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The professors for the most part are amazing! If you take advantage of the office hours, you can get to know your professors well- I am pretty good friends with some of mine! I'm a sociology major, with minors in Crime, Law, and Society, Womens and Gender Studies, and Psychology. If you go into college and know exactly what you want to do, take plenty of classes in that subject, and you can probably use those classes for you minors as well.

I like the fact that College of Charleston has a series of general education requirements. I think it is really helpful in making the transition from high school to college, rather than making a huge leap from high school courses straight into college ones. It lets new students start off in slightly familiar territory. The professors are all extremely helpful and easy to talk to when you go to their offices. I have only had one or two experiences with an awful professor, but everybody is going to have one of those. If every other professor I've had - and I've had a lot - is wonderful, I think that I am doing very well. I absolutely love my department and the professors in it. They are all wonderful people and very approachable. If I ever see them outside of class, they always strike up a conversation like I am an equal, which always makes me feel confident and like I am a real adult!

Depending on the class, many professors do know your name and even remember you a few years after you take their class. Most of the classes are challenging. In most cases, if you don't study, then you will fail. The best classes that I have taken here were the Japanese classes. The Japanese teachers really want you to learn and are very serious about teaching. Also, if you want to go to Japan, they are very helpful in finding programs and jobs for you. The psycology department is ok. Sometimes I felt that some of the teachers were making it harder than what the classes should have been, but I can't deny that I have learned a lot from psychology. I am glad I chose it as my major. The classes that I thought were a waste of time were the biology and psychology labs. They made you stay in a class for at least three hours straight and you only get one credit for the classes. You write rediculous reports when you find that there is no way you will conduct experiments and try to publish articles for science magazines after this class was over. I just felt that this was a waste of time. Too bad labs are required.

Most of the departments are pretty impersonal. Especially the art department they SUCK! don't come to CofC for art unless you are already a self made artist. I started out a studio art major until my professors kindly killed my artistic drive. but I am a geology major now and I would say that the geology department is the most personal and family like group of all the departments i have had dealings with. teachers and students all party together. most of our professors are awesome. They are all very opened minded and willing to talk. I love the GEO department! Most students are too busy acting cool to be competitive and in most classes I've taken only about 5 percent of students participate in discussions.

The professors are generally great and understanding. they usually know your name and remember you even after you've completed the course. There is a general emphasis on class participation, which makes course more interesting. The most unique class I've taken is the Sociology of Prejudice, which was very interesting. I feel like I am quite well-rounded after attending College of Charleston for two years.

CofC is a great place to go if you are looking to know your professors and have them know you. If you make an effort to participate in class, teachers will know you personally. Classes are very small (usually about 20). This allows participation and involvement, which I think greatly helped me throughout my college career.

The professors at the college are AWESOME. My favorite class so far would have to be History of Modern Latin America. Seriously, even though I didn't make very good grades, that class was so freaking interesting. Plus, my professor was really intelligent and really awesome so that made it even more interesting. There are really cool places that kind of promote intelligent conversations. Like, Kudu for example. It's this coffee shop on Vanderhorst thats amazing and I know I've had many an intelligent conversation with not only with my friends but with strangers.

I have never had a class at CofC were a professor did not know my name. The largest class size I have ever had was 65 people and even then the professor knew who I was. In fact, she went out of her way to learn every person's name. I have to say my favorite class has been my World Lit classes. The professor is so passionate about what he teaches and it reflects in the student's work and their dedication to the subject. All of the professors I have had are very eager for students to come visit them during office hours and encourage students to do this often.

becoming MUCH more respectable!

Class sizes are usually small (25-30) and you get to know your teachers really well. I would like to think that the majority of my teachers in my upper level classes know my name but I wouldn't expect every teacher to know you, especially when you're taking entry level courses. My favorite/most unique class since I've been at CofC has been Historic American Interiors. It was an overview of various styles of domestic architecture, decoration and furniture. Personally, I do not study nearly as much as I should but the large majority of my friends do. I have never felt that I am competing for grades either. CofCs acedemic standards have gone up since I was a freshman. You can "coast" if you go to class but if you want to do well, you HAVE to do your assigned readings and homework assignments.