By Randall Mah
The special exception status within Route Y has left students boggled.
Special exception is a method to allow students to access Route Y if their net ID has been disabled, said David Bishop, a sales and support supervisor in the Office of Information and Technology.
When students have deferred their enrollment (for missions or other circumstances) and returned earlier than expected, the special exception status can show up on their Route Y accounts, Bishop said.
'Route Y is my way of keeping in touch with the university and friends,' said Jared Gibson, 28, a senior from Murray, Salt Lake County, majoring in manufacturing engineering.
Gibson has deferred his enrollment and received the special exception status.
Gibson said he is grateful for the ability to access the resources rendered by Route Y.
'I feel like the university has not totally cut me off,' Gibson said. 'This connection makes me more likely to donate money.'
Once a student graduates, the Route Y privileges have the potential to be disabled, Bishop said. If a student has graduated and desires to apply to graduate school, a special exception status is used.
Although the special exception status has been beneficial for students like Gibson, it has left others boggled.
'I have wondered what special exception means when I use the Route Y directory,' said Catherine Mckernan, 18, a sophomore, from Phoenix, Arizona, majoring in computer engineering.
'I would feel somewhat debilitated if I had the classification of special exception,' said Mckernan. 'It would be as if my identification has been thrown into obscurity.'
Some students may still have the status of special exception because the system is updated manually, Bishop said.