Class Scheduling Guidelines
In order to maximize utilization of available space, guidelines apply to all departments/schools.
Guidelines
- All courses should be distributed as evenly as possible across these times blocks. No department/school should have more than 8% of their courses during any given time.
- No department/school shall be allowed to have more than 65 percent of classes at the peak times .
- Departments/schools should try to keep irregularly scheduled courses to a minimum and use conference rooms or alternative space for these classes when possible.
These guidelines are intended to apply to all regular 3 credit hour classes. Other arrangements will have to be made for 4 credit hour, studio, laboratory and similar classes, which do not fit time blocks. For graduate or other classes that meet for 3 or more hours once per week in the evening should be balanced across the days of the week (Monday-Thursday).
Standard Time Blocks
| M W F | T R | M W |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:50 | 8:00 - 9:15 | 2:00 - 3:15 |
| 9:00 - 9:50* | 9:35 - 10:50* | 3:35 - 4:50 |
| 10:00 - 10:50* | 11:00 - 12:15* | 5:00 - 6:15 |
| 11:00 - 11:50* | 12:35 - 1:50* | 6:30 - 7:45 |
| Noon - 12:50* | 2:00 - 3:15* | |
| 1:00 - 1:50* | 3:35 - 4:50 | |
| 2:00 - 2:50 | 5:00 - 6:15 | |
| 3:00 - 3:50 | 6:30 - 7:45 |
* peak times
Evening and Weekend Time Blocks
Evening Courses can be scheduled 5:30-8:20, or later on M, T, W or R.
Friday and Saturday-only classes are permitted at any time.
Breaks
Courses that meet 100 minutes or more automatically get a 10-minute break.
Additional 10-minute breaks are added for each 50 minutes of instruction thereafter.
Example: A 3 hour course has 150 instructional minutes and two 10 minute breaks which totals 170 minutes.
Course-Type Definitions
Distance Education
A distance education course is one in which 75% or more of the instruction and interaction occurs via electronic communication or equivalent mechanisms with the faculty and students physically separated from each other. Distance education courses deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instructor and support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor, synchronously or asynchronously.
Locations
On-Campus: Instruction takes place on our campus (including ISU Farm, Alumni Center, lab schools, etc.)
Off-Campus: Instruction does not take place on our campus
Instruction Modality
Modality % of class offered in-person
F2F/In-person 75%+
Hybrid 26-74%
Online Hybrid 1-25%
Online (synchronous or asynchronous) 0%
Immunization and International Student Requirements
Students enrolled in an on-campus, in-person or hybrid class must meet Illinois immunization requirements for registration.
Students enrolled exclusively in online courses are exempt from Illinois immunization requirements.
International students have specific rules regarding enrollment in hybrid and/or online courses. Contact International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) if you have questions about international students and online courses.