The Summer Advisory Board has been charged to explore scheduling

opportunities related to developmental coursework, general education, upper

division coursework, high failure, and high demand courses in the summer term.

Current 7 Week Standard Start Times

3-contact hours

4-contact hours

M W only T R

only M W F M T W R M T W R F M W

only T R

only M W F M T W R M T W R F

0700 - 0945 0700 - 0945 0700 - 0850 0700 - 1035 0700 - 1035

0800 - 1045 0800 - 1045 0800 - 0950 0725 - 0850 0745 - 0850 0800 - 1025

0900 - 1050 0900 - 1025 0900 - 1005 0900 - 1050 0900 - 1030

1100 - 1345 1100 - 1345 1100 - 1250 1100 - 1225 1100 - 1205 1100 - 1435 1100 - 1435 1100 - 1325 1100 - 1250 1100 - 1230

1300 - 1450 1300 - 1425 1300 - 1405 1300 - 1450 1300 - 1430

1400 - 1645 1400 - 1645 1400 - 1550 1400 - 1625

1500 - 1650 1500 - 1625 1500 - 1605 1500 - 1835 1500 - 1835 1500 - 1725 1500 - 1650 1500 - 1630

1600 - 1935 1600 - 1935

1700 - 1945 1700 - 1945 1700 - 1850 1700 - 1825 1700 - 1805 1700 - 2035 1700 - 2035 1700 - 1925 1700 - 1850 1700 - 1830

1800 - 2045 1800 - 2045 1800 - 2135 1800 - 2135 1800 - 2025

1900 - 2145 1900 - 2145 1900 - 2050 1900 - 2025 1900 - 2005 1900 - 2125 1900 - 2050 1900 - 2030

Major Start Times

• 9:00, 11:00, 1:00, and 2:00 are major start times for classes, with each having 11% or more of daytime classes.• Classes at 9:00, 11:00, 1:00, and 2:00

represent 87% of daytime classes.

Summer 2013 Analysis of Overlapping Classes

• The vast majority of classes run past the next start time (98%), but the larger concern is running past the next major start time.

• Classes that start at 8:00 and 9:00 (32% of daytime classes) have potential conflicts because of overlapping times.

97% of 8:00 classes run past the 9:00 start time.

Summer 2013 Analysis of Overlapping Classes Cont.

Start Time

Number of Sections

Percent of Sections

Number of Sections That Run Past the Next MajorStart Time

Percent of Sections That Run Past the Next Major Start Time

7:00 12 2% 0 0%

8:00 39 7% 38 97%

9:00 146 25% 6 4%

10:00 4 1% 0 0%

• Classes from 11:00-2:00 (62% of daytime classes) have potential conflicts because of overlapping times.

• 39% of 11:00 classes run past the 1:00 start time.• 97% of 1:00 classes run past the 2:00 start time.

Summer 2013 Analysis of Overlapping Classes Cont.

Start Time

Number of Sections

Percent of Sections

Number of Sections That Run Past the Next Major

Start Time

Percent of Sections That Run Past the Next Major

Start Time

10:00 4 1% 0 0%11:00 236 40% 91 39%12:00 2 0% 2 100%1:00 67 11% 65 97%2:00 67 11% 3 4%3:00 18 3% 0 0%

Summer 2013 Analysis of Number of Classes by Credit Hour

Credit Hours

Number of Sections Percent of Sections

1 18 3%2 39 7%3 409 69%4 71 12%5 57 10%

Totals 594 100%

1. Current summer semester standard times limit students ability to take multiple classes because classes overlap and students can be blocked from registering for multiple classes.

2. Data from Institutional Research and Information showed that of the 2316 students who took two or more classes last summer, only 271 (12%) took two classes with

the same start time.

3. It would be easier for students to build a schedule with multiple classes if classes didn’t overlap.

4. The student omnibus survey suggests that students are looking for a middle ground in terms of number of class meetings and class length. The student preference

appears to be 3 or 4 meetings per week for classes that are a moderate length. Students weren’t in favor of meeting five days a week for a short duration or being in long classes 2 days a week.

Data Analysis

• Current scheduling allows:3-contact hour classes

• 2x a week for 165 minutes (2:45 minutes)• 3x a week for 110 minutes (1:50 minutes)• 4x a week for 85 minutes (1:25 minutes)• 5x a week for 65 minutes (1:05 minutes)

4-Contact Hour Classes• 2x a week for 215 minutes (3:35 minutes)• 3x a week for 145 minutes (2:25 minutes)• 4x a week for 110 minutes (1:50 minutes)• 5x a week for 90 minutes (1:30 minutes)

Data Analysis Cont.

Summer 2013 Daytime Students Block 1 Block 2

Number of Students in Target Class Times 4,553 3,350

Number of These Students Taking More than 1 Class 2,316 1,552

Number of Students Taking Classes only at DIFFERENT Times 2,045 1,431

Number of Students Taking Classes only at SAME Times, different DAYS 123 53

Number of Students Taking BOTH Times of Classes 148 68

Number of students Taking SAME or BOTH 271 121

IRI Data

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Proposed Standard Meeting Times Summer: 7 Week Block, Daytime Classes

• To avoid potentially overlapping classes, 1-5 contact hour classes will last no longer than 110 minutes. Major start and end times will occur at two hour intervals.

Major Start Times0800-09501000-11501200-13501400-1550

.

Minutes per Class

110 minutes 80 minutes

Contact

Hours

1 1 day per week

2 2 days per week

3 3 days per week 4 days per week

4 4 days per week

5 5 days per week

Contact Hours, Number of Meeting Days, and Minutes per Class