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Academic Scheduling

Department Academic Schedulers

To facilitate compliance with mandates set forth in Senate Bill 1359 and the promotion of Zero Cost Course Materials (ZCCM) classes, the University Scheduling office is adjusting class schedule timelines.

The primary new element is the establishment of definitive dates as to when class schedules are due to college deans’ offices from departments, and when they are due to the Scheduling office.

Class Schedule Shell Released to Departments:

1st Wednesday in October (of previous fall)

Last Wednesday in January (of previous spring)

College Department Class Schedules Due to Deans' Offices:

1st Friday in December

Last Friday in May

College Department Class Schedules Due to Scheduling:

Last Friday in January 

Last Friday in June

Fall 2025 Class Schedule Timeline:

Class Schedule Released to Departments Class Schedule Due to Deans' Offices   Class Schedule Due to Scheduling Office Class Schedule Moved to 25Live

Wed, Oct 2, 2024

Fri, Dec 6, 2024

Fri, Jan 31, 2025

Wed, July 23, 2025

Spring 2026 Class Schedule Timeline:

Class Schedule Released to Departments Class Schedule Due to Deans' Offices   Class Schedule Due to Scheduling Office Class Schedule Moved to 25Live

Wed, Jan 29, 2025

Fri, May 30, 2025

Fri, June 27, 2025

Mon,  December 1, 2025

Fall Class Schedule:

  • First Wednesday in October - class schedule shell created and released to departments.
  • Memo goes out from Scheduling office schedule is open and department chairs should have their mostly finalized schedules to their department assistants by this date.
  • Each department schedules all classes in rooms allocated to their respective colleges/departments.

  • Schedules due to college deans' offices by first FRIDAY in December.
  • College deans' offices finalize schedule, find rooms for "homeless" classes within their allocations, do a self-audit and clean-up of schedule prior to the due date to Scheduling office

  • Fall schedule due to the Scheduling office on the last FRIDAY in January.
  • Scheduling office will perform an audit and clean-up of all college department class schedules.
  • All centrally-allocated lecture rooms revert to Scheduling office management and scheduled exclusively by Scheduling office during this round of schedule building.
  • "Homeless" classes will be assigned to the appropriate available rooms by Scheduling.

Spring Class Schedule:

  • Last Wednesday in January - class schedule shell created and released to departments.
  • Memo goes out from Scheduling office schedule is open and department chairs should have their mostly finalized schedules to their department assistants by this date.
  • Each department schedules all classes in rooms allocated to their respective colleges/departments.

  • Schedules due to college deans' offices by last FRIDAY in May.
  • College deans' offices finalize schedule, find rooms for "homeless" classes within their allocations, do a self-audit and clean-up of schedule prior to the due date to Scheduling office

  • Spring schedule due to the Scheduling office on the last FRIDAY in June.
  • Scheduling office will perform an audit and clean-up of all college department class schedules.
  • All centrally-allocated lecture rooms revert to Scheduling office management and scheduled exclusively by Scheduling office during this round of schedule building.
  • "Homeless" classes will be assigned to the appropriate available rooms by Scheduling.

APDB/FAD due to the Scheduling Office:

After Fall census date - 1st FRIDAY in October 

After Spring census date - 1st FRIDAY in March

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