<p>^Too, I think this Provost’s Scholars program is more beneficial to the college than the student. The program is just another way to open up seats at the college and move students through the college quicker. Especially with today’s tight university budgets and cutbacks in funding from the state, the state universities are doing everything possible trying to move students through college quicker. The universities don’t like students hanging around 6 or 7 years, they’d like them out in 4 years, or less, to free up classroom seats. I think a program like the Provost’s Scholars is more for show by USF so when they go to the state looking for more funding or less cutbacks, USF can wave programs like Provost’s Scholars around and say “Hey we’re doing everything we can to reduce spending so keep giving us financial support!”–saying this full well knowing only a handful of students are doing the program.</p>
<p>BTW, what I’m doing getting all the credits paid for by Bright Futures might not fly today for newer students because of changes in Bright Futures rules a yr or 2 ago, I am grandfathered in with older guidelines and rules.</p>