Room Scheduling Patterns
Approved Room Scheduling Patterns - Fall and Spring
Scheduling patterns ensure that classrooms are assigned appropriately and fairly. Schedules that
violate approved patterns result in assignment errors, unsuitable scheduling for
other courses and waste of time/space. College scheduling coordinators are responsible for monitoring
department scheduling patterns and ensuring that the full spectrum of available periods is utilized
daily.
Fall and spring classes are 50 minutes, as listed below:
| Period | Time |
| 1 | 7:25 - 8:15am |
| 2 | 8:30 - 9:20am |
| 3 | 9:35 - 10:25am |
| 4 | 10:40 - 11:30am |
| 5 | 11:45am - 12:35pm |
| 6 | 12:50 - 1:40pm |
| 7 | 1:55 - 2:45pm |
| 8 | 3:00 - 3:50pm |
| 9 | 4:05 - 4:55pm |
| 10 | 5:10 - 6:00pm |
| 11 | 6:15 - 7:05pm |
| E1 | 7:20 - 8:10pm |
| E2 | 8:20 - 9:10pm |
| E3 | 9:20 - 10:10pm |
- One-credit courses should be scheduled for one period Tuesday or Thursday. A possible variation for one-credit courses is mentioned below in the four-credit course section.
- Two-credit courses should be scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday (T R), the same period both days.
- Three-credit courses should be scheduled as follows:
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday (M W F), one period a day, at the same period each day
- Tuesday and Thursday (T R), one period on one day and two periods the other day.
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Three-hour Tuesday/Thursday combinations should complement other Tuesday/Thursday courses so
that no 'dead space' remains in the schedule.
For example: If class A meets Tuesday period 4 and Thursday periods 4 and 5, then class B should be scheduled to meet Tuesday periods 5 and 6 and Thursday period 6 so that the two classes together occupy the Tuesday/Thursday block periods 4 - 6. - Tuesday/Thursday Scheduling Patterns:
T 1 T 4 T 7 T 10 R 1-2 R 4-5 R 7-8 R 10-11 T 2-3 T 5-6 T 8-9 T 11-E1 R 3 R 6 R 9 R E1
Example: If class A meets Tuesday, period 4 and Thursday, periods 4 and 5, then class B should be scheduled to meet Tuesday, periods 5 and 6, and Thursday, period 6, so that the two classes together occupy the Tuesday and Thursday block, periods 4 through 6.
- Four-credit courses should be scheduled Tuesday and Thursday (T R) two periods each day (and the same two periods each day). These double-session courses should begin in an odd-numbered period. Do not schedule four-credit courses for a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (MTWR) combination or any combination of four days for one period unless your college can also schedule a one-credit course for that same period on the fifth day.
- Five-credit courses should meet daily, Monday through Friday (MTWRF), the same period each day.
- Classes scheduled for the M W F or MTWRF combinations will meet at the same hour each day.
- One period labs should be scheduled on Tuesday or Thursday.
- Lecture or discussion periods that need a block of time in a single day should be restricted to late afternoon or evening periods.
Approved Scheduling Patterns - Summer
Scheduling patterns ensure that classrooms are assigned appropriately and fairly. Schedules that
violate approved patterns result in assignment errors, unsuitable scheduling for
other courses and waste of time/space. College scheduling coordinators are responsible for monitoring
department scheduling patterns and ensuring that the full spectrum of available periods is utilized
daily.
Summer A/B classes are 75 minutes, as listed below:
| Period | Time |
| 1 | 8:00 - 9:15am |
| 2 | 9:30 - 10:45am |
| 3 | 11:00am - 12:15pm |
| 4 | 12:30- 1:45pm |
| 5 | 2:00 - 3:15pm |
| 6 | 3:30 - 4:45pm |
| 7 | 5:00 - 6:15pm |
| E1 | 7:00 - 8:15pm |
| E2 | 8:30 - 9:45pm |
Summer C courses will meet for 65 minutes within the 75-minute period.
Scheduling Patterns for Summer A and B Courses
- One-credit courses meet two days a week, in a Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday combination, one 75-minute period a day for six weeks.
- Two-credit courses meet four days a week for one 75-minute period a day for six weeks. Scheduling should be in a MTWR and/or F combination at a common hour, OR
the course can be scheduled in a M W or T R pattern for two class periods a day. - Three-credit courses should meet daily for one 75-minute period a day.
- Four-credit courses should meet daily for one 75-minute period a day, with two additional classes scheduled during the week (preferably on T R).
Scheduling Patterns for Summer C Courses
- One-credit courses meet one day a week for 65 minutes during a 75-minute period.
- Two-credit courses meet two days a week for 65 minutes during a 75-minute period. Courses should meet at the same period each day on Tuesday and Thursday.
- Three-credit courses meet M W F at the same period each day for 65 minutes during a 75-minute period.
- Four-credit courses meet four days a week at the same period each day for 65 minutes during a 75 minute period.
- Five-credit courses meet Monday through Friday (MTWRF), the same period every day.
- Classes scheduled for Term C will not meet during the break week between terms A and B.
- Splitting the instructor is not permitted. The same instructor must teach the same students for both halves of Term C.