Office of the Registrar

Standard Class Times

In compliance with College policy, please schedule your department's or academic area's classes in conformity to the standard daytime scheduling periods, listed below.  Also, please be advised that any departures from these procedures require the approval of your Division Chair.

 Standard Daytime Scheduling Periods
 (Class periods are 50 minutes in length, unless noted otherwise)

Morning Afternoon
8 M 9 WF 1 MWF or 1-2:20 MW(F)
8 T(W)Th F
 2:30 MWF or 2:30-4:00 MW(F)
9 MTTh(F) 1 TTh or 1-2:20 TTh
10 T(W) Th 2:30 TTh or 2:30-4 TTh
11 MTTh(F)  

Note that the First-Year Experience course, Encounters, meets during the 10M 11WF period, and currently requires more the 25 classrooms.  Consequently, other classes generally may not be scheduled during this time.  Additionally, note that evening classes may be listed at the discretion of the department, and that the term "daytime schedule" refers to class periods beginning before 6:00 PM.  Finally, classes may be scheduled as a partial block (e.g., 10 TThF is part of the standard block of 10 TWThF), and please be advised that the above timetable does not apply to classes with "arranged" times.  

Guidelines for Assigning Number of Classes per Time Period
The total number of regularly scheduled (i.e., not "arranged") classes per department determines the maximum number of classes that may occur during a given time period for that department.  That is, since nine time periods exists, (excluding the Core period) the following guidelines should be observed in scheduling courses during those times.  Departments with:

  • Seven or fewer classes:  Only one class per time period;
  • 8 to 14 classes:  No more than 2 classes per time period;
  • 15-21 classes:  No more than 3 classes per time period.

Exceptions to the above restrictions can be approved only when scheduling two lower-level classes at the same time accommodates students (e.g., multiple sections in foreign languages).  Especially in the sciences, noncompliance with these criteria may result in considerable difficulty in scheduling available classroom space.

The above procedures allow maximum availability of courses for students and the most efficient use of our classroom space.  Modifications to the standard time schedule should be made only for genuine instructional need, and by agreement of the Division Chairs Committee, must be approved by the appropriate Division Chair.