Approved 10/5/2022 by the Academic Leadership Council
Template for Standard Course Section Offerings
Effective Fall 2023
Standard Class Periods
50-minute
Day Class 1 | 8:00 AM | 8:50 AM |
Day Class 2 | 9:05 AM | 9:55 AM |
Chapel | 10:10 AM | 10:30 AM |
Day Class 3 | 10:45 AM | 11:35 AM |
Day Class 4 | 11:50 AM | 12:40 PM |
Day Class 5 | 12:55 PM | 1:45 PM |
Day Class 6 | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM |
Day Class 7 | 3:05 PM | 3:55 PM |
Day Class 8 | 4:10 PM | 5:00 PM |
Evening Class 1 | 5:15 PM | 6:05 PM |
Evening Class 2 | 6:20 PM | 7:10 PM |
Evening Class 3 | 7:25 PM | 8:15 PM |
Evening Class 4 | 8:30 PM | 9:20 PM |
Standard Tuesday/Thursday Class Periods
75-minute, 3-credit lecture
Day Class 1 | 8:40 AM | 9:55 AM |
Chapel | 10:10 AM | 10:30 AM |
Day Class 2 | 10:45 AM | 12:00 PM |
Day Class 3 | 12:15 PM | 1:30 PM |
Day Class 4 | 1:45 PM | 3:00 PM |
Day Class 5 | 3:15 PM | 4:30 PM |
Evening Class 1 | 4:45 PM | 6:00 PM |
Evening Class 2 | 6:15 PM | 7:30 PM |
Evening Class 3 | 7:45 PM | 9:00 PM |
Limited Monday/Wednesday Class Periods
75-minute, 3-credit lecture
Day Class 1 | 2:40 PM | 3:55 PM |
Day Class 2 | 4:10 PM | 5:25 PM |
Evening Class 1 | 6:15 PM | 7:30 PM |
Evening Class 2 | 7:45 PM | 9:00 PM |
Standard One-day-a-week Class Periods
150-minute, 3-credit lecture
Day Class 1 | 8:50 AM | 11:20 AM |
Chapel | 10:10 AM | 10:30 AM |
Day Class 2 | 11:50 AM | 2:20 PM |
Day Class 3 | 2:50 PM | 5:20 PM |
Evening Class 1 | 6:30 PM | 9:00 PM |
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.