<p>Are there any American colleges that use a system like Oxford's tutorials? Certainly many LACs and top universities have very small classes, but that's not the same thing, really.</p>
<p>I've heard that Ohio University's Honors Program uses a tutorial system similar to Oxford.</p>
<p>Williams has some classes that are taught/organized in the tutorial style. (Not just small classes, which they also have.) And yes, Ohio University's Honors Tutorial program.</p>
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Williams has some classes that are taught/organized in the tutorial style.
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<p>The Williams [url=<a href="http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/chronicle/%5Dtutorial%5B/url">http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/chronicle/]tutorial[/url</a>] system is based on 2 students and 1 professor. It is regarded as very popular and successful. The tutorial classes are optional, but all students are encouraged to try them.</p>
<p>Williams also has a joint program (programme?) with Exeter College, one of the oldest colleges of Oxford University. Some 25-30 Williams students (or about 5% of the junior class) are enrolled at Exeter every year.</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence has an Oxford-style system where students take small seminars and meet individually with a professor each week.</p>
<p>Bard and Marlboro also use the tutorial system for some students.</p>
<p>Thanks to all. Williams definitely looks like a possibility right now.</p>
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Not necessarily. Even Oxford teaches through lectures. Tutorials are an important part of the system, but a great deal of information is transmitted through lectures that can have dozens of students.</p>
<p>Lawrence University. My son is in one of the classes next term (2 students one prof). Williams is the originator of the program in the states. Here is a description of the program: Lawrence</a> University Publications: Lawrence Today</p>