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Drop/add, withdrawls cause schedule problems
CAROLYN CRIST
Issue date: 8/26/08 Section: News
Though the drop/add period is over for undergraduates, some are reporting problems and others are sharing concerns about the new withdrawal policy.
"We're dealing with a lot of undergraduate students who still want to add and drop," registrar Rebecca Macon said Monday at the Educational Affairs Committee meeting, during which members discussed student complaints.
"Students got in [classes] without proper protocol and couldn't drop," said Jeffrey Dorfman, an agriculture and applied economics professor. "A list of names were sent out today to deans so they won't receive withdrawals."
The incident "isn't the students' fault," Dorfman said. "It's one that's not happened before. Every semester we dread what new problem will crop up."
To deal with problems such as a large number of ENGL 1101 withdrawls on the last day of drop/add, Jere Morehead, vice president for instruction, suggested an advising schedule.
Effective this fall, all undergraduate students are limited to four course withdrawal-passing grades. A counter on OASIS informs students how many they have used.
"The hope is that students exercise more carefully when to withdraw," Macon said.
The committee is still working out kinks in the system.
"Give the students the benefit of the doubt," said Susan Quinlan, an associate professor.
The petitions subcommittee will meet Sept. 26 at 8:30 a.m. in Franklin House room 101 and Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. in Tate room 143.
- Erika Wells contributing
"We're dealing with a lot of undergraduate students who still want to add and drop," registrar Rebecca Macon said Monday at the Educational Affairs Committee meeting, during which members discussed student complaints.
"Students got in [classes] without proper protocol and couldn't drop," said Jeffrey Dorfman, an agriculture and applied economics professor. "A list of names were sent out today to deans so they won't receive withdrawals."
The incident "isn't the students' fault," Dorfman said. "It's one that's not happened before. Every semester we dread what new problem will crop up."
To deal with problems such as a large number of ENGL 1101 withdrawls on the last day of drop/add, Jere Morehead, vice president for instruction, suggested an advising schedule.
Effective this fall, all undergraduate students are limited to four course withdrawal-passing grades. A counter on OASIS informs students how many they have used.
"The hope is that students exercise more carefully when to withdraw," Macon said.
The committee is still working out kinks in the system.
"Give the students the benefit of the doubt," said Susan Quinlan, an associate professor.
The petitions subcommittee will meet Sept. 26 at 8:30 a.m. in Franklin House room 101 and Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. in Tate room 143.
- Erika Wells contributing
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Mansfield
posted 8/26/08 @ 2:35 PM EST
The students who are frustrated that they could add last Friday but not drop should talk to their SGA representatives.
What will an advising schedule do to help students who decide the day after "drop" ends because they don't like an instructor or a course syllabus? That doesn't make any sense and sounds like passing responsibility for students' scheduling on to someone other than the student. (Continued…)
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