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I know all of my professors names and they take pride in the fact that they know our names. My favorite class has been all of my philosophy classes. Students are always studying, there are always students in the library. Class participation depends on the type of class and professor. Yes, I think that some students have intellectual conversations outside of class. My major is Psychology and the department is great. The director of

I keep in pretty close contact with all of my professors. It is not hard at all to form a relationship with them. The most unique class I've taken so far is History of Jazz. We oftentimes watched videos of jazz musicians on youtube and had conversations about the genre's impact on American society and the world.

SLU's grading scale is tough, most professors require a 93 or higher to get an A in the class. Professors typically know you by name, unless it is a lecture class. They also expect a lot. Most professors assume you know so much and won't back track during class, but are more than willing to help if you ask outside of class. All professors have office hours and encourage students to come to them with questions. Most people at SLU take school very seriously, but its really not too competitive. Its not uncommon for people to stay in on the weekends if they have a big test or project the next week.

Science and business. They offer a really good curriculum in both and there are good teachers for both majors. For pre-med, they have this thing called the med scholars and if you are one of them, you basically get accepted to SLU's med school at the end of sophomore year. Seems like a good deal if that is what you want to do.

I have gotten to know a few of my professors, but the majority of the time I have kept to my own. I however have never had a problem setting up appointments with professors to get help for a class. If help is needed, it is there. The academics at SLU are very intense but help students to gain the necessary knowledge for their future careers and tests (MCAT, DAT).

I'm an occupational therapy student and am completely in love w/ my major. The teachers are amazing and all know my name. The requirements are rigorous but not impossible. I know that my degree will actually mean something when I graduate from slu.

Academics at SLU are what you make of them. You have to work for A's and some majors are more difficult than others such as pre-med. Advisors are very helpful and take time to sit down with each student to work on schedules. Internships both during the school year and during summer are common. Most students are academic geared and competitive amongst themselves

Class sizes are small enough for the most part so that you get to know your professors and you really get to know other students in your classes. The professors trust their students for the most part and really expect us to know the material well and to do the assignments, but are very open and available if a student needs help. SLU has a great Political Science department. My first Poli Sci class, American Politics, has been my favorite class thus far at SLU. The professor was an excellent lecturer, and I really enjoyed going to class and taking notes. I now have notes that I plan to keep and refer back to in my later Poli Sci classes.

Most all professors will get to know your name. Since a lot of classes are so small 25 or less class attendence and participation in required. There are some classes that are hard like all the economics classes, Accounting and sciences but other wise classes are not so hard where it is impossible to get an A if you study. I find my Marketing and International business classes which are my majors not to be extremly hard, yet I find them interesting and try to attend all the classes. You have to take a variety of all different types of classes no matter what you major is because SLU wants you to be well rounded.

Besides the science and history lectures, most classes are small enough that your professor knows your name. And even for those large lectures, the professor or TA in your your lab or discussion usually knows your name. The difficulty of the classes is, from what I've heard from friends, more difficult than a state school, but if you can get into SLU, you can definitely handle the workload.