Resolution 03-27: THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART
| Number | 03-27 |
| Description | Wait list for filled classes |
| Authored by |
Tabitha Padilla |
| Sponsored by |
James Urban |
| Date Submitted | Wednesday, November 19, 2003 |
| Date Considered | Thursday, January 1, 1970 |
| General Body Vote | Tuesday, March 9, 2004 |
| Committee | Academic Affairs |
| Result | Passed By Legislative Branch |
| Remarks | PENDING - Memo from President Spaniolo dated September 21, 2004 said "We will consider waitlist functionality after phase one of the new student information system implementation (approx. 18-24 months)" |
| Whereas | Registration can cause stress and problems to undergraduate students as classes fill up quickly; and |
| Whereas | Sometimes it is extremely difficult to sign up for high-demand undergraduate courses, some of which are required in our curriculum; and |
| Whereas | It is a hassle to check back and forth all day to see if someone has dropped a course in order to sign up for it; and |
| Whereas | It will be easier to create a new waitlist option under which students signing up for undergraduate courses have the option to join a waitlist where students are automatically added to a course when space becomes available; and |
| Whereas | The University of Texas at Austin is currently taking this approach to solve their registration problems for the Spring of 2004. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | There be instituted a waitlist option for undergraduate courses; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | The list be used to gauge the number of sections needed for a given course. |