Fall 2024 final exams

Final exams for fall 2024 begin Friday, December 13 and will conclude on Thursday, December 19.

• Final exam dates: Friday, December 13 - Saturday, December 14 and Monday, December 16 - Thursday, December 19
• Study days: Thursday, December 12 and Sunday, December 15

In-person final exams for fall 2024 have been scheduled for those who requested a classroom assignment through the Final Exam Request form. The list of scheduled final exams and common exams is available on the Fall 2024 Final Exam and Common Exam Scheduled Rooms spreadsheet.

If you do not see a class that intends to have an in-person final exam, and it needs a classroom assignment, please fill out the Final Exam Request form as soon as possible.

Final exam policy resources:

• Final exam regulations
• Fall 2024 final and common exam times
• University final examination policy

Classroom hours during fall 2024 finals week

General purpose classroom hours will be extended on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15 to meet the needs of students and faculty during finals week. Weekday hours remain unchanged and will follow standard operating hours during finals week.

During finals week (December 13-19), classroom and building hours will be adjusted as follows:

• Saturday, December 14 (Final Exam Date): All general purpose classrooms will be open 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• Sunday, December 15 (Study Day): All general purpose classrooms in weekend buildings will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Weekend buildings include:
• East Bank: 216 Pillsbury Hall, Bruininks Hall, Folwell Hall, Keller Hall, Rapson Hall
• West Bank: Blegen Hall, CSOM, Hanson Hall, Humphrey Center
• Saint Paul: McNeal Hall, Peters Hall, Ruttan Hall
• Weekday hours will remain unchanged.

After final exams week, we will return to our standard operating hours.

Note: Be sure to carry your U Card with you at all times. Most buildings will require your U Card for exterior building access.

Twin Cities grading due dates for fall 2024

The deadline to submit grades for the fall 2024 regular academic session and second half term is December 27, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. Additional due dates for other programs can be found on the ASR website.

Grades that have been entered but have yet to be approved will be posted immediately after the due date for grades. Instructions on how to enter final grades are available. Any grades left blank will receive a grade of “NR” (Not Reported). After that, the grades cannot be uploaded or imported from Canvas. To change an NR grade to the grade earned, instructors or proxies must submit a grade change through MyU.

Remember, missing grades can negatively affect students for the following reasons:

• Academic standing
• Financial aid
• Scholarship, employment, and educational opportunities

If you have questions regarding entering grades, please contact the Office of the Registrar Training and Support team at srhelp@umn.edu.

Staff from system campuses are encouraged to check with their Office of the Registrar to confirm campus-specific dates.

 

Fall 2024 final exams

The Fall 2024 final exam request form is due November 8, 2024, which is rapidly approaching. The list of final exams and common exams that have already been scheduled is available on the Fall 2024 Final Exam and Common Exam Scheduled Rooms spreadsheet.

If you do not see a class that intends to have an in-person final exam on the spreadsheet, and the final exam is intended to be held in a classroom, please fill out the Final Exam Request form as soon as possible. 

Additional resources can be found:

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

Fall 2024 final exams

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. This same form can also be used to inform us of any final exam changes (date/time or alternate seating). You can submit up to five classroom/change requests per submission.

The list of final exams and common exams that have already been scheduled is available on the Fall 2024 Final Exam and Common Exam Scheduled Rooms spreadsheet.

The deadline to submit these requests for fall 2024 is November 8, 2024. 

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

Fall 2024 final exams

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. This same form can also be used to inform us of any final exam changes (date/time or alternate seating). You can submit up to five classroom/change requests per submission.

The list of final exams and common exams that have already been scheduled is available on the Fall 2024 Final Exam and Common Exam Scheduled Rooms spreadsheet.

The deadline to submit these requests for fall 2024 is November 8, 2024.

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

Fall 2024 (1249) general purpose classroom assignments

We have assigned most classes for fall 2024 classes into general purpose classrooms (GPC). Please review room assignments for fall 2024 and encourage instructors to view room assignments on the Class Schedule. Instructors may also view GPC capacities and room layouts on OCM’s Room Search. 

Please notify ocmsched@umn.edu if you need assistance with any room change requests. 

Canceling classes for fall 2024 with zero and low enrollments

If you no longer plan to offer a class because of low enrollment, the class needs to be canceled in CCS as soon as possible and before the start of the term. Failure to cancel a class in a timely manner will have negative financial aid and degree progress impacts on students. 

Starting Monday, August 26th, ASR will formally review each class cancellation request and follow up with departments regarding specific concerns. This review includes an individual degree progress and financial aid impact assessment of each student currently enrolled.  

For canceling classes with students enrolled, please do the following:

1. Change the Class Status to “Stop Further Enrollment” on the Enrollment Control panel of CCS.
2. Notify enrolled students directly of class cancellation and offer alternative options before requesting the class to be canceled.
3. Email ocmsched@umn.edu to process your cancellation.
• **If your college requires collegiate approval for cancellation with low enrollment, also refer to your college procedures.

For canceling classes with zero enrollments, no review is required:

1. Change the Class Status to “Canceled Section” on the Enrollment Control panel of CCS.
2. Click Save.

Check fall term instructor assignments

You can have a positive impact on classes and students when you enter complete and correct instructor information. Maintaining accurate information gives instructors appropriate access to their:

• Online class rosters
• Canvas site
• Grade rosters

Students also benefit from knowing who their instructors will be as they begin their semester. CCS schedulers should verify the following instructor information per class section for fall 2024:

• Correct Instructor information
• Use the minus button to delete any instructors or proxies that should no longer be listed.
• Accurate instructor role (e.g., Primary Instructor, Secondary Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Proxy)
• Appropriate grading access (e.g., Approve, Grade, None)
• Note: All teaching assistants should be entered with the role of “TA.” Additionally, undergraduate teaching assistants can not have grade access. 

