Pay-by-the-hour tuition system isn't smart or fair

TO THE EDITOR:

The General Administration's idea to change tuition payment at UNC-Chapel Hill to a by-hour system is against the spirit of this University.

Tuition payment by credit hour is akin to a factory-style university education where students are churned out after having taken precisely enough hours to fulfill requirements and enter the workforce. One of the greatest advantages of a true liberal arts education is the opportunity to explore outside of the graduation requirements and investigate other things that interest you.

UNC claims to foster a community where intellectual growth and academic creativity is important. To even consider changing tuition payment to a by-hour system is tantamount to denying the importance of anything more than career training at this University.



Maggie Zhou

Sophomore

Computer Science