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One double-count course, Foreign Cultures 48, "The Cultural Revolution," has had to hold lotteries both times it was offered, Lewis said.
"The concern was that the double count was functioning as an artificial incentive which was raising enrollment," Lewis said.
Professors say lotteries "exclude many students who are genuinely interested in the course material while including students who are simply trying to get the two-for-one credit," said Lewis.
One solution before the committee may be to allow double-count courses to be listed under two departments, but to satisfy only one Core credit. Any revision would not occur before next year, said Lewis.
The Core subcommittee on the QRR is split over how to resolve its problems. Some members want only to refine existing programs, while others advocate converting the QRR into an 11th Core discipline that would add coursework to competency tests, said McKay Professor of Computer Science Harry R. Lewis, who...