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by probinso 2071 days ago
expected students' courseloads should be selected by track allowing for part or full-time jobs, tracks can transition periodically (preferably with job placement help) . this should also normalize a 6-year degree.

University should include a course on participating in remote environments, with the option of being department specific. this should standardize the tooling across all departments to the best of its abilities. courses should exist for teachers to keep up to date with remote technologies

departments should have core courses, a couple of electives, and then prioritize interdisciplinary cross-listed courses combining any two departments. cross listing courses would replace general education requirements and would happen at the end of your time in school rather than the beginning. English with a graphic design focus, environmental science with a physics focus, history with a maths focus, public planning with a library sciences focus. for students who choose to be single disciplinary education, they should be designing their own independent and group study courses to close out their degrees.

every department should offer an introductory survey course targeted to students who are unsure of their discipline, that counts towards the graduation requirements

after your first year group work should be heavily prioritized

tutoring centers for every department. all books used by a department's core courses available in the tutoring centers.

create environmental career division students are working with lower division students

on transcripts for every class placed the student's grade and the average grade for the class, or alternatively don't provide letter number grades.

Courses of over 40 participants should be completely remote. There's no difference in taking a 300-person course online and taking a 300-person course in a room.

People should be able to rotate which season their summer is in. Capacity limits may apply to courses. Or students should be able to have vacation time, like as in a job