Pre-enrollment procedure debated
University administrators have talked about adopting a pre-enrollment system but it's still in the talking stage as far as KU is concerned, according to James K. Hitt, registrar.
"Enrollment operations are complicated enough without adding to the problem with pre-enrollment," he said. "Our policy has been to enroll students at the beginning of each semester after they have met with their counselors."
For several years KU has used IBM computers to distribute classes. They complete the actual enrollment at a cost of both less money and less time than the manual system.
COST IS ANOTHER prohibitive factor.
"A switch to pre-enrolment would cost more money. And when one is faced with finances as KU is, the least expensive method is used," Hitt said.
CC tries enrollment experiment
Pre-enrollment in KU's Centennial College program is in full swing this week as the student advising period ends today.
For the past week 450 men and women freshmen participating in the revolutionary program have been counseling with their advisors to plan a tentative schedule of classes for spring semester.
Dean Jerry Lewis said the students have reacted well to the counseling session and many students "seem to be thinking ahead."
ON NOV. 21, faculty advisors will return all enrollment cards filled out during the counseling sessions, Dean Lewis said.
No action will be taken until after Dec. 19 when the Preliminary Schedule of Courses for the spring semester will be published.
"Centennial College students will want to check the schedule even though it is tentative to see whether there are additional courses being offered," Dean Lewis said.
He said copies will be available at the centennial college office in the basement of Oliver Hall after that date.
A SECOND ADVISORY period begins Jan. 3, 1967, the day school reconvenes following Christmas vacation. It will be necessary for students to make appointments with their advisors again to complete registration.
Dean Lewis said spring semester schedules will be confirmed by the Office of Admissions and Records Jan. 20, the day the fall semester ends.
Centennial College students will complete their enrollment before Feb. 2-3 at which time the remainder of KU students will enroll.
Money stolen from billfold
Between $250 and $300 was taken from a lost billfold yesterday afternoon on the KU campus.
Francis Abel, buildings and grounds employee, reported he lost the billfold between noon and 2 p.m. yesterday. It was later returned with all but the money inside.
This fall's enrollment was 14-800. About 11,000 students were registered during the three-day period.
In switching to pre-enrollment the number of students and the problem of having a staff ready to accommodate students ahead of regular enrollment would have to be considered, Hiit said.
FRCBABLY THE major advantage of pre-enrollment is that students would have more time to select courses.
"However, students can have too much time." H.itt said. "Then
they aren't quite certain what they want to take."
Another advantage would be less congestion at enrollment time.
"Sometimes we have been swamped during enrollment periods . . . so much so that not all of the students are enrolled during the three days allotted," he said.
At Kansas State University, where pre-enrollment is used periodically, problems have been minimal, said E. M. Gerritz, Dean of Records and Admissions.
"WE WILL BEGIN our pre-
enrollment process Monday, Nov. 28," Gerritz said. "I see no major problems for the program here."
The pre-enrollment starts with seniors and graduate students at K-State. Then juniors, sophomores and freshmen plan tentative schedules.
Gerritz said one problem did arise at K-State last fall when a computer broke down and designated some students as "pre-dated failures." He said the students actually didn't fail—they simply weren't acceptable—at least the computer didn't think so.
"The program presents us with reasonably sound figures with which to forecast class enrollments," Dean Gerritz said. "Without the system we would be at a disadvantage."
By Dec. 17 nearly all of the 11,000 students expected to register for the spring semester will have filled out pre-enrollment schedules.
Daily Kansan
Friday, November 18, 1965
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