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

Rolled schedule edits to Banner are due by these dates. You may have internal deadlines (Chair or Associate Dean) that are earlier. Edits stop until the schedule is published, and then edits can resume via Schedule Adjustment Forms.

Summer 2021 due November 23, 2020
Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 due December 18, 2020

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

Classroom waitlist

Classroom waitlist

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
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 and/or Building Code Request

Site and/or Building Code Request Form

Ad Astra Schedule Resources

Ad Astra Schedule Login
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/department specific scheduling grid and/or calendar. Please contact the Registrar Scheduling Team to discuss further or coordinate a training session regscheduling@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

2019

South Foundation Hall Senate Presentation September 2019

2018

2017

2016

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

Platinum, Monitor and Align

Access

If you would like to request access or have questions about access please email regscheduling@oakland.edu.

Login

Platinum, Align and Monitor Login

This is currently not single sign-on (NetID username and password), please use the credentials you have set up for your account. Your username should match your NetID but you created your password when you initially set up your account.

Presentations and Resources

Overview

Monitor - used to monitor semesters with active registration
Align - analyzes historical data to offer recommendations on student demand
Predict - to come - analyzes historical data and predictive analytics to offer recommendations on student demand. This information is still found in the previous system: Platinum Analytics (use your NetID username and password, different than your Monitor and Align login).