They felt the Principles course was a better course to keep. He said he would pass along the concern. Ballou wondered what the rationale was for having so many two-credit courses. Lee said it works better for the discipline and students are in agreement. The two-credit option is available only for elective courses.
Faculty feel it is better for students to be able to stop after two credits if they want.
Lee said they are two-credit courses. Thielke wondered how these 2-credit offerings would be listed in the Class Schedule . Lee said each 2-credit course would meet for 7.5 weeks for the full number of hours each week, so if the student takes the full 4 credits, they go for the entire semester. Korth said he was not sure it was the CC's concern, but there is no withdrawal period for students taking the second 7.5 weeks. Whelan said he was talking to a Twin Cities faculty member about the pre-pharmacy curriculum and he said that students must have microeconomics.