Tudents Find D Etting Second Ifficulty Degree
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Spartan 1 ally Volume 72, Number 37 Serving the San Jose State Community Since 1934 Monday, March 26, 1979 tudents find d ifficulty etting second degree t h semester units counted toward the advisers where they are coming degree." from, with how many units and for .a ot meeting According to a memo issued by not declaring a major. Richard Whitlock, dean of un- SJSU Ombudsman Jo Ella equirements dergraduate studies, "This problem Hannah agrees. The problem, she is caused by post-baccalaureate said, comes from students not un- By Mary T. Lee students who derstanding what the policy is and itu are unofficially Problems with obtaining a working on a second not reading the catalog. eai baccalaureate ond baccalaureate degree have degree objective." "Half of the complaints I get ea ome increasingly frequent and The memo, directed to graduate could be resolved if students would ig( nful, according to George Grant, and undergraduate student ad- just read the catalog," Hannah said. iro ociate dean of undergraduate visers, asked for cooperation in "The rules are all there; they just dies. alerting graduate students who want have to be read." Approximately 20 to 30 students to pursue a second undergraduate Hannah added she gets more r year are finding, during degree, that they must make formal complaints about the $20 processing aduation check, that they have not reapplication to the university fee than problems with advising. et the 30 -unit residence (including payment of the $20 fee) to "I often hear that the second uirement and are therefore change their status from graduate to baccalaureate is used as a means of ble to graduate with a second undergraduate. sneaking into a masters program,' chelor's degree. Although the problem is par- Hannah said, "but I don't see that According to Grant, the problem tially due to inaccurate advising, happening." primarily one of students not Grant said he believes it is also the However, Hannah does see a hiring that they are working on a students' fault for not telling their problem coming from ad- cond baccalaureate. ministration. photo by Top, Vat Dyke For example, Grant said, a "Students pay the $20 ad- udent may come here from UC- ministrative processing fee and they United Farm Workers pickets gathered outside a UFW meeting hall early in March before joining a erkeley thinking San Jose State is Stephens don't make it," she said. "They rally in Salinas' Sherwood School. Local UFW support groups are organizing food supplies for the vond rate and that it will be easy to don't have a high enough GPA and lettuce workers on strike. The groups will be making arrangements for bulk purchases of food et a masters in electrical so it is suggested to them that they ngineering. Frequently it is just the through local merchants. Monetary donations are preferred but donations of food will be welcomed. announces go for a second bachelor's degree pposite. instead of a masters." "He applies for a masters in Jim Stephens of the "Bacardi Students working on a second ectrical engineering, starts taking and Coke" party announced bachelor's degree may apply up to le courses, and finds he can't make Thursday that he will run for A.S. 12 units of undeclared work toward a Strikers seeking more money Grant said, "so he decides to president in the upcoming election. second degree if they have the ear down to a second bac- Running with him will be N.M. consent of an adviser or school dean. By Phetsy Calloway for the striking Salinas Valley let- committee members asked those in nlaureate degree." "Mike" Wapner as vice president, "All we are asking is for the The campus-area United Farm tuce pickers. the audience to contribute money to After completing the cour- Patrick Roche as treasurer and adviser or dean to sign a statement Workers support committee is In a Thursday evening meeting the food program if possible, since ework, he may find that he can't get Grant Smith as attorney general. to this effect," Grant said. seeking assistance in providing food in the S.U. Costanoan Room, the UFW has made arrangements to se degree because he hasn't Stephens said he is running for buy many staples in bulk. eclared his objective and thus has office to prove to his parents that he at met the 30-unit residence is "doing more at college than Cutback won't hurt program Members said contribution of muirement for that major. simply paying tuition." money allows the purchase of more SJSU's residence requirement The "bcp" offers "new blood" food because of bulk discounts. Ates: "For all bachelor's degrees, and innovative, progressive and off- Contributions of food are minimum of 30 semester units the-wall ideas, according to Grad Studies changes goal discouraged because, in the words of all be earned in work carrying Stephens. It is seeking to