To: Faculty
From: Phil Barry

INFORMATION ABOUT ENROLLMENTS AND WAITING LISTS

Here are some reminders about dealing with closed classes/waiting lists:

1) REQUIRED CLASSES: If you are teaching a CS required class (or 1107
or 1113), please let as many students as possible. If you are unable
to fit everyone into existing sections, please see Liz or me about the
possibility of opening another section, we will see if the existing 
lecture room will hold the increase.   If letting people in means
that the student to TA ratio for your class will be significantly
above 50 students per TA, please let Liz or me know and we will
investigate the possibility of assigning another TA. Remember that
a number of students will drop over the first couple of weeks.

***2) 5XXX CLASSES: Most 5xxx classes will have 1 TA. (Our ability to add
additional TAs at this point is VERY limited, even if there is a long
waiting list.) This means you will need to gauge how many students to 
let in. Base this on on your current enrollment, how many registered 
students show up the first day, any UNITE or NTU enrollment you have, 
the amount of work your TA will have, etc. Try to let in as many students
as possible without overworking the TA or yourself and without overfilling 
the classroom.

3) STUDENTS DROPPING THE CLASS: Remember that a number of students who
are currently enrolled or on your waiting list will not show up or will
drop the class. Traditionally most classes have seen a 10% drop during
the first week; many have seen more. **Please take this into account when
deciding how many students you can let in.**

***4) UPPER DIVISION OPTION: No 5xxx class is *required* in any of our
degrees; UG students may need to take certain 5xxx classes to fulfill
their upper division option, but the department is willing to accept
other 5xxx CSCI courses as substitutes in the upper division option.

5) PRIORITY SCHEME: When Liz distributes copies of the first day class
lists, she will also hand out the priority scheme for the waiting
lists. The department recommends that you follow this scheme. If you
have a good reason, you may use give preference to some students who
would not normally get in. However, please use extreme discretion if
you give some students special preference since changing the priorities
to make them "fairer" to some students will disadvantage others.