University of Minnesota Office of Classroom Managment
http://classroom.umn.edu

Schedule/Course Guide Production Calendar

May/Summer Session 2010, Fall 2010, and Spring 2011

Activity May/Summer Session 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011
ECS Period 1 (Phase I) begins:
Electronic Course Scheduling opens
September 24, 2009 November 16, 2009 February 19, 2010
ECS Period 1 (Phase II) begins:
ECS submission deadline
October 9, 2009
December 11, 2009 March 12, 2010
ECS Period 1 ends:
ECS Review of Non-Standard class meeting reports, 60/40 excess completed by colleges
October 30, 2009 January 15, 2010 April 7, 2010
ECS Period 2 begins:
Initial Room Scheduling begins.
Course Guide Form Available for Update
October 31, 2009 January 16, 2010 April 8, 2010
Course Guide Loaded to One Stop November 2, 2009 January 18, 2010 April 19, 2010
ECS Period 2 ends:
Initial Room Scheduling complete.
Class Schedule loaded to One Stop
November 23, 2009 March 12, 2010 May 14, 2010
ECS Period 3 begins:
Electronic Course Authorization System (ECAS) deadline for inclusion in Fall/Spring PDF
November 24, 2009 March 13, 2010 May 15, 2010
Course Guide information due December 11, 2009 March 26, 2010 May 17, 2010
ECS Period 3 ends: April 5, 2010 April 7, 2010 June 8, 2010
ECS Period 4 begins:
Note: Spring ECS Period 4 begins in June coinciding with Full Year Freshman registration
April 6, 2010 April 8, 2010 June 9, 2010
Registration begins April 6, 2010 April 8, 2010
June 9, 2010- Full-Year Freshman registration November 9, 2010 - Queued Registration

ECS Period 1 (Phase I) – Department schedulers update course information (delete, add, change). Room priority agreements honored.

ECS Period 1 (Phase II) – College administrators review department’s schedules for adherence to standard time, peak 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 to update course information (cancel, add, change). Changes to meeting time(s) 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.