increase one speaker, "Our experience is that esidence credit ( on-campus the overall number of students who By Patrick McGreevy less threatented by layoff, Weihaupt "All the faculty should know of we end up with slot of food that isn't ourses). At least 12 of these units vote in the AS. election because of said. any changes," Weihaupt said, "so used. hall be completed among the last 20 the low turnout of the past two years. that there will be little or no overlap Budget cutbacks and proposed Weihaupt's main objective now between courses and programs by "We have to remember the farm layoffs, will leave the Graduate is to stramline the program, he said. the many departments offering workers prefer a certain kind of diet Studies program at SJSU relatively graduate degrees." and we have gotten a lot of con- unaffected, according to dean of The graduate studies office will tributions before that they just Frisbee fever strikes again graduate studies, John Weihaupt. be putting out a newsletter, staring didn't use." this semester, directed at SJSU All graduate degree programs hands! An SJSU enthusiast tries Look mom, no Since graduate studies faculty faculty, which will announce any are currently completing self- According to committee one of many frisbee catching tricks. Spring weather tend to have more seniority than new degree programs and changes evalutions, which are done every needed items are canned and a sunny morning will bring out latent frisbee ad- are in old ones. five years. members, undergraduate teachers, they to prepare dicts, who will play in pairs, groups of three or even meat that can be used main dishes such as corned beef, more. Besides the self-evaluations, luncheon photo by Terry Ste/ma tuna, Vienna sausages and another issue before the graduate meats such as Spam. Also needed studies committee is the question of are canned vegetables, bread, A.S. vote race starts, consortium arrangements with potatoes, pastas and canned fruits. other schools in the area, to increase effeciency. They also said sugar and coffee are needed items which contributors four parties in contest An example of a current con- often forget about. sortium arrangement program is Persons interested in the food the Moss banding Laboratory which program may contact James By Erin A. Hallissy Magnuson, Michael Medina, Don is used by six CSUC schools for Delgado at 279-4510. The hats have all been thrown McCarthy, Michael Stahl, Kiran marine graduate studies. into the ring now for the A.S. election Majithia, Marcia Rubio, Kathy on April 3,4 and 5. Peterson, Stu McFa ul, Dennis Gleason, Marlene Ogawa, Myles Also before the conunitte.n is a At the orientation meeting Newborn, Scott Vouri, Marty proposal to increase the credit ,;iven Councilman's Thursday, the filing time for offices Bridges, Terri Davis, Chris to professors who supervise theses. closed and the candidates drew lots Gustafson, Carol Bland, Scott Weihaupt stressed that the thesis an to determine their places on the Thimann, Bob Fudenna, Alice important part of the graduate resignation ballots. Adams and Gerald Scott Hodgins. program, and professors should be able to spend more time working There are four candidates for (Continued on back page) with the students on them. shrinks A.S. the office of A.S. president, running on slates with a vice president, Councilman Ed Vasquez said treasurer and, except for the Thursday that he will be resigning Greenback Party, an attorney Academic Senate today from A.S. Council effective at the general. end of Wednesday's meeting. Vasquez is the eighth council Running for the Greenback member to resign this year. Party are Mike Dutton as president, to consider elimination Eric Norris as vice president and In his letter of resignation, he Linda Mason as treasurer. said this semester has been hectic and he hasn't been able to devote The candidates for the S.F.A. of old advising forms enough time to the council to be Party (Students for Accountability, effective. Access and Action) are Nancy McFadden as president, Fazel By Chuck Henrikson The proposal calls for the ad- "This along with the heavy Fazelbhoy as vice president, vanced registration forms to have campaigning I have seen in the step down," he Jovencia Romo as treasurer and A proposal to the Academic two signature lines, one for the council has made me Cello Lucero as attorney general. Senate today calls for elimination of academic adviser and one for the said. one of the forms associated with student to sign if advisement is not Running for the "bcp" (Bacardi advanced registration. obtained. and Coke Party) are Jim Stephens N.M. Wapner as vice as president, "It accomplishes the same thing president, Patrick Roche as The academic advising waiver weather as the waiver form with a lot less treasurer and Grant Smith as at- forms, which the proposal says, hassle in paperwork for the student torney general.