Spring 2026 final exam room requests

Final exam week is rapidly approaching for spring 2026. The list of final exams and common exams that have been scheduled is available on the Spring 2026 Final Exam and Common Exam Scheduled Rooms spreadsheet. Please remind instructors that this deadline is in 2 days, as final exam classroom requests should be submitted by April 3, 2026.

Classroom hours during finals week (spring 2026)

Final exams for spring 2026 begin Thursday, May 7. The last day of exams is Wednesday, May 13. Official University final exam schedules are available online.

• Final exam dates: Thursday, May 7 - Saturday, May 9, and Monday, May 11 - Wednesday, May 13
• Study Days: Tuesday, May 5; Wednesday, May 6; and Sunday, May 10

General purpose classroom hours will be extended on Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10, to meet the needs of students and faculty during finals week. Weekday hours will remain unchanged during finals week. See standard operating hours.

During finals week, weekend classroom and building hours will be adjusted as follows:

• Saturday, May 9 (Final Exam Date): All general purpose classrooms will be open 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
• Sunday, May 10 (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: Bruininks Hall, Folwell Hall, Keller Hall, 216 Pillsbury Drive, Rapson Hall
• West Bank: Blegen Hall, CSOM, Hanson Hall, Humphrey Center
• St. Paul: McNeal Hall, Peters Hall, Ruttan Hall
• Weekday hours will remain unchanged.

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

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

May/Summer 2026 updates

Please contact ocmsched@umn.edu about May/summer classes if:

• A class does not have a room assignment and needs one.
• A variable credit class needs to have a set number of credits for summer 2026.
• A class with enrollment needs to be canceled.

Fall 2026 (1269) classroom assignments

At this time, we are continuing to work on getting classrooms assigned for fall. 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 in 25Live.

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.

Fall 2026 class schedule changes

Queued registration for fall 2026 begins Thursday, April 9, 2026. 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 2026

The class permission number batch process has already run and created permission numbers for fall 2026 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.

TIP: Auto Enroll from Waitlist checkbox in CCS

As a reminder, the Auto Enroll from Waitlist checkbox must be checked on both the enrollment and non-enrollment sections of your class for it to be included in the Auto Enroll from Waitlist process, which runs nightly after registration begins. CCS schedulers can find this checkbox on the UM CCS Maintain Schedule of Classes page > Enrollment Control tab.

The checked box serves the following two functions: 

• Triggers the Auto Enroll from Waitlist process if a seat is available.
• Gives priority to students on the waitlist, so open seats are not taken by other students (before Auto Enroll from Waitlist runs).