Gen Ed Courses' Enrollment Limits Strain '59's Planning, Advisers Say

A freshman adviser charged last night that the lower-level "General Education courses have not expended with the student body," and as a result many of his advisees were forced to make their choices of Humanities and Social Sciences courses not on the basis of which course they wanted to take, but "on which course had room for them." The problem did not exist with the Natural Sciences courses, he said, because many students are permitted to waive that requirement.

Several advisers alleged that situation was made more difficulty by courses which have enrollment limitations not listed in the catalog. It could not be determined last night which courses followed this practice.

Several other advisers reported that freshmen were refused admittance to certain courses, and one said that a least half of his advisees had been forced to change their course plans radically after learning that they were not admitted to one or more of the courses they had originally chosen.

Final study cards were not due until today, so some advisers were unable to say how their advisers had been affected by quotas in courses. One, who had served as an adviser before, said that his freshmen had no trouble because he had warned them to arrive early at the sectioning meeting and all course meetings.

Limited enrollments are listed for the following elementary General Education courses offered this year: Humanities 6--200 members; Natural Sciences 3--350 members; Natural Sciences 5--150 members; Social Sciences 2--300 members; Social Sciences 4-200 members; Social Sciences 5-200 members.