University of Minnesota Office of Classroom Management
Office of Undergraduate Education
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2012-13 Schedule/Course Guide Production Calendar

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May/summer session 2012, fall 2012, and spring 2013

Activity May/summer session 2012 (1125) Fall 2012 (1129) Spring 2013 (1133)
ECS Period 1 begins
Electronic Course Scheduling opens
September 26, 2011 November 14, 2011 November 14, 2011
ECS Period 1 ends
Distribution of meeting times, patterns, and enrollments reviewed by colleges; review of non-standard class meeting reports
November 1, 2011 February 29, 2012 April 11, 2012
ECS Period 2 begins
Initial room scheduling begins
November 2, 2011 March 1, 2012 April 12, 2012
Course guide available for updates November 2, 2011 March 1, 2012 April 12, 2012
Preliminary class schedule posted to One Stop November 2, 2011 March 1, 2012 March 1, 2012
ECS Period 2 ends
Initial room scheduling complete
November 30, 2011 March 27, 2012 May 21, 2012
ECS Period 3 begins
December 1, 2011 March 28, 2012

May 22, 2012

Final class schedule posted to One Stop December 1, 2011 March 28, 2012 May 22, 2012
Course guide information due March 29, 2012 March 29, 2012

May 30, 2012 – FRFY courses;

October 6, 2012 – all other courses

ECS Period 3 ends April 9, 2012 April 11, 2012 June 5, 2012
ECS Period 4 begins
Spring ECS Period 4 begins in June, coinciding with Freshman Full Year (FRFY) registration
April 10, 2012 April 12, 2012 June 6, 2012
Registration begins April 10, 2012 April 12, 2012

June 11, 2012 – FRFY registration

November 13, 2012 – queued registration

Reserved seats released (CCE and PSEO)   End of registration queue
End of registration queue
Reserved seats released (SEAM, FIG, etc.)   August 31, 2012 January 11, 2013
Reserved seats released (freshman)   August 31, 2012 January 11, 2013
Term begins

May 21, 2012
(May session)

June 11, 2012 (summer session)

September 4, 2012 January 22, 2013

ECS Period 1 – Department schedulers update course information (delete, add, change). Room priority agreements honored. College administrators review department schedules for adherence to standard time and course access policies.

ECS Period 2 – ECS closed to schedulers while rooms are assigned centrally.

ECS Period 3 – ECS reopens to schedulers for emergent updates of course information (cancel, add, change). Changes to meeting times or enrollments greater than room capacity result in loss of central room assignment. Department R25 users make departmental room assignments.

ECS Period 4 – Department schedulers continue to make late changes or add courses. Changes may result in loss of central room assignment. Cancellations must be referred to colleges for approval.