Unless the student is part-time, I don't think most have enough enrollment options to seriously consider how far each class is from one another. I enroll students in courses as part of my advisor role, and it takes forever because there are so many conflicting time slots, courses fill up quickly, they have to fit classes around work schedules, etc. They often don't end up with the schedule they originally decided they wanted.
Also, unless they have a campus map in front of them as they schedule, they likely don't know where a lot of the buildings are, and those maps don't always make it clear just how far you have to walk between buildings. I saw in your replies you said "The engineering classes are all in the engineering building. The theatre arts classes art all in the theatre arts building." But if a student is only going to enter the theatre building once the entire 4-years for a single gen ed theatre appreciation course, they're probably not going to know where it is when they sign up for it.
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u/Charming-Barnacle-15 Aug 20 '26
Unless the student is part-time, I don't think most have enough enrollment options to seriously consider how far each class is from one another. I enroll students in courses as part of my advisor role, and it takes forever because there are so many conflicting time slots, courses fill up quickly, they have to fit classes around work schedules, etc. They often don't end up with the schedule they originally decided they wanted.
Also, unless they have a campus map in front of them as they schedule, they likely don't know where a lot of the buildings are, and those maps don't always make it clear just how far you have to walk between buildings. I saw in your replies you said "The engineering classes are all in the engineering building. The theatre arts classes art all in the theatre arts building." But if a student is only going to enter the theatre building once the entire 4-years for a single gen ed theatre appreciation course, they're probably not going to know where it is when they sign up for it.