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Year-round queries
to be addressed
By Sé J.
Reed
On-line Forty-Niner
Rumors of year-round
school and cheap summer school have caused much confusion
for the Cal State Long Beach student body this semester.
"There's a
lot of misconception on the students' part about summer school
and if or how it will change with year-round operation,"
said Michael Braga, Associated Student Inc. presidential aide
for academic affairs.
A.S.I. will host
the second A.S.I. Townhall meeting Thursday, addressing the
topic of 2001 summer school, in order to dispel any rumors
and to give all students an opportunity to have their questions
about the summer session answered.
At the meeting,
university officials from University College and Extension
Services, enrollment services and financial aid will discuss
all aspects of the changing summer program, and correct the
current misconceptions.
Burger said the
rumor that CSULB will be converting to a trimester-based system,
for example, is not true. The current two-semester system
will not be changed. A third, more traditional summer session
will be phased in gradually, decreasing tuition costs and
allowing students to receive financial aid for summer school,
which is currently not an option.
The 2001 summer
sessions will maintain the same format as previous summers,
with three overlapping sessions of six weeks each.
Many of the changes
planned for the summer sessions have not yet been implemented.
One of the only changes is for an overall decrease in the
tuition costs, which will cap out at $714 for more than 10
units.
The presentation
will also address the issue of limited space. To minimize
the threat of a class filling up, and to dissuade students
from lining up at the registration window at 5 a.m. the first
day, a two-week period has been established to register only
current CSULB students. After that time, the sessions will
open to the public.
Representatives
from UCES, enrollment services and financial aid will be available
to address any concerns not covered in the presentation. General
questions about summer school and the year-round transition
will also be answered.
"This is the
beginning of a conversion," Braga said. "If students
want to get more informed about changes on campus, they should
come."
The A.S.I. Townhall
meeting will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. in the University Student
Union Sunset Lounge. Refreshments will be served.
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