July 19, 2002

U. of Oregon Offers Discount on Late-Afternoon Classes

By ELIZABETH F. FARRELL

The University of Oregon has come up with an unusual way to keep burgeoning numbers of students from overcrowding its classrooms: It is giving students who take late-afternoon courses a break on tuition.

Starting this fall, the university will begin a three-year pilot program to provide a financial incentive for students to take classes that begin after "prime time," which is up to 3 p.m. The goal is to accommodate the maximum number of students in an era when overcrowded classes and

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