You can also run the Classes Missing Instructor Information report found in the MyU Reporting Center, under Student Services, then Course Scheduling. This report identifies active scheduled classes with enrollment that do not have any instructor information listed, per college.

Waitlists for fall 2024

As a reminder, the auto enroll from waitlist process will run for the last time the day before a session begins, and the waitlists will be deleted the first day of the session.

For fall, the auto enroll process will run for the final time on September 2, 2024 for all regular sessions and 1st half of term classes. The waitlists will be deleted on September 3, 2024.

If you wish to keep a record of who was on the waitlist for a class and in what order, we suggest saving a copy of the list prior to its deletion. Also, if you want formally waitlisted students to be able to register before other students, add departmental or instructor consent to that class section. Students need to obtain a permission number before they register, and those permissions can be given to the students who were on the waitlist first.

Reserve capacity seats released August 30th for fall 2024

If you use a reserve capacity for a class, remember ASR will release all reserved seats on the Friday before the first day of class for each semester. For the fall ‘24 semester, all reserved seats will be released on August 30th, 2024. 

Fall 2024 final exams

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. This same form can also be used to inform us of any final exam changes (date/time or alternate seating). You can submit up to five classroom/change requests per submission.

The deadline to submit these requests for fall 2024 is November 8, 2024. 

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

Fall 2024 general purpose classroom assignments

We have assigned the majority of fall 2024 classes into General Purpose Classrooms (GPCs) as needed. While OCM is still working to assign classrooms, you can review room assignments for fall 2024 on the Class Schedule. 

Canceling classes for fall 2024 with zero and low enrollments

If you do not plan to offer a class, the class needs to be canceled in Collaborative Class Scheduling (CCS) as soon as possible and before the start of the term. 

Failure to cancel a class in a timely manner may have financial aid and degree progress impacts on students. 

For classes with low enrollment to be canceled, please do the following:

1. Change the Class Status to “Stop Further Enrollment” on the Enrollment Control panel of CCS and Save.
2. Notify enrolled students directly to offer alternative options before requesting a class cancellation.
3. Email ocmsched@umn.edu to process your cancellation.
1. **If your college requires collegiate approval for cancellation with low enrollment, also refer to your college procedures.

For classes with zero enrollments to be canceled:

1. Change the Class Status to “Canceled Section” on the Enrollment Control panel of CCS.
2. Save.

2024-25 final exam information

Please check out these resources for additional information on upcoming final exams:

• Fall 2024 and spring 2025 final exam schedules
• Final exam details and regulations 
• Final exam classroom request form 

Review room assignments for fall 2024 (1249)

While OCM is still working on assigning classrooms, most room assignments for fall 2024 are available on the Class Schedule.

• The Office of Classroom Management (OCM) only finds general-purpose classrooms for classes with a blank Facility ID on the UM CCS Maintain Sched of Class page.
• If the Facility ID field is populated (including a virtual space such as ROOM000TBA), OCM is not actively looking for a classroom for your class. 
• Changes to room assignments do not generate automated emails. 
• If you change a classroom assignment, you must notify instructors and students directly.
• Room assignments are subject to change prior to the start of the term.
• While this usually only impacts a small number of classes, instructors should be encouraged to verify their classroom assignments before the first class meeting.
• If you are planning to cancel any classes for the fall, please do so as soon as you know they will no longer be offered. 
• If students are enrolled:
• Add “Stop Further Enrollment” on the class.
• Email the students to let them know the class is being canceled.
• Contact ocmsched@umn.edu to cancel the class.
• If there are no students enrolled in the class, you can cancel classes directly in CCS.  

Review room assignments for fall 2024 (1249)

While OCM is still working to assign classrooms for all classes, most room assignments for fall 2024 are available on the Class Schedule.

• Review assignments for your department to ensure all classes requiring a general-purpose classroom have been assigned. 
• There are some days and times when we do not have classroom space available. 
• If you are planning to schedule some classes in a departmental space, please notify ocmsched@umn.edu if you need assistance, or if a general-purpose classroom will become available as a result. 

Please remind instructors that room assignments are subject to change before the start of the term, so they should check the schedule again closer to the semester's start.

Fall 2024 (1249) classroom assignments

At this time, we are still working on getting classrooms assigned for fall, and around 5% of classes still need classrooms. Classroom availability for large lecture halls is very limited. We may not be able to accommodate enrollment capacity increases or meeting pattern changes for certain times of the day. Please check with ocmsched@umn.edu before making any changes.  

As a reminder, OCM only works to find general-purpose classrooms for classes that are lecture or discussion sections with a blank Facility ID in CCS. If a class is typically held in a specific departmentally-owned classroom, please assign those classrooms to those classes.

If the Facility ID field is populated, OCM will not actively look for a classroom for your class. This includes populating it 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 and a GPC will not be required.

If a class has one of these virtual rooms assigned and it now needs a classroom, contact ocmsched@umn.edu.

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

Fall 2024 class schedule changes

Queued registration for fall 2024 begins Thursday, April 11, 2024. To ensure students have the greatest success, please make sure to finalize the following information in the class schedule prior to registration:

• Confirm that session dates are set to the most reflective session.
• For reference, you can view 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 Coursedog.
• All date, day, and time changes should be made before students register to minimize student conflicts.

If any of the above information needs to be changed after students have registered, email ocmsched@umn.edu to determine if changes may still be made. 

TIP: Class permission numbers for fall 2024

The class permission number batch process has already run and created permission numbers for fall 2024 classes. This process only runs once for a semester. What does this mean for newly created class sections? You will need to create permission numbers for those sections. Please follow this guide on how to create permission numbers per class section.