Academic Affairs
Office of the Provost
8. Students & Classes
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8.1
Preparing Schedules |
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8.1.1.
Semester |
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September |
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February |
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February |
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8.1.2. Be
conservative with summer offerings. We lose credibility when we
must cancel courses. Each school is budgeted for summer
salaries. |
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8.1.3. Ensure
that courses are properly spread and that conflicts are
minimized. |
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8.1.4. Note
the following page on "Minimum Length of Courses." |
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8.1.5. Steps
a. Preliminary schedule from each school.
b. Composite schedule for sharing and revision.
c. Final schedule for distribution.
d. Supplemental schedule for final registration. |
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8.2
Textbooks |
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See guidelines on
textbook orders in Faculty Manual. PLEASE ensure that
textbook orders are on time to the VC bookstore (and teaching
centers) or that the bookstore/center understands there must
be a delay.
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Attach notes as
needed to order forms; call bookstore on any special needs or
concerns.
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By deadline as
communicated |
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8.3
Advising |
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Assign advisees.
Schedule advisement, as needed.
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Especially during
registration periods |
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8.4
Registration |
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Online and
telephone registration has greatly reduced the need for
scheduled advising and registration.
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Assign any duties
as needed.
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Deans, Provost, and
Assistant Registrar usually meet the morning after
registration day each semester to consider any needed changes.
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8.5
Minimum Length of Courses |
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The Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board specifies the following policy
with regard to course length. All UHV courses must comply
with this policy. Deans are responsible for ensuring
compliance during the scheduling process.
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The minimum length
for organized courses offered by public, general academic
senior and junior institutions, and Texas State Technical
Institutes shall be as follows.
(1) All
shortened courses shall consist of the same number of class
contact hours as similar courses offered in a regular
session or summer session, that is, normally 45 to 48
contact hours. Courses shall also have the same objectives,
requirements, and quality of instruction as regular length
courses.
(2) Students may not carry more courses at a time in a
shortened format than will give them total credit of one
semester credit hour per week of instruction
(3) No three-credit-hour course shall consist of fewer than
nine days of classes offered over not less than three weeks.
(4) All requirements for three-credit-hour course shall
apply proportionately to courses for one, two, four, or
other credit hour values.
(5) The commissioner of higher education is authorized to
permit exceptions to this section for research purposes, to
determine the efficacy of teaching a specific course in a
shortened format.
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