Tip: Deleting Combined Sections

This time of year, we see many class updates, including cancellations. Remember, if you cancel a class that is combined with other classes, the date, time, and instructor information will be deleted on all of the class sections in the combination. To avoid this, uncombine the class first, then cancel the class. Follow this guide to delete a combined section class from a combination, before you cancel a combined section class.

May/summer 2023 updates

May session begins on May 15. Please contact ocmsched@umn.edu about May/summer classes if:

• A class with students enrolled needs to be canceled.
• A class does not have a room assignment and needs one.

The auto-enroll from waitlist process will run for the last time the day before a session begins, and waitlists will be deleted the first day of the session. There are many May/summer sessions with various start dates.

May/summer 2023 updates

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

• A class does not have a room assignment and needs one.

• A class with enrollment needs to be canceled.

• A variable credit class needs to make changes to the number of credits.
  After financial aid has been disbursed, the number of credits for a class cannot be altered.

Coursedog update

Many of you know we are replacing our ECAS and PCAS systems with Coursedog. Decisions on timeline have been made, including when ECAS and PCAS will no longer be available for updates. This information, and more, can be found on the Coursedog project page.

Join the Coursedog Google group to have monthly status updates and invitations to community events sent directly to your inbox. Just click the "joining the group" link on the group page!

For questions, please contact coursedog@umn.edu.

May/summer 2022 updates

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

• A class with students enrolled needs to be canceled.
• A class does not have a room assignment and needs one.

May/summer 2022 updates

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

• A class does not have a room assignment and needs one.
• A class with enrollment needs to be canceled.

May/Summer 2022 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 2022.
• A class with enrollment needs to be canceled.

ASR website update

The ASR website has migrated from Drupal Lite 7 to Drupal Lite 9. You may notice some differences with the look and feel because of switching to the Folwell design theme, but the content has stayed the same. The Folwell design is used by many University websites and helps ensure accessibility, consistency, and usability. If you have any comments or issues with the website, please feel free to submit a website feedback form. Thank you!

Fall 2022 catalog updates

Every two years all undergraduate programs must submit an updated program proposal in PCAS. This process ensures every program gets updated and provides current information about the curriculum to students.

A checklist is available in web format to increase ease of sharing the content with college and department contacts.

All program proposals should be submitted to the Provost queue by February 18, 2022. Please email Katie Russell (russellk@umn.edu) if you have any questions.

ASR website update

Academic Support Resources's (ASR) UX and Content Strategy team is in the process of migrating the ASR website from Drupal Lite 7 to Drupal Lite 9 due to the current website reaching end of life in summer 2022. OIT has initiated the process, and the new website will be launched before the end of the year.

The migration will focus on updating the site's technical needs, functionality, and making sure the content is formatted correctly. You will notice some differences with the look and feel of the website because we are switching it over to the Folwell design theme. The content on the website will remain the same. We will provide another update once the new site has launched.

ECAS component updates

We have seen many changes, especially this last year, as to how classes are being taught and offered. As a reminder, ECAS informs CCS as to how a class is approved to be set up. We’ve had a significant number of classes go from multi-component (lecture and discussion, or lecture and lab) to one component (lecture only or discussion only). If how the class is being offered has changed, please update ECAS to reflect the correct components being offered.