Frustrated about school administration! (VENT!!)

swhite2012

So a little background to try to make this as much sense as possible: I am in my last year of my undergraduate degree in architecture. Our program is very structured. You must take the classes in an order and they are only offered at certain times. The main portion of our education is our studio class which basically equates to 12 hours of class a week. For a long time, this has been split into two 6 hour days. Today we found out that they are changing that next semester to three 4 hour day, plus another 5 hour lab in addition to the other required lecture.

The big problem here is this change has made it nearly impossible to schedule any electives. That wouldn't be an issue except the required classes for us only are 12 credits a semester and we need an average of 15 a semester to graduate. I didn't take enough extra credits early on so I need 15 credits next semester to graduate. Even the architecture electives they scheduled in conflict with the required classes. I could probably find some random 3 credit class to fit in my schedule, but I really would like to have something relevant. I'm not paying all this money to go to a top University to take some random class I don't care about my last semester.

Everyone in my class is pretty upset about it. They're screwing a lot of people over. I don't understand why they had to do this mid-year and not just wait until next year. We got a new Chair of the program this year and he is just making a lot of really poor decisions. They are overall good for the program, maybe. But they are screwing over the students.

I know orchestrating a scheduling system within such a large school has got to be a pain in the as*, but come on!

Ok, vent over. I'm just really pissed. LOLcats/dogs/sharks anyone?

Beads921

I just did my course selection for my second last term of my undergrad. I was looking at what's offered in my last term, and 2 electives I wanted to take are no longer offered then (they used to be). I'm pissed. I was going to get an additional certificate on top of my degree once I finished those 2 electives. I might be able to take them post-grad, but it'll cost more money and be kinda inconvenient. Damn you people who scheduled my courses!

swhite2012

Thanks. The thing is I really don't think they will do anything about it, even if we try to bring their attention to it. Our program admins really have the mindset of "Oh well". People have raised concern about it when it has been brought up in the past as an option and obviously that didn't have any effect.

swhite2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_frustrated-school-administration-vent?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:f1be2d6b-945f-4f4a-8621-a0e299f67a2cPost:3fb3cf9e-8834-487e-901a-e7d14eeefa9f">Re: Frustrated about school administration! (VENT!!)</a>:
[QUOTE]That really sucks, I'm sorry. I just got the schedule for next semester's classes.  A bunch of the electives for my program (we need 3) are being offered at 4 pm instead of 6.  Most of the people in my program work full time and school part time.  So now I either make something work with my job, or I take electives that don't actually mean anything to me.  Grrr.
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</div><div>That's the other issue. Now I will not have blocks to work my current job which is only open during the week 8-5. I know other people who are also in this situation in my program. They basically took away 4 out of the 5 days that I would have blocks of time to work.

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aglardulin

That's terrible, I'm sorry
Maybe you can do an independent study elective or something similar? My advisor was able to get this passed for me, so I could get in my credits for a class when it conflicted with my internship times.

Here you go

polkadot111

Scheduling is always the most stressful and annoying time of the year, isn't it? Gosh, every time scheduling comes up it just never goes smoothly.

Rrrr

becunning2

That stinks! I hope enough people can complain that the administration changes its "oh well" attitude. 

Sugaree5335

I understand how you feel.  I'm supposed to graduate in the spring.  I need three classes.  Two of these classes are only being offered as single sections....at the same time.  So I can either wait until the fall to graduate or take a math elective other than the one that the grad schools look for....grrr

In addition I have to take English 101.  I previously obtained a degree from another university and they allowed me to test out of 101 and placed directly into 102.  This university does not honor that and is requiring I take 101 my last semester.