Last week, an online survey was advertised to St. Lawrence University students that included questions about which classes students found hardest and easiest, and which was their favorite.
According to the responses of 33 SLU students from the online survey, the hardest class on campus is Organic Chemistry, while the easiest class on campus is Intro to Statistics and Intro to Public Speaking. There is a wide range of courses listed for students’ favorite classes, including courses from the Biology, Chemistry, Digital Media & Film, and English departments.
While Organic Chemistry was mentioned five times as the hardest class, Anatomy and Physiology followed it by three votes each. Mathematical Methods of Physics, Intro to Neuroscience, and Political Theory each had two votes for being the hardest course on campus. Most of the other hardest classes mentioned were research methods courses from various departments, Statistics and Computer Science classes, and Digital Media & Film.
Gender & Sexuality, Film & Sound, Intro to Economics, and Beginning Acting were found easiest with three votes each, after Intro to Statistics and Intro to Public Health, which had three votes. Other easiest classes mentioned included mostly introduction courses, courses from the Performance Arts & Communications Department, and language classes.
Among the classes that students mentioned as their favorite were Organic Chemistry from Chemistry Department; Ornithology, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, and Microbiology from Biology Department; Photography, Technology & Social Change, Stagecraft, and Experimental Cinema from Digital Media & Film Department; Techniques of Non-Fiction Writing and Techniques of Fiction Writing from English Department; and courses from other departments such as Middle Eastern History, Intro to Ethnic Studies, Magic Closet, and Fundamentals of Rock Climbing.