Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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E CA 42' Var 'V 4 by Mcrilla Landry The curriculum isn't geared for any particular occupation. Dr. Wade Ledet. director of general studies said, referring to the new general degree. lf he Ca studentj wants to go to law school, he can prepare himself here for those courses he'll need, but also be able to tailor his degree to areas he's especially interested in. Or, if he wants to take over the fam- ily store, he can take courses he would need to do that, Ledet added. Ledet had hoped the degree program. offered for the first time this semester. would require only 60 hours of courses numbered 300 or above. University Colle gf 2 9

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The State Board of Regents. which approves Louisiana's college degree pro- grams, requires 30 of those hours to be 400 level courses. Ledet still hopes this can be changed. We're trying to get some sort of relief from the state board by the end of this semester, he said. In the meantime. acquiring those 400 level courses should not be difficult, according to Ledet. A student could specialize in two or three areas in the 300 level courses and do the same in the 400 level courses. he said. And a number of 400 level courses are offered which have no prerequisites, except junior or senior standing. Ledet said. The first student to graduate with a gen- eral studies degree will be Wayne Fernan- dez, students rights chairman. Fernandez will graduate with a back- ground in biology, government and his- tory. I-Ie was one semester away from gradu- ating in biology when he lost interest in it, he says. I could graduate in government by December, but then they offered this pro- gram so I took the opportunity. I've been to school long enough. Fernandez will have only 21 hours in 400 level courses at the end of the spring semester. I could graduate in government without that many, he said. Ledet says because Fernandez will be graduating with so many hours - close to 160, with over 60 hours of 300 level courses - they are going to petition for a waiver in his case. Fernandez plans to go to graduate school. If he doesn't he said, he feels his chances of getting a job are as good as those of the next person who has a degree. When you go for a job they're not much concerned with what you majored in. It's just the idea of having a degree, he says. Beverly Bardwell, a Thibodaux junior, had enough hours to be a junior in medi- cal technology when she decided to return to college. But the degree would require field expe- rience at a hospital -- sometimes as much as 12 hours in one day, she said. Because she has two children, who need her time and attention, she entered the general studies program. By going into this program I can use all my hours. If I went into education I'd have to go back and take basic courses that could add maybe two years. In this I can fill my hours with accounting and business and get an office job, Bardwell said. Many places just want to hire women with degrees, she said. Ledet said that one of the objectives of the program is to provide an opportunity for women in the community who might have hours already and simply want a degree. And, Bardwell said. I mainly just want a degree. nuts rstty College Universit College University College directed by Dr. Wade Ledet was established in the spring as the administrative unit for General Studies and Continuing Education. Members of Ledet s department are Ouida Pitre Sue Weideman Charles Monk and Harold Buckmaster. Beth Maniscalco is the department s secretary. Dr. Wade Ledet directs the newly-created Univer- sity College and also handles all Continuing Edu- cation functions. :-V, -,,. . 1 I X ' . f 'x i -Q i . og t j 5, X 0' E I ,. Cadoret