Last Call: Fall 2022 final exam requests

If an in-person or blended class is planning to have an in-person final exam, the Final Exam Request form must be filled out to request a classroom to conduct the final exam. This same form can be used to notify us of any changes that need to be made to a final exam, including:

• New date and time of exam
• Length of exam
• Request a specific classroom
• Request alternate seating
• Request specific room features

You can submit up to five classroom/change requests per submission. The deadline to submit these requests for fall 2022 is October 28, 2022. Final exams will not be scheduled until after the deadline.

• Final exam information
• Final exam schedule
• How to use the Final Exam Request form

Final exam date error: Fall 2022

It was brought to our attention that a date was published incorrectly on the Fall 2022 Final Exam schedule. It has since been corrected. The affected classes were identified, and the instructors were notified.

Spring 2023 (1233)

Queued registration for spring 2023 begins Tuesday, November 8, 2022. To ensure the greatest success for students, please make sure to finalize the following information in the class schedule prior to registration:

• Confirm session dates are correct based on the session dates by term.
• If choosing a set number of credits for a variable credit class, make those changes before students register by emailing ocmsched@umn.edu.
• Confirm grading basis. If changes need to be made, submit changes through ECAS.
• All date, day, time, and instruction mode changes should be made before students register to make sure to minimize student conflicts and confusion.

Spring 2023 classroom assignments

Room assignments for spring 2023 (1233) are still in progress. If a class does not need a general purpose classroom assignment and you have not yet been assigned a departmental space, please notify ocmsched@umn.edu. Please also let us know if you need assistance adding a departmental space.

We work to only find general purpose classrooms for classes that have a component type of LEC or DIS with a blank Facility ID in CCS. If the component type is LAB, FWK, IND, or ROT, we will not actively look for a classroom for your class. Additionally, if the Facility ID field is populated, we will not actively look for a classroom for your class. This includes being populated with a virtual space, such as:

• ROOM000TBA (room to be assigned) - the CCS scheduler will be adding a departmental or other room to a class section or meeting pattern.
• NORMREQD (No room required) - no room is required for the class section and/or meeting pattern.
• ONLINEONLY (online only) - the class section or meeting pattern of the class will be conducted completely online, so no classroom is needed.
• REMOTE (remote instruction) - the class section or meeting pattern of the class will be conducted remotely, so no classroom is needed.
• AHC000TBA (AHC room to be assigned) - no GPC is needed.
• LAB000TBA (lab section - room to be assigned) - no GPC is needed.
• NO000PRINT - the class section has the “schedule print” box unchecked.

All room assignments are subject to change prior to the start of the term. While this usually only affects a small number of classes, we encourage departments and instructors to verify their classroom assignment before the first class meeting.

Spring 2023 - Variable credit email

With spring registration approaching, it is imperative to make final changes to classes requiring set credits and/or changes to grade basis. After financial aid has been disbursed, the grading basis and the number of credits for a class cannot be altered.

We’ve identified all classes with variable credits and sent emails to the schedulers reminding them if they need to change the number of credits for a class from a variable number to a set number to email ocmsched@umn.edu.

If you need to make a change to the grading basis of a course, submit it directly through ECAS.

Summer 2023 (1235) CCS is open

CCS has rolled forward and is open for the initial build of the 2023 May/summer semester (1235). Please put classes in a session that most closely matches the class dates. Review historical classes to make sure it is still the right fit. See session dates on the OCM website.

The following resources for scheduling classes are available:

• May/Summer scheduling guide
• Class schedule production guidelines
• CCS production calendar
• General class scheduling tools

As a reminder, notes roll forward in classes. If your previous summer class had a date specific note on the class, please make sure to update the dates if they are still needed or delete the note altogether.

CCS user workshops

The CCS user workshops will be conducted over Zoom on the second Tuesday of the month from 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. (15-20 minute presentation with time for discussion). To attend a workshop, simply add the class schedule production calendar to your Google calendar:

• Add to U of M Google calendar
• Add to general Google calendar

A Zoom meeting link and materials will be added to the calendar event closer to the day of the workshop. Hope to see you there!

Upcoming topics:

• November 8 - Waitlists and class permissions
• December 13 - Grades and sessions
• January 10 - Combined Sections

If there is something specific you would like discussed about an upcoming topic or if there is a topic you would like discussed in future workshops, please let us know by emailing ocmsched@umn.edu.