Birmingham-Southern College
- Academics

Bang for Your Buck

The academics at BSC are really worth every penny of your actual tuition. Class sizes are small, the largest I have ever been in was about 60 people, compared to class sizes of 400+ at state schools. The professors are always available to talk about papers or assignments, or just to talk. Interim term is amazing because you have a chance to travel abroad or just stay around campus focusing on one class. The curriculum is easy to understand, and registration is all online. In terms of workload, it depends on your schedule and your extra curriculars, but the whole point of college is to be learning so don't expect easy a's!

Academic Life Is Never Boring

Birmingham-Southern is definitely a work hard, play hard school. The academics are not a joke and you are held accountable for your efforts. The classes are smaller, so it is noticeable if you do not participate. Professors will challenge you and expect you to be better than what you consider to be your best. The professors are available to help you with anything and will often times invite you to have coffee or meet with them in their office to show you how you can improve. If you want to enter the work force or further your education, you can have faith that you will be better prepared than your competition after finishing 4 years at BSC.

English Major

The English teachers are awesome, they really encourage you to use their office hours if you need help or even just to talk. You can bounce ideas off of them for your papers, whatever you need. I love that the professors are not all scary and non-relatable. I suppose because of the small class sizes, you feel like you can go to them with a problem and not face back lash.