<p>I read that the cal poly graduation rate is around 20-30% for 4 year, and around 50-60% for 5 year. Why is this grad rate so bad? Are classes hard to get, or is another factor involved? Even the UC’s rates hover around 50-60% for the 4 year. It concerns me a bit…</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>They are putting a stop to lifetime students.</p>
<p>Hello all Computer Science and Software Engineering Students –</p>
<p>Please note important changes summarized below and also read the Engineering Advising Center website, [College</a> of Engineering - Academic/Administrative Probation](<a href=“http://www.eadvise.calpoly.edu/policy/probation.php]College”>http://www.eadvise.calpoly.edu/policy/probation.php) on Academic Expectations. Please read the posted info very carefully. Bookmark the site and refer to it every quarter.</p>
<p>The following summarizes the new guidelines sent by the CENG Dean, Dr. M. Noori to all departments. Each department and its students must adhere to the following rules. Please keep this email for future reference</p>
<pre><code>* 1)- The new freshmen and transfer students this year will be informed they need to graduate in no more than 13 quarters if they are entering as FR or no more than 7 to 9 quarters if they are entering as TR students (time varies for TR’s based on major).
2)- We will also be notifying our continuing students that we will be increasing our minimum academic requirements in order to remain in good academic standing. Students will be required to complete a minimum of 45 degree applicable units per academic year (with summer as a “catch up” quarter if they get behind). In addition, students will be informed that they should be averaging 15 degree applicable units per quarter if they are planning to only attend 3 quarters per academic year.
3)- The students will be told to pay special attention to following their flowcharts and always check with their major departments so they know when their major courses will be offered so they do not get out of sequence.
4)- Students will be required to complete their math and science courses as early in their careers as possible (since they are prerequisites to many of our courses) and they will be required to complete a minimum of 6 units of major/support course work per quarter.
5)- I am asking all department chairs to refer ALL “change of major” and “add a major” form to the Advising Center for review.
6)- It is extremely unlikely that we will be approving any double majors in the future given our current budget challenges (see the Advising Center web-site for more information about double majors). The State only has the resources to provide one degree per student and to those students who graduate in a timely manner. However, we do want to encourage our good students to pursue graduate degrees.
7)- We also do not want to encourage minors unless students can complete them within the 13 quarters for FR or 7-9 quarters for TR students.
8)- Students asking to change their majors will not be able to do so if it delays their graduation.
9)- Students who have multiple “repeats” are also a group of students we will be looking at in a more intrusive manner than we have in the past. These students will be receiving a letter for the first time stating they are “at risk” of being dismissed for non-completion of the required amount of course work.
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<p>For some people it’s hard to get into classes. For me, I was lucky. I was among the very, very last to register for classes and I still got into all of my classes that I wanted to take. I’m determined to graduate in 4 years. So far, I’m ahead of schedule. (Looking at my major’s flowchart)</p>
<p>Some of my friends want to take it easy. I have a friend who’s majoring in electrical engineering and he’s only taking 3 classes next quarter. Also, because of how much Cal Poly costs, students here are more inclined to take it easy and stay a couple of more years.</p>
<p>Thanks for your responses guys. It seems as though many of the larger/more competitive majors are causing this and the amount of grad years depends on the individual. I really hope to get out of the geology department in 4 years.</p>
<p>Scoring 3 or higher on your AP tests so that you don’t have to take those classes can have a significant impact.</p>
<p>so what if im in engineering and i got a three on the english US history and Euro exam, and i got a four in calc. would that mean i have up to 16 units already?? like towards graduation?</p>
<p>I’m very peeved at the measures they are doing to increase the graduation rate. I’m a 3rd year student who has a senior standing because I am taking courses for my major and pre-reqs for a masters program. Once I exceed 180 units (I’m at 150 now) I can no longer register for classes and the school registers classes for me. It puts me in quite the predicament now and I need to figure out how I can still enroll in courses for my masters.</p>
<p>Hey I am a first year major, and I was deeply concerned with these statistics also prior to entering Cal Poly. What I’ve found is that the reason for this is that Cal Poly runs on a quarter system, where the majority of students only stay for 3/4 quarters (dont come to summer quarter). The students that are concerned about graduating in 4 years tend to stay for the summer quarter, and stack their load at around 16-20 units per quarter. </p>
<p>So far, I have had no trouble getting into my classes. I was the 2nd to last group in the registration cycle for winter registration, and still found a bunch of classes to enroll in. </p>
<p>If you are further concerned about graduating in 4 years, you can visit whatever department your interested in, and they will have a sample 4 year graduation schedule.</p>
<p>“so what if im in engineering and i got a three on the english US history and Euro exam, and i got a four in calc. would that mean i have up to 16 units already?? like towards graduation?”</p>
<p>jsturavgazn: Cal Poly only gives credit for AP Euro as Hist 111 which Engineers don’t need, and to get credit for AP US History, you also need AP US Gov (I think). The 4 in AP calc should count as 1 quarter of calculus at Cal Poly.</p>
<p>Here’s the link to Cal Poly’s AP Credit chart for 2009:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ess.calpoly.edu/_records/Degree_Progress/articdoc/apcred2009.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ess.calpoly.edu/_records/Degree_Progress/articdoc/apcred2009.pdf</a></p>