Western Michigan University Top Questions

When you are at Western Michigan University, you are never just another number in a big lecture hall unless you want to be. The professors encourage you to visit them before class, after class or at their office hours if you need help with anything. Students here study a lot on campus together at study tables, in the library or the Bernhard Center. The group projects and more hands on courses allow you to interact with your peers and make new friends everyday that may be there for a life time. I'm a Human Resource Management Major and I am always in the Business college where all of the staff and advisers are very good resources for any questions o concerns that i have with classes, scheduling or anything at all.

The classes and majors obviously, but the teachers I've had so far are very understanding and will work to get you that good grade

I've had two different experiences with classes at Western. On one hand I've had many huge classes with 200+ students. On the other, some of my classes have had under 30 students. In the smaller classes the professor knew my name and would interact with us before going into a lecture. Even in the larger classes, the professors would constantly ask students questions, or try to get the class to participate. I'm part of the business college, and everyone their is very friendly. Many of the students in the business college are really focused on their future professional career. Their are tons of opportunities for internships, and companies constantly stop by for job fairs. It's definitely a great place to get your career started. I do wish their was a little more encouragement for entrepreneurship, but knowing that I could find a job really easily after I graduate puts my mind at peace.

Since I am a undecided freshman, a great deal of my classes are general education classes and other various classes that I need for basics. Basically this means they are very large classes (some 200+) students, and my teachers do not know me by name. For some of these classes I do have a lab that meets once a week, so my lab teacher (usually a grad student) does know me by name because there are only 10-30 students in the lab.

there are a lot of academic programs to choose from. class sizes are just right, and most of my professors know me by name. also, there is many opportunities to meet with professors outside of class

My professors do know my name for my upper level classes It more like least professor and favorite professor, I pick my classes by which prof is teaching that semester In Engineering we study a lot Class participation isn't common I do have intellectual convos outside of class, but not that much Students are competitive, there are a lot of study groups and helping out, a big plus on what I like about WMU I know all my professors and I can ask them a question at any time. The engineering college is away from the rest of the school, so it gives you that small school environment and you can really get to know your teachers

Professors know my name because I am actively involved in class. Yes, WMU students have intellectual conversations outside of class.

All of my professors know my name and generally greet me when I come to class. The education at WMU seems to be more geared towards getting a job than just learning for learning sake.

The Communications department at WMU is the one I've had the most experience with, and it's great. Of course, there are teachers I could live without, but one of my favorite classes at Western was in the Communications department too. It was my first semester here, and it was the first Comm. class I took, Communication Theory. I loved it! The professor was so energetic, and even though it was a huge lecture class, I felt like my prof. knew me. My other favorite class was in the women's studies deparment; Media and the Sexes. It too was a big class, but the professor was great about getting to know everyone. I still talk to him sometimes! Another thing that made those two classes so great was student participation. Of course, there are some classes where students hardly participate at all, maybe because it's too early, or because it's not that interesting, but mostly I've found that students are willing to share their thoughts.

Freshman academics are to be exprected of any large university. The attendance policy is crazy for those of you interested in Frostic School of Arts or anything that has a class size of less than 20. Professors demand that u miss less than two classes with an excuse or doctors note, if u miss anymore than that with or without a note your grade is lowered by an entire letter, and two tarties equals one absense.