Fall scheduling is in progress

We are currently in CCS Open Initial Build for fall 2018 (1189) until Thursday, March 1, 2018. At that time, we will close CCS to make central room assignments.

Prior to March 1, please make sure to:
1. Work with your faculty and instructors to obtain updated information for the term.

2. Update class information using the CCS pages in PeopleSoft.

• Cancel class sections that will not be offered this term.
  
• Review and update enrollment limits and requested room capacities to realistic values (+/- 10% of last year’s enrollments).
  
• Input instructor information and grade access in CCS.
  
• Adjust non-standard class meeting times to a standard time.
  
• Review classes outside of the Regular Session to make sure it is in the appropriate academic session (remember that classes in the extended regular session are typically not financial aid eligible).
  
• Indicate the required room characteristics (technology, seating styles, etc.) needed to facilitate teaching by using the room characteristic codes accessible in the meeting pattern page of CCS.
  
• Email ocmsched@umn.edu to add facility ROOM000TBA or NOROOMREQD to all class meeting patterns that will not require any room assignment or that will meet in a small office space.
  
• Review the Class Scheduling Distribution Summary Report to assess department/college compliance with distribution of meeting times (no more than 3% in any standard time block) and distribution of meeting patterns (no more than 50% meeting on Tuesday/Thursday).

3. Avoid scheduling course sections in high demand periods/days.

4. All room requests sent to ocmsched@umn.edu will be queued until after the batch scheduling run for fall semester has been completed. They will be reviewed in late March, and we will try to accommodate as many requests as we can, but cannot guarantee specific room requests.