STUDYING IN THE U.S. WITH ISEP 2 GREENVILLE, NORTHCAROLINA UNIVERSITY CAROLINA EAST EXAMPLE: STUDYING IN THE U.S. WITH ISEP 3 • • • TD IG NTE U.S. INTHE STUDYING also lower than at most German universities, allowing lecturers to give more detailed responses to students’ questions. to students’ responses lecturersgive detailed more to allowing universities, German at most lower than also in failing the whole class. whole failingin the from previously class hands. raisingtheir them of a necessity without students randomlecturers call might upon Hence, texts. assigned the of aspects various the about discussion classroom productive and a vivid can engage in they that Therefore,each. studentsstudent the 25 of a maximum hosting are coursesoftentimes seminars, taught as History, Germany. in than to be smaller English, departments, tend the in general,In Sciences classes Social Especially and Classroom Sizes frequently attend classes, which has to be taken seriously: unless a legitimate excuse legitimate a unless taken to be seriously: has which attend classes, frequently Whereasthere mandatoryno is attendance at Bielefeld University, mostcollege lecturersinthe U.S. expect their studentsto AttendanceClassroom before class assignments reading prepare the to are expected Students lecture. classic a as than readings assigned frequently the on format discursive a based in more classes their to structure sizes,lecturers many tend college classroom smaller With Classroom Activity requested (e.g. an overlapping curricular activity), missing more than a total of two weeks of class can result can class total weeks two of a of than more missing activity), curricular overlapping an (e.g. GENERAL DIFFERENCES is provided (e.g. sickness) or an exemption an or sickness) (e.g. - to - lecturer ratio is lecturer , s o o STUDYING IN THE U.S. WITH ISEP 4 • • TD IG NTE U.S. INTHE STUDYING This is an exemplary weekly schedule credits):(12 week. a times each) three (0:50 or each) (1:15 two lecturer). 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Anyone you will meet will most likelyfor most will life! meet will have Anyone differyoufriends a your become might they – respect the laws and rules, even if it might differfrom might know you it even toif what rules, laws and the respect – but it is it but – this is a chance of a lifetime!a of chance a is this – definitely worth it worth definitely in contrary, they think it is interesting and unique! A FEW LAST WORDS… ! Do not be afraid of applying since since afraid be applying not of ! Do – most of them do not fe . el el ent at , STUDYING IN THE U.S. WITH ISEP 20 • • AT BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY ISEP CONTACTS E E - UHG D0 Office: ISEP International Office KRUSE KARIN - UHG C4 Office: ISEP AmericanBritish andStudies Department ANDRES JULIA DR. - - Mail: Mail: Coordinator Coordinator karin.kruse@uni julia.andres@uni 229 116 - - bielefeld.de bielefeld.de