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 

Spring 2025 (1253)

Queued registration for spring 2025 begins Tuesday, November 12, 2024. To ensure the greatest success for students, please make sure to finalize the following information in the class schedule prior to registration:

• Confirm sections are set to the correct session. For reference, view session dates by term.
• Email ocmsched@umn.edu to set credits for a variable credit section, before registration begins.
• Confirm grading basis. If changes need to be made, submit changes through Coursedog.
• All date, day, time, and instruction mode changes should be made before students register to minimize student conflicts and confusion. 

Spring 2025 classroom assignments

Room assignments for spring 2025 (1253) are in progress. If a class does not need a general purpose classroom assignment and you have not yet assigned a departmental space, please notify ocmsched@umn.edu. Please also let us know if you need assistance adding a departmental space. 

We 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 virtual space populations, 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 - specialized 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 term. While this usually only affects a small number of classes, we encourage departments and instructors to verify their classroom assignments before the first class meeting. 

Spring 2025 - 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 will be identifying all classes with variable credits and sending emails to schedulers reminding them if they need to change the number of credits for a class from a variable number to a set number, they need to email ocmsched@umn.edu. 

If you need to change the grading basis of a course, use Coursedog to submit the change.

Reminder: Complete FERPA training

If you haven’t already, please complete the new FERPA training course by October 31, 2024. You were enrolled in this 20-30 minute course through Training Hub the first week of October. The new course is required for all PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and/or APLUS users to maintain access to those systems, regardless of any previously completed training. If the training is not completed on time, access to PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and/or APLUS will be removed.   

If you have questions, you can contact cctraining@umn.edu. 

Summer 2025 (1255) CCS is open

CCS is open for the initial build of the 2025 May/summer semester (1255). Please put classes in a session that most closely matches the class dates. Review historical classes to make sure they are 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

CCS user workshops

The Scheduling team is conducting monthly user workshops. We hope these workshops will allow us to connect with our users and review topics relevant to our departmental schedulers.

These 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.