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Teachers only know your name if you want them to, by going to office hours and you initiating the contact. In class participation is very hard in large classes, but a little more common in smaller ones. I'm a BCMB major, and most of my classes are large. The academic requirements are good for the most part.

I have my really big classes, and then i have my small classes. If your in a big class, then its up to you to get to know your professors and TA's on your own. But they do make themselves available through out the week by there office hours and email. Plus there are many tutorial centers for a lot of the academic departments that you can turn to if your professors are not giving you the help you need. My major is a little bit unique here at UTK. I'm doing Elementary Education, but at UTK you can not major in it, you have to choose it as a minor and pick another major from the College of Arts and Sciences. I choose Psychology. The reason for this is bc the Education program is a 5 year progam, and your 5th year is spent student teaching. Its considered your "graduate year". The cool thing about this program is if you take an additional 12 hours of grad school you can earn your masters degree. Also,this program makes your so much more marketable when it comes to getting a job.

Academics at UTK are amazing. They may be a little challeging at times, but professors are always there to help you, and they always do their best to get to know you. It amazes me how alot of them remember my name. The key to doing well is to get to know your professor. Have confidence- go introduce yourself to them the first day- go to their office hours whenever you need help! You will pass any class if you want to. I'm majoring in Marketing so, obviously my marketing classes are my favorite, but I don't think I have ever disliked a class. Students are competetive with themselves more than with other people. No matter if you know them or not, people in your class are always friendly and will help you with anything you are struggling with. UTK academic requirements are very highly looked upon. Any business seeing you went to UTK on your transcript will be very impressed. They are an amazing school who want you to succeed after your graduate in whatever you do.

In my small classes they do. My favorite class was juvenile delinquency. I found the information to be really interesting. My least favorite was astronomy. It was way to hard and the teacher did not know how to teach the material. I do not spend time with professors outside of class. I belive that the requirements are rising and that is good! I belive UTK is geared toward getting a job!

Even though it is a large school, not all your classes will be huge. Some of my classes have had less than 25 people. Professors for the most part know your name, and in large lectures they make themselves available for help through office hours. Lecture classes are sometimes my favorite classes because you can usually always find someone to study with or who has taken the class before to help if you are struggling. I think education at UTK prepares you for the real world. It is geared toward helping you get a job. They encourage hands on experience, such as internships. It is fairly competitive because there are so many students many times a lot of students want to participate in the same activity or are going for the same internships. I feel that UT's academic requirements adequately prepare you for a job, atleast in my experience.

I make it a point to talk to each of my professors. I feel this is important so they know I care about the class. My favorite class is genetics because I love biology and enjoy lab work. Organic chemistry is my least favorite because it is very difficult and my professor does not make it any easier. The majority of my friends are very studious and care about their futures but also know how to have fun at the same time. My major is biology with a concentration in microbiology. I have the awesome opportunity to work in my professors lab in the microbiology department as an undergraduate research assistant. I try my best to attend office hours atleast once a week to discuss tests or quizzes, or just to get help in general. I believe UT is becoming more academically challenging each year which will benefit the students in their future careers.

--Some professors know my name; I think this year maybe two out of six know my name. So not really good odds. --Least favorite class: Chemistry or Anthropology. Both were just horrible and the teachers didn't seem to care. --Students don't study that much --In Class participation is usually requested but the majority don't participate --Most unique class.. Philosophy --I do spend some time with a few past teachers outside of class. But not many actually care enough to get to know you. I was just lucky to have some really good ones here and there. --I dont think it's geared towards either. I think it's just to get a major with a title on it. I don't think it is very specified to certain jobs and that a lot of the classes are too generic for some.

Some professors will take the time to get to know their students. But if you are in a 400 person lecture hall they obviously won't know you unless you make them know you.

Most of my professors do know my name- it's another thing I love about UT. Students may going out and party alot, but I think in general people study really hard here. Class participation is definitely common.

Academics are no "cake-walk" here at UT. We have a rigorous class schedule for all students. One of the biggest complaints that I have heard about the university is the difficulty in advising and graduating in four years. We have specific requirements for general education classes that are built into each major that lasts the first two years in school. If you change your major after your first year this can cause problems with graduating on time. Advising can also be a very challenging thing. Students must assume responsibility to meet with their advisor as many times as they need. Keeping up with your class requirements is very important at any school, but even more so at a school the size of UT. A few of my least favorite classes include: Geography, Anthropology and Statistics. My favorite classes besides Journalism (my major) classes include: Psychology, Spanish and Public Relations. The Journalism department is a very exciting one at UT. We have many school television programs and our own radio station. UT prepares you for the job world and offers fantastic internships and opportunities outside and within the university.