<p>Got2BGreen - I really do understand what you are saying; that someone at an LAC should be willing to explore nearly anything. I agree with this to some extent, but whose to say the class they got shut out of wasn’t an attempt to explore something they had wanted to for some time? It isn’t always as simple as saying they can take it later. Some classes are only offered every other year, and they may be abroad that next time. Or the professor may go on sabbatical. Nothing is perfect, of course, and life always has these disappointments. But we have to remember who the customer is. It is an extraordinary situation (in our country at least) when a provider offers a product that is sold at a premium price ($50,000+!! in many cases) and the elements of that product are advertised (the course catalogs), but then you get there and they steer you to something else, because what you wanted was not available. Some people might call that bait and switch. That might be a slightly exaggerated description, but it isn’t too far off. Maybe there should be a partial refund when people have to take classes that are not their first choice. I guess that will happen the same time an LAC wins the NCAA national football championship, lol.</p>
<p>I do think, however, there really should be no charge at any school for the student that is forced to go an extra semester or year through no fault of their own to complete an major. That is just outrageous to promote a product that is understood to take four years and $200,000 to obtain, and then not provide the required components to all individuals in that time-frame.</p>