Re: Low enrollment courses

["Shapiro, Mark" <mshapiro@EXCHANGE.FULLERTON.EDU>]

Here at Cal State Fullerton we follow a somewhat flexible policy on low
enrollment courses.  We have minimum enrollment targets for courses
depending on the level and type.  For example lower-division courses
have higher limits than upper-division and graduate courses.  General
education courses have higher minimums than service and major courses.
Exceptions to the limits are made for upper-division and graduate
courses that are required for the degree.

In addition, the bottom line really is the budget.  Thus, a department
often is allowed to "balance" a few advanced courses that don't meet the
limit with other courses that have robust enrollments.

Dr. Mark H. Shapiro
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
California State University, Fullerton
Phone: 714 278-3884
FAX: 714 278-5810
email: mshapiro@fullerton.edu
web: http://chaos.fullerton.edu/Shapiro.html
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-----Original Message-----
From: Forum for Physics Educators [mailto:PHYS-L@list1.ucc.nau.edu] On
Behalf Of Spagna Jr., George
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 10:07 AM
To: PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU
Subject: Re: Low enrollment courses

Joel Rauber asked:

-----Original Message-----
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