Calendar and Schedule Committee Options for Consideration Stemmed from parts of the strategic plan and goals

committee created from community response. Some Goals On-campus/online interaction Class selection Annual Breaks Flexi ility in scheduling !educing conflicts Seniors"#O $FF$C% &uniors"'(#('A) $FF$C% Committee has kept * annual calendar options. Current %rimester +reser,es curriculum and course choice range Breaks do not fall at natural times -holidays. etc./ 0oes not align 1ith semester courses in 0$$+ %rimester 1ith #o,em er (ntersession 2 or 3 intensi,e. core. mini-term-like courses et1een %hanksgi,ing and 4inter Break'ore course options Semesters/5uarters 1ith 'ini-%erm Semesters/5uarters 1ith &anuary (ntercession Semesters/5uarters 1ith &anuary (ntercession and 'ini-%erm Bit of e,erything. ut '6C7 longer year. %imeta les Current %imeta le $,ery lock CA# meet e,ery day Current %imeta le 1ith slight ad8ustment to lock rotation to etter facilitate 'eets in morning O! afternoon %imeta le 9 Block has opportunity for t1o long locks : Block !otations Blocks can;t meet e,eryday Best under semester schedule All *< minute All =* minute Compromise Schedule : is 2< lock rotation allo1s for rotation et1een morning/e,ening/night

A/B 1eek schedule 'ost 1eeks A. some 1eeks B B 1eeks ha,e much more time for larger pro8ects (mpact Analysis +ulled 2> student transcripts that represent course-taking di,ersity Could same courses e taken on a semester? 0(0 #O% A#A)@A$ (#%$!C$SS(O# O! 56A!%$! CO6!S$S Assumption Students take > semester courses per term Courses 1ould remain curricularly the same 9 tri B 3 sem 3 tri B 3 sem 2 tri B 2 sem 6sually students gain electi,es students experienced no loss lose 2 electi,e lose 3 electi,es lose 9 electi,es lose = or more

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(mpact of Semesters on Course OFF$!(#G is. so far. incomplete and inconclusi,e (mpact across schedules 1as mixed Some ha,e no change. some 1ould ha,e to drop #ext Steps Focus Groups o,er the next =-* 1eeks Students Faculty S)(s Staff C Committee 1ill meet near end of Octo er -32/. make a recommendation to 0r. !o erts eginning of #o,em er C7A#G$S 'A@ #O% %AD$ +)AC$ #$E% @$A! 4ill e phased in ecause ofF Grad reGuirements 'odifying current/de,eloping ne1 courses