Getting Shut Out of Desired Classes

new42
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:02:55 +0000

I disagree with DinDune that as a parent you should contact Dean Deustch or any other faculty members. You’re son is currently in college and he can contact the necessary people if he sees fit. Yes, classes in the psychology department and other departments such as introductory language classes fill up quickly, but many other classes are still open or reopen the first week of classes when people add and drop. Some professors establish a waiting list if you e-mail them with your interest, others will override you into a class permitting the classroom has enough seats. Some classes actually end up switching to a larger room or opening up another section if necessary. Even if you are shut out of certain classes that may sound interesting there are plenty of other great classes offered at the university. And the musicology classes such as intro to rock or jazz usually fill up after seniors register because most seniors like taking those “fun” classes in their last semesters. It is also sort of a senior privilege to get to take intro to rock or other cool sounding classes like that.