Academic Affairs

Scheduling of Classes. Space Management and Academic Scheduling works with the school/college and departmental schedule deputies to coordinate the scheduling of classes. The resulting schedule is organized in a manner that will help students satisfy their curricular needs. Class schedule changes, therefore, should be made only through the joint action of the departmental schedule deputy and Space Management and Academic Scheduling.

If a department finds it necessary to cancel a class because of insufficient enrollment or for other administrative reasons, the schedule deputy for that department must notify Space Management and Academic Scheduling. It is the instructor’s responsibility to advise each student already enrolled to report immediately to his or her advisor to initiate a change to another division of the course. If there is no other division, the student must officially drop the course.

Changes to the official schedule of classes for a given session shall be modified only by joint action of the department head, departmental schedule deputy, and the director of Space Management and Academic Scheduling. An instructor shall not make an unauthorized change in the time and place scheduled for classes assigned.

Scheduling of Students. The scheduling of students for their assigned courses will be done in accordance with the Schedule of Classes and the registration procedures and regulations designed to achieve the desired distribution of enrollment in the several divisions of a course.

Scheduling of Space. To distribute space efficiently and use instructional facilities effectively, Space Management and Academic Scheduling is responsible for the assignment, utilization, and review of proposed modifications of space in existing University buildings and developing academic program statements for new facilities. All space assignments for instructional or noninstructional purposes are subject to review and change, depending upon the University's overall needs and how a department uses its space.

Scheduling of classrooms for regular class sessions and other meetings also is coordinated through Space Management and Academic Scheduling. Faculty who wish to use a classroom or conference room for a staff function should phone that office or request the room through Space Management and Academic Scheduling's Web site (www.smas.purdue.edu) to reserve the space. Reservations for the use of space for extracurricular and non-University functions also should be requested through Space Management and Academic Scheduling. A nominal fee may be charged to cover regular and special services needed if the facility is used outside the normal operating hours.

Approval by the University Fire Department is required whenever decorations of any sort are used at a meeting or gathering. Technical assistance and printed regulations regarding this matter are available from the University Fire Department on W. Third Street. A responsible party should be designated to arrange a pre-event inspection with fire department officials.