Spring 2022 classroom assignments

Room assignments for spring 2022 (1223) are nearly complete and are available on the Class Schedule. We have about 1% left to assign for Spring 2022.

Please note the following:

• If you notice a class without a room assignment, you can notify ocmsched@umn.edu, and we can work to find a classroom.
• Remind instructors to verify their classroom assignment before the first class, as room assignments are subject to change prior to the start of the term.

Fall 2021 final exams

Final exams have been scheduled in classrooms for fall 2021 for those who filled out the In-Person Final Exam Request form. The list of final exams and common exams that have been scheduled is available on the Fall 2021 Final Exam and Common Exam Scheduled Rooms spreadsheet.

If you do not see a class on that list and know the class is intending to have an in-person final exam, please fill out the In-Person Final Exam Request form as soon as possible.

Final exam policy resources:

• Final exam regulations
• Fall 2021 final exam times
• Fall 2021 common exam times
• University final examination policy

If a change is needed for a final exam, please continue to fill out the Final Exam Change Request form.

Spring 2022 class modalities

Spring 2022 class modalities will follow the same guidelines as fall 2021. If you missed the Provost’s message regarding modalities, it is available from the Provost's office for additional information.

May/summer 2022 CCS closes

We are currently in the CCS Open Initial Build for May/summer 2022 (1225) until December 13, 2021. At the end of day on December 12, we will close CCS to make central room assignments. Please make sure to update all class sections in CSS by December 12.

Fall 2022 catalog updates

Every two years all undergraduate programs must submit an updated program proposal in PCAS. This process ensures every program gets updated and provides current information about the curriculum to students.

A checklist is available in web format to increase ease of sharing the content with college and department contacts.

All program proposals should be submitted to the Provost queue by February 18, 2022. Please email Katie Russell (russellk@umn.edu) if you have any questions.

ASR website update

Academic Support Resources's (ASR) UX and Content Strategy team is in the process of migrating the ASR website from Drupal Lite 7 to Drupal Lite 9 due to the current website reaching end of life in summer 2022. OIT has initiated the process, and the new website will be launched before the end of the year.

The migration will focus on updating the site's technical needs, functionality, and making sure the content is formatted correctly. You will notice some differences with the look and feel of the website because we are switching it over to the Folwell design theme. The content on the website will remain the same. We will provide another update once the new site has launched.

How-to Guides and User Guides

“How-to guides” are geared towards instructors (and proxies) to help with various class set-up questions, such as How to Enter Final Grades.

A list of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions “User Guides” are also available to help with various common business processes in PeopleSoft. You’ll find helpful guides on Program/Plan setup, Service Indicators, CCS, and more.

Both sets of guides can be found on the ASR website.

Tip: CCS pages and their uses

Schedulers mostly use the UM CCS Maintain Sched Of Class to schedule classes for a term. There are, however, three additional pages within the CCS folder and their uses are available below:

UM CCS Schedule Class Mtg: allows you to update the meeting patterns and instructors for Combined Section classes.

UM CCS Schedule New Course: allows you to schedule a section of a course that:

• did not roll forward from the previous like term.
• is a new course that has been newly approved in ECAS.

UM CCS Upd Section of a Class: allows you to view and update all the sections of large, multi-component courses in one place.