Here is a fact: At one second after the opening of fall registration for sophomore year, all the SAGES seminars in two of the subject areas were closed. All sophomore students are required to take SAGES in all three areas by the end of sophomore year and for a number of students, it appears to be impossible for this to occur, because there are not enough seats. (Some of the SAGES were already close to full before registration began, which strongly suggests that rising juniors had already taken many of the places and thus, this problem is a continuing one.)
I realize these kinds of issues are typical at public universities. For what its worth, and in case folks were wondering, happens at Case too!
It kind of surprises me because all of the classes look really unappealing this semester. A lot of people don’t finish SAGES until their junior year or sometimes their senior year, but rising juniors can pretty much get into any SAGES class they want. It’s fine to take your Departmental Seminar before you finish your University Seminars.
@halcyonheather. Thanks! Good to know. The first year registration guide made it sound mandatory to finish the university seminars by the end of the second year.
Also, don’t worry because they always add more. Because of shifts in department offerings/enrollments and some of the hiring for the next year not being finalized, not all of the SAGES courses are ready to list by the opening of Spring registration.
@nycparent12 its really likely your son or daughter can just sign up and they will add more seats. SAGES are not exactly so popular that one cannot get into them. My son has never had a problem registering for any course in four years at Case. (he is a junior and got into all his courses for first semester senior year already. ). My son takes six courses at times and always gets into everything, including gym classes he wants. For sure SAGES is never a problem, its required and your kid just needs to go find the professor and get in. SAGES are required and the university will let your kid in. Don’t get too worked up about this. Just let your kid deal with it.
At Case, Phi Beta Kappa does require the SAGES portfolio to be complete, so if your son or daughter is getting good grades, then it does make sense to finish off SAGES early. Its a nice honor to get inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as a junior, and this does require getting SAGES out of the way.