Essay On Miami Plan

If you’ve never heard of Miami plan it’s probably because you didn’t spend your college years at what Robert Frost called, “the most beautiful campus there ever was.” Miami plan is part of the jargon students at Miami University use to describe the liberal arts plan the school requires. Basically, the university requires students to take classes outside their major in subject areas like the humanities, science, and English.

One element Miami University takes very seriously is the global studies requirement. Students must either take nine credit hours of global studies classes on campus or take six credit hours abroad. According to Community Commons, a weekly newspaper in southern Ohio, around 38% of Miami University students choose to go abroad therefore, most are opting into the later. Like many students I wanted to get my Miami University plan classes out-of-the-way in the first two years. I took classes in geology and religion as I fulfilled requirement after requirement. There was one section of Miami University plan, however, that I never fulfilled. I
Since my graduating class had already started in the major they gave us an option. You could either stick with the old major or choose the new major, which had less credit hours, but required a double major or minor. I immediately jumped at the new major program. I knew exactly which other major I wanted to add-on, professional writing. Right away I knew I made the right decision. I loved my classes, the environment, and my professors. Unfortunately, since I switched programs some of the classes I had previously taken didn’t count towards the new program. This means I had taken classes that didn’t count towards my major or the Miami plan program and this set me back. Currently, I’m six credit hours away from graduating on time. Going on the Study Abroad program in Florence will put me back on track and keep me on time for graduation this