SEMESTER SCHEDULE TIME PATTERNS AND RULES1

University of Minnesota, Crookston

 

 


Semester Course Numbering2

 

Semester courses will have four digit numbers. The first number designates the course level.

 

The numbering system is as follows:

 

0xxx     Courses that do not carry credit toward any University degree.

1xxx     Courses primarily for undergraduate students in their first year of study.

2xxx     Courses primarily for undergraduate students in their second year of study.

3xxx     Courses primarily for undergraduate students in their third year of study.

4xxx     Courses primarily for undergraduate students in their fourth year of study.


Lecture Classes

 

·         All daytime lecture classes will begin on the hour, with the exception of Four-Credit Class Option B (7:40 a.m.).

·         Evening classes may begin at 5:00 p.m. or later and are not restricted by days of the week or time blocks.

·         Exceptions to these rules may be proposed to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for approval.

 

One-Credit Class Options

A.      Meet for 50 minutes any one day per week, beginning on the hour, at any hour.

B.      Note: One-Credit classes meeting twice a week follow the rules for two-credit classes. One-credit classes meeting three times a week follow the rules for three-credit classes.

 

Two-Credit Class Options

A.      Meet for 50 minutes on M and W, or W and F, or M and F, beginning on the hour, at any hour.

B.      Meet for 50 minutes T and Th, beginning on the hour, at any hour.

C.      Meet for 100 minutes on T or Th, beginning at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., or 4:00 p.m.

 

Three-Credit Class Options

A.      Meet for 50 minutes on M, W, F beginning on the hour at any hour.

B.      Meet for 75 minutes on T, Th, beginning at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., or 4:00 p.m.

 

Four Credit Class Options

A.      Meet for 50 minutes on M, F, and two other days, beginning on the hour, at any hour.

B.      Meet for 70 minutes on M, W, F, 7:40 a.m. to 8:50 a.m., or beginning at 3:00 p.m. or later.

C.      Meet for 100 minutes on T and Th, beginning at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., or 4:00 p.m.

 

Five-Credit Class Options

Meet for 50 minutes M, T, W, Th, F beginning on the hour, at any hour.

 

 

Laboratory Classes

 

Laboratory Classes will be scheduled in consultation with Division Chairs, Program Leaders, and the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

 

 

Weekly Planner

 

M

T

W

Th

F

7:40

 

 

 

 

 

8:00

 

 

 

 

 

9:00

 

 

 

 

 

10:00

 

 

 

 

 

11:00

 

 

 

 

 

12:00

 

 

 

 

 

1:00

 

 

 

 

 

2:00

 

 

 

 

 

3:00

 

 

 

 

 

4:00

 

 

 

 

 

5:00

 

 

 

 

 

6:00

 

 

 

 

 

7:00

 

 

 

 

 

8:00

 

 

 

 

 

9:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Note. The “Semester Schedule Time Patterns and Rules” is an adaptation of Bemidji State University’s rules.

 

Adopted by UMC Campus Assembly, 2/18/97.


 

2Note. The “Semester Course Numbering2” section was not included as part of the original document when approved by Campus Assembly in 1997. The information was provided separately in directions to faculty and was printed in the “Semester Transition Course Catalog

 

 

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