Schedule of Classes - Faculty and Staff Resources - Office of the Registrar

*Tentative Rolled Schedule Deadlines to Office of the Registrar

You may have internal deadlines before this Registrar deadline.

Summer 2020 due November 11, 2019
Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 due December 9, 2019

*The SFH renovation project plan is currently being finalized. Once finalized, final due dates will be published and announced with the updated roll timeline for the 2020-2021 academic year.

All other adjustments to the schedule of classes after these dates are to be submitted via the Schedule Adjustment Form as described in the Policies and Guidelines tab.

Seat Counts

CSITS supports the classroom inspector available here. A simple seat count list is available on a Google sheet.

Questions or Concerns?

Questions can be submitted to the Academic Scheduling Team at regscheduling@oakland.edu, please include the CRN(s) in your email. Urgent issues or questions can call Registrar Services at (248) 370-3450.

Platinum Analytics login here.

Policies and Guidelines

Schedule of Class Production

Policy 190 charges the Office of the Registrar with the management and assignment of general purpose (GENP) classrooms. Policy 370 outlines the different types of facilities on campus.
Schedule of Classes User Guide
General purpose optimization
- Classroom waitlist
Schedule Adjustment Form are required to be submitted after the established deadlines for the rolled schedule.
- The Classroom Location Change Form may be used for location change requests only. Please note: all location assignments are initially determined based on your College/School needs as well as preferences. Changes to the recurring optimization should be discussed with your Assistant/Associate Dean who oversees the schedule of class production.
Final Exam Request Form may be used to request a room assignment for a final exam not listed on the final exam schedule.

Scheduling Resources

Time modules:

University Senate has established both primary and secondary time modules. Out-of-module times require approval through the designated College/School Assistant/Associate Dean and the Office of the Registrar.

Site Code Request

Site Code Request Form

Ad Astra Resources

Ad Astra Login

The login link for Ad Astra is here. Your role will determine which functions you can access. If you have not requested a role, please see below. Your username is your NetID and NetID password.

How to request a user account?

How to view the scheduling calendar, scheduling grid or available rooms by time?

If you have the GENP Reports user role, you can view what sections or events are scheduled in general purpose classrooms. This will also allow you to see open times for your planning purposes.

Please note: While a classroom may be available when you view the scheduling calendar or grid, the request of a GENP classroom still needs to be requested and approved for official assignment. Visit the classroom request page for more information how to request a GENP classroom.

How to create a customer or customer contact?

The Office of the Registrar manages these items. Please submit this form.

How to manage my non-general purpose (non-GENP) classrooms?

Class Assignments
Ad Astra has assumed all classroom scheduling. Non-GENP classroom scheduling instructions.
Events
Ad Astra has assumed all classroom scheduling. Banner will no longer use UC 290. Follow the instructions to create an event, or setup one-on-one training by emailing cagoeth@oakland.edu. If you do not have access to the appropriate Ad Astra role or you have questions about the rooms assigned to your area, please email regscheduling@oakland.edu.

Other Functions

Additional functions are available for academic areas that would benefit from them, such as having a college/school or department specific scheduling grid and/or calendar. Please feel free to contact Chris Goeth to discuss further at cagoeth@oakland.edu

Presentations and Training

Training

One-on-one or group training can be requested by emailing cagoeth@oakland.edu. Additionally, on-demand support can be coordinated via screen sharing to address individual questions or issues.

Past Presentations

2018

2017

2016

Class Schedule, Topics: Course Renumbering, Class Schedule Production, Data Sources

Platinum Analytics

Access

Initial access was given to Associate Deans and Department Chairs. If you would like to request access or have questions about access please email regscheduling@oakland.edu.

Login here. Use your NetID as your username. When your account is set up a default password is emailed to you and then you set your own password.

In addition to individual College/School demonstrations during the kick off, you may find this Platinum End User Training helpful as you learn and revisit the dashboard and sandbox.

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Presentations and Resources