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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Important Things to Consider as You Register for Winter Classes
Since winter quarter registration is starting for some students and will soon take place for everyone, it seems like a good time to post a few important announcements and reminders regarding the upcoming term.

Full information about college admissions and class registration is available from the De Anza College web site. If you plan to register for classes you should check now for important deadlines, policies, class lists, and other important information.
De Anza College, like all colleges in California, is contending with very difficult and challenging budget reductions this year. Those of you who signed up for fall classes already know about over-crowded and full classes, canceled classes, and overall reductions in course sections. With this in mind, there are some strategies you might consider:

Sign up for all of your classes as soon as possible. This will help protect you from two risks: the class you want may be full if you wait too long or, ironically, the class could be canceled if you and other students don't sign up. (The college will begin canceling some low-enrolled courses as early as mid-December.)
If you need a 12-unit schedule to maintain your full-time status, consider signing up for at least one more course than the minimum you need. That way you won't fall below 12 units if the college cancels one of your classes late in the registration cycle. (If this doesn't happen you could choose to stay in all of the classes or you could drop one later.)
If you think you "might decide to take a class" don't wait to sign up. If you wait too long the class may well be full or canceled. Better to sign up for the "maybe" class to avoid losing that option completely.
Stay on top of your registration status and fees. If you don't pay fees you might find that you are removed from classes that you registered for. By the time you discover this and fix the problem the class may have no room left. Moral of the story: Take care of fees by or before deadlines.

I hope to see many of you from this quarter's Music 51: Intro to Electronic Music in the winter quarter Music 8: Intermediate Electronic Music class. Not only does Music 8 allow you to continue to work with our hardware and software, but it expands and adds to your knowledge developed in the Intro class. We'll integrate the Logic application with Reason using Rewire, and we'll focus on designing and creating your own sounds using a variety of synthesis methods and samplers.

Posted by Dan Mitchell on 11/25/09; 1:59:36 PM. | Discuss

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