The Registrar, however, will not receive positive requests from students that they be placed in a certain tutor's class or with particular classmates. The Registrar will try to accommodate schedule requests for such reasons as job schedule, child care, and commuting complications. These special requests should be made to the Registrar by August 1st. Class Changes Class changes at St. John's College often interfere with the spirit of cooperative learning and with the continuing conversation in both the original and the subsequent class. In some cases discussion with other students in the class is also helpful.
Most classes experience considerable variation in class morale.
Frank discussion of problems usually improves a class. When there is a compelling reason for a class change after the fall semester has begun, the student should present the request to the Assistant Dean both in person and in writing. No student is excused from attending the original class before the transfer request has been formally approved by the Assistant Dean. The student should expect to discuss the reason for the request not only with the Assistant Dean, but also with the tutor of the original class. It is unlikely that the Assistant Dean will approve a class change without seeking permission from the tutors of both classes, although occasionally strict confidentiality is called for.