Final Thoughts on Colloquium

After six weeks of Colloquium I must say I have learned a lot and have had a great semester with my professor and classmates.

My preconceptions of this class were both good and bad. I had heard many bad things and with the help of a great professor that all changed my outlook on the class itself.

Yes, It is required to graduate. Yes, we all have to take it. No, its not going away any time soon. Our school is required to have it. If you go into the class with good thoughts and open ideas no student should have a problem. Some professors are more difficult and take the class more seriously than others. Researching the professor before hand helps out. I did my homework and ended up enjoying my six weeks. My after thoughts of this class are great. I have a few recommendations but nothing to harsh. I do think that this class should be more than just a 3-credit "colloquium" credit. I believe it should count towards 3 credits of your degree. It should be used as a humanities credit just like the visual arts class every student has to take. I think if this was to be done more students wouldn't hate the class so much.
Overall, I have no complaints other than that. The readings were enjoyable and the fieldtrips were great expect for the bug bites.
Thanks for a great semester :)