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Class Schedules

The course schedule is published before registration begins each semester. The course schedule includes course meeting days and times, seat capacity, course prerequisites, textbook information and additional information for courses meeting the search criteria. 

If a class session is missed due to inclement weather, no make-up date is scheduled but instructors are expected to post course content and assignments for students in lieu of the missed class session. This applies for both graduate and undergraduate courses.

Please note that students enrolled in courses at the university may be required to participate in online discussion forums, student-to-student collaborations and student presentations with other students as part of course requirements. 

Undergraduate courses: Undergraduate academic courses are generally scheduled Monday through Thursday. Courses will be delivered over 16 weeks. Most undergraduate day program classes will meet twice per week, each over a 75-minute class period.

Academic Classes — MW or TR Culinary/Baking Labs — 15 days Science Labs / Design Studios
8–9:15am 7am–1pm Double class periods
9:30–10:45am 1:45–7:45pm
11am–12:15pm
12:30–1:45pm
2–3:15pm
3:30–4:45pm
5–6:15pm
6:30–7:45pm (as needed)

Graduate courses: Master’s level courses are delivered over 8 or 16 weeks, in standard and hybrid formats. The majority of courses will be offered in the evening from 6–8:45pm. While graduate class schedules vary by program, the course schedule reflects specific meeting days and times for all courses. 

Course Delivery Methods

Definitions

On-Ground/Face-to-Face

Traditional course delivery: Students meet face-to-face with their assigned faculty member once or twice per week depending on the course.  

Online

All course activity is done online; there are no required face-to-face sessions within the course and no requirements for on-campus activity. Fully online courses use asynchronous delivery to give flexibility to students to complete course work as their schedules permit.

Hybrid

A hybrid course is offered principally through face-to-face instruction in a classroom setting for more than 50% of the class meeting times for any given semester. In-class sessions must include the first and the last class of the semester (which might be the final exam).

Virtual

Virtual courses are online synchronously delivered courses, with no face-to-face class meetings. Students have the same frequency of direct interaction with faculty and other students during regularly scheduled day/class periods as in-person courses. Students are expected to attend synchronous sessions in the same way they are expected to attend face-to-face courses. Coursework will be handled through videoconferencing tools such as Zoom or Blackboard Collaborate, with synchronous sessions enhanced by various education technology tools. All assignments are administered and turned in through ulearn. Students will have access in ulearn to course materials that support faculty-delivered content along with other course materials such as videos and links that enrich the subject.