Academic- Rachel Burton

Academic Differences:

o     not many assignments/homework/projects throughout the semester; don't take attendance 

o    classroom lectures are big and don't get much individualized attention (17,000 undergrad students)

o    study throughout semester, one final at the end of the semester that is most/all of your grade

o    faculty/student relationships: not very close, don't usually email professors and ask questions

Credits:

o    My modules are worth 20 British (SCQF) credits each

o    Can you find information on how many hours/week each class will meet? I can't find that, but I remember Leah telling me each module was only once a week for an hour

o    20 British credits = 5 credits here at MC

Grades:

o    Grades are 1-5, 1 being the best, but there's no exact number value given to a grade and so the institutions work together to decide what US letter grade it transfers over to, but 1-3 is passing, 4-5 is failing

Support:

o    Tutoring services available on campus, have to inquire yourself, not automatically provided like SI here

Full-Time:

o     MC full-time: at least 12 credit hours; Napier: 3 modules per trimester (credit hours unknown)

o    MC: minimum of three 4-credit-hr classes/four 3-credit-hr classes
     Napier: 3 modules per trimester (20 credits each)