Studying abroad in South Africa is going to be quite different than studying MC. Here class sizes are relatively small, there is tons of academic support, and students develop real relationships with professors. In South Africa this won't necessarily be the case. NMMU is much, much bigger than Maryville. The University is divided into 6 campuses spread over the city. I'm not entirely sure yet about which one I will be attending. Regardless of the campus, I expect to be in a larger class.
Since I am only going to be attending class for 4 weeks, my semester is going to be similar to a J term here. This means that the workload will probably be more intense because it has to fit into a smaller time period. I will attend classes 4 days a week, Monday through Thursday, and have a 3 day weekend. I read on a students blog who had previously studied at NMMU that classroom etiquette is slightly different than it is here. The classrooms are more noisy, meaning that students converse while the lecture is being given.
Grades and Credits:
I will be taking 2 classes this summer. Each will count for 3 credit hours, so I will be taking a total of 6 credit hours. The grading scale is different than the U.S. system. In South Africa, it seems to be more lenient.
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Support Services:
Surprisingly, NMMU offers a lot of out of class academic support. In fact it is very similar to MC. A few examples offered by the student academics department are: supplemental instruction (SI), electronic peer assisted learning, tutoring, mentoring, and academic management modules. It appears that much like MC, NMMU strives for academic success for all students, and provides ample amount of support service to ensure that each student reaches their full potential.
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