Core Education Course Scheduling and Exceptions
This page is useful for course schedulers interested in learning about curricular scheduling policies or requesting exceptions to the scheduling policies.
Design vs. Refine
- Design Mode: Core Education scheduling restrictions cannot be broken in CLSS during Design Mode. This means that you will need to set your capacities and restrictions to align with the rules in Design Mode before you will be able to save a section or submit your Scheduling Unit for review. You will have an opportunity to request an exception to the rules after your unit has been approved for Refine Mode.
- Refine Mode: If you would like to request an exception to the triggered Core Education restrictions, please locate the curriculum for the course you are inquiring about to determine the policies and procedures.
Resources
Arts and Humanities - General and Global
Course caps of 55 are permitted during AY 2025-26 and 2026-27.
Exceptions
Enrollment cap exceptions are reviewed by the Director of Core Education in refine mode quarterly. The following must be included in the internal CLSS note section:
- Justification to exceed 55 for the section.
- FTE of GTA or other instructional support available to provide guidance, formative feedback on small-stakes assignments, and summative feedback on larger projects.
Communication, Media, and Society
Course caps of 30 per section or sections using lectures and recitations, with the recitations capped at 20, are permitted.
Difference, Power, and Oppression - Foundations
Course caps of 60 per section or sections using lectures and recitations with the recitations capped at 35 are permitted during AY 2025-26 and 2026-27.
Exceptions
Enrollment cap exceptions are reviewed by the DPO Director in refine mode quarterly.
- Ecampus sections - provide an internal note in CLSS that Ecampus courses are scheduled in large sections, and the Canvas Group feature will be used to break students into internal sections no larger than 35.
Transitions
Course caps of 35 or lectures and recitations, with the recitations capped at 35, are permitted.
Exceptions
Enrollment cap exceptions are reviewed by the Director of Core Education in refine mode quarterly. The following must be included in the internal CLSS note section:
- Ecampus sections - provide an internal note in CLSS that Ecampus courses are scheduled in large sections, and the Canvas Group feature will be used to break students into internal sections no larger than 35.
- If 2-3 seats need to be added to a section, exceptions will be approved.
Difference, Power, and Oppression - Advanced
Course caps of 35 per section or sections using lectures and recitations with the recitations capped at 35 are permitted during AY 2025-26 and 2026-27
Exceptions
Enrollment cap exceptions are reviewed by the DPO Director in refine mode quarterly.
- Ecampus sections - provide an internal note in CLSS that Ecampus courses are scheduled in large sections, and the Canvas Group feature will be used to break students into internal sections no larger than 35.
Writing Intensive Curriculum
Course caps of 25 per section or sections using lectures and recitations capped at 25 are permitted.
Exceptions
Enrollment cap exceptions are reviewed by the WIC Director in refine mode quarterly. The following must be included in the internal CLSS note section:
- Justification to exceed 25 for the section.
- FTE of GTA or other instructional support available to provide feedback and manage the workload.