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Scheduling Information

Schedule Build

A good schedule build prioritizes offering courses necessary for students to meet academic requirements in a timely manner. Creating a complete and accurate schedule before it’s posted online reduces registration errors, preserves priority registration integrity, and decreases departmental workload related to overrides and conflicts. 

Spring 27 schedule build timeline*

  • Week of 4/27: Spring '27 Schedule Build Workbooks distributed to departments (see more information below)
  • Tues 8/4: Updated "musttake" data distributed
  • Fri 8/14: Updated Spring '27 schedules due to Dean’s Office (cc [email protected])
  • Mon 8/24: Fall '26 Start of term
  • Wed 9/9: Restriction workbooks distributed
  • Wed 9/16: Restrictions due to Registrar ([email protected])
  • Wed: 9/23: PINs distributed
  • Mon 10/5: Spring '27 schedule available online
  • Mon 10/19: Registration opens
  • Mon 11/9: Non-degree registration opens
  • Mon 11/9: Restrictions Lifted (Gen Ed classes have major/minor restrictions lifted as well as those requested to be lifted by departments)
  • Mon: 1/18 Reserved seating lifted
  • Mon: 1/25 Instruction begins

*subject to change

Workbooks

Schedule Build Workbooks distributed contain multiple tabs. Select "Using the Schedule Build Workbooks" to see more details.

Using the Schedule Build Workbooks

"Musttakes" Tab:

  • Lists courses required by students’ programs
  • Counts are among Spring 2026 registered students as of December 1.
  • Data do not reflect the needs of new students entering in Fall 2026.
  • Counts of sections offered and seats available reflect Fall 2025 offerings (to be updated in the sections worksheet).
  • Updated "musttake" data will be distributed the week of August 17 and will better reflect enrolled student class standing and course needs, including Fall 2026 incoming students.

Notes on Student Data ("musttakes" tab):

  • Counts by class (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior): the original (December 1) workbook reflects class standing (earned hours) as of December 1; interpret accordingly (e.g., today’s freshmen may be sophomores in Fall 2026).
  • Updated "musttake" data reflect current Spring ’26 registration.
  • "UD_elig" indicates eligibility for upper division coursework.
  • Updated "musttake" data reflect upper-division eligibility based on inclusion of in-progress coursework.
  • "GD", "syr_maj", "OL_maj" provide breakout counts for Graduate, Syracuse, and Online majors

Notes on Course Data:

  • "ol" and "syr" reflect the number of Online and Syracuse seats; these are breakouts already included in the total seats column.
  • Courses marked "I" in the "active" column are inactive
  • You may see courses that were "musttakes" in older program versions; this can indicate current students still enrolled under an older catalog.
  • Pre- and Co-requisites help estimate demand (e.g., if 200 need course B but only 150 need prerequisite A, demand is likely 50)
  • “when” shows offering patterns (09 = Falls, 01 = Springs, @ = every term, !@ = inconsistent)

"_ehist" Tab:

  • Enrollment data from last three Fall terms
  • Flags GenEd, musttake, and maytake courses
  • Includes sections offered, seat counts, and fill rates

"Sections" Tab:

Used to revise/update Fall 2026 schedule

  • Use delivery options: Face to Face, Asynchronous Online, Synchronous Online, or Hybrid
  • Do not add or delete CRNs; mark deletions in the "delete" column
  • Use "M" in section if for majors only
  • Only labs should have specific room numbers.
  • Waitlisting: use “Y” in waitlist_YN column for automated waitlists
  • Campus field only needs changes for moves to/from Syracuse or Off Campus

Excel Usage Tip: When sorting data in Excel, be sure to select the entire sheet to avoid misaligning or corrupting data rows.

Undergraduate Major Codes Undergraduate Minor Codes Graduate Program Codes

Course Materials

The College Store has implemented "Timber Adopt" to provide online submission of course materials. Questions about Timber Adopt or textbook options can be directed to the bookstore at [email protected] or 315-312-2260.

A good schedule build is one that prioritizes the offering of courses necessary for students to meet their academic requirements in a timely manner. Creating a complete and accurate schedule prior to being posted online, when students begin using Registration Planning tools, reduces registration errors, preserves the intent of priority registration (Seniors first, etc.) and reduces departmental workload associated with overrides, registration errors, and resolving room and time conflicts.

Topics Courses

New and Topic Course Policy: A new course may be offered for up to two semesters on a trial basis. The course developer must submit the course to UCC/Graduate Council for approval in order for the course to be offered on the course schedule beyond two semesters. Department and program curricula may include UCC/Graduate Council-approved courses with names such as Topics in XXX, designed to give students exposure to a range of topics chosen by the instructor. Such courses may only use a particular topic three times. The course developer must submit the topic for UCC/Graduate Council approval under a dedicated course number to be allowed on the course schedule beyond three offerings.

