Approved Meeting Times & Scheduling Guidelines

Standard Class Meeting Times

The 15 minute class break is to be split evenly between courses
for student/instructor entrance and egress (7 ½ min. each).

Effective Fall 2023 Semester

	Monday, Wednesday, Friday (as of Fall 2023)	Tuesday, Thursday
Period 1	8:00 AM - 8:55 AM	8:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Period 1-2*/#	8:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Period 2	9:10 AM - 10:05 AM	9:35 AM - 10:55 AM
Period 3	10:20 AM - 11:15 AM	11:10 AM - 12:30 PM
Period 4	11:30 AM - 12:25 PM	12:45 PM - 2:05 PM
Period 5	12:40 PM - 1:35 PM	2:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Period 6	1:50 PM - 2:45 PM	3:55 PM - 5:15 PM
Period 7	3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
Period 8	4:10 PM - 5:05 PM
Period 9*	5:20 PM - 6:40 PM    M / W	5:30 PM - 6:50 PM
Period 9-10**	5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Period 10*	6:55 PM - 8:15 PM    M / W	7:05 PM - 8:25 PM

Notes:
*2 days (80-minute class) M/W or M/F or W/F
**One day per week
#As space permits
Start times between 8:40 a.m. and 1:50 p.m. are considered peak meeting times

Effective Spring 2021 Semester

	Monday, Wednesday, Friday (as of Spring 2021)	Tuesday, Thursday
Period 1	8:00 AM - 8:50 AM	8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Period 1-2*/#	8:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Period 2	9:05 AM - 9:55 AM	9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Period 3	10:10 AM - 11:00 AM	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Period 4	11:15 AM - 12:05 PM	12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Period 5	12:20 PM - 1:10 PM	2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Period 6	1:25 PM - 2:15 PM	3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Period 7	2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Period 8	3:35 PM - 4:25 PM
Period 8*	3:35 PM - 4:50 PM    M / W
Period 9*	5:00 PM - 6:15 PM    M / W	5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Period 10*	6:30 PM - 7:45 PM    M / W	6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Period 9-10**	5:00 PM - 8:00 PM	5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Period 11**	6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Notes:
*2 days (75-minute class) M/W or M/F or W/F
**One day per week
#As space permits

5-week Summer Sessions (23/24 instructional days) Monday through Friday   3 credit hour course 4 credit hour course Period 1   8:00 AM - 9:35 AM   8:00 AM - 10:05 AM Period 2   9:50 AM - 11:25 AM   10:20 AM - 12:25 PM Period 3   11:40 AM - 1:15 PM   12:40 PM - 2:45 PM Period 4   1:30 PM - 3:05 PM   3:00 PM - 5:05 PM Period 5   3:20 PM - 4:55 PM

Winter Session 2024 (22 instructional days) Monday through Friday   3 credit hour course 4 credit hour course Period 1   8:00 AM - 9:45 AM   8:00 AM - 10:15 AM Period 2   10:00 AM - 11:45 AM   10:30 AM - 12:45 PM Period 3   12:00PM - 1:45 PM   1:00 PM - 3:15 PM Period 4   2:00 PM - 3:45 PM   3:30 PM - 5:45 PM Period 5   4:00PM - 5:45 PM

By Units/Credit Hour Following, Faculty Handbook policy 3.1.7, each regular semester and special session, course instruction is scheduled for approximately 750 minutes (12.5 hours) per course credit hour. Fall Spring Winter 5 Week Summer Session 7.5 Week Summer Session Hours to Meet 12.5 hrs for 1 credit 12.5 hrs for 1 credit 12.5 hrs for 1 credit 12.5 hrs for 1 credit 12.5 hrs for 1 credit   37.5 hrs for 3 credits 37.5 hrs for 3 credits 37.5 hrs for 3 credits 37.5 hrs for 3 credits 37.5 hrs for 3 credits   50 hrs for 4 credits 50 hrs for 4 credits 50 hrs for 4 credits 50 hrs for 4 credits 50 hrs for 4 credits

Calculating Units/ Credit Hours

This is most accurately calculated if required meeting hours are converted into minutes. A course must meet 12 hours/term for each credit (12.5 hours for a 1 credit course; 37.5 hours for a 3 credit course; 50 hours for a 4 credit course, etc.).

One 15-week laboratory credit hour represents 1 hour per week of lecture or discussion time plus 1-2 hours per week of scheduled supervised or independent laboratory work, and 2 hours of student preparation time.

One credit hour for 15 weeks of visual or performing arts studio, supervised student teaching, supervised clinical practicum/rounds, field work, independent study, etc. represents 3-4 hours per week of supervised and/or independent practice. This in turn represents between 45 and 60 hours of work per 15-week semester.

The following is an example of how to compute the meeting minutes/week required.

Examples:

3-credit course that wants to meet twice/week:
	37.5 hours x 60 minutes = 2,250 minutes. 2,250 minutes / 14 week term = 160.71 minutes per week 160.71 minutes / 2 days = 80.35 minutes The course must meet 80 minutes both days (80.35 is rounded to nearest 5 min. increment).
Courses with Labs: 4 credit course w/1-credit LAB must meet 6 hours/week:
	2 hours/week for each credit of LAB 4 hours/week of LEC, DIS and/or combination of both (if approved for both)
3 credit course w/1-credit LAB must meet 5 hours/week:
	2 hours/week for each credit of LAB 3 hours/week of LEC, DIS and/or combination of both (if approved for both)