The spring semester at NSU starts Jan. 10, 2011, for some this will be their first semester, for others this will be their last. Regardless of hours completed, the enrollment process can be stressful for all students. For lower level students, who are mainly taking general education courses, enrolling may not be as much of a hassle as it is for students who are on a set degree plan.
Students on a degree plan will usually speak to an adviser that is assigned to them and will work together to form a schedule that will be not so overbearing, but will also allow them to take the needed courses to continue in their education. For most students their education comes first, but when a student has prior obligations, such as work or a family, excessive class work can sometimes get in the way.
“It's been tough to my work my class schedule around my other personal schedules,” said Rachel Manes, Hulbert senior. “I found out that some of the classes I need to graduate are meeting at the same time next semester and that is making enrolling kind of difficult.”
Aside from scheduling conflicts there are other things that slow down the enrollment process for students. The university requires payment of all outstanding balances and tickets before a student can enroll for the upcoming semester.
“An issue that I'm having right now is that I can't even enroll until I pay tuition, if the classes I need fill up, then I'm stuck,” said Manes. “These classes are almost all that is standing between me and graduation.”
For those who still need to enroll or who are interested in becoming a new NSU student, enrollment will continue until mid January.
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