Class cancellation policy changes recommended

Academic senate and administration looking at keeping low-enrolled classes open

STEVEN TAN Reporter @stevent_roundup

Unfamiliar technology may have hindered courses from meeting the required number of 15 enrolled students, resulting in closed class sections, school administrators said.

However, leaders in the Academic Senate are revisiting a recommendation by the Academic Policy Community (APC) that will decide whether their concerns about the current policy will go to administration for consideration.

Vice President of the APC

Adrian Youhanna explained the process for the initial discussion regarding the Notion Proposal document on class cancellation that was put forth by the senate members.

“The APC voted unanimously in favor of the Notion Proposal, which states that our recommendation is that classes with 10 or more students enrolled remain open until the end of the first week of the semester,” Youhanna said. “The culture needs to change. Students have to add classes.”

Vice President of Academic Affairs Sheri Berger said administration seeks to optimize resources for student needs and success. However, low enrollment indicates that specific courses that don’t fulfill the requirement are not needed.

"To change the policy, students would need to sign up early for their classes,” Berger said. “It will show us that there is a high demand for the class, and we will keep it open.”

Berger said that if the class