Stroud Courier

Issue date: 4/10/03 Section: News

Media Credit: Denise Napoli Chuck Coffman at registration office with Clotidle Fitzsimmons

The tension mounts as students at East Stroudsburg University prepare for another session of scheduling. The student union is buzzing with activity as students sip their morning coffee while pouring over the most recent course selection guide with avid anticipation, hoping that they won't be dissatisfied with the current choice of class times.

Stroud Hall, the university's main classroom building, is alive with commotion as students sit in the lobby in front of the television, anxiously awaiting the fate of their class schedule. Will the class he desperately needs still be open within the next hour? Or will he need to find another class to fill the spot?

These are questions that are ever present in the minds of the student body at ESU as they prepare for another semester of scheduling. The order in which the scheduling takes place is as follows: athletes, honor students, students with special needs, seniors, freshman, juniors, and, finally, sophomores.

Students receive a yellow card in their mailbox that tells them of the allotted time and date when they are to schedule. The phone number of their advisor is also on the card. The student receives a note on their card reminding them they need to meet with their advisor to receive their pin number. The pin number is crucial to schedule on time.

Students are supposed to meet with their advisors prior to their scheduling time to discuss class choice and make sure the student is on the right path. The scheduling process can be confusing for some students, particularly freshmen.

Sarah Price, a junior at ESU, says that "a freshman comes in, and they have no idea how to schedule. The process is new to them. Unless they have an upperclassmanhelping them figure it out, they are very confused. The yellow card isn't very clear. As a freshman I had no idea that I was to meet with my advisor to receive a pin number or anything."

While the process of scheduling may be confusing for incoming freshman, a number of upperclassmen find other inconveniences about it. A common complaint about scheduling is the phone system.

Recently, students have been able to register online as long as they have a pass phrase given to them by their advisor. But if a student does not have a pass phrase, then their only other option is to use the phone.

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