<p>I'm trying to avoid freaking out over minor scheduling issues, but I'm running into lots of walls with course availability. I'll already be at school for the next two summers to catch up from mistakes I made this semester, but I'm having trouble getting the classes I need to get back on track now. Is it common for students to be set back from graduating on time due to not being able to get classes? Would it be whiny if I went to an advisor about not getting the classes I need? I'm worried that they'll just say "that's the way it is" or something. I can only get into 2 classes I need for spring and don't want to just waste time or money on filler classes, but I'll lose a scholarship if I don't amass 30 credits for the year. It's troubling to imagine that I won't graduate the next 4 years. Suggestions?</p>
<p>Is there another school around you can take summer classes at? Just make sure those credits would transfer back!</p>
<p>I’m running into a similar situation! Well, I’ve only jsut completed my first quarter of college, but I already messed up and now I need to take clases in the summer to get back on track.</p>
<p>What I’m doing, though, is planning to take a couple CBEs (Credit By Examination). If you have any knowledge in whatever courses that you can’t get into, see about taking one of those type of tests. Heck, independent study can sometimes be better than learning it in a traditional class setting, and it may also be your only chance without pushing yourself even further behind. You can also check on CLEP tests too, although I’m not sure if these will be of any more help.</p>
<p>Good luck with whatever you do!</p>
<p>At my school if you need the class for your major and it’s full, you can just get an override to register for it…does it not work that way at every school?</p>
<p>^^It does not. At my school you can waitlist and if you cant get off the waitlist sometimes the professor will make an override depending on your position on the waitlist. If you really need the class for your major you may be able to pull a few strings, but that is not an official policy. </p>
<p>Course availability is something to look at when selecting a school in the first place. I highly recommend going to your adviser. He may be able to squeeze you in, but if not he may also be able to come up with options you havent thought of to get you back on track to graduate in four years. My adviser has come up with all sorts of crazy things I’d never have thought of for me.</p>
<p>Advisors do have the ability to override the system and allow you to be an “additional” in the class. Just go visit them as TwistedxKiss said too. I had to change a class cause the times it were availability weren’t possible for me so he overrode the system for me to be in a certain class since it was full to make my schedule work.</p>
<p>It depends on the school. Many schools will accommodate students who need to take a full class; but some schools are lacking resources to an extend that students are frequently forced to stay for an extra year or two to finish their graduation requirements. </p>
<p>A first indicator might be the 4-year vs 6-year graduation rate at your university. My college has an 81% 4-year graduation rate, which is pretty high. Most students who graduate will graduate within 4 years. The University of South Florida, on the other hand, has a 21% 4-year graduation rate. Barely anyone manages to graduate on time! Their 6-year graduation rate is around 50%. I do not know the reason, but it does take their students longer to graduate. One possible reason might be that students get shut out of classes they would need to take.</p>
<p>So much for general background. I would give you the same advice as the above posters: talk to an adviser. He might be able to get you into the classes you need.</p>
<p>At my school if you cant get into a certain class you want then you can usually email the professor for the class and ask if they can write you in, which instead of registering online you use a drop/add form and the teacher just signs the form saying that you can take the class. If you have problems doing that and its a required course for your major then you can usually go to your advisor and they will override the class being full and register you for that class.</p>
<p>If I ever got shut out of a class I absolutely needed and they refused to put me in the class I would be irate since I pay so much to go to school</p>
<p>At my school the 4-year graduation rate is 56% and the 6-year is 82%. The former doesn’t sound appealing at all. It’s been said that there are a lot of 5th year seniors that stick around for football, but I’m sure there further underlying reasons as well. It’s disturbing how many students are so lackadaisical about graduating on time. I just don’t want to be one of those people. </p>
<p>Going back home and knocking out some gen eds at the local CC would be ideal academically, but probably a bad move financially. I really want to study abroad and perhaps find an internship, but I may have to deal with the fact that I might be here every summer.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies! I think I’ll talk to my advisor during drop/add week if I can’t work out my scheduling issues by then.</p>
<p>“Going back home and knocking out some gen eds at the local CC would be ideal academically, but probably a bad move financially.”</p>
<p>Don’t you have that backwards?</p>
<p>^Nope. I’ve got everything covered up here. If I go back home it’ll all be out of pocket (which is empty). Courses are known to be easier at the CC, so I could take something like Physics and Calc 2 at home and get As, while I’ll probably have to struggle a bit for a B or B+ here.</p>