2008 Woodie Awards
Effective winter '08
By: Abbi Burns
Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: Campus LIfe
Faculty and board members have recently removed the winter term residency requirement at California State University, Stanislaus.
Effective in winter term 2008, students are no longer required to enroll in a minimum amount of winter terms. Previously, students had to enroll in a specific amount of winter terms dependent on the grade level of the student when he or she first started attending the university.
"After due deliberation and analysis, it was determined that the requirement was no longer of significant benefit to students," Provost William Covino said.
Associate Vice President of Faculty Affairs Ted Wendt said that the Academic Senate, comprised mostly of faculty, makes decisions related to academic policies such as the winter term requirement.
The requirement was created to help students graduate from the university in an appropriate amount of time: four-years for incoming freshmen and two-years for transfer juniors. However, students sometimes found it difficult to find classes that they needed during the winter term.
"I'm an art major and one winter term only three art classes were offered, and the only one I needed I could not take because of my work schedule," senior Amber Elstad said. "I ended up taking a class that I didn't really need because I had to take something. I think it is good that students can now choose to take a class when one is offered that they need. They can also choose not to enroll in any classes if there are none that they need being offered."
In addition, the classes offered during winter term demand a large amount of dedication and time from students due to the fact that the courses are only one-month long. Classes can be three or four times a week and three hours long. This factor of time sometimes created scheduling conflicts for students who work or have other demands in their life.
"It is always very difficult for me to work during winter term because the courses, and the coursework, take up so much of my time," Credential Student Rick Fetter said.
Effective in winter term 2008, students are no longer required to enroll in a minimum amount of winter terms. Previously, students had to enroll in a specific amount of winter terms dependent on the grade level of the student when he or she first started attending the university.
"After due deliberation and analysis, it was determined that the requirement was no longer of significant benefit to students," Provost William Covino said.
Associate Vice President of Faculty Affairs Ted Wendt said that the Academic Senate, comprised mostly of faculty, makes decisions related to academic policies such as the winter term requirement.
The requirement was created to help students graduate from the university in an appropriate amount of time: four-years for incoming freshmen and two-years for transfer juniors. However, students sometimes found it difficult to find classes that they needed during the winter term.
"I'm an art major and one winter term only three art classes were offered, and the only one I needed I could not take because of my work schedule," senior Amber Elstad said. "I ended up taking a class that I didn't really need because I had to take something. I think it is good that students can now choose to take a class when one is offered that they need. They can also choose not to enroll in any classes if there are none that they need being offered."
In addition, the classes offered during winter term demand a large amount of dedication and time from students due to the fact that the courses are only one-month long. Classes can be three or four times a week and three hours long. This factor of time sometimes created scheduling conflicts for students who work or have other demands in their life.
"It is always very difficult for me to work during winter term because the courses, and the coursework, take up so much of my time," Credential Student Rick Fetter said.
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