University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Top Questions

OU does a really good job of having professors and teachers teach, not just TA's. Your macroeconomics lecture professor might not know your name, but your TA will, and your English, Math, Lab, and pretty much every other class, those teachers will. Students are competitive, but it isn't out of control. President Boren teaches a very popular freshman PoliSci class OU teachers make it a point to be very approachable and available for students after class. They are always eager to help OU teaches to educate its students, but they make sure that any student that wants to find a job upon graduating will have every oportunity to do so. They have great programs and fairs set up for every major!

One thing I hated about majoring in Elementary Education is that everyone thought it was a complete breeze. I am told that OU once had an extremely poor education program and it was a joke, but it is now supposedly one of the better schools for that major. I met some pretty nice people through my major, which was a much needed surprise from the horror of most everyone else.

Professors know your name if you are talkative in class or contact them one on one. I have found that my favorite, and also my toughest classes are the ones for my major, public relations. I love them because they are smaller and concentrate on areas I'm most interested in, but of course they are not gen-ed classes. They are tough. In my gen-ed classes I easily got by with not participating in class (it's not my thing) but now that my classes are small and I seem to know everyone, participation is expected and I'm more comfortable with it. There are many things I love about my major including: I'm in the Gaylord college, which truly has the best equipment and facilities on campus. The teachers are great and very experienced. My only complaint is that I feel I've learned more in my 4 years of internships than I have in all of my PR/Journalism courses. Recently, OU has become very great about helping its graduates find jobs and its students find internships. The career service center has helped me with my resume and the Gaylord college has many wonderful resources for all of its students.

Yes, Professors usually know your name. They know mine at least, so be sure that you talk to them in their office hours (most are really cool and like that sort of thing). Also, be sure to speak up in class, especially if you disagree. That's where things get really fun. My favorite class was intro to ethics with Dr. Purinton, mainly because he was a staunch atheist and openly made fun of Christianity in class. As a Christian, it was pretty strong, but I got to argue with him and then we started making fun of each other in the class and I liked the rapport I had with him. Oh, and if you want to maintain a 4.0, I recommend not taking honors classes. I have yet to make an A in an honors class (ok, fine, 1 A out of 3) and I'm a pretty sharp guy. I'm not the smartest ever, but I'm pretty smart, and I had tough times competing with other people. But then again, I always say it's NOT good to focus on grades but rather on the college experience!

OU, like most colleges, only offers large lower division classes. While it is hard to get to know your classmates and teachers in classes of 500 pupils, it is possible. Some teachers are foreign and hard to explain, but that is common among big universities. In most classes, emailing and getting on a first-name basis with professors is the best way to succeed in a large setting.

In my smaller classes my teachers know my name. I think that sstuents study a lot. I study at least 20-30 hours a week. Class participation is not really common because most of the classes are really really big. Im sure that some students have intelectual conversations.

In many large classes, it is impossible for a professor to know you name. However, classes are great. You get done with the huge classes pretty early on. The advisors, in the scholars program particularly, are great!

OU has a strong academic record and hard-working students.

OU president David Boren is the best thing to happen to the school. hes a former US Senator but he's like obsessed with trying to make the school as good as possible. hes made most of the departments top programs, which kind of sux, cause we have to do a shit load of work for a degree, but i think a lot of people dont recognize that we're actually a smart school . so we get a lot of work for no deserved recognition or respect. plus theres alot of cool classes but the advisors kind of suck, so unless u search hard, ud never know what u could take.

I think of OU as a pretty decent school academicly. There are plently of comeptitive students, but there are also a lot of students that like to party and focus less of their school work. As for professors, you really have controll over your classroom experience. Some classes will be small and some will be large and when they are large you must make the effort to get to know the teacher and I really found it helpful to email the professor and just let them know you are in their class. It lets them know you are interested and can sometimes help with future help. My major is Advertising which is in the Journalism school. I will be starting my core classes next semester, but so far I have really enjoyed most of the classes I have taken thus far.