Class Times

The Commissioner's Regulations state that a three-credit-hour course must meet for a total of 2,250 minutes. It may be necessary (because of a holiday, for example) to schedule an additional class or to add time to each class meeting to meet this regulation. If such is necessary, the instructor will inform the class as to how this time will be made up.

No more than 10% of total daytime classes should be scheduled in any single timeslot. The timeslots outlined below apply to daytime classes only. Evening, asynchronous online, off-campus, labs, and studio classes are excluded from the 10% time-spread evaluation.

Labs and studios that do not follow these timeslots should be scheduled to span no more than two timeslots and should begin or end at a regular timeslot. Timeslots below marked with an asterisk (*) are prime time and should be avoided for labs when possible.

MWF Timeslots

  • 8:00–8:55
  • 9:10–10:05
  • 10:20–11:15*
  • 11:30–12:25*
  • 12:40–1:35*
  • 1:50–2:45*
  • 3:00–3:55

TR Timeslots

  • 8:00–9:20
  • 9:35–10:55*
  • 11:10–12:30*
  • 12:45–2:05*
  • 2:20–3:40
  • 3:55–5:15

Recommended MW Times

These are the minimum durations recommended for MW (Monday/Wednesday) class meetings:

  • 3:00–4:20
  • 4:35–5:55
  • 6:10–7:30

Minimum Meeting Durations

  • 3-credit class (Mon, Thurs, Fri): minimum 2 hours 45 minutes
  • 3-credit class (Tues or Wed): minimum 2 hours 30 minutes
  • 2-credit class: minimum 1 hour 45 minutes
  • 1-credit class: minimum 55 minutes

One-Day-a-Week Classes

  • Should not begin before 3:00 PM unless using regular time slots as outlined above.
  • All times listed include a two-hour final exam.

Final Exam Schedules

Final examinations will be given in your regular classroom, when possible. Exam schedules are based on the day of the week and time of day the class first meets. Select an option below to see the exam schedule. Dates/times are subject to change.

Final examinations for courses that have a zero (0) credit discussion and/or laboratory section will be given according to the schedule for the lecture section. Faculty who are teaching a laboratory course and need a time for a final, please contact the Registrar's Office via email at [email protected].

Please Note:

  1. Examination time and date for classes that meet on an irregular schedule will be scheduled during the class time most closely fitting the regular schedule. These exams may have adjusted times because of conflicts, so be sure to consult with your instructor.
  2. Common final examinations will be given on Monday, May 11, from 8 to 10 am. Your instructors will announce the room.
  3. Evening classes (beginning after 4 PM) will be scheduled during the normal class time in Final Exams Week.
  4. Exam days and times are displayed on myOswego after the registration "Add" deadline each semester.
First day of class is Monday, Wednesday or Friday
Class HourExam DateExam Time
8:00Friday, May 15th8am – 10am
9:10Wednesday, May 13th8am – 10am
10:20Monday, May 11th10:30am – 12:30pm
11:30Wednesday, May 13th10:30am – 12:30pm
12:40Friday, May 15th10:30am – 12:30pm
1:50Monday, May 11th2pm – 4pm
3:00*Wednesday, May 13th2pm – 4pm

*or if your class only meets Wednesday during the 3 p.m. hour

First day of class is Tuesday or Thursday
Class HourExam DateExam Time
8:00Tuesday, May 12th8am – 10am
9:35Thursday, May 14th8am – 10am
11:10Tuesday, May 12th10:30am – 12:30pm
12:45Thursday, May 14th10:30am – 12:30pm
2:20Tuesday, May 12th2pm – 4pm
3:55Thursday, May 14th2pm – 4pm

General Information

Room reservations and classroom changes

Room reservations can be made online at ems.oswego.edu.

All classroom changes should be submitted through the department by email to [email protected]. Here are instructions to find an alternative classroom:

  • Go to: events.oswego.edu
  • Click the head icon in the upper right to log in using your Laker Net ID and Email password
  • Select "Locations" in the left-hand navigation
  • In the "Date" field, select a date within the same day of the week as your course
  • Click "Add/Remove Locations", then in the pop-up, choose the "Views" tab
  • Select "General use classrooms" and click "Update Locations"
Course Look-up
  • Course Look-up link
  • For issues or questions, contact the help desk at 315.312.3456 or [email protected]
  • Use Chrome for the best experience. VPN is required off-campus
  • Select your term, department, and/or subject(s); hold Ctrl to select multiple
  • Choose PDF or CSV output under ‘Get Courses’
  • For CSV: right-click the result tab and “Save As...”, naming the file with a .csv extension (e.g., "BIO Fall 2018.csv")
  • Open and re-save the file in Excel for best results

Contact

315-312-2136
[email protected]

Office Hours

Mon-Fri 8 am–4:00 pm 
Phone Availability: Mon–Fri, 8:15 am–3:45pm

Mailing Address

Registrar's Office
301 Culkin Hall
7060 State Route 104
Oswego, NY 13126