Responsible Officer
Rachel Croson
Executive Vice President and Provost
Owner
Robert McMaster
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
Scott Lanyon
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
Primary Contact
Carin Thoms
Associate Director, Continuity & Compliance - Academic Support Resources
Toni Abts
Last Revised
Effective Date
Policy Statement
- Departments or programs may set minimum and maximum enrollment limits for any course or any section of a course. Enrollment limits are subject to review by the dean.
- Each campus and college must maintain and publish a policy regarding the cancellation of low-enrollment classes or sections. These policies may differ across colleges and may allow variations by department. Any such policy must, at a minimum, take into account:
- the impact to student academic progress, student finances, and graduation,
- the need for a course to contribute to appropriate program breadth and curriculum, and
- commitments made to instructors that a course would be offered.
- Cancellation of low enrollment classes.
- Classes may not be cancelled due to low enrollment after the first day of classes begins.
- Departments are encouraged to assist students with finding replacement courses or other accommodations where cancellations negatively impact students’ degree progress and/or financial aid.
Exclusions
This policy is not applicable to the Duluth campus.
Reason for Policy
Maximum efficiency and optimal learning occurs within an enrollment range: it is not feasible or educationally sound to teach certain courses if enrollments are either too small or too large. Departments must be able to cancel a class if enrollment is too low to warrant offering it. Students need adequate time to select a replacement class if a class is cancelled in order to meet degree requirements, make timely degree progress, and maintain financial aid eligibility or meet other student status requirements.
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