INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / MARCH 27, 1990

 

 

 

Memorandum to all College employees and students

Registration Priority Proposal

I have requested that a copy of the Proposal concerning Registration
Priority be printed in Inside Douglas College. Included is a memo from Bill
Day which outlines the approval process for the proposal. Please take this
opportunity to review the proposal and the process for approval, and pass
any comments concerning either to me no later than April 15, 1990. The
Committee welcomes any feedback you may wish to give.

PH. Angus, Registrar

Memorandum to College Management Committee

 

Registration Priority Review Committee:
Proposed Process for Addressing Report

My summary recommendations are as follows:

1. Draft report of the Review Committee to be submitted to the Divisional
Education Committees for comment and criticism, and to be published
simultaneously in the "Insider" for faculty and student response.

2. The Review Committee receives criticisms and revises the draft as
considered appropriate. DEC’s informed of Committee's actions.

3. Revised draft presented to 4C’s for
comment/criticism/recommendations.

4. Proposal presented to joint meeting of the College Management
Committee and the College Education Committee, together with
commentary from the 4C’s.

5. If consensus is achieved, recommendation to the College Board for
changes to the College Philosophy / Registration Priorities.

6. If consensus is not achieved, the matter will be referred to the College
President for further consideration.

7. If further consideration does not result in consensus, then the differing
major viewpoints will be presented to the College Board, directly or on
paper, together with recommendations from the President.

Bill Day

Registration
Priority
Review
Committee
Proposal

BACKGROUND:

Over the last four years, there
has been considerable dissatisfac-
tion expressed within the College
as well as by the community at
large concerning our registration
priority system. New students as a
group have felt the greatest impact.
A large number of this group have
been unsuccessful in obtaining
their first choice courses, and in
some cases, any courses at all. Stu-
dents in closed enrollment
programs have not suffered this
fate, but there are considerable wait
lists for most closed enrollment
programs.

Unfortunately, no priority sys-
tem will resolve this situation. The
College is funded to a particular
level and has, at its disposal, a cer-
tain level of resources. Some of our
difficulties may be addressed by
the creation of new campuses, such
as the Thomas Haney Centre, and
the new Coquitlam Campus. How-
ever, every indicator shows that for
the short term (5 to 6 years) there
will continue to be enrollment pres-
sures that the College will be un-
able to meet. Therefore, no matter
what priority system is in place at
the College, certain students will be
unable to access courses or
programs.

The current system has been in
place since the College’s inception
in 1970. Because of the general dis-
satisfaction, it appeared an oppor-

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