Does Boston University have "Discussion Groups" for large lecture classes?

grzyba
Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:39:52 +0000

Hi! I’m a freshman at BU and from what I’ve experienced, most large lecture classes do also have separate discussion sections that are mandatory for students to attend. As you get in to classes that pertain more to your major, the class size gets smaller and usually eliminates the need for a discussion.
For example, this year I had to take Calculus and Microeconomics my first semester, those classes both being MWF, but they each had their own discussion section to attend, in my case one was on Tuesday and the other was on Wednesday. Not all lectures have discussions, but I believe ones that have 100+ students do. My Microeconomics class had about 250 people in the lecture and my Calculus class had about 125.
There are also office hours from the professors and the TA/TFs if students need help or have questions, and BU also has great free tutoring services, from what I’ve heard from others. Some departments even have their own places to go for help, like the Economics department has the Principles Center, where students can go and get help from and speak to TF/TAs.
Hope this helped!