I don't think that would be an unreasonable request, since you
have taught the course online, the final exam would probably be
online, and conceivably you've been talking to the student a
few times via telephone. A person to person meeting for just a
final exam is pretty ridiculous - much, much, much better to
have that face to face the first week of class.

It's very possible that the program must offer your math
classes to stay viable, regardless of student populations.
It's conceivable that you might get more students in the course
later in the semester too.

You might want to have a conversation with the admin about
this, but be prepared - if they insist but won't pony up
travel, you may be faced with quitting.

In the cc world, a class normally needs 10 as the break even
point. However, a never before taught class might be allowed
to make with less, or a course that is critical to student
graduation, or one the college must offer to keep the program
viable.

Our Traditional Grammar classroom course has trouble getting 10
students in any one semester, but our elementary ed majors need
it. I offered it as an online course; 8 students from our
college signed up, then 2 more came in from another college
(neither classroom nor online sections made). That gives me 10
students - which is a great relief!

My husband pretty regularly teaches computer programming
classes with 3 to 5 students. The bean counters squall like
babies, but the college has to offer those classes to keep
viability.

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