if I am not switching to the 120 hours I should be able to take 17 hours without paying more!!!!!
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Joshua Deville
12 years ago
Why change from what is a great system now? We pay more than enough for college. Are you making it to wear no one is able to afford it? Seems like it to me. We should be able to make the decision of how many hours we want to take without having to worry if we can continue to afford it. It's already a struggle to begin with.
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William A. Webb
12 years ago
The average maximum load before extra charge is 18 hours. This is ludicrous.
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Paul Childress
12 years ago
I can't he;lp but feel this is an attempt to pay for a football team. Whatever the reason, this is an underhanded approach to filch more money from students.
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Sarah's Father
12 years ago
I understand the increase in tuition, but the reduction in standard credit hours allowed seems unfair. Ohio University would let you take 18 (allowing you to maximize 3 credit hour courses)
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Aaron Sturdivant
12 years ago
This is for me and even more for my friends.
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Max Conover
12 years ago
As a current student at Ohio State University, with many good friends attending Lee, I find this very troubling. Almost every university and public institution in the country allows for a maximum of 18 credit hours. The thought, as mentioned in other comments, is that most classes offered are 3 credit hour courses, and though for some it may be ambitious, it may be necessary to take a course-load of 6 classes in a semester. The only way I can see it is that Lee administration would be doing this for one of two reasons. Either they are using this as a ploy to make money, or they don't believe that their students have the capacity to handle a 6 class courseload. Both of these are troubling to me. I hope that this is resolved, and Lee University comes into alignment with standard university practice seen throughout the country for the sake of her students.
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ashley hill
12 years ago
This is vital for students to graduate on time!!!
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Lee needs to stop building things it can't afford.
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Cynthia Covington
12 years ago
As a parent who assist with the paying for a child's education at Lee, I find this new change not in keeping with the other universities I've checked out. What's even more disturbing is the way in which this has been gone about. When making changes affecting current students without grandfathering them in under the requirements under which they began, you dishearten their desire to complete what the started. This change will no doubt cause students to look elsewhere to fulfill their education needs. Could it be that THIS is why there was no more said or published about the change affecting so many? It causes me to wonder whether or not you, the University, appreciate the quality of the students attending your institution and their earnest desire to be a part of such life-giving place. Perhaps many of the parents who assist/provide funds for their sons and daughter's education should now begin to weigh in on the topic. If the number of credit hours permissible at the same cost is changing, maybe we should consider changes available to us to decrease our investment and yet maintain the level and quality of education our kids receive. Come on Lee, we know the competition is steep and the cost of providing an education is rising, but perhaps the eagerness to become too much too soon and at what cost should be re-evaluated.
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Elijah Holbrook
12 years ago
I thought my school didn't have any secrets, I thought Paul Conn had everyone's best interest. Guess through this it seems as if everyone has dirty laundry.
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Dillon Finnell
12 years ago
I am a music major, if you expect me to graduate in 4 years, I NEED the 17 hour limit. Not the 16
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Kelsey Shores
12 years ago
Honestly, we should be raising our hour limits instead of lowering them. Many other colleges & universities have a higher number hours one can take before having to pay extra. The number of hours vary slightly from institution but normally fall around 18-22 hours per semester.
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Matt
12 years ago
I need the 17 hour limit to be able to graduate on time!
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Brittany Kanerva
12 years ago
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I would like to know who's bright idea disallowing the 17th hour was. I thought the idea of the 120 hour program was to make it easier for students to finish on time and, ultimately, save them money. It seems as if this is an effort to recoup some of that lost revenue...why bother with the 120 hour program at all then?
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Adam Nies
12 years ago
I fully support this petition.
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Neil Cooney
12 years ago
A four year school shouldn't require students to pay a penalty for finishing in four years. That seems self-evident.
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Indyasia Johnson
12 years ago
yeah!
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Molly Corn
12 years ago
This 16 hour limit stems from nothing else but greed. Ridiculous.
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Carole Lynn
12 years ago
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My daughter is a Lee junior who is a double major & has had to take 17 hours to graduate in 4 years....PLEASE keep this option open for future students.
if I am not switching to the 120 hours I should be able to take 17 hours without paying more!!!!!
Why change from what is a great system now? We pay more than enough for college. Are you making it to wear no one is able to afford it? Seems like it to me. We should be able to make the decision of how many hours we want to take without having to worry if we can continue to afford it. It's already a struggle to begin with.
The average maximum load before extra charge is 18 hours. This is ludicrous.
I can't he;lp but feel this is an attempt to pay for a football team. Whatever the reason, this is an underhanded approach to filch more money from students.
I understand the increase in tuition, but the reduction in standard credit hours allowed seems unfair. Ohio University would let you take 18 (allowing you to maximize 3 credit hour courses)
This is for me and even more for my friends.
As a current student at Ohio State University, with many good friends attending Lee, I find this very troubling. Almost every university and public institution in the country allows for a maximum of 18 credit hours. The thought, as mentioned in other comments, is that most classes offered are 3 credit hour courses, and though for some it may be ambitious, it may be necessary to take a course-load of 6 classes in a semester. The only way I can see it is that Lee administration would be doing this for one of two reasons. Either they are using this as a ploy to make money, or they don't believe that their students have the capacity to handle a 6 class courseload. Both of these are troubling to me. I hope that this is resolved, and Lee University comes into alignment with standard university practice seen throughout the country for the sake of her students.
This is vital for students to graduate on time!!!
Lee needs to stop building things it can't afford.
As a parent who assist with the paying for a child's education at Lee, I find this new change not in keeping with the other universities I've checked out. What's even more disturbing is the way in which this has been gone about. When making changes affecting current students without grandfathering them in under the requirements under which they began, you dishearten their desire to complete what the started. This change will no doubt cause students to look elsewhere to fulfill their education needs. Could it be that THIS is why there was no more said or published about the change affecting so many? It causes me to wonder whether or not you, the University, appreciate the quality of the students attending your institution and their earnest desire to be a part of such life-giving place. Perhaps many of the parents who assist/provide funds for their sons and daughter's education should now begin to weigh in on the topic. If the number of credit hours permissible at the same cost is changing, maybe we should consider changes available to us to decrease our investment and yet maintain the level and quality of education our kids receive. Come on Lee, we know the competition is steep and the cost of providing an education is rising, but perhaps the eagerness to become too much too soon and at what cost should be re-evaluated.
I thought my school didn't have any secrets, I thought Paul Conn had everyone's best interest. Guess through this it seems as if everyone has dirty laundry.
I am a music major, if you expect me to graduate in 4 years, I NEED the 17 hour limit. Not the 16
Honestly, we should be raising our hour limits instead of lowering them. Many other colleges & universities have a higher number hours one can take before having to pay extra. The number of hours vary slightly from institution but normally fall around 18-22 hours per semester.
I need the 17 hour limit to be able to graduate on time!
I would like to know who's bright idea disallowing the 17th hour was. I thought the idea of the 120 hour program was to make it easier for students to finish on time and, ultimately, save them money. It seems as if this is an effort to recoup some of that lost revenue...why bother with the 120 hour program at all then?
I fully support this petition.
A four year school shouldn't require students to pay a penalty for finishing in four years. That seems self-evident.
yeah!
This 16 hour limit stems from nothing else but greed. Ridiculous.
My daughter is a Lee junior who is a double major & has had to take 17 hours to graduate in 4 years....PLEASE keep this option open for future students.