Summer Course Scheduling

Summer Session 2012

Session I

4 weeks:     May 29 - June 22, 2012

6 weeks:     May 29 - July 6, 2012

8 weeks:     May 29 - July 20, 2012

12 weeks:   May 29 - August 17, 2012

Session II

4 weeks:    July 9 - August 3, 2012

6 weeks:    July 9 - August 17, 2012

 

Course Planning

To help in planning the upcoming summer session, course information and enrollment data for past summer sessions are available below.  Note:  Departments are listed alphabetically, you may need to "scroll through" the list to find your department listing.

Summer 2011 Course Enrollment

Summer 2010 Course Enrollment

Summer 2009 Course Enrollment

Most students who attend summer session are UMBC juniors and seniors. They typically look for courses that meet GEP/GFR requirements, fulfill upper level graduation requirements or meet requirements for their major. Please keep this in mind when planning the summer schedule.

 

Schedule Building in SA

Summer Schedule Building Dates & Deadlines

Mid-November Summer schedule rollover to 2012 in SA
December 16     Deadline for faculty to submit course proposals to their Scheduling Coordinator
December 23   Deadline for academic departments to provide schedule details to OSWSP (only if OSWSP is updating schedule in SA)
January 9 Deadline for Scheduling Coordinators to update 2012 summer schedules in SA
Mid-January Special Sessions Policy Committee meets to review and approve summer schedule
Week of January 23 Summer session catalog finalized and sent to printer
February 6 Summer session course schedule "goes live" online
April 2 Summer session registration begins
May 29 First day of summer session
July 4 UMBC closed for Independence Day Observance
August 17 Last day of summer session

 

Changes / Edits to the Summer Schedule

If you find it necessary to make changes to the summer schedule after the January 9 deadline, please notify the Office of Summer, Winter & Special Programs by submitting an RT Ticket. Select "Schedule" and include "Summer Session Schedule Change" in the subject line of your ticket.  Changes to the schedule – particularly those involving instructors – require our office’s involvement to ensure accuracy of information, room scheduling, and contracting.

Training for Scheduling Coordinators

Training for scheduling coordinators – including fundamentals & advanced as well as refresher training and “best practices” sessions, will be scheduled during the upcoming weeks.  For details, go to www.umbc.edu/training.

 

Summer Scheduling Guidelines

Holiday Schedule

There are two holidays that will affect class schedules during Summer Session I, since the campus will be closed: Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012 and the Independence Day Observance on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. 

Classes which regularly meet on Mondays and/or Wednesdays during Summer Session I will need to schedule make-up dates if they do not otherwise meet the minimum time requirements of 12.5 contact hours per credit.  Make-up class dates are determined by the instructor.

 

Contact Hour Requirements

Non-lab courses must meet for 12.5 hours per credit to fulfill university contact hour requirements (a total of 37.5 hours for a standard three credit course, and 50 credit hours for a standard four credit course).

Summer Standard Meeting Patterns

3 Credit Courses

4 weeks / 3 credits

6 weeks / 3 credits

8 weeks / 3 credits

12 weeks / 3 credits

(1 day / week)

 

Morning

M W F

9 - 12:10 pm

T TH F

9 - 12:10 pm

M W

9 - 12:10 pm

T TH

9 - 12:10 pm

M W

9 - 11:20 am

T TH

9 - 11:20 am

 

M  T  W  TH  F  S  SU

9 - 12:10 pm

 

Afternoon

M W F

1 - 4:10 pm

T TH F

1 - 4:10 pm

M W

1 - 4:10 pm

T TH

1 - 4:10 pm

M W

1 - 3:20 pm

T TH

1 - 3:20 pm

 

M  T  W  TH  F  S  SU

1 - 4:10 pm

 

Evening

M W TH

6 - 9:10 pm

T W TH

6 - 9:10 pm

M W

6 - 9:10 pm

T TH

6 - 9:10 pm

M W

6 - 8:20 pm

T TH

6 - 8:20 pm

 

M  T  W  TH  F  S  SU

6 - 9:10 pm

4 Credit Courses

4 weeks / 4 credits

6 weeks / 4 credits

8 weeks / 4 credits

12 weeks / 4 credits

 

Morning

M T W F

9 - 12:10 am

T W TH F

9 - 12:10 am

M W F

9 - 11:50 am

T TH F

9 - 11:50 am

M W

9 - 12:10 pm

T TH

9 - 12:10 pm

M W

9 - 11:10 am

T TH

9 - 11:10 am

 

Afternoon

M T W F

1 - 4:10 pm

T W TH F

1 - 4:10 pm

M W F

1 - 3:50 pm

T TH F

1 - 3:50 pm

M W

1 - 4:10 pm

T TH

1 - 4:10 pm

M W

1 - 3:10 pm

T TH

1 - 3:10 pm

 

Evening

 

M T W TH

6 - 9:10 pm

 

M W TH

6 - 8:50 pm

T W TH

6 - 8:50 pm

M W

6 - 9:10 pm

T TH

6 - 9:10 pm

M W

6 - 8:10 pm

T TH

6 - 8:10 pm