<p>“SJSU is also encouraging students with enough credits to graduate to do so in order to free up seats for new freshmen and transfers.”</p>
<p>Hahahahaha. “Encouraging” students to graduate? The students at SJSU are not being given a choice. Super-seniors (those with high credit counts) are mandated to graduate as fast as possible. They no longer have freedom to choose their path toward graduation - like the German & Biology double major student who was forced to finish the German degree and leave. The student no longer signs up for classes, an Advisor picks the fastest path and physically signs them up because the student is locked out of the online registration system. The student is also not allowed to drop a class without permission, either. If a super-senior student veers from the set path, such as dropping a class without permission (!!!), they are put on an administrative notice/probation.</p>
<p>This is not “encouragement” – this is a strong-armed march to graduation with no room left to take a random elective, finish a Minor, or even CHOOSE between two majors.</p>
<p>I understand there is a budget crunch, but let’s not get ridiculous and use euphemisms like “encourage” when the reality for high-credit seniors (and it happens for lots of reasons, especially if a student started one major and switched late in his/her academic career) is that they are forced/required to graduate asap.</p>