Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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and experience ACADEMICS In the realm of academic progress, Temple students are proven WINNERS. The average GPA of incoming freshman rose from a 3.20 m 2002 to a 3.29 currently, and the average class rank has risen 5 percent from 2000. There are optionsfora wide variety of academic styles at Temple. The University Honors Pmgram is currently the main advising hub of more than a thousand students, with more accepted every year. For the career-minded student. Temple offers a wide range of intemship opportunities - from an internship with The Philadelphia Inquirer to working for the Philadelphia Eagles. And for students interested in travel. Temple ' s International Programs include campuses in Rome, Tokyo and London. Whatever students ' academic goals may be, at Temple they are sure to achieve them. A freshman takes notes on his laptop in Computer Information Science class. H

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-.y ' wr ml: Sleep through your 8:40 class. Lose a turn. FL Study abroad in Rome. Move forward 1 space. Ace your economics test. Get a free spin. Freshman Staph Lax reads an assignment forherEnglish class. All first-year students Chanel Alexander and Kerry Hanahoe are required to take English literature take notes during their freshman and composition. English class. Academics

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v My favorite class is Political Protest in American Culture in the 1960s, because we get to discuss aspects of American history that aren ' t usually covered in classroom I ' luii.i In: F.li7abeth Parks settmgs. --Danielle Mancinclli. Sophomore J Fro idcd hv: Tdpi Wcxicr My favorite class is Music 279 - Choir. You can be a non-music major and get a chance to still sing, which I love... At the same time though, it is challeng- ing. You sing in differ- ent languages: German, French, Latin, and more... I loved every minute of it. --Tom Wf.v t ' r. Senior Regardless of interests, location or major, every Temple graduate has one thing in common - everyone has sat through several rounds of Temple University classes. Temple offers courses in everything from Rus- sian and Arabic, to studies on language and the brain, to several rounds of organic chemistry, to liberal arts courses focusing on the connection bclw ecn the North Philadelphia community and the media. Classes are as mundane as standard courses in chemistry and composi- tion, or as specialized as studios on protests in the 1960s. Class sizes vary as well. Seminar classrooms cater to groups of less than 20, while other buildings hold IccUirc halls w ilh o er 200 seals. ' I ' cmple classes are not loo large or loo small, so ou rc w illing to ask questions but cui ne er feel singled out, sophomore political sci- ence major Aashka Merchant said. - Eitzahclh l irks 22 Classes