Friday, July 6, 2007

If You Act Now…

Although enrollment at UCF has been increasing, enrollment in UCF’s graduate classes has been declining. To reverse this trend, UCF's big thinkers have come up with the original, creative idea of putting their product on sale. That’s right, if you apply now through July 15, 2007 for the Fall 2007 semester, the graduate application fee will be waived. This is a $30 value. Act now because this offer won’t be around forever.

Because UCF has already lost their dignity, I have another suggestion for how graduate enrollment can be increased: let the public know how easy it is to get a graduate degree from UCF. Anyone with a few spikes on their EEG and money can get an advanced degree from an institution that is slightly more respected than the University of Phoenix. For the academic year 2006-2007, ninety-two percent of the grades given in UCF graduate courses were either an A, B, or S.

This is disheartening. UCF has the resources to make degree completion a meaningful event, but their love of money has eliminated rigorous academic standards.