Is there more school work involved in the Belgium study abroad program?
Mary: For me personally, there really isn’t a lot of actual studying, in the preparation sense of the word. We don’t have tests, quizzes, or written homework, so readings are basically all that the professors ask of us. And is there a lot of reading going on? Well, not an overwhelming amount. I don’t do any more reading in Leuven than I would at Loyola. The only real down-and-dirty homework/studying we have is for our Dutch class (which is pass/fail). Bridget: The weekly class schedule is a huge change. Most classes only meet once a week for about two hours. There are no midterms, tests, quizzes, homework or attendance. (There is) just one big final that counts for 100 percent of your grade, (which can be) written or oral. The teachers lecture the entire time and there is little class participation. They mainly just expect you to do the readings and listen in class. For most humanities, students the reading assignments won’t be too difficult to adapt to. There is also a different class
