<p>Hi, I was wondering what the class sizes are like for junior year and beyond if anyone has any knowledge of that. I hear conflicting things from students I know there, probably because of their majors. In Phychology or Education, do they drop down any? I read Phychology is getting crowded and they have to hire new professors in an article not long ago.
My child wouldn't go to Uconn because the large lecture halls were not going to be good for a slightly ADD student. Having small class's at her LAC is great but the $ spent is being examined again....how much do I want to pay back vs the intimacy and great learning environment. If UConn's class size drops a bit over the years, it is a good school with great opportunites but no one, even at the school gives clear answers. Thanks for any help.</p>
<p>It really depends on your major, since many classes for science students do not dip down. Even juniors have a large number of students in their classes. however for l.a majors they will have 25-30 kids in their classes. These classes can be taught by t.a's.</p>
<p>average for business is around 32....but the way the classrooms are designed and the enormous size of the business faculty....you will not have a problem</p>
<p>I am a psychology major here. Unfortunately the psych classes for juniors and seniors are still very large. The smallest psych class here is 50 kids. Most however are 150 kids. I am considering transferring out of uconn for this reason.</p>
<p>Jeanne, what year are you in now? I read that the sizes were growing because of popularity, but someone that is a senior told me yesterday, his were 50-ish, some less. But I did forget to ask him, since it was a quick conversation, if he had been in honors classes which may be smaller.</p>
<p>I don't know where they get the 1-27 or `1-17 ratio from for older students, but I guess if you take ALL the majors and average, it is correct.</p>
<p>A shot at Weslyean or another private school is still an option, some do give aid to transfers, but it's good to have a safety net.</p>
<p>Gaby, I'm a freshman in the honors program. Just a couple of days ago I was in peoplesoft looking at all the classes offered by the psych department. I believe all classes I saw, except for the occasional seminar and research/lab work, are >50 kids. There are also unforntunately no "true" honors courses in psych. There are just honors sections to lectures. Usually the only difference between the honors and the regular sections is an extra paper or powerpoint presentation.</p>
<p>I actually have an application out to Wesleyan. I will be hearing in a couple of weeks. I guess we will see what happens.</p>
<p>My coworkers niece is in Psychology and a senior. She emailed her yesterday and asked how it was. Her response was pretty much this:
The classes tend to be pretty large (as stated above) with the average class for her being 70.(junior year up) The smallest was undergraduate research class with 20. The one thing she did state over and over was that the professors were very interested in helping the students that want it. In some classes they don't get a lot of students that actually come to their office hours. She found her professors very enthusiastic in helping her and other students. It also helps to meet with them without a problem so they get to know you and can be used for references.
She said Poly Sci classes were even more crowded and she thought Education because they only allow so many, to be the least, but she didn't know anyone in that building. Hope this helps a bit.</p>
<p>I must have been fairly lucky - I've taken classes at UConn as a high school student, so I've only taken a few, but I had about 20 in one honors math, 12 in another, 8 in one non-honors physics, and 5 in an honors physics - all 200s level courses. I've been quite pleased with the classes.</p>