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From: ccs025@ucdavis.UUCP (0048)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: Drop dates for classes
Message-ID: <427@ucdavis.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 00:57:14 EST
Article-I.D.: ucdavis.427
Posted: Wed Dec  4 00:57:14 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Dec-85 08:05:51 EST
Organization: University of California, Davis
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> In article <1123@gitpyr.UUCP> scott@gitpyr.UUCP (Scott Holt) writes:
> >that advisment procedures be improved, that schools try to stop listing 'Staff'
> >as the instructor in the schedule of classes, and that students be limited to
>                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >19 hours during pre-registration. The bill passed, sans drop policy.
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> I'm sorry, I don't understand the marked portion above. "19 hours" of what?

> Will

 I am not the original poster, but I asume by *19 Hours during
pre-registration* the author is refering to units enrolled, or
"Hours per week" as most Universities measure student workload.
This policy of restricting Units of pre-registration is interesting.
I do not know why it was instituted at this particular school, but
I do know the problem that could exist.  Many schools, as
is the case here at UC Davis in Calif. , offer a pre-registration
form.  On this you put the classes you would like.  Then all
the requests are processed by computer.  If you did't get
what you want or if there is a change you want to make, there
is a one day IN PERSON ENROLLMENT.  This usually resembles
a hockey game, with students pushing shoving, running frantically,
and waiting in long lines etc... just to be told that the class
they want is already full (actually I get about 1/2 the classes
I try for in person).  What does this have to do with anything?
Well, to avoid this IN PERSON hassle, many people would sign
up for 20 classes to make sure the computer at least gave them
the minimum 12 hours needed to stay enrolled.  The problem is
that everyone ends up dropping the extra classes two days after
IN PERSON ENROLLMENT, so unless you attend class and get on a 
waiting list, you lose.  The bottom line is: Restricting
pre-registration hours (units) gives everyone a better chance
at getting what they want.
   I know this was long, sorry.  If I am wrong PLEASE do
correct me, I would be interested to know what the rule was
passed for.


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