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Standard Class Meeting Times - Columbus State University

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Academic Affairs

Standard Class Meeting Times

Scheduled face-to-face and reduced-seat-time classes on both Main and Riverpark Campus must adhere to the standard class meeting times provided below. Deviation from standard scheduling must have prior approval from the Office of the Registrar.

These meeting times are based on 750 minutes per lecture credit and meet the appropriate minutes specified in the CSU Credit Hour and Course Level Policy. (Courses which include lab hours or standalone labs must schedule at least 1500 minutes per lab credit.)

Fall and Spring Semesters

Fullterm classes

4 credit hour lecture class (200 minutes per week)

Meeting four days per week, class period of fifty (50) minutes in length.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (MTWR)

  • 8:00 - 8:50 a.m.
  • 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
  • 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
  • 12:30 - 1:30 NO CLASSES*
  • 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 3:50 p.m.

*No classes between 12:15 and 1:30 p.m. in order to allow time for student activities.

Meeting two days per week, class period of one hundred (100) minutes in length.

Monday, Wednesday (MW)

  • 5:30 - 7:10 p.m.
  • 7:30 - 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday (TR)

  • 5:30 - 7:10 p.m.
  • 7:30 - 9:10 p.m.
Meeting one day per week, class period of two hundred (200) minutes in length. (Class time must be increased if a break is given.)

Saturday (S)

  • 8:00 - 11:20 a.m.
  • 3:00 - 6:20 p.m.


3 credit hour lecture class (150 minutes per week)

Meeting three days per week, class period of fifty (50) minutes in length.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (MWF)

  • 8:00 - 8:50 a.m.
  • 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
  • 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
  • 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
  • 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
  • 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 3:50 p.m.
Meeting two days per week, class period of seventy-five (75) minutes in length.

Monday, Wednesday (MW)

  • 4:30 - 5:45 p.m.
  • 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.
  • 7:30 - 8:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday (TR)

  • 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
  • 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 12:15 p.m.
  • 12:30 - 1:30 NO CLASSES*
  • 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
  • 4:30 - 5:45 p.m.
  • 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.
  • 7:30 - 8:45 p.m.

*No classes between 12:15 and 1:30 p.m. in order to allow time for student activities.

Meeting one day per week, class period of one hundred fifty (150) minutes in length.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, OR Thursday (MTWR)

  • 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
  • 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
  • 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday (S)

  • 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
  • 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
  • 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
  • 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.


2 credit hour lecture class (100 minutes per week)

Meeting two days per week, class period of fifty (50) minutes in length.

Monday, Wednesday (MW)

  • 8:00 - 8:50 a.m.
  • 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
  • 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
  • 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
  • 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
  • 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 3:50 p.m.

Monday, Friday (MF)

  • 8:00 - 8:50 a.m.
  • 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
  • 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
  • 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
  • 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
  • 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 3:50 p.m.

Wednesday, Friday (WF)

  • 8:00 - 8:50 a.m.
  • 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
  • 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
  • 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
  • 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
  • 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 3:50 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday (TR)

  • 8:00 - 8:50 a.m.
  • 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
  • 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
  • 12:30 - 1:30 NO CLASSES*
  • 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 3:50 p.m.

*No classes between 12:15 and 1:30 p.m. in order to allow time for student activities.

Meeting one day per week, class period of one hundred (100) minutes in length.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, OR Thursday (MTWR)

  • 5:00 - 6:40 p.m.
  • 6:00 - 7:40 p.m.
  • 7:00 - 8:40 p.m.
  • 8:00 - 9:40 p.m.



1 credit hours lecture class (50 minutes per week)

Meeting one day per week, class period of 50 minutes in length.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, OR Thursday (MTWR)

  • 8:00 - 8:50 a.m.
  • 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
  • 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
  • 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.*
  • 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.*
  • 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 3:50 p.m.

*TR no classes between 12:15 and 1:30 p.m. in order to allow time for student activities.



Half-term classes

Half-term classes meet twice a week for a standard of 750 minutes per lecture hour and meet the appropriate minutes specified in the CSU Credit Hour and Course Level Policy. (Courses which include lab hours or standalone labs must schedule 1500 minutes per lab credit.) Sections should be scheduled so that every first half-of-term class has a companion second half-of-term class that utilizes the same meeting pattern and location. Half-term classes will schedule their final exam on the last class day.

The following options are based on 3-credit lecture hour courses; proportionate adjustments should be made for courses carrying different numbers of credit hours.

Monday, Wednesday (MW)
  • 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
  • 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  • 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday (TR)
  • 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
  • 12:30 - 1:30 NO CLASSES*
  • 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.

*No classes between 12:15 and 1:30 p.m. in order to allow time for student activities.


Reduced Seat Time (includes some asynchronous instruction)

Courses scheduled with reduced seat time must use 33%, 50%, or 75% reduction. The following options are based on 3-credit lecture hour courses; proportionate adjustments should be made for courses carrying different numbers of credit hours.

33% Reduced Seat Time

Monday and Wednesday (meeting face-to-face 100 minutes per week)

  • 8:00 - 8:50 a.m.
  • 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
  • 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
  • 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
  • 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
  • 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 3:50 p.m
50% Reduced Seat Time

Tuesday (meeting face-to-face 75 minutes per week)

  • 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
  • 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 12:15 p.m.
  • 12:30 - 1:30 NO CLASSES
  • 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Thursday (meeting face-to-face 75 minutes per week)

  • 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
  • 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 12:15 p.m.
  • 12:30 - 1:30 NO CLASSES
  • 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
75% Reduced Seat Time

Friday (meeting face-to-face 37.5 minutes per week)

  • 8:00 - 8:38 a.m.
  • 9:00 - 9:38 a.m.
  • 10:00 - 10:38 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 11:38 a.m.
  • 12:00 - 12:38 p.m.
  • 1:00 - 1:38 p.m.
  • 2:00 - 2:38 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 3:38 p.m.


Summer Term

Summer full-term and half-term classes meet four days a week for a standard of 750 minutes per lecture hour and meet the appropriate minutes specified in the CSU Credit Hour and Course Level Policy. (Courses which include lab hours or standalone labs must schedule 1500 minutes per lab credit.) Half-term classes will schedule their final exam on the last class day.

The following options are based on 3-credit lecture hour courses; proportionate adjustments should be made for courses carrying different numbers of credit hours.

Full Term summer classes (30 class meetings)

3 credit hour lecture class

Meeting four days per week, class period of seventy-five (75) minutes in length.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (MTWR)

  • 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
  • 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
  • 11:00 - 12:15 p.m.
  • 12:30 - 1:30 No Classes
  • 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
  • 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
  • 4:30 - 5:45 p.m.
  • 6:00 -7:15 p.m.
  • 7:30 - 8:45 p.m.


Half Term summer classes (18 meetings)

3 credit hour lecture class

Meeting four days per week, class period of one hundred twenty-five (125) minutes in length.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (MTWR)

  • 8:00 - 10:05 a.m.
  • 10:15 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
  • 12:30 - 1:30 No Classes
  • 1:30 - 3:35 p.m.
  • 3:45 - 5:50 p.m.
  • 6:00 - 8:05 p.m.

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