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There are a good chunk of classes at UND I have enjoyed and learned a great deal in. While some classes have been only fillers for my essential students requirements, some of them I found have turned out to be my favorite classes. Professors have always been able to make appointments to work around my class schedule with so if I have any difficulty they have usually been able to help me. My favorite class so far has been developmental psychology. Even not being in the honors program you are allowed to take the honors section and I loved it because it allowed small group discussion. I am really excited I changed my major to psychology. The classes keep me interested more than any other department classes and the professors are especially approachable.

the academics at UND are good and the instructors are easy to talk to and are approachable.

In the aviation department, there is a sense of competition among flight students. We talk about out progress in our flight courses and see who can finish first. This makes many students motivated to stay focused on their training. Enthusiastic ground and flight instructors ensure that students stay on track and complete their training on time.

Academics at UND are pretty decent. There are lots of different academic programs to choose from. Also you can kind of pick and choose your class size, all of the professors try their hardest to get to know their students regardless of class size.

Academics at UND are at about par, I think. I've never taken classes anywhere else, so I can't compare, but I think they're pretty decent. As with all colleges, some departments or professors are hit-or-miss, quality wise, but I have had more good teachers than bad teachers. The chemistry department has been on some kind of probation for at least the last seven or so years, but nothing seems to have changed, to hear some of the older students tell it. There might be other departments, too, but that's the only one I know of. One thing I like about my music major is that everyone in the department knows everyone, or almost. I had a teacher this year, Dr Towne, who made a point of learning everyone's names, even non-music majors in his bigger classes. This might not be the most helpful to everyone, but I'm going to write about the departments and teachers I know, because who am I to generalize those that I don't? I know nothing about the engineering or nursing or aerospace or math professors. Of the teachers that I've had, a few stand out to me as spectacular and a few stand out as awful. My favorite teacher on campus is Dr Khan, who teaches French. He really tries really hard to make sure that everyone in his class succeeds, plus he's nice, available for help, and grades fairly. Some other shining stars are Dr Pierce, chemistry; Dr Darland, biology; and Prof. Bronfman, music. However, my biology teacher last semester was the most boring person imaginable. He was a graduate student and didn't even want to be teaching the class. We didn't learn as much as the other sections of the class did, in my opinion. My composition professor made me write my research paper in first person, which was a really painful experience for me and I felt like I un-learned how to write in that class. My other French teacher was kinda loopy, though I have come to expect that in French teachers, and didn't correct us when we used the wrong grammar, which really rubbed me the wrong way. The teaching assistants for the labs I've had so far have been good 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} the time, which isn't bad at all. I just had the one who thought she was going to save the world through anal retentive grading and making us learn to spell all the phyla of invertebrates. Overall, if I thought I wasn't getting a good education here, I'd leave despite despite my scholarships. I'm still here, so I guess that says something.

Professors are top notch! seriously, I have had some amazing professors and some I could have lived without. Overall - extremely satisfied with my education.

professors are awesome, classes arent that big at all... favorite class was religion (great teacher) Im majoring in speech therapy/pathology! professors are always online and return e-mails right away!

My favorite classes are my geography classes preferably my remote sensing classes. The professors in my department are with you on a personal level and really care about you and how you are doing. What has made my academics more beneficial and easier to manage is I found a great adviser who even through the summer while I'm away at NASA (an internship that he helped me get) any questions I may have he is always there to answer and give support. I love my academics at UND and getting a preview of the working world this summer I am seeing how UND has prepared me for the world even in the two years I have been in attendance.

You learn to teach yourself a lot and some of the Chemistry department needs a lot of work

We have a very strong academic achievment and students from this school time and time again prove themselves in the real world. There is a sense of excellance and professionalism on this campus that doesn't exist just anywhere. I am able to take classes in Theatre, Anthropology, Political Science and Honors while being Pre-Law. It's great to be able to take all of those classes and have professors who help you link the subjects to broader issues in the world. UND is about learning and getting a job. It's a very well rounded education ... if you put in the effort.