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Class Cancellation Policy
SCS firmly believes that our primary mission is to serve our
students. Our course cancellation policy tries to serve the
interests of our students, while also balancing the interests
of our faculty who commit their valuable time to teaching
and preparing for our courses.
As a general principle, SCS policy is to cancel any course
with inadequate enrollment three days before the first class
meeting. SCS believes that students must be given ample opportunity,
if a class is cancelled, to choose an alternate course. If
a class is cancelled after the first session it could result
in students being unable to get into their alternate course
because it may have closed due to full enrollment.
In the weeks leading up to the start of a term, the SCS Academic
Directors work closely with the Associate Dean to determine
what classes might not reach minimum enrollment. Departments
and faculty are notified if a given class appears that it
may not be held due to low enrollment. If enrollment for that
class does not increase in the final week, SCS is obliged
to cancel the class and notify the students so they may select
another course.
During the academic year, this cancellation procedure may
be modified to reflect the need for students to complete degree
requirements. Courses with low enrollment may not be cancelled
if they are necessary for major completion and/or are the
only courses offered in the discipline during that term.
SCS recognizes the fact that new courses in innovative subject
areas may not draw large enrollments initially. In these circumstances,
SCS may make exceptions to the above-stated cancellation policy
and procedures.
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