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I am trying to catch up after taking a semester off a few years ago. I will have 12 classes after this fall semester until I graduate. The problem is that my school continues to offer classes I need and then cancel them a few days before classes start. Essentially, I'm scared that I'm going to get down to 3 or 4 classes and they won't have but one or two for me to take, causing me to stay for another semester. Any ideas?
I've heard of people complaining and the school giving them and individual class online for them to take but I'm not sure how to get that.
I would speak with your adviser about that. My son found himself a situation similar to what you are fearing. He was scheduled to graduate in May and found out in December that one class which he had to have in order to graduate did not have enough students enroll in order for the class to make. I think they required at least 10 people sign up for the class, and only 5 did, so no class. He was really in a bind. It was not a class that was part of his major, so went to his adviser and got permission to take the class online from another school. He ended up taking the class online in a mini-mester over the Christmas break.
I am trying to catch up after taking a semester off a few years ago. I will have 12 classes after this fall semester until I graduate. The problem is that my school continues to offer classes I needand then cancel them a few days before classes start. Essentially, I'm scared that I'm going to get down to 3 or 4 classes and they won't have but one or two for me to take, causing me to stay for another semester. Any ideas?
I've heard of people complaining and the school giving them and individual class online for them to take but I'm not sure how to get that.
Talk to your advisor in advance about your FIRM need to graduate ASAP. If classes are cancelled, at the last minute, perhaps a different class can be substituted in it's place. He may also know which classes are more likely to be cancelled so you can try to take those first. My daughter thought that she would be graduating in May 2011 and found out in March that she had one required class left to take (somehow it had been overlooked) so she had to return to school or one more semester (the class was only offered fall so she couldn't take it in summer). In her case there was not any way to get it waived. Also, to get loans she needed to be a full time student. It was an extremely expensive error ($9,000 plus in student loans, not to mention lost wages).
I can't believe that a college can jerk students around like that by cancelling classes so late. I don't think that most Colleges/Universities do that.
Ive seen many schools allow substitute classes if their offering schedule does not allow you to graduate on time. Definitely speak up to advisers and such.
I agree with all of the above posts. But honestly. finishing on time? What is on time? For an increasing number of students it's not four years.
People change majors, schools, and sometimes classes are not available.
If you have not finish in four years, you are in good company.
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