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Administrative Policy

Enrolling in Overlapping or Back-to-back Classes: Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, Rochester

Responsible University Officer(s):

Executive Vice President and Provost

Policy Owner(s):

Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education

Policy contact(s):

Susan Van Voorhis

Date Revised:

Dec 22, 2009

Effective Date:

Apr 8, 2009

Policy Statement

Enrolling in overlapping classes is prohibited so students can actually attend the classes in which they enroll. For Twin Cities campus students, back-to-back classes with insufficient travel time may lead them to consistently arrive late or to depart early, which can disrupt a class and cause the student to miss instruction. Students are responsible for planning a schedule that allows enough time for travel between classes. Instructors may accommodate student-scheduling problems but are not required to do so.

Overlapping class times
1. Classes that have any common meeting time are considered to be overlapping.
2. Students are not permitted to register for classes that overlap unless they successfully petition for permission to do so.
3. Petitions for overrides for such conflicts require the approval of all instructors involved. The decision to approve or disapprove such a petition for override is discretionary with each instructor involved, but petitions should be granted only under extenuating circumstances.
Enrollment in back-to-back classes [Twin Cities only]
1. Students should not enroll in back-to-back classes when (1) the amount of time available for travel is less than 15 minutes (when both are on either the Minneapolis or St. Paul campus), or (2) the amount of time available to travel between two classes (when one is on the Minneapolis campus and the other on the St. Paul campus) is less than 30 minutes.
2. Petitions for protection from penalties for such conflicts require the approval of all instructors involved and will be approved only under extenuating circumstances. The decision to approve or disapprove such a petition for override is discretionary with each instructor involved.
3. If the student's petition has not been approved, instructors have the authority to penalize students who consistently arrive late or depart early from a class.

Exclusions

This policy is not applicable to the Duluth campus.

Reason for Policy

Students consistently arriving late for a class or departing early can disrupt the teaching and learning process. Instructors must understand that they may accommodate student-scheduling problems but are not required to do so.

Procedures

Forms/Instructions

Appendices

Frequently Asked Questions

Contacts

Subject	Contact	Phone	Email
Primary Contact(s)	Susan Van Voorhis	612-624-1111	vanvo002@umn.edu
Twin Cities Campus Procedures	Stacey Tidball	612-626-0075	tidball@umn.edu
Crookston Campus	Jason Tangquist	218-281-8424	jtangqui@crk.umn.edu
Morris Campus	Marcus Muller	320-589-6011	mull0262@umn.edu
Rochester Campus	Diane Douglas	507-258-8008	douglasd@r.umn.edu

Definitions

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Responsibilities

There are no specific responsibilities associated with this policy.

Related Information

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History

Amended:: December 2009 - Policy now applies to Crookston.
Effective:: April 2009