Does anybody know of any colleges or universities that give out predetermined schedules?

I suppose this IS an imposition if there are many sections of several classes available and you weren't given the opportunity to register for the hours and instructors of your choice. But if it is a very specialized department or sub-set of nursing and there is only one section of each class offered, and in order to keep everyone "on the same page," so to speak, all students in that program are required to go through together in this set of classes as scheduled, then that isn't unheard of. That is how I completed my major coursework in undergraduate school at Western Washington University.

I was in the recreation/leisure studies program (now lumped in under the Department of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation). There were only about 50 people admitted to the department each year, and they all took the same classes together during the time we were taking our subject classes. This is for several quarters out of a four-year degree (our general university requirements were taken with the general student population and were up to each of us to choose and schedule).

The phases were composed of classes restricted to recreation students only. This is the online catalog brief description of the process: ->The Recreation program offers a curriculum for persons interested in careers in recreation and leisure services. It provides a solid professional foundation complemented by concentrations that allow majors to work in a variety of fields, such as outdoor, community, therapeutic, military, and commercial recreation.

In addition to its philosophy of professional study based in priniciples of liberal education, the Recreation Program features an innovative phased curriculum."The Phase" is a four-part sequence of courses which students typically enter in the spring of their sophomore year and finish the fall of their senior year. Approximately 45 students enter and complete the four blocks of phases together as a community of learners. This arrangement has many advantages, chief among them: * A supportive community of fellow students, faculty, and alumni.

* A variety of learning environments in addition to the classroom, such as overnight retreats, field experiences, and professional conferences. * Greater access to faculty and comprehensive advising. * Being part of the Phase tradition and its growing alumni network throughout the state, region, and nation.

->The Phase, in a word, is special. We encourage you to ask faculty, students, and graduates about it. (from here: http://www.wwu.edu/pehr/Recreation/degree_information2.shtml) If you visit the class schedule page you'll see a link to each phase (offered in a specific quarter each year).

We were very busy with all of these classes and were discouraged from trying to take any other non-recreation classes at the same time. http://www.wwu.edu/pehr/Recreation/class_schedule.shtml Phase III three isn't listed here, because it is a quarter-long internship. I did my internship in a spring and summer job working for the National Park Service.

They waived Phase 1 for me because I had been teaching mountaineering for several years by the time I reached WWU after two years of community college. I had been invited to address the Phase 1 group about backpacking and mountaineering, and asked to join the program. Initially they said I would have to wait a full year to enter the next year's class to start Phase I, but they finally realized that since the objective of Phase I is to let students see if this is something they want to pursue, I'd already met that goal.

This Phase system is considered an economical way to run a small or specialized program and make sure that everyone has the foundation required to move through the program. I don't know where your course is or the nature of other programs at that school, but this kind of concentrated course work and study situation is probably a good thing for you. It means you'll have cohorts all the way through the program and build strong bonds for both studies now and networking in the future.

Good luck with your studies! Take a deep breath and think about it before you fire off that letter. BTW: the mountain in the university and department banner is Mt.

Baker, in the Cascade mountains east of the Bellingham campus, and I'd climbed that by the time I started school there.

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