With three of her four classes paid for and added to her schedule and one class added to the waitlist, she logs off of the computer and goes on about her day.

A few days later, she returns to check the status of the waitlisted class only to find that all of her classes have been dropped. 

As she attempts to enroll in the classes that she was dropped from, it is too late as all the spots have been filled. 

This is just one of the many scenarios that students experienced this past semester when enrolling in classes, all due to the fee deadlines which state that if a student doesn’t pay all the total amount fees, they will be dropped from all classes.

If all the classes that were initially enrolled and active were paid for, then those classes should have never been dropped. 

Getting into classes that one needs is not that easy nowadays, there needs to be a system that will prevent things like this from happening. 

If classes are dropped it can mean that a student will have another added semester to their time here on campus and some students apply for transfer or their degree and it can possibly push that back from happening. 

Now, some will say that it is a students responsibility to continuously stay updated and check on the status of a waitlisted class. 

However, many students on campus don’t check their EC email due to a variety of reasons.

Some students don’t have access to computers at home, making it difficult to check on a waitlisted class. 

Usually, when a student enrolls in classes or is waitlisted, they don’t check their email or class schedules right away because they are on vacation. 

Most fee deadlines are sometime during winter or summer breaks. 

Some students go on vacation and dealing with classes and or EC websites is the last thing on anyones mind, especially if all of the classes that were active, were paid for in full.

As to how this can be fixed, some possible solutions would be that if a class is added to a schedule, they will have a specific time to pay for the class. 

Maybe students can be alerted via text message that there has been a change to their class schedule. With most students carrying cellphones during the day, a quick text message could avoid any unnecessary dropping.

Another reasonable solution could be that if that class, that was waitlisted isn’t paid for, then it gets dropped alone. Leaving the paid for schedule alone.