Episode 47- 5 Reasons why classes may disappear

I hear it...I don’t know what happened. I registered for the course and it just disappeared. Here are the top 5 reasons why they may happen.

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1. Past due bill
• Paid is full is usually what it takes to keep classes. Do you know the due date?
• If not paid in full was a payment plan arranged with bursar. Get a name of who you talked to. They may be able to get courses reinstated if someone forgot to make a notation.
• Some have a $5 threshold for dropping for payment while others have a larger balance past due. Ask.
2. Academically dropped
3. Course was canceled
• Departments watch enrollment. If a class doesn’t reach a certain number of enrolled students then it doesn’t financially make sense to teach it.
• Did a faculty member leave with no replacement
• Death
• Illness
• Move
• Budget cuts. Universities are hurting with all the covid PPE, refunds, dropped enrollment
4. No longer eligible to remain in course
• Failed the prereq
• The schedule of classes will note prereqs
• A course or courses
• Grades- some allow as low as D- but many require C- or higher
• Did they do P/N option which could be the issue
• Restricted to a major
• Did they recently change majors
• Did they drop a major or a minor that made them eligible
5. It went online
• Meaning it’s not gone but with no scheduled meeting day/time/location it doesn’t appear where your student is looking.
• Look somewhere else.

No matter the reason your student needs to have a plan and work with their advisor now.