UNIVERSITY
Classes more crowded this year
By Carrie Dennett
tmeraid Reporter
This year mure students are fighting fur space
in overcrowded classes than in recent years
Although most students haver experienced this
frustration, overcrowding in classes and depart
ments means some students will not la* able to
fulfill cluster or major requirements as quickly as
planned.
Psychology major Kristi Patterson has had to
postpone graduation for an extra term because of
class crowding.
“All the 400 level psychology classes were
filled before registration," she said. “1 have never
gone to pre-registration and had everything In?
filled."
Patterson also was unable to get into the geol
ogy or English classes she needs to fulfill clus
ters.
"1 walked out of registration with six credits,
and I almost lost my financial aid because of it."
Patterson said.
She is now up to 12 credits, but she still cannot
graduate in June as planned.
The Office of Academic Advising in Oregon
flail has seen other students who face problems
graduating due to class crowding
"Students have told us that they will not la?
able to graduate a year or a year and a half from
now, but I have not had anyone come to me and
tell me that they cannot graduate after this term."
said Marla Strange, associate director of the ad
vising office.
For example, in the sociology department, ju
niors are having trouble getting into required
classes.
"The upper-division classes for us closed much
more quickly than last year." said Barbara I.uton.
who works in the sociology department."It's
rough for all the students, but especially for the
juniors, since the seniors were able to register on
Thursday.”
Strange listed three reasons why classes may be
more crowded this term
"Number one: We had a major curriculum revi
sion this year.” she said, referring to the change
in the structure and numbering of many courses.
"In the process of the curriculum revision, it
seems to me that then? is a lower number of actu
al classes."she said.
This year the psychology department con
densed four of its introductory classes into two.
This may or may not be a problem, said Strange,
depending on how many actual seats an? avail
able in each of the three classes this term.
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(Jassos this year, and some may be ttmrd to
postpone graduation if they can't tntnpUSe their
raquimnaits.
Changes in the professional schools' require
ments also may affect crowding. Prior to this fall,
students in the professional schools were re
quired to take only 12 core classes, compared
with 18 for the rest of the University.
Beginning with this year’s entering freshmen,
all University students must take 1H core classes,
placing more students in competition for these
classes.
A third problem this year is the University's ac
ceptance of additional transfer students, despite
long range plans to decrease enrollment These
students usually have more specific requirements
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