Template for Standard Course Section Offerings

Standard Class Periods

50-minute

Standard Tuesday/Thursday Class Periods

75-minute, 3-credit lecture

Limited Monday/Wednesday Class Periods

75-minute, 3-credit lecture

Standard One-day-a-week Class Periods

150-minute, 3-credit lecture

Features of Daily Class Schedule

• 15-minute passing times between 50-minute class periods

Scheduling Parameters

• All course section start and end times are required to follow the pattern listed above.
• Course sections may not overlap Chapel Break.
• Required single-section courses should not be scheduled between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
• Course sections that meet on 2 days of the week must be on Tuesday/Thursday or after 3:30 PM.
• Course sections that meet on 4 days of the week may not meet on both Tuesday and Thursday.
• No more than 5% of a department's or college's sections can be scheduled at each of 10:45 AM MWF, 10:45 AM TR, 12:55 PM MWF, 1:45 PM TR, and 2:00 PM MWF.
• Department chairs may recommend room assignments and course section enrollment caps, but the Office of the Registrar will finalize these in consultation with the deans.

Exceptions

All exceptions to the time schedule and scheduling parameters must be approved by the Office of the Provost and communicated to the Office of the Registrar.