General Studies – 129 (Catalog Year 2012 – 2013) - Need to Know

General Studies – 129 (Catalog Year 2012 – 2013)

Financial Aid

2012-2013 catalog is no longer active, but it wasn't determined until after the start of the semester that this catalog was not active-- and so some student got caught in a financial aid issue for this (about 75 General Studies students.) This is also the last catalog year that has no 200 level requirements.  Students in this category received an email from Financial Aid and then from me/General Studies with information about updating their catalog year. I believe these students should be able to update their catalog year this semester out of sequence because this is a mistake on our part for not notifying the students before the start of the semester.

Inactive Majors

Some students are listed in 129, but didn't begin taking classes until after Fall 2015 when that major was retired and the new 611 was put in place. These students will have a block on their registration until they update their catalog year. There are about 200 students in this category. These students all received an email from me/General Studies about the need to update their major. I believe these students should be able to update their majors to something other than 129 this semester because this was again-- our fault for allowing them to register for classes with an inactive major. (there are reasons for to have happened, but we need to ensure that it doesn't go on going forward because the 129 catalog option is close to an end.)

129 in General

There are about 600+ students currently taking classes who are still in the 129 catalog year (including the two groups above.)  Since the only active 129 catalog years include 200 level credits and next year is the last year any 129 catalog is active, we are moving to get all 129 students either with a plan to graduate in Spring 2020 or moved to an appropriate other major -- one of the General Studies 611's or other appropriate major.   These students are being contacted by counselors from GT and Rockville to discuss options. These students would change their majors as normal on the normal schedule, so by the third week of the next semester as there is no need for them to have that happen sooner.