University of Minnesota Office of Classroom Management
Office of Undergraduate Education
http://classroom.umn.edu

Summer session scheduling guidelines

  1. Class periods will be 50 minutes in length with a 15-minute break or passing period. For purposes of scheduling, a 50-minute class would be considered equal to 1 hour. Actual class time for an 8:00 a.m. class using 1 period would be 8:00-8:50 a.m.

  2. Classes will be staggered with Minneapolis and St. Paul on different schedules.

    Minneapolis St. Paul
      0730-0820 (optional)
    0800-0850 0830-0920
    0905-0955 0935-1025
    1010-1100 1040-1130
    1115-1205 1145-1235
    1220-1310 1250-1340
    1325-1415 1355-1445
    1430-1520 1500-1550
    1535-1625 1605-1655
    1640-1730 1710-1800
    1745-1835 1815-1905
    1850-1940 1920-2010

  3. Each semester hour of credit will normally require 15 hours of class time. Under semesters, summer session course will be offered in a variety of time blocks/sessions. Below are some scheduling examples.

      1-credit (15 hours) 2 credits (30 hours) 3 credits (45 hours) 4 credits (60 hours)
    3-week session 1 period, 5 days/wk
    or
    2 periods, 3 days/wk     		2 periods, 5 days/wk
    or
    3 periods, 3 days/wk     		3 periods, 5 days/wk
    or
    4 periods, 4 days/wk     		4 periods, 5 days/wk
    4-week session 1 period, 4 days/wk
    or
    2 periods, 2 days/wk     		2 periods, 4 days/wk
    or
    3 periods, 2 days/wk     		3 periods, 4 days/wk
    or
    4 periods, 3 days/wk     		3 periods, 5 days/wk
    or
    4 periods, 4 days/wk
    6-week session 1 period, 3 days/wk 1 periods, 5 days/wk
    or
    2 periods, 2 days/wk     		2 periods, 4 days/wk
    or
    4 periods, 2 days/wk     		2 periods, 5 days/wk
    or
    3 periods, 3 days/wk
    8-week session 1 periods, 2 days/wk
    or
    2 periods, 1 day/wk     		1 period, 4 days/wk
    or
    2 periods, 2 days/wk     		2 periods, 3 days/wk
    or
    3 periods, 2 days/wk     		2 periods, 4 days/wk
    or
    4 periods, 2 days/wk