Course Meeting Time Blocks

The academic day is defined as the time period extending from 8 a.m. through 9:50 p.m. Lecture, including seminars and special topics, and recitation sections must adhere to the University's official meeting time block patterns as listed below:

Day Classes

3 Credits

• 1-Hour MWF – 8:00-8:50, 9:00-9:50, 10:00-10:50, 11:00-11:50, 12:00-12:50, 13:00-13:50, 14:00-14:50, 15:00-15:50, 16:00-16:50, 17:00-17:50
• 1.5-Hour TR – 8:00-9:20, 9:30-10:50, 11:00-12:20, 12:30-13:50, 14:00-15:20, 15:30-16:50, 17:00-18:20
• 1.5-Hour MW or WF – 8:00-9:20, 12:30-13:50, 15:30-16:50
• 3-Hours M or F – 8:00-10:50, 11:00-13:50, 14:00-16:50

4 Credits

• 1-Hour MTWR or TWRF – 8:00-8:50, 9:00-9:50, 10:00-10:50, 11:00-11:50, 12:00-12:50, 13:00-13:50, 14:00-14:50, 15:00-15:50, 16:00-16:50, 17:00-17:50
• 2-Hour MW, TR or WF – 8:00-9:50, 10:00-11:50, 12:00-13:50, 14:00-15:50, 16:00-17:50

Evening Classes

3 Credits

• 1.5-Hour TR – 18:30-19:50, 20:00-21:20
• 3-Hour M, W or F – 18:00-20:50, 19:00-21:50
• 3-Hour T or R – 18:30-21:20

4 Credits

• 2-Hour MW, TR, WF – 18:00-19:50, 20:00-21:50
• 4-Hour M, T, W, R or F – 18:00-21:50

Additional Information

• Refer to the Office of the Provost's official Course Meeting Time Blocks Policy.
• Lecture and recitations less than 3 hours using 1-hour blocks must adhere to times listed in Day Classes #1 above.
• 1.5-hour lecture/online hybrid and recitation sections can be scheduled Monday through Friday, but must adhere to the times listed in Day Classes #2 above.
• To fully utilize the schedule, 1 and 2 credit courses and hybrid sections should be scheduled in such a way that a complete time block is created. For example, if two hybrid sections are being added, they should be scheduled at offsetting blocks such as T 9:30 a.m. and R 9:30 a.m.
• Lab and studio sections are not bound by official time blocks.
• Sections that do not adhere to the University's official time blocks will have the lowest classroom scheduling priority.
• All classes should begin at :00 or :30 and end at :20 or :50.
• Class dismissal should coincide with a section's published end time. 
• The 10-minute period between classes should be used as follows:
  • The first five (5) minutes after dismissal are a shut-down period.
  • The second five (5) minutes preceding the next class are for preparation.
  • Additional guidance can be found on Room Scheduling.

Extenuating circumstances regarding this policy should be addressed to the Office of the University Registrar.