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    Paper 4
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    To. Serate
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    Subject: Registration in General Education Courses
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    ' From: Registrar
    The Ca1eidar SttCS that
    students
    WJSC
    take at least ttc
    G
    e
    neral
    two.
    Education
    This
    courses
    means
    so
    :
    tame in the zirst four
    sc esters,
    prf:aly zh firs:
    1.
    Hc'must forma.11y'regjster in the course so we can eilif he should
    be given a grade in It.
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    We must have a grade (P or F) so we can tell if he
    shculd
    be credited
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    with it on the transcript. There. are a iumber of prob1s with this
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    approach.
    1. It is im
    p
    ossible o have aclean re;istrjon. Advisors
    are very casual about the req'i.ir'nzs students don't know
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    , about it and if they do they don't treat
    It
    very
    seriousiy.
    The Ph)$1Cj. Davalopmart Centre likes tO'ajt to register
    plated,
    for their
    which
    courses
    as usuaiy
    untaj.
    .
    all
    a matter
    the other
    of a
    r
    week.
    g1straeLor.
    The ProressionaL
    is
    COrn-
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    , Davelopr.t Program
    sends
    st
    udents to General Education
    Courses after a week or two when the
    E
    ducation Faculty have
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    had a chance to intervai and sort out the deacaencaes in the
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    oackground of the
    sent.
    Once registered on paper the Students
    are very casual about changing from course to course -
    not for credit
    after
    all.
    2. With
    some
    exceptions, the instructors areloath to p.ace any
    restrictions
    as not ta.
    .Lr. )
    on entrance and exit to tie course,
    attendance
    there are"no ways of :andir out wno as attending
    and who
    as
    not. This desarao.a Informality does. mean that a
    student could register, never attend, and yea have recorded on
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    has transcript that he has futi11- ze calendar regulation.
    RECOENakTio:
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    Ragist
    studC2ts only for those
    c
    cu ,
    rses wiere some contc1 of
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    tutorials is necessary, e.g., Radi' OC:L and Eflglish 001. Other courses
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    would
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    ba signed up for in the Registrar's 0f1c after about the third t.aek
    r
    lectures, a last or
    t
    hose sagned up
    zor zre.
    course wouid be kept antha
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    Registrar's Off ice for reference, a note cu
    .
    d be pu: in the s:udent's file
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    stating he had signed for the course. Before graduatjo a check would be made
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    and
    to sea
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    that he had signed for two of the courses. No grade wod ba required
    record of the general education COurs wotd appear on the z:ansdript.
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    The proposal seems to
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    ha General Edutjn
    courses which is to provide an
    o
    pportni
    .
    ryo
    r:
    some
    mild pressure or.
    O
    tudr.ts to broaden their outlook, wi:cu:
    IrIvOlVin.3
    the faculty in a lot of
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    1aporwo:k and without forcing t:
    .
    Registr
    to cert:Lfv' or. the transcri
    p
    t
    that
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    the
    an informal
    student
    list.
    had taken the course
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    when n fact
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    there
    i.s
    no proof of
    this
    except
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    2
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    with sictilar
    It is
    a
    advance
    lso rcom
    credit
    rdad
    b
    that.
    G
    told
    szudnts
    they are
    Gntring
    fr om
    Grad
    or
    two General Education
    courses.
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    exempt frcm
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    the
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    jirGrnent of
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    This
    rec
    °
    oraendatjon was approved by
    the Joint Faculty
    Meeting
    00
    of July 25, 1966
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