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Luther is not Yale or Harvard, but you’d never know it by the way the College is respected by students, professors, alumni, and businesses. Luther is a Phi Beta Kappa institution, one of the oldest academic honor societies in the United States, and is a member of the prestigious Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Both students and professors take great responsibility in these honors and their continuation. One of the most important and distinctive aspects of Luther’s academic system is the Honor Code—no teachers will be in rooms where students are taking tests, which means that students are on their own moral honor not to cheat on exams. The workload can be heavy at times, but many students find relief by building their schedule around a mix of general education requirements and upper-level classes for their major—a general education class for every “smart class” on your schedule should make your life easier.

Most professors are relatively modest, well-educated Midwesterners who happen to enjoy student life and the community that a private liberal-arts college in “the middle of nowhere” provides. Professors at Luther are often eager to work with students, either in helping on schoolwork or completing projects together in mutual collaboration. In general, professors are very willing to work with students through sports events, deadlines, and the dreaded Christmas at Luther week. In all, Luther’s academic programs provide you with the academic rigor necessary to compete with any other college student but replaces the nose-in-the-air arrogance with a Norwegian sweater.

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Biology '12

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Great Preparation

Luther has one of the best biology and chemistry programs around. They have state-of-the-art facilities as well as insanely intelligent professors. Luther has had many undergraduate students place and do very well at conventions in competition with graduate students. Many students go on to graduate and medical schools, and Luther maintains an excellent relationship with the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, another perk.

Apr 07, 2012

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Communications '15

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A Best Buy

Luther offers great academic programs you just have to be willing to take advantage of them. For instance, we have a world class choir program and it's up to an individual to take that experience and make it into a career.

Oct 09, 2011

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Environmental Studies '13

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Sustainability Is the Name of the Game

I came into Luther with an undeclared major even though I knew it was only a matter of time before I declared myself as an Environmental Studies major. The entire campus raises awareness of our ever changing climate, and the faculty I work with on a daily basis always prove to be sources of inspiration and kindness and are genuinely concerned with the quality and success of my education. I hardly notice the amount of work I have to do in my environmental classes because I enjoy the topic so much.

Jun 27, 2011

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