This week is open registration for spring 2010 classes at the University of Georgia. We at UGAKey.com want to provide you a few updates which will help you registration experience.
The Red and Black has a good article today that discusses the declining number of classes across campus and the declining number of tenure and tenure-track professors. Students have always had trouble getting needed classes in some majors (*cough*, International Affairs and Political Science), but this trend is spreading. The University and individual departments are making continual budget cuts, and keeping professors is hard on a short budget (as is filling vacant professor positions). So departments are offering fewer classes.
This ultimately means many students are having trouble finding good classes. That’s where we come in.
UGAKey.com helps you pick the best classes of those being offered. Need an International Affairs class and none taught by the big name professors are being offered? Check out UGAKey.com and look for good graduate assistants, and make sure to check classes in Political Science and Public Administration (which can fulfill an IA major). Do you need more classes to stay full-time? Look on UGAKey.com for good courses. Are you worried about losing the HOPE Scholarship and not being able to cover your tuition bills? Look at UGAKey.com, browse an offered course’s syllabus, and find the classes that will keep you HOPE-eligible. Drill down through departments and professors, sort classes by GPA or number of withdrawals to find what works best for you.
Remember, we have the most recent grades available (along with many course syllabi) so you can make the best decisions for your class schedule.
But that’s not all. We are continuing to make improvements at UGAKey.com to help students, including:
- We are currently testing professor reviews, which will complement the course grades that are already offered. You will be able to rate professors on the overall course, homework, exams, and lectures, and provide general feedback. We really believe this will help students register for classes.
- We are also waiting for the University to release textbook lists, so we can help you find the cheapest books possible.
- We will also be obtaining Fall 2009 grade data as soon as it is available.
As you register (and in January during Drop/Add), remember to use UGAKey.com. And check back, because we hope to have new and helpful features out soon.
~The UGAKey.com Developers