Hello, I'm writing last Friday's blog today because Friday was a full day of Express Advising and my schedule was a little different. I think I've mentioned Express Advising in past posts, but basically it is walk-in advising for quick questions during "high traffic periods." Friday was a high traffic day because it was the deadline for dropping a class, electing credit/no credit, AND completing grade replacement forms.
Grade replacement is a new policy this semester, so it was another item that I have learned about since starting the full time position. If a student took a course previously and received a C- or lower, he or she can take the same course again to replace the old grade, provided he/she earns a higher grade this time around. Students can only do this for up to 10 credit hours during their time here, and only UIUC courses apply (so if a student did poorly in calc I here, he/she can't take it at another college over the summer to replace the UIUC grade).
I think I had more students come in to complete grade replacement forms on Friday than to drop a class or elect credit/no credit for a class. I was a little surprised by this, perhaps partly because I have not used these forms before since it's a new policy. So far it seems pretty popular. Since it's so new, I haven't heard anything data-wise about how many people are using the policy, but it will be interesting in the future to see how students use it and if any complications come out of the policy. If anything groundbreaking surfaces this semester, I'll let you know!
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