Hello everyone,
I'm an English major and just finished my fourth year. I'm taking two summer courses: Computer Science to fulfill my last science requirement, and Dance to fulfill financial aid requirements.
The thing is, I still have to take Latin 3 and Latin 4. I've failed Latin 3 twice now, which is offered in Spring (I go to UCR, which goes by quarters). Latin 4 is offered in Fall, but I can't take it if I didn't pass Latin 3. And now, Fall of 2017 would be a sixth year, which is not only improbable when it comes to getting financial aid, but undesirable - who wants to get a four year degree in five and a half years, even if it is possible? I'd do it if it were my only option, but there has to be another way.
I think it's noteworthy to mention that all throughout college I have struggled with severe depression and a host of issues at home (I live with my family and commute). It has been a tough four years to say the least. I'm a pretty good student, especially because English and writing are my very strongest suits and I can do them with my eyes closed. But Latin is a harder class and studying for it has been such a challenge. I've spent hours staring blankly at the book, unable to concentrate. In class, I've understood every concept my professor has ever taught, but when it comes to committing them to memory on my own, I just can't do it. I never saw a therapist or went to a mental hospital because I didn't think my family could afford it, and I kept losing my health insurance, and I didn't know I could use the school's insurance (until now, when I am finally in therapy with the school's insurance). I think my struggles with depression have been the prime cause of my struggles with school, and Latin specifically. Is there any way this could be a disability taken into consideration? I've always just dealt with it though, like I said, for financial reasons, so I don't have much documentation.
So now (or after Summer is over, but I'm not worried about these classes), Latin 3 and 4 are the only classes standing in my way to graduating. If they finished in Spring, there wouldn't be a problem but the fact that they stretch all the way to the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year is a big problem.
I'm working it out at school with faculty, but does anyone know any other way to remedy this? I found out that I cannot take a CLEP exam for it, and I can't take it an another campus (I even applied to and got accepted at a community college but they don't have classes that will satisfy my language requirement).
I hate feeling cornered this way. Two classes for my language requirement are all I need to graduate and yet it seems impossible.
I want to graduate and get on with my life and work and be happy.
Any knowledge that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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