He failed two (upper division math) classes at UT Austin when he was supposed to graduate this weekend.
Can he take those two failed classes at UT Dallas as a co-enrollment student of some sort? He wants to move back home and not live in Austin anymore as he’s got a job lined up and everything…
Is there any other option? Or does he have to come back to UT next fall to complete these classes?
Please please help. Summer school isn’t an option the classes he needs are not offered this summer.
P.S He is going to an advisor tomorrow but I don’t know I guess I want to hear from other people who have possibly been through something similar…
Has he talked to the professors to find out if there are any other options? He’s (almost) a college graduate, with a job already lined up. I think you should let him figure this out on his own.
He has (but final grades are posted) and he IS going to figure this out on his own, however he doesn’t have an account on here so that is why I am asking for him. Nothing wrong with a friend helping him.
I just wanted to see if anyone had been through anything similar and what their advice on it might be.
It’s been taken care of. He went to the school the next day, I really just wanted advice from anyone who had been through something similar- not an exact answer but maybe just a “It will be okay because I went through something similar blah blah.” Thanks anyway though.
For anyone looking at this thread in the future, though, I just want to point out that every school I’m familiar with has a rule that IF you fail a class at that school, you may not take it at another school to count for your degree. You must pass it at YOUR school. Otherwise, students who fail a course could just look around for any school where the course is easiest.
Good point @Barfly, I want to also note that my friend was able to find another class that filled required degree requirements and thankfully the class was provided in the summer semester, so it’s no big deal at all.
I just want to tell anyone who’s looking at this in the future not to be embarrassed of how poorly you may have done, TALK TO YOU ADVISOR. His advisor helped him before he even knew what he had to do (she’s great, sent him an email of what to do before he even had the chance to go to her) but yeah, talk to your advisors, that’s what they are there for.
“For anyone looking at this thread in the future, though, I just want to point out that every school I’m familiar with has a rule that IF you fail a class at that school, you may not take it at another school to count for your degree. You must pass it at YOUR school. Otherwise, students who fail a course could just look around for any school where the course is easiest.”
This is NOT necessarily true for the UT Mathematics Department. 18 hours of a math major must be in residence at UT, so in some situations it may be possible to take it away. It also depends on the class, since some may not have an equivalent in transfer. As lovechickfila noted below - talk to your advisor, since every situation is different.
