Fresno State prods super seniors' students with excess units to finish
Fresno State student Wesley Sheets figures he's banked more than 200 units in a college career spanning three campuses and nearly ...
McClatchy Newspapers
FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno State student Wesley Sheets figures he's banked more than 200 units in a college career spanning three campuses and nearly a decade.
And he's not done yet.
Most bachelor's degrees require 120 to 130 units. But Sheets, 29, said he isn't ready to graduate because he changed majors, couldn't transfer some units between campuses and struggled academically after a death in his family.
Now, unit-rich students like him are getting more attention on California State University campuses. Authorities are nudging students — often called "super seniors" — to graduate and make room in the cash-strapped system.
The 23-campus CSU has clamped down on admissions as it works to reduce enrollment by 40,000 students