Schedule Template Guidelines

Departments will spread courses across the template in the interest of     minimizing space conflicts and increasing course accessibility to     students. The majority of our courses have in the past been confined to     the 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. time period. This creates scheduling and space     conflicts, limits students' course selection, and makes course selection     difficult for non-traditional or working students.  

Review the Course Time Scheduling Template by clicking here.

Three credit-hour courses    will be scheduled within the existing template. Typically courses will be   scheduled MWF for three 50 minute blocks OR TUTH for two 75 minute blocks.   Courses may also be schedule MW or WF or MF for two 75 minute blocks, but to   avoid prime-time scheduling conflicts, will start at 8 a.m. or at 2 p.m. or   later.

Four credit-hour courses   will meet for 200 minutes at least two days a week in one of the following   configurations:

  1. MW (or WF or MF) starting at the same time for two 100 minute blocks. To     avoid prime-time scheduling conflicts, these courses will start either at     8 a.m. or at 2 p.m. or later. For example, a course might meet MW     2:00-3:40.  

  2. MWF starting the same time for one 100 minute block and two 50 minute     blocks. To avoid prime-time schedule conflicts these courses will start     either at 8 a.m. or at 2 p.m. or later. For example, a course might meet     Monday 2:00-3:40 and Wednesday and Friday 2:00-2:50.  

  3. TUTH starting at the same time for two 100 minute blocks. To avoid     prime-time scheduling conflicts, these courses will start either at 8 a.m.     or 9 a.m. or at 2:00 p.m. or later. For example, a course might meet TUTH     4:00-5:40.  

  4. Four days of the week starting at the same time for four 50 minute blocks.     These types of courses will start only at 8, 10, 11, 1, 2, or 4 to     minimize scheduling conflicts. For example, a course might meet MTUWF     11:00-11:50.  

Room Availability

While the existing number of four-credit hour courses are not likely to   create space problems if courses are spread across the template, some   faculty may be asked to offer their courses in rooms other than their first   choice. Departments are asked to be flexible in this regard. 

Guidelines mandated by the Provost Office ~ last updated August 16, 1999.