Pink Slips for Composition and Creative Writing Classes
The purpose of this policy is to establish a uniform procedure for the use of pink slips in the department. Pink slips were the mechanism for students to drop and add classes before TRIPS was invented. Now, TRIPS is the drop/add mechanism. Therefore, pink slips should be used rarely, and only under compelling circumstances.
After the first four days of the quarter, the department will place "permission only" on all the classes through TRIPS so that students have to get the instructor's permission to register for the class. If there are open seats in the class, pink slips may be issued by instructors. If the class is full a pink slip may be issued by the instructor only if the student's case is compelling (see below).
Teaching Associates and Group III faculty must receive approval from the Director of Composition to sign students into full classes. Here's how. If a compelling case comes to you and you want to support that student, contact the Director of Composition and make an argument for the pink slip. If the case is simple, you can email the Director. If it is complicated, make an appointment with the Director through Joanne (593-2817) or Barb, if Joanne isn't available.
What this means for instructors and office staff
- Tell students to keep trying TRIPS. Don't promise pink slips, nor keep waiting lists.
- If you are an office staff member, you can pink slip students for whom TRIPS is malfunctioning into open classes prior to the first day of classes. After the first day of class, send students to instructors.
- If you are an instructor, you are responsible for getting a pink slip from the office staff, filling it out, and giving it to the student to take to the registrar at Chubb.
Procedure for compelling cases
If the problem is TRIPS (see examples below), come to the office (Ellis 360) and ask Barb or Joanne to verify the student's situation before signing a pink slip.
Examples of compelling cases
- TRIPS won't let students in because their transfer credits haven't caught up with them, or financial aid is late in communicating to TRIPS that they've paid their bills.
- Students may be faced with unusually difficult scheduling situations that have to do with a disability or a particular major or an athletics commitment.