Spring 2008

Most of you have scheduled your classes for spring 2008 semester. It is important to remember that you do have some control over your schedule and you should research your professor and your courses.

To research your courses you can go to http://www.courses.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/relay.exe/query?qid=courseOfferingSubjectList. The site has the schedule of classes for spring 2008. It has the times for each section number, who the professor will be, and how many spots are still available. If after your schedule is run you don’t like the way your class times have lined up you can try and change them. This website makes it really easy to compare the possible class times to your schedule and find a section time that fits. Once you figure out what section and division you want to change to go to Hovde Hall the first few days before classes start and then to Schleman Hall the two weeks after classes begin. You will pick up a section/division form to fill out and the staff will help you with the rest. It is important to know that division changes are first come, first serve so you need to get there early, and you should only request one change per day. Each night ssinfo does a new schedule run and you can check if it was switched. If it wasn't you can try again the next day because students will be constantly dropping and switching classes.

To research your professor you should check with friends who have had the professor and get their opinions. Generally you can change your professor if you don't like what you hear since most classes have multiple sections with multiple professors. To find out more about your professor you can go to www.ratemyprofessors.com which has ratings for a lot of professors. I have found it to be very helpful and accurate. It has a rating scale for average helpfulness, average clarity, average easiness, hotness total (probably a questionable rating), and overall quality. Most people write comments about the professor’s teaching style and attitude which are the most helpful.

I would definitely recommend trying to change your schedule if you are unhappy with those 7:30's.