during winter break or in the summer you could be in for a surprise! As previously mentioned I am a Finance major. This is a program inside the business school. The business school stresses how important it is for you to work hard in school. Even as a freshman here they tell me to always have a resume and business cards. I am in a class that specifically prepares you to go out and get an internship that will hopefully lead to a job.

the academics here are great, everyone knows that..at least as far as my knowledge in the business school goes..my professors have always known my name and act like they care. i dont know about my favorite classes but professors, prof rounds, english; ball, econ; kevin taylor, ethics; cadden, MG; kolb, law; they were all engaging and fun and i loved going to their classes. least faavorite classes - i had to take an arts class and the only thing open was drama and i hated that class. students study based on how uch they care. some are always in the library, some are never, its depends. class participation depends on the teacher, yes students talk outside of class, they are very competitive, the most unique class? i dont know, i guess the drama class, im in mg and i start gerontology next year. it is interesting, im enjoying myself; i do spend time with teachers outsidde of class; i dont necessarily think the requirements are necessary but i get the whole, well-rounded student thing; and as to where its geared? i guess its what you hvae in mind for yourself, wha t you know, like, if you know what you want to do, its easier for you to get a job but if your still unsure then you have to figure that out after school but qu gives a lot of opportunities for networking and they have job and career fairs so thats very helpful