| Show More On the Semester w Switch By Andrea Casper Writer biter A Semester Coordinating Team has been assembled to help with the transition from quarter to semester in the fall of 1998 The consists of one student and about twenty staff and faculty members arid and is headed by Marjorie Carson academic vice president and Chair Kathy Reavy The main idea behind the change is to make it easier for students to transfer schools in state nationally and internationally We were ordered to do it That is the bottom line Reavy said It is the same system but now it is in two parts instead of three One third of credits earned will be dropped The suggests that students use sum sum- mer quarter of 1997 to catch up on the credit hours that might be lost The is working hard on seminars seminars seminars sem sem- inars to alleviate the impact of the change There will be seminars starting starting starting start start- ing fall of 1997 which will explain to students the effects it has on their personal situation Reavy said Individual help is the most important tant thing Next school year ill be devoted to informing students of exactly how to prepare for the conversion The also suggests students take an interest interest interest inter inter- est in the personal situation in order to get the maximum hours in the minimum minimum minimum min min- time The required credit hours for all degrees will change with the new semester system All associate degrees will require a minimum of 63 and a maximum of 69 credit hours All bachelor degrees will require ire a minimum of and a maximum of credit hours Officials state that if students take 16 15 credit hours each semester they will be able to achieve an AA or AS in four semesters semesters semesters semes semes- and a BA or BS in eight semes semes- This year has been devoted mainly mainly mainly main main- ly to educating professors who in turn will educate the students Some professors will completely change their curriculum to fit ten weeks into sixteen weeks of class time The send out a news letter and also has a home page on the internet They are encouraging any questions or problems to come straight to them Most of their interaction interaction interaction inter inter- action will be done through mail unless a students takes a personal interest in seeking them out |
