The Minnesota Model is a conservative instructional environment, meaning that there is still a lecture, discussion sections and laboratories. There has been no outward change in what the students see enrolling in our courses. However, what the student experiences is different.
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The Minnesota Model is used in two different courses on two different sets of students. Our students are predominately residents of Minnesota.
Two-quarter, algebra-based course for non-majors.
| Architecture | 45% |
| Health/Medical Physical Therapy Dentistry Pharamacy Chiropractic Medical Tech. Veterinary |
25% |
| Agriculture/Ecology | 10% |
30% freshmen
30% sophomores
30 % juniors
10% seniors
50% women
50% had calculus
50% had HS chemistry
50% had HS physics
Three-quarter, calculus-based course for engineers and scientists.
| Engineering | 75% |
| Biology |
9% |
| Chemistry | 6% |
| Mathematics | 5% |
| Physics/Ast. | 5% |
62% freshmen
22% sophomores
10 % juniors
6% seniors
79% male
80% had calculus
87% had HS physics
53% work (25% more than 10 hours per week)
61% expect to get A