course planning
SFU should release full course outlines sooner
November 1, 2021by Tamanna T., Staff Writer As winter descends upon SFU, so too does the chaos of course enrollment. Enrollment appointments for Spring 2022 start on November 8, 2021. Students can access MySchedule to plan classes from November 1, just a week before enrollment. Full course outlines need to be published before November 1 at the very least, and students should be notified promptly, so they have enough time to plan their courses and schedules. The anxiety around course-planning is real and it’s an important issue SFU needs to pay more attention to. At the time of writing, there are few…
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Courses SFU should introduce
June 29, 2021By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Not needing parental validation | 48 credits (B-Soc) Do you find yourself having to justify your degree and its “worth” to your parents? This short 16-semester-long course will be valuable as a FASS student. You’ll…
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It’s best to finish WQB courses as early as possible
July 26, 2020By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Writing, breadth, and quantitative (WQB) requirements are sometimes pushed to the end of a student’s degree due to scheduling conflicts and looming dread. These courses can be intimidating because they force students to explore outside their…
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Let students decide how many courses they can and cannot handle
July 28, 2019By: Grace Lo, SFU Student When I entered SFU, I attended a course planning session with an academic advisor. Upon seeing the five courses in my course cart, she suggested I drop at least one of them. I’m still not sure…
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