Conversation 18 - Excerpt

Counselor: So, what’s the problem with your credit hours?

Lisle: Well…um…I think I may not have the right ones. The ones I need to graduate, I mean.

C: What’s your major again? Business Management?

L: Yeah, it’s supposed to be. For Bus Ad, I still need to take Global Economics- EC 303- and, well, I’ve got room for it in my schedule but, erm…303’s got a prerequisite, which I, uh, I haven’t taken. EC 203, Econometrics.

C: Oh, that’s just great. How did you manage that, Lisle?

L: Not paying attention. I didn’t notice until now that I needed 303 to graduate, and didn’t notice before that I needed 203 before. Is there anything I can do now to fix this?

C: Well, I’m not sure. It’s possible that the dean would let you take them concurrently. It’s been done before, in extremis.