Class Schedule Building
Procedures for Building the Class Schedule
The preparation of the CRC Class Schedule for each session is coordinated by the Dean of Instruction and Student Learning with the support of the Instructional Services Assistants in the Office of Instruction. The Summer/Fall Schedule is normally printed in mid-to-late March and available in April; the schedule planning process begins in mid-October of the previous fall. The Spring Schedule is normally printed in mid-October and is available in early November; the schedule planning process begins in mid-April of the previous spring.
The division deans, in consultation with the faculty and department chairs, carry out the preliminary activities of schedule development. Factors considered in schedule building are:
- District and college priorities as shared with division deans by the VP and Dean of Instruction and Student Learning
- Review of past enrollment patterns and projected enrollment in division classes;
- Balancing the schedule to ensure access to students during the day and evening, as well as on weekends and through online classes
- Consideration of constraints set by the FTE allocations by the District
- Qualifications of faculty members in terms of preparation and interest in subject fields
- Number of preparations and formula hour loads
- Balance of hour assignments for faculty
- Availability of rooms and other facilities required for courses
To view the class schedule go to the following link: Class Schedule
Instructor Availability/Preference Form
The Office of Instruction provides each Division with copies of the "Instructor Availability/Performance Form to distribute to all faculty. Faculty must submit this form to the division office each semester in order to be considered for adjunct or overload teaching assignments. This form assists the division dean and department chair in ascertaining faculty availability, should a future assignment become available. Availability forms are distributed by the division offices to all active faculty each year, per the LRCFT Contract. This form should be returned to the division office.
Tentative Class Schedule (TCS)
Once your teaching schedule has been submitted by the division office to the Office of Instruction, you will receive a Tentative Class Schedule for your review. Full-time faculty will receive their TCS in their campus mailbox; adjunct faculty will receive their TCS in the U.S. mail. The TCS specifies your assignment and your Flex obligation (please click on this link for more information on Flex). It is the responsibility of each faculty member to indicate if the assignment is correct. Any discrepancies must be reported to your division dean as soon as possible.