University of North Dakota Top Questions

I think UND is pretty much what I expected out of a college as far as academics go. I study more than I did in high school, but usually there is a lot less busy work. I think that most professors make an attempt to help their students through office hours, etc. and when you get out of the 300+ lecture classes and into the more major specific ones, or even the smaller classes for general ed classes, the professors know your name and are helpful in class. Class participation is really up the professors preferences, but students aren't usually too eager to offer their answers. They usually listen more than they talk. I think each department is different, but in the accounting department I know they are really helpful in getting you a job and in helping you make the tie between what you learning in the classroom, with what you will be doing once you are in the workforce. They want to prepare you for what you are facing next.

The classes UND offers are phenomenal. There is a huge selection to chose from. The only problem is there aren't enough faculty to teach some classes, and some students are having to wait over two years to take a one class that continuously keeps filling up quickly. I currently don't have a major, but I have come across several people that have had that problem. It gets worse when you get older, during your junior and senior year. I think UND needs to do a better job with their advising system, because there are students who are juniors who still don't know who their advisor is, or doesn't know how to declare their major. Things like these should be stressed to students when they are freshman, so they're able to work independently.

It depends on the professor if they know my name or not, and the size of the class. In the big lectures, they definitely don't know us by name, how could they? Class participation is not very common at all in my classes. Most people just sit and stare blankly at the professor until they are forced to move on.

I'm sure that if I ever participated or went to my profs office hours they would know my name. In the honors program and classes I am known by name due to the small and interactive class sizes (which I love!). Some profs ask questions in big lecture, but a response is not always likely! I do hear students having intellectual conversations outside of class...talking about superficial things is definitly not the only thing. Classes at UND are geared toward whatever goal a student may have, whether its just to graduate with a degree, get a job, or merely to continue learning. Very flexible and enjoyable.

I feel like my professors often know my name. My favorite classes are usually smaller ones, because I then feel like I can ask questions and discuss things without being disruptive to the class as a whole. Class participation can be common, but moreso in smaller, upper-level classes. I imagine that there is a fair amount of students that engage in intellectual conversations, but I don't feel that is what they spend the majority of their time doing. I don't think students are particularly competitive, at least not in the classes I have taken. The most unique class I've taken is probably International Human Rights. I have two majors: Geography and International Studies. I have had zero complaints about the Geography department. All of my professors and my advisers have been nothing but helpful and friendly. I feel that there should probably be another adviser for the International Studies department, because only one adviser is probably handling too many students. I don't really spend much time with professors out of class, because I feel like they are very busy people. UND's academic requirements are generally okay. They are not really much different than what I would expect. I feel like UND cannot really be judged as a whole on its teaching style. Some classes, I would say are for getting a job. Some are for learning. It depends on the professor.

Yes professors usually know my name. My favorite class is Psycology. My least favorite is Biology. Students study a lot. Class participation depends on the class. No students do not usually have intellectutal conversations out of class. Yes students are competitive. THe most unique class ive taken is track coaching. my major is physical theapy. No i dont spend time with professors out of class. UND's academic requirements are easy getting into the school but hard to get into grad school. Getting a job.

I have enjoyed almost every class I have taken at UND, I have been fortunate to have pretty good professors, some better than others, but with no horrible experiences. In my department, all the professors know me by name, and they organize field trips, so we get to work with our professors outside of the classroom too. As a Geology Major and a Math Minor, I have to take some of the most difficult classes at UND, being probably chemistry and calculus. The intro year of chemistry is notorious for being one of the most unorganized curriculums with a large percentage of students who don't complete the course or fail. Higher level math classes are also quite rigorous. UND is a very hands on school. They prepare you for the real world, especially in the natural sciences and engineering.

Yes all of my profs know me. My favorite class is Creative Writing as of now. Least favorite Environmental Science- I don't care for the teacher, he seems misinformed with what he is teaching and he makes his tests very difficult. Students study a lot, at least the ones I hang around. I have intellectual convos outside of class frequently. Some students are competitive, i'm not one of them. The most unique class I have taken was Intro to Cultural Anthropology. It was incredibly interesting. My major is Anthropology, and I know several of the professors well. I love my department, and the professors within. School is geared towards jobs in most cases. UND's academic requirements seem fine, could be raised.

I think most of the Accounting teachers know their students' names, which is nice because that shows me how much they truly care. They are very friendly and will take the time to say "hi" when passing by in the hallway. Accounting is a very rewarding field to enter, but I've definitely had my struggles. I've had to talk with some of my professors, who have motivated me to continue in the program when the going gets tough. One comfort is that there are usually quite a few other students in the major that are struggling just as much as I am. We often turn to each other for help, and that's helped me not only academically, but socially as well.

The professors at UND are exceptional. Speaking from experience, the professors have a genuine interest in the students that take an interest in them. The professors that I have and have taken classes from are very good at getting to know the students that are enrolled in their classes. The best class that I have had at UND was History 240 (The Historians Craft). It was a unique class that I took my second semester on campus. The entire class was based on the final paper, a paper written on a topic that I chose. The first day of class when I learned that the paper was 12 pages long I freaked out. Only my second semester of college, 12 pages was inconceivable. I thought, "that is too much writing." By the end of the class, 12 pages was not enough, I had to cut out parts of my paper because it was too long! That one class validated my choice for being a history major, and even has me planning on becoming a professor myself. Studying is really relative depending on majors. I have friends that are studying all the time because they are in the sciences and subject of that nature. In history it is not quite as demanding, as there are no labs and things of the sort, but it still requires a couple hours of reading a week for each class. The History Department at the University of North Dakota is exceptional. I love being a history major and taking the classes that I have taken for that. The professors are, for the most part, very good lecturers and very knowledgeable in their subject area. History offers a plethora of classes ranging from Ancient times, military history, European history, and my personal favorite, Civil War history. Most professors are also authors, a few of the specialties being The Rockefeller Family, and The Institution of Slavery before, during, and after the Civil War. I think that most of the classes that I have taken are geared more towards the gaining of knowledge for the sake of knowledge rather than gaining knowledge to simply get a job. Gaining knowledge to gain knowledge is the best way to prepare the students of today to be leaders of tomorrow because it allows the students the opportunity to take the knowledge they've gained and formulate their own ideas from it.