Spring Break
Winter session offers 12 days for three credits
Marcos Blanco
Issue date: 11/3/09 Section: News
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Registration for the winter session will begin on Thursday Nov. 5 at 7 a.m., and it will be open to students and nonstudents who aren't officially enrolled at SJSU, according to the SJSU Web site.
According to the Web site's flier, students and nonstudents can earn three units within 12 days during the winter session. The Web site also shows the tuition fees as $210 per semester unit for lecture classes, $220 per unit for activity classes and $295 per unit for lab classes.
Steve Zlotolow, associate dean of international and extended studies, said reaching nonstudents who come in during the winter session adds "flavor."
"That's the door the institution is keeping open to people," he said.
Laptak Lee, a senior computer science major, said he was worried about the winter session possibly having a lack of upper division courses students need to graduate.
Zlotolow said 70 more classes have been added for next year's winter session and that students will have more opportunities.
"Those are departmental decisions," he said. "The goal of the winter session is to accelerate. The departments were thoughtful of where they can be helpful."
Zlotolow said the California State University budget cuts have affected his department, but not by a lot.
"It is affected by salaries," he said. "We are affected like everybody else."
Chris Dandan, a senior electrical engineering major, said he doesn't think open enrollment to nonstudents is a big problem for current students who need to graduate.
"I can't see it being bad for us," Dandan said. "It's not that big of a problem, unless it starts affecting actual students. It seems like a way for the school to make more money."
He said he was more worried about nonstudents having priority registration instead of students who are already attending SJSU.
"If there is space, let them in, but they should never give priority to the other people," Dandan said. "That way, the students get what they need